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Turned thirty, and I'm just so done with cordless.
Battery issues. Recharging issues. Suction issues (especially when it randomly decides 'this is is too hard' and cuts out). Cleaning issues.
Gonna be a dumb boomer and hold out on proper corded vacuums. Which I guess means looking to the industrial/commercial grade at this point.
Wife wanted a cordless vacuum this year after our main driver died. Our house is multi levels and about 80% carpet and I've always been sceptical of the efficiency of the dinky cordless vacuums. I then found this guys testing videos on YouTube and immediately changed her mind.
We ended up finding the highest performing Shark from below for $250 refurbed and it performs as well as he shows.
Also need to give a shout out to Miele. German made and my dad swears by his, just a bit too rich for me to afford right now.
Corded Vacuum Tests - https://youtu.be/PugLAnsIQUA
Cordless Vacuum Tests - https://youtu.be/RTkUNwBo9Ao
I love how you point out that your house is multi level even though that is what the majority of houses (not appartments are) lol.
And why did you choice for carpet? These days most people get PVC, Wood, Tiltes or something along those lines
We bought it used of course haha. We looked at new but it was more bang for our buck with a 20YO house. My wife wants to rip all the carpet up but bigger house means bigger problems of course lol. HVAC last year, and now the kitchen appliances are starting to go. Thankfully the roof was done before we moved in
I'm so done with vacuums, point blank. First you've got the mass-produced Walmart/Target/Amazon/Home Depot bullshit. Dirt Devil, etc. They're made like a child's toy, designed to break, and there are so many ever-changing, oh-so-similarly-named-but-slightly-different models that you literally often cannot find relevant information, even on the manufacturers' websites.
I repaired and ultimately replaced like 4 of those over the years before buying a vintage steel behemoth Kirby like my grandma would have had. It worked great, but hauling it up and down stairs was not great and I left it behind when I moved.
Then I moved to a fancy new stick vac, which is...fine. Feels like a miracle weight-wise, cordless-wise, and maintenance-wise, but I have two dogs and it only picks up like 60% of anything.
I hate them all.
Get a Henry, those are amazing vacuum.
And well nothing good comes form massive corporations like Walmart/Target/Amazon/Home Depot
2000w shopvac with a 30L drum and the hepa rated bags.
Fuck a Dyson.
Hah. This is exactly what I use. Powerful corded is better than poncy cordless any day.
I’m on board with your thought process but just keep reasonable expectations; it’s probably not going to last more than 5 years regardless if it’s battery operated or plug-in at this point. We have built in obsolescence and designed to fail products.
Nah, buy a proper workshop/trades grade wet/dry. Those things are designed to take daily tradesman abuse, household work isnt really a challenge.
Get one that has a little canister on wheels. It's much easier to move around. I got a Miele years ago and never looked back.
Yep agree. The tradie tools have got the right thing going. You get a couple batteries and then the tool skins, like vacuums or blowers. The battery dies after a few years and you just get another.
And I agree those ones with soldered in batteries feel like they're meant to be disposable. The corded vacuums are what you need for carpet or anything else though. Nothing beats a wet/dry shop vacuum haha
If you have a 'normal' house and keep up with cleaning, a cordless should be fine. The portability and lightness are awesome.
If you have a dog or cat, results may vary.
If you have two labs, you're going to want to throw the thing out the window every time you use it because it clogs every 3 minutes.
Yes, even the "pet" version.
They clog? Glad I don't have one then. I use a Henry hoover, having a cable doesn't really seem like a problem tbh, and who couldn't love a hoover with that face?
I shared this with a friend years ago on discord. 
yeah that did sound sexual.
Thirty is cordless and light, because fuck 50 pound vacuums that you have to lug around because 'it gets better suction'
Forty is a robotic vacuum that doubles as an alarm clock when it wanders into your room at 7 am, eats a sock, and yells at you to unclog it.
