Nilfisk
Karcher
Use Electrolux vacuums for years.
Miele vacuums are awesome.
C3 complete is the only house vacuum you will ever need. That thing is awesome.
We have a Miele that is still working quite well after more than 10 years.
Many people in Germany also swear by Vorwerk, but I don’t like them due to their MLM practices.
Miele 4eva
Numatic
Everyone loves a Henry
The only hoover with personality. Watching a builder use one to hoover up some rubble and bits of broken plaster was enough to convince me to get one.
My experience is tainted from an incident at uni involving my flatmate and his friends, nakedly encircling poor Henry… I can only imagine what horrors those eyes saw…
Pneumatic International i.e. the people who make Henry Hoover. You know the ones that are built like tanks that every cleaning service used because they’re so reliable and last forever.
I believe they’ve also made a handheld one now.
Avoid Dyson, because they’re overpriced, the build quality is terrible now, and Dyson is a Brexitier and Trump supporter.
Checked the comments to mainly make sure nobody was recommending dyson so glad to see this comment! Plus, didn’t they move their HQ to Singapore so probably doesn’t count as UK based anyway? Either way they suck.
My Henry (built in the UK) is still going strong after lots of abuse and use
The Henry range looks goofy but they’re truly BIFL - built to last and easily serviceable, with excellent spare parts availability.
Kärcher is a German manufacturer that makes different kind of cleaning products.
They also make vacuums, but the industrial kind.
I do have a Kärcher Vaccum for home use. It’s the VC3.
It’s not particularly fancy but you can buy spare parts if you need them and it works well.
their power washers used to be good, and they are so ubiquitous that the name turned into a verb for powerwashing here in Germany. But the last few years a lot of models have more an more plastic parts (that used to be brass) so they are not great anymore and break down much faster. We switched to a Nilfisk now.
Rowenta, so quiet ❤️
Electrolux?
~15 years of satisfaction with Electrolux ZUSG3000 Ultra Silencer Green HEPA. Only the velvet bumpers have worn off.
I just got a cableless Bosch Gen 8 and am in LOVE!
Whatever you get, go bagged over bagless for longevity. The bag is an effective first filter as well as crap storage.
Our Miele is still going strong after years of use. It has only ever needed a power switch replaced, which was a 5 minute job.
I have a SIEMENS VSQ5X1238 since ~10 years, no problems so far.
And a small one: PHILIPS FC 6148/01 MINI VAC, guess also ~10 years old, no problems.
Mbudget vacums work so well and cost nothing. Though they are hideously ugly.
