LG Cyking, Excellent (LG Cyking VC 716 HSL)

Member Name: lanitupu

Product:	LG Cyking VC 716 HSL
Date:	29/07/03 (1445 review reads)
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Advantages: Style, Cleaning Power, Controls on Handle

Disadvantages: Manual not well written, Short crevice tool, Style, my mother wants to pinch it

I have been doing a little research on the next Vacuum Cleaner to get as our 5 year old Hoover Turbopower2 was nearing the end of its life. The choice was to be a Dyson DC08 as it was a cylinder cleaner (The upright was a gift and it ended up becoming a chore to use with stairs, lots of corners, etc), bagless and having a hepa filter( I'm asthmatic).

So read through lots of reviews on the web and in Which? magazine and then I was in a quandary. The Dysons are renowned for being unreliable, bits breaking off etc. so I looked for an alternative, and upon coming into dooyoo I seen a review for the Lg Cyking by someone called wellyboot which gave praise to the machine but said it gave shocks, so I was a bit put off by it, then I came to the review by digitaria and that swung it and off to Currys I went with my £100, and I'm glad I did.

It is a lovely looking machine, reminiscent of a robot dog toy, It came in Silver and Electric blue with two cleaning heads, A 10" Standard 2 way Cylinder Head, and a Head for beds called the Sani Punch, this is a cylindrical wheeled head with an air operated beating head for removing skin and dust mites from beds and bedding (I also used it on a sheepskin rug to good effect).

For the first test of the machine when we got home I vacuumed the front room with the Hoover (it looked clean), then I fired up the Cyking and the power astounded me, It grabbed hold of the carpet and dust was flying into the machine at a rate of knots, so I was impressed.

I then set about tackling the bed, (being asthmatic the bed is vacuumed both sides every time the sheets are changed and it was only 2 days since the last clean), I attached the sani punch head and then vacuumed the bed and the dust and bits coming from the mattress was quite disturbing, but I felt better after cleaning it.

This machine is a quality machine with most of the features of a Dyson and nearly a third of the price, It is very
solid looking and having the controls on the handle are an inspired idea, no more bending, The attachments attach directly to the handle(not mentioned in the manual), It has a cord retraction system that actually works, all filters are permanent and washable, and the dust capacity is actually larger than a Dyson.

So in conclusion if you are looking for a Dyson stop! and buy the Lg Cyking.

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