I've started to leave my floor clutter free. I have reached zen.
The jokes on you. Vacuums have been exciting me since I was 14. /S
Cord management is such a big part of vacuuming to me I don't think I would be very excited about a cordless vacuum. It would just be missing part of the experience for me.
That's a symptom of early onset Republican as well.
I just bought a new cordless vacuum on Sunday and am talking about to people at work. I feel attacked
Oh, I remember my first time. I was 14 and was going to the mall with my family to buy a new vacuum cleaner. For some inexplicable reason, all five kids were too excited and wouldn't stop yapping about it. So the adults decided we'd all give it a go, and anyone not using the vacuum cleaner would have to clean something else. We were juked into cleaning the entire house.
The internet killed real life.
I used to work as a vacuum salesperson, and one day I noticed an older model unloved Bissell, brand new, on clearance.
Someone had fucked up and set staff discount price to $0.01.
That is the most thrilling vacuum purchase of my life and nothing will get close
buy your own vacuums, get commission, return vacuum, get refund.
infinite money glitch
You mean a robot vacuum?
Yes but it would have also excited me as a child.
Opening a new appliance box, looking at all the nice packaging (especially if it’s a high end one), setting it up and taking it for a test drive!
I mean yeah, I didn’t care about the actual vacuuming, but I was always excited about anything new and expensive.
If you haven't learned by 40 that all cordless vaccuums are terrible, then you're beyond help.
An important thing us people at 40 have to keep in mind is tech advances and gets better all the time. The cordless vac I have now works great for being portable and usable in our townhouse, which has no carpet.
Would a good corded vacuum be better? Depends on the terms. It'll be better max performance, bit I don't have to lug a heavier vacuum upstairs to clean stuff in my room, and what I have works.
As a photography hobbyist, it's like saying why take a picture with a phone camera, m43, or apsc when you could use full frame or medium format? The cameras are objectively better quality pictures, but they are more expensive and larger, especially when it comes to lenses. Sometimes convenience is "better."
Kudos for a great argument. I completely agree that in some cases a cordless will suffice. But in general I feel they all are terrible and at some point become disappointing. Guess I just have a lot of need for something that eats carpet for breakfast.
We have a good one. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It would excite me more if I could afford a place big enough to feel like owning one would be a necessity. My small dustbuster is enough (which is a cordless vacuum, technically).
Somehow I read "execute" and had fully accepted my fate before I realized it said "excite"
23 here and this has always excited be.
Mid 40s here, and I have been trying to straddle that “senior engineer turned goose farmer” line for a few years now. I fiddle with the bleep bloos during the day, and on evenings and weekends I’ve been doing some pretty heavy construction in the back yard for various animals of ours.
Tools are therefore a huge one for me, with two major categories. First are the nice power tools like my DeWalt handheld stuff and my EGO outdoor stuff. But second are the cheap and indispensable, but also easily replaceable, small convenient “everyday carry” type tools. Things like the perfect minimal keychain or pocket knife.
I haven’t carried my nice pocket knife for years because it’s huge and I didn’t miss it much as long as I had something sharp on my keychain. But now after using a utility knife a lot in the past couple months, I’ve realized how nice pocket knives designed around replaceable blades can be. You always have a brutally sharp and very thin blade, and you don’t have to think twice about damaging the blade by cutting or prying. My current cheap favorite is the Oknife Otacle U1. The ideal-looking upgrade that I’m getting next is the TiRant V3. The same company makes the TiRant Ultra which has a whole new interchangeable blade system on top of the utility knife blade thing, but it’s slightly larger and a lot more expensive.
I also found tiny knives great for my keychain that use scalpel blades. I use one that folds as small as a 3” pencil and uses a #11 blade — the pointy one with a straight edge.
hell, i get excited over new cutlery and plate sets. am i old? yes, yes, i am.
I'm 39 and I'm just happy when I'm regular for two week stretches.