Electrolux Cyclone 1498

For a Vaccuum cleaner to survive in my house it must be sturdy, uncomplaining and prepared for complete disrespect and general overwork!!! So when I discovered the Electrolux Z1498 @ Woolworths for the bargain price of £90 I thought it was worth a shot, well at a retail price of nearly twice that it seems fair to expect a better than average vaccuum!!! The moment my vaccuum arrived I twigged that it was going to be a self assembly job - the box was far too compact to include a vaccuum suitable for anyone over four foot! However the instruction manual was reasonably understandable and after a few minor mishaps my vaccuum stood in all it's glory before me. ...

Purchased this Vacuum cleaner about 18 months ago in a sale - it cost £130. I was immediately impressed with it cleaning ability. Its amazing how much more dirt/dust it picks up compared with the old vacuum cleaner. This was my first ‘bagless’ vacuum cleaner. I had considered purchasing a Dyson but was put off by the PRICE and garish colour scheme. As already stated in other review this Vacuum is a little unstable but so are most upright vacuum cleaners! If you follow the manufacturers instructions then the ongoing maintenance cost of this cleaner are quite high. Your meant to replace the Cassette Filter once every 3 ...

I bought this Electrolux Cyclone after reading about it on another site. It seemed to have everything I needed.... Mainly it was claimed to be good for people with a bad back.... Very soon, like a month, after having it I had to return it because the bearing on the roller brush had disintegrated. 6 weeks later I got it back again only to find, just 5 weeks later, it refused to work at all!! Yet another trip to the store to have it repaired, remember I had already lost 1.5 months of the warranty period while it was getting repaired. This time it was the motor that had blown and it took over 2 months to be repaired. Now, after 18 weeks not in use, it was ...