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Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of vacuum cleaner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.



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85 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    3.0 (23)
  • Value for Money
    2.8 (24)
  • Ease of Use
    3.7 (24)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    3.0 (24)
  • Product is used
    • Several times a week (14)
    • Rarely (4)
    • Daily (4)
    • Weekly (3)
    • Monthly (1)
  • Noise Level
    3.5 (24)
  • Pet OwnerYes (7) · No (19)
  • Battery Life
    2.9 (25)
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Kath

KathGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • Verified purchase

My portable housekeeper

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My Hoover Ultralight saves my sanity. Picks up on all surfaces- carpet when the grandkids run in, sand off the caravan floor, pocket tissues. Pops apart, cleans easily, light, flexible.

Purchased in October 2021 at Godfreys Physical Stores for $149.00.

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Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet, Linoleum, Tiles and Wood
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Goerge H

Goerge HSydney, NSW

terrible

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i baught one from Geoffrey the battery very bad the brand is faulty all the battery after a while the battery doesn't work geoffrey they are tricky they know it is faulty refuse to honour the warranty and they tell you what can you do ???? they defy you by telling you it is faulty you have to accept it, they tell you call the manager, the manager never answer, dont deal with them spacial in parramatta



Purchased in April 2021 at the terrible Geoffrey parramatta store for $165.00.

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Product is used Rarely
Pet OwnerNo
Floor Type Carpet
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MrCheese

MrCheese

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Solid for the price

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We use it on all surfaces, it does a decent job on all. It's not the most powerful but its defiantly punching above it's expectation. It's lasted us over 2 years with out any drama, it's super easy to use and empty, light to carry and the price is it's strongest point.

Purchased in February 2021 at Godfreys Online Store for $149.00.



Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes

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Nene R.

Nene R.

  • 2 reviews

Easy to use

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This hoover has been great and easy to use in my room. It's not too heavy and the suction is good. So far I have had it a number of months with no issues.

Purchased in January 2021 for $120.00.

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Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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AllisonV

AllisonVSydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Does the small jobs

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It’s perfect for the small jobs I use it was the stair way as the head of the vacuum fits perfect. Light and easy to use, battery charge is excellent.

Purchased in March 2021 at Godfreys for $95.00.

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Ease of Use
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Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Great but has problem

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If motor cuts out every 5 secs there is a build-up of hair/fluff not only visible on brush but behind the brush driver, so remove the circlip (be careful as the curclip is tiny) and pull out the driver to remove any hair/fluff. We are lucky that my daughter had this problem with hers and we were able to swap parts with mine to solve the problem. If all else fails just buy a new head for $50. We thought it must be a problem with motor or battery, but it was the head causing it. Otherwise a good little stick vacuum.

Purchased in December 2021 for $150.00.

Noise Level
Battery Life
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Tiles
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Very handy, but

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We purchased our Hoover Ultra Light just under 2 years ago, it has been a brilliant little vacuum in that time on both floating floor and carpet, just as good as a dyson in my opinion, unfortunately the battery rubs out much quicker than it did and takes much longer to recharge, I have no idea where to get a new battery and Godfrey's don't sell them, ant ideas as too where to get one would be great, thanks in advance, Hoover you need to sort this problem quickly as it's not a good thing to have customers throwing batteries in the rubbish.

Date PurchasedApr 2017

Does not last past 2 years!

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Cleans well as a vacuum should. Drum fills up too quickly.
Battery will not charge anymore after only 2 years light use.
Hoover and Godfrey’s suggest buying a whole new one for $129 as replacing the lithium battery costs $109.
Absolutely outrageous in this age of environmenatal awareness!
We are expected to throw away a product after 2 years use!?!?
Don’t buy this product you don’t want to just bin it in 2 years!

Date PurchasedJan 2017
Rimz

RimzSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Totally love it, does the whole house and easy to handle

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Cleans good on carpet and floorboards, its so convenient than using a normal vacuum highly recommend, no regrets at all and very light to use its not heavy at all and charges very quick . If your looking for that easy clean and pick up i reccommend this definitely

Date PurchasedJan 2022
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Stone78

Stone78Cloverdale

  • 5 reviews
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Love this portable vacuum

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Absolitely love this portable yet powerful vacuum. Bagless and easy to empty. Does a really good job. Easy to use in the car. My car was messy after moving plants and old boxes and this vacuum did an awesome job.
Battery life could be longer but does the trick.
Overall very happy. Love not having to plus a cord in, just keep it charged.

Date PurchasedJan 2022
Daisy

DaisySydney

Don't Waste Your Money

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I purchased this vacuum on 1/11/2016 from Godfreys.It stopped working this week and the battery will no longer recharge..To replace the battery costs $108 .You can buy the whole vacuum cleaner on sale now for $125.Seems like a shocking waste when these days land fill is such a major environmental problem and Hoover is not nelping the cause by creating built in obsolescence in their product..

Date PurchasedNov 2016

Terrible. Don't bother

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Similar to other reviews, battery is a real problem. First one replaced after two weeks but had to be sent away to Hoover.... took 6 weeks. Godfreys didn't want to know and wouldn't give me a refund. Replacement is no better. Pay the bit extra and go Dyson every time. As for Godfreys, depends which franchise you get. Head office are easy to deal with, but most franchise owners work on such fine margins, they take no responsibility to help in the event of a problem. Personally I would give Godfreys a wide berth next time.

