Roomba, Dysons, Thermomix and other household appliances

[DejaBrew]

Common terminology : single phase or 240volts.. -v- Three phase or 415volts...

How on earth did I not think of that instead of my (now) obviously idiotic suggestion up-thread??

 

[Denali]

Time to start buying the fun stuff for the new house... starting with vacuum cleaners!

Im a Dyson fan but Im jaded that they have a new, amazing, ground breaking technology machine every 6mths and its $1700. Sucking up dirt and hair technology cant have that much of a giant leap every few months.

The two Im interested in are:

Small hand held for quick jobs, like drawers or corners:

Shark WandVac Handheld Vacuum with Docking Station

This 640-gram handheld vacuum delivers 115W suction with a 10-minute lithium-ion battery, dock, and one-touch debris emptying.

sharkclean.com.au

Stick for the broom closet:

ICON Pet Turbo

Shop the BISSELL ICON™ PET TURBO vacuum cleaner at our online store for powerful pet hair removal. Get yours now!

bissell.com.au

or

Shark Stratos Cordless Pet Pro Plus with Clean Sense IQ

Stratos Pet Pro Plus has the strongest suction and hair pickup of any Shark cordless stick vacuum, plus Odour Neutraliser Technology.

sharkclean.com.au

or
any Dyson suggestions?

 

[TomVexille]

We have a Bissell Icon Edge and the tangle free brush roll is no gimmick.

 

[VPS]

Time to start buying the fun stuff for the new house... starting with vacuum cleaners!

Im a Dyson fan but Im jaded that they have a new, amazing, ground breaking technology machine every 6mths and its $1700. Sucking up dirt and hair technology cant have that much of a giant leap every few months.

The two Im interested in are:

Small hand held for quick jobs, like drawers or corners:

Shark WandVac Handheld Vacuum with Docking Station

This 640-gram handheld vacuum delivers 115W suction with a 10-minute lithium-ion battery, dock, and one-touch debris emptying.

sharkclean.com.au

Stick for the broom closet:

ICON Pet Turbo

Shop the BISSELL ICON™ PET TURBO vacuum cleaner at our online store for powerful pet hair removal. Get yours now!

bissell.com.au

or

Shark Stratos Cordless Pet Pro Plus with Clean Sense IQ

Stratos Pet Pro Plus has the strongest suction and hair pickup of any Shark cordless stick vacuum, plus Odour Neutraliser Technology.

sharkclean.com.au

or
any Dyson suggestions?

If you go onto the Dyson website they have older models for a large discount. I did that last year and was very happy with their service

 

[MARTINE]

If you go onto the Dyson website they have older models for a large discount. I did that last year and was very happy with their service

Agree
If you sign up they have regular very good discounted models with regular sales

 

[exceladdict]

Having used three seperate different dysons in the last few months - one newer, bigger and heavier than my normal one (but more powerful and longer running), one older, smaller and more nimble, and one much the same as my normal one, there's definitely a goldilocks zone for these which is probably a personal question. Recommend trying a bunch instore.

Personally strongly recommend Dysons - ours is still going strong 10 years on and getting a replacement battery was much easier than I ever expected.

 

[Quickstatus]

Ater much searching Ive found the perfect (hopefully) rangehood

Its 1800mm long and has a triple motor 2700m³/hr extraction rate .
The upper motor box can be hidden behind a cabinet or a shroud put in if not intending to hide the motor box.

 

[Pushka]

I'm also a dyson fan. I've got several in different places.

 

[Denali]

Ater much searching Ive found the perfect (hopefully) rangehood

Its 1800mm long and has a triple motor 2700m³/hr extraction rate .
The upper motor box can be hidden behind a cabinet or a shroud put in if not intending to hide the motor box.

Nice and looks sexy. We have a overhead in the cabinet for the first time. Turned it on for the first time the other day and I wondered if they have always been that loud or if its because its in a box and reverberating. Then wondering if I could deaden the sound with some acoustic panels on the inside of the cupboard. As we've not taken keys/moved in yet, time to figure it out. Def noticed the difference between med and high strength

 

[TomVexille]

We went from Dyson to Bissell with no complaints

 

[Quickstatus]

reverberating

Well lets hope not cos its a triple motor . But thanks for the tip. will check with installer and may be get him to fill up the space with fibre glass insulation.

 

[Buzzard]

After 2 Dyson's I went to Shark.
Much prefer my Shark but it is an model no longer available.

 

[exceladdict]

Need to enter into the range of battery powered tools. People seem to love or hate Ryobi but their range seems to have the most options of the brands at bunnings. Any experience or advice?

 

[MARTINE]

Need to enter into the range of battery powered tools. People seem to love or hate Ryobi but their range seems to have the most options of the brands at bunnings. Any experience or advice?

My husband has them and loves them
The universal rechargeable universal battery is long lasting. I use the leaf blower (no eye rolls) we are on acreage and lasts a long long time before needing charging. He gives a tick

 

[TomVexille]

Need to enter into the range of battery powered tools. People seem to love or hate Ryobi but their range seems to have the most options of the brands at bunnings. Any experience or advice?

For the home handyman, absolutely nothing wrong with Ryobi. You wont see much of it on commercial building sites however.

 

[kookaburra75]

Need to enter into the range of battery powered tools. People seem to love or hate Ryobi but their range seems to have the most options of the brands at bunnings. Any experience or advice?

I've been gradually changing my power tools over to cordless options and went down the Ryobi route. They are good value for money. The best thing is the light weight of the tools, which makes it easier to work with, especially the circular saw. So far, I've accumulated a 5" circular saw, drill, router, plane, whipper snipper, and MrsK a leaf blower.

Keep an eye out for the "batteries included" deals to get the batteries you need - I have two 2 Ah and one 4 Ah batteries. The circular saw and the whipper snipper use the most power, and the 4 Ah battery, the rest do ok on the 2Ah batteries.

 

[tgh]

Being locked in to a brand of cordless is a bit boring.
I have all almost all AEG save for specialised items, high qual but decent batteries are expensive.
I also have a few Ryobi's and find then good value for handyman level use

 

[prozac]

Need to enter into the range of battery powered tools. People seem to love or hate Ryobi but their range seems to have the most options of the brands at bunnings. Any experience or advice?

I have pole trimmer, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, grinder, pole chainsaw, blower. Most are ok if you make sure you buy the high output model. As @kookaburra75 says it is cheaper to buy batteries if part of an offer. eg: grinder and 9V battery together saves about $100.

The BIG plus with Ryobi is Bunnings willingly honour the warranty which can be as much as 6 yrs. I am about to return my 2nd chainsaw as there is no adjustment left in the bar. Great chainsaw except for this.

 

[prozac]

I have pole trimmer, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, grinder, pole chainsaw, blower. Most are ok if you make sure you buy the high output model. As @kookaburra75 says it is cheaper to buy batteries if part of an offer. eg: grinder and 9V battery together saves about $100.

The BIG plus with Ryobi is Bunnings willingly honour the warranty which can be as much as 6 yrs. I am about to return my 2nd chainsaw as there is no adjustment left in the bar. Great chainsaw except for this.

Not 9V, I meant 9AH battery which is of-course 18V.

 

[JessicaTam]

I have had Makita cordless tools for many years. Never had a problem with them or the batteries. Just bought a chainsaw for camping to save carrying fuel in the car.

I do look at the Ryobi range, but I am locked into Makita now.