Its expandable hose stretches to around 3m, which is almost enough to reach the top of a flight of stairs in the UK (generally 12 in a general access staircase). That’s all well and good, but some of us still like the security of a corded, upright vacuum that isn’t going to conk out halfway through the job and doesn’t look like a transformer.

If you want to upgrade your vacuum, you can transfer your existing machine and guarantee to someone else. If you have elected to receive a replacement, then a swap out will be arranged at any UK mainland address of your choice.I found the handle on the Cyclone conveniently easy to grab and the slender shape brought the machine close to my leg to make carrying easy. If you’re cleaning very delicate surfaces and don’t want the revolving brushes to damage your flooring, you can deactivate it by pressing the silver button. The on board tools and the way they are stowed is great, the added feature with the tools is that instead of just being push on, they have a button lock which stops the tool from moving or coming off.

The Dyson Light Ball Multi Floor was easy on cupboard space and, unlike with a cylinder, you don’t have to accommodate the curve of a hose, so it’s neat once you’ve put it away. Dyson Limited acts as a broker and offers credit from PayPal Credit, PayPal Credit is a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH. As for the negatives, comments included that the hose wasn’t long enough to clean the whole staircase, while others weren’t happy with its performance on deep pile carpets. This eco and weight-trimmed upright vacuum cleaner complies with the EU’s new sub-900W power limit for vacuum cleaners. The stupendously stretchy hose and long wand combined to get to the very top of our stairs – all the more impressive given the rather awkward about-turn in our staircase half way up.

cyclones generate forces of up to 100,000g to remove dust from the airflow - so there's no loss of suction. Thanks to its bin handle, which is recommended for lifting, the Light Ball Multi Floor can be transported with one hand only. I still wouldn’t clean the house in the middle of the night, but it’s certainly a lot more bearable than the 1,200W Miele.

Please Note: All Vacuums will show signs of previous use, Our engineers do there upmost best to remove these as much as possible. The split in my home between hard floor and carpet is about half and half, and the Dyson Light Ball Multi Floor was a champion on both.She put the vacuums through their paces all round the house, on all sorts of dirt and debris, and a variety of flooring and surfaces. you still wouldn’t want to be doing the cleaning equivalent of hill repeat exercises with the Light Ball. It combines the floor-cleaning gumption of an upright with the spot- and detail-cleaning flexibility of a cylinder.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If a Dyson machine is used in the way it's intended and it breaks down within the guarantee period, it's our responsibility to repair or replace it. You don’t get any small motorised tools with this basic Multi-Floor version of the Light Ball, so deep-down cleaning is a bit limited. An instant-release, high-reach wand can also be found on this model, so you can clean up high and over furniture effortlessly. It’s commended for picking up dirt missed by another vacuum, its manoeuvrability, and its quietness.I tested a wide selection of vacuum cleaners on carpet, parquet, tiles, stairs and upholstery, and challenged them with mud, fluff, light debris and pet hair to give you the lowdown on how efficiently they’ll do the job, how easy they are to use, and how much space they’ll take up in your cupboard. All Dyson Ball vacuums have Radial Root Cyclone™ technology to maintain no loss of suction, through 12 compact cyclones that generate powerful centrifugal forces. As for the bin, the process of removing it and emptying it in the dustbin couldn’t be simpler, although there’ll inevitably be some dust when you empty out the bin.