Good value for money

This is a cracking little carpet washer. It is so simple to use, you can zip over a whole-room carpet in half and hour or so, or sort out an accident within a minute of it happening. Emptying the dirty water from an apparently clean carpet is surprisingly satisfying. Very easy to empty and refill, light, and easy to manoeuvre.
There are some drawbacks, however.
The dirty water tank tends to spew out foam and muck through the vents long before it's full, and this can spray walls and curtains as the machine goes past. Very annoying.
The cleaner leaves hard surfaces rather damp, and the sponge hard floor cleaning head has been abraded after only two cleans of my flagged kitchen floor.
All in all, though, a great little cleaner and good value for money.

Great product, excellent service

Prompt delivery - the sweeper arrived the next day - and excellent sevice. The sweeper is ultra light and easy to use - ideal for the kitchen floor!

Best vacuum cleaner ever!

I have finally found the PERFECT vacuum cleaner! This is it!
Price: fantastic. Performance: fantastic.

My story, why I bought this Premair Allergy vaccum cleaner is this: few months ago I bought a"bagless" vacuum cleaner and I had nothing but unhaappiness with it because it turned out to be noisy, dusty, and unefficient machine even though the engine was 1800. Physically draining sweaty excercise, not to mention the problem of the"bagless" trouble!!!

MORPHY RICHARD'S PREMAIR ALLERGY VACUUM cleaner with a 2300 engine is what I always wanted. It is silent, very powerful, slides through surfaces like a dream, cleans everything, and not an iota of dust particle in the air because all dust and dirt is collected in a tightly sealed bag. THIS IS A DREAM MACHINE. A pleasure to use!

Don't buy"bagless" vacuums. The dust which is not captured,will block your engine. When you have to empty the dustbags, the air fills with particles and you have to breeth in dirt. The so called washable HEPA filters are impossible to brush out or wash clean because the slots are so tight. The filter gets blocked with dust, and your engine will not work well. HEPA filters to replace are very very expensive. CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE TOLD ABOUT THIS aspect of"bagless" vacuums because they are a totally useless design for someone who wants to stay healthy.

MORPHY RICHARDS PREMAIR ALLERGY VACUUM IS NOT ONLY THE BEST, BUT it is also VERY MUCH AFFORDABLE vacuum cleaner.

* * * you will never regret buying one * * *

A filter that you can recycle

Obviously if you have a Dyson cleaner then you know that the filters are of a good quality, easy to fit etc. What I particularly like about these is that you can wash them - so although you still change them on a regular basis these two filters will last you for 12 months+ which beats having to throw away a perfectly good filter just because it's a bit dirty!

Vax V-006

This vacuum has replaced a Dyson. Not dissappointed. Very powerful suction. Not as heavy as I was expecting after reading some reviews. Not as noisy either! Overall a very good buy for the money.

No replacement parts available

While this worked it actually did quite a good job, even though it was VERY noisy.
The belt failed after 3 months and DirtDevil in the UK (also known as Pulse Home Products Ltd on 0870 873 0081) are not able to supply a replacement. There advice is to return it to the supplier and get my money back.
None of the other online parts suppliers are able to provide a belt either (as they do not recognize the model number).
My advice has to be to avoid this vacuum cleaner and save yourself time and money!

A visual pleasure & sucking power of 10 elephants!

wow, quite simply an amazing pice of kit!

I had an older Dyson (DC04) but after using this it makes it look like I never cleaned the floor!! We have 2 cats and with the older model you could see the hair come up and all looked well. This one just tops it in every way, the carpet looks brand new, the air smells cleaner due the the alergy filter and to top it all off it's not a bad looking piece of kit! (well for a hoover anyway)

last choice

this thing throws dust back out all over the place; it's ok for picking up small stones and crumbs, but any dust it collects is blasted out the side air vents!

Outstanding machine

I've been delighted with this vacuum cleaner. It is very quiet and efficient with a wide range of suction power settings. The retractable cable device works every time and the on/off switch is a wide panel on one side of the machine that makes it easy to operate with ones foot. The hose section can be lengthened/shortened with ease and has a useful mounting on the side of the machine for holding it in place when the machine is not in use. I find the vacuum cleaner especially good for doing stairs, though I would recommend getting the turbo head attachment that gets into the corners and with its rotating brush really lifts up every bit of fluff and dirt.

Review by comparison

If you want a cleaner with suction that will lift your carpet this is the one for you. If however, like me, your previous cleaner was a Dyson DC02 I offer the following comparison. This cleaner does not sit on stairs without assistance and does not compensate by stretching to clean a normal set of stairs. The head is not adjustable in height so it is fully out or fully in. Other non attributes are; the head assembly is alike to handling a bazooka and the hose, well, this has a mind of its own. If you are twisting/turning about objects the hose kinks and continually seems to want to curl up like a snake. For me, I made a mistake in"upgrading".

Powerful Sucker!