Date PurchasedJul 2018

Save your money!

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I bought the ultra light to vacuum beds, sofas and the like. It’s just over 12 months old and it wont hold a charge. I’ve notived that the price has dropped remarkably but it isnt good value. The caoacity of the stick was okay for matresses and sofas but it didnt feel like it would cope well with rugs. Very disappointed in the quality.

Date PurchasedOct 2016
Maricor

MaricorMelbourne

  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Find another vacuum

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The first time I bought it I recommend this vacuum to my friends..
i bought it for the quick clean ups when my kids spill their food and so on.. it was alright when it’s working, it’s fairly light, the suction is not that great but it does the job..
This vacuum has a mind of its own, it works when it wants to, the battery is bad, after only a year of using it stopped working.. find another vacuum..

Date PurchasedJan 2017
Kelly H

Kelly H

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

4.5 stars

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I've used our Hoova Ultra Light on old carpet, new carpet lino and concrete and am quite happy with it. It has pretty good suction and it is just so handy being cordless - I couldn't ever go back to a corded vacumn cleaner. The charge lasts me quite a while, I would say up to 30 minutes and then it charges fairly quickly as well. Easy to pull apart and clean.
Only thing I wish it did was swivel a bit to get around corners etc. but other than that quite happy!
Would recommend this product.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
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earnest review

earnest reviewsydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 7 likes

Breaks down after a year

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I would not recommend this product, nor recommend purchasing from Godfreys.

Read the other reviews, after a few months of minimal use the machine cuts out after a few seconds. It seems to be a common problem.

I have battled for it to get fixed, but the service team just says it can't find a problem and then after a few months of trying to get it fixed they say it is now out of warranty.

When it was working, the power is noticeably less than a comparably priced Dyson. Like other cordless vacuums, getting the dustbin out is messy.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Geoff

GeoffEncounter Bay

  • 4 reviews

Convenient to use

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Had short run time problem after only one week. Used 3 times. Eventually tracked to faulty charger. No further problems 7 months later. Rotary brush flicks hard material out the back of the head, needs to be gone over a couple of times to pick up. Convenient to use. Used daily on hard floor and carpet. After initial problem and 3 trips to service agent, (Godfrey's), all now OK and quite pleased with it.

Date PurchasedMar 2018
Coops

CoopsSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 14 reviews

Cheap but doesn’t last

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We bought this vacuum two years ago. It was fantastic for being able to quickly whip around the house. Don’t have to fuss with cords and it’s nice and light so I can hold it in one hand and a toddler on my hip with the other hand.

We had an issue with the battery one year and six weeks after we bought it. The warranty had expired, but they fixed it under warranty anyway.

Another year later and we’re having issues with the replacement battery. It won’t hold its charge. I don’t know wether we just got a faulty machine or if the batteries aren’t made to last. Either way, I’m not sure if I’m prepared to get a new vacuum every 12 months.

Purchased in January 2021 at Godfreys for $150.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Product is used Several times a week
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
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makeitbetter

makeitbettersydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 4 likes

terrible vacuum....never a pleasure to use

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After i bought it it worked for about 6 months of infrequent use. It was average to use when it was in working condition. Although the machine pretty much looks brand new it keeps cutting out after 20s use. Things easily get caught up in the tube. i will never buy a hoover again!

Date PurchasedAug 2017
Weiss

WeissVictoria

  • 9 reviews
  • 1 like

Weak suction

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Not happy with the suction. Need to run repeatedly to remove surface fluff.
Not as light as I wished for to clean high places
Battery capacity too small, only enough to vacuum two rooms each time.
Not easy to detach and change the heads.
Relatively loud for its size
I would not recommend it

Date PurchasedDec 2017
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Questions & Answers

Marion

Marionasked

Is it safe to leave the Hoover 5221 vacuum on charge after the light has turned green?

1 answer
Hoover
Godfrey G.Hoover

Hi Marion,
Yes, the machine can be left on charge, however, we do recommend to make sure the machine is run completely flat before recharging every now and then and if the machine is going to be unused for an extended period of time to turn the power point off or unplug the machine.
Regards,
The Hoover Team

Emily P.

Emily P.asked

Having issues with dirt being picked up by the vacuum but then not being sucked up into the drum and when the vacuum isn’t running it just falls out the end again. Really frustrating and just cleaned the head too so that can’t be the issue. What could be the issue?

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Philippa M.
Philippa M.

I have the exact same problem! So frustrating

Hoover
Godfrey G.Hoover

Hi Emily,
This is usually caused by a blockage in the head, rod, machine or filter.
We would recommend to check and clean these areas, the filter may also be due for replacement, it is recommended to have the filter replaced every 6-12 month depending on use.
If you are still experiencing issues we would recommend taking the machine into your nearest Godfreys store for further inspection.
Regards,
The Hoover Team

Gary Blacklaws

Gary Blacklawsasked

I am charging my vacuum but there nothing happening. Any help?

1 answer
Hoover
Godfrey G.Hoover

Hi,
I would recommend taking the machine, and proof of purchase, to your nearest Godfreys store to be booked in for further inspection under warranty, just to make sue there are no underlying issues.
Regards,
The Hoover Team

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