electrolux velocity 1700w pet lover, vacuum

Advantages: Picks up brilliantly, even on wood and tile flooring, good value for money, easy to use.
Disadvantages: A little heavy, hose is too short for stairs

I always buy very cheap vacuum cleaners, so its no surprise really that they seem to give up after about 6 months! I bought this vacuum from a discount website, and it was still less than £90 with postage! It came to me with very simple instructions, and I had it together within 15 minutes. I had been without a vacuum for about 4 days (a long time in the world of pets and children!) so tried it out immediately. Being 1700w, I had expected it to ...
...was no louder than my old cleaner, which was only about 1400w! It picked up everything effortlessly, and the crevice nozzle took care of the skirtings, under the sofa and between the cushions with no problems at all. I found it to be a little less effective on ceramic tiles, but not terribly so, and it was still much better than other vacuum cleaners i've tried. Next to the stairs, which are carpeted. This model came with the Riser Viser turbo nozzle, ... Read review

The machine is poorly designed. The band is far too tight, and it's drive spindle is so rough that it bites through the band at the slightest jam. For information you change it by undoing the two screws at the top of the machine and lifting off the cowling. It's an easy job, which is a good thing as you have to do it so often

This vacuum gets clogged up and filled up very quickly. It spits out bits of dirt as you go along. I have to remove the filter much more frequently than on my old one and pick the cat hair that gets clogged up in it. The fan belt has now gone and there are no instructions on how to change this. Also, there are NO screws or undo-able bits underneath for me to try to guess how to change the fan belt.