I ordered this vacuum to replace a 10-year old Panasonic upright on which the drive belt to the rotating brushes was slipping so that the brushes rarely rotated. With a house cat who joyfully and liberally distributes her fur wherever she walks, a powerful suction and best quality filter were vital. As I am an asthma sufferer I'd decided against one of the popular bagless vacuums, preferring to be able to detach and dispose of a bag of dust without the risk of being engulfed by clouds of the stuff!

The Electrolux Z2256A appealed to me at first glance on three counts: at 1800w it was even more powerful than my existing variable 1400w cleaner (which, when it worked well, was very efficient), it had a HEPA filter, and a large capacity disposable bag. What finally swayed my decision to go for it though was the additional 'turbo brush' that fits on the hose - at last my stair carpet could be fur-free too - and something referred to in the specification as a 3-to-1 hose, a 'super stretchy' hose - no more being biffed on the back by the vacuum as it topples backwards each time I reach away from it with the hose!

The vacuum arrives with the handle dismantled, but it is only a moment's simple work to attach it. I puzzled for a little while over how to attach the hose and the turbo brush holder, but all in all it was pretty simple, and not many minutes to put it all together ready to use. The tools - a flat ended tube to attach to the hose for getting into those crevices and corners, with a small upholstery brush to attach to the end of it - are stored on board (some seem a little clumsily attached but they haven't fallen off yet). I was disappointed to find that there is no additional extension tube for the flat ended tube - something I found useful with my old cleaner to save having to stoop. The turbo brush unit snaps neatly into a little plastic trough that itself clips firmly onto the front of the handle. When it's all put together the cleaner bears a remarkable resemblance to the villain from Star Wars, but it lives its life stored out of sight, so this isn't an issue (it has meant that from the first moment it will ever after be referred to in this house as Darth Vader!).

On the negative side, so far as the components goes, something that did disappoint as it was contrary to the indications of the written spec was that the super stretchy 3-to-1 is an additional hose - the one attached to the vacuum is of standard construction and, oh ouch, getting biffed on the back is sadly not consigned to the past. Also there doesn't appear to be anywhere for it to be hooked on the cleaner, so if you need to use it you must remember to carry it from the cupboard when you get the cleaner out to start. It is possible to hook it over the stored upholstery brush when putting the cleaner away, but I just find this irritating - the super stretchy hose is made much of by Electrolux as a selling point, and yet it gives every appearance of an after thought when you actually get the cleaner.

So far as cleaning - it does the job superbly. It is quite noisy - but then it's very powerful so that is to be expected. It fair flies across the carpet almost as if it can't wait to clean! There is an easy adjustment dial on the front for different heights of carpet pile to ensure it moves easily even on thick pile, and brushes deep on shallow pile. The turbo brush is amazing, but it is rather frightening! My cat was out of the door like a shot, and even I found the screaming sound it emitted unnerving. Once again though it is very powerful, which is what I wanted, so I'm happy to get use to the noise.

The one final small negative is the very 'thin plasticky' foot pedal that you press to release the handle in order to start vacuuming. I just fear this is going to break as it needs quite a hard pressure to release and yet it feels very fragile.

All in all the cleaner 'does what it says on the box' extremely well, but the slightly disappointing selection and attachment of the tools prevents me from giving it five stars.

ADDENDA: After using this vacuum for a few months now I have to make two more observations, both sadly negative, and because of them I would reduce to 3 stars, but I don't seem able to do this. Regarding the noise level, the 'screaming' noise is seriously unsettling and uncomfortable when using the machine upright in any small room, and is near to unbearable if your ears get close to it when bending down using the tools on the hose. I'm certain if it were a tool used in a workplace Health & Safety requirements would dictate the use of ear protectors. I really have found it unpleasant to the point that I'm considering replacing the cleaner already because of it.

The other disappointment is the lack of any variable speed, or suck. There is a simple on/off rocker switch, and the suck is so powerful (a plus in many situations of course) that I'm doubtful it's suitable for furnishings as it sucks fabric into the hose quite ferociously, and the power head particularly shouldn't be used as it can damage fabric. In my haste one day I made the mistake of lifting the cleaner over a bed whilst it was still running, lowered it a second too early with the result that the quilt edge was dragged into the brushes. Despite immediately switching off, the quilt cover was mangled and permanently scarred with thick black stripes which actually appear to be deep burn marks. This was my error of course, but again the ferocity of the machine unnerved me, and I think in future I will choose one where the power can be made available when required and reduced when not.

Very powerful

I agree with the previous reviewer - this is a very powerful vacuum cleaner, and it does carry a warning about vacuuming over the power cable - I believe this is similar to all uprights with a rotating brush.

I have had mine a month-or-so and the the belt driving the brush has broken twice due to some yarn becoming caught in the brush, ordinarily an easy enough repair job, but it is made difficult by the screws being used to house the belt being very made of very soft (or cheap) metal and the heads of them are wearing away after only the second occasion of unscrewing them. I am tempted to leave the brush inoperable, but it does make a different when cleaning - especially if you have pets.

All round, a very powerful cleaner but it pays to be careful when using it.