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Cylinder Vacuum Cleaners

Cylinder vacuum cleaners have the following main uses:

• For efficient, general purpose cleaning around the home and car interiors
• To vacuum areas that would be awkward to clean with an upright vacuum cleaner, like stairs and under furniture
• To clean upholstery, crevices, curtain fabrics, car interiors and remove pet hair, when used with a range of accessories.

With the motor and bag (if your cylinder vacuum cleaner is a bagged model) in a separate unit connected to the hose, cylinder vacuum cleaners are ideal for cleaning floor spaces with furniture and stairs, and reach far more places around the home than an upright vacuum cleaner.

Cylinder vacuum cleaners also beat upright vacuum cleaners on manoeuvrability, with long floor heads that are lighter and easier to direct when vacuum cleaning.

The range of cylinder vacuum cleaners on the market is huge, with both bagged and bagless models available in a variety of sizes and styles to suit all types of floors and homes. Accessories are also nearly always included.

Capacity is an important factor to consider when deciding which cylinder vacuum cleaner to buy. The larger the capacity, the less time you spend having to empty the dust container or replace bags, although compact cleaners will save space in smaller homes that may not need so much floor cleaning.

Brands that have a good range of cylinder vacuum cleaners include:

• Bosch
• Dyson
• Electrolux
• Hoover
• Miele
• Numatic
• Vax

Further Information

If you are interested in buying a cylinder vacuum cleaner online, visit our Where to Buy section, which includes details about some of the leading suppliers and their policies on postage and packing, delivery, returns and refunds.

You can find out more about some of the different brands and models of vacuum cleaner available in our Brands and Top Models sections.

For hints and tips on what to look for when choosing a vacuum cleaner, visit our How to Choose page.

To find out about some of the different accessories that you can get to go with your new vacuum cleaner, visit our Accessories section.