When it comes to stick vacuums, there’s one area where you can tell the difference. It’s all about charging and storage. The cheapest vacuum cleaners have a plastic bracket that you screw to the wall and then snap on the charging cable. It works, but it feels cheap and you have nowhere to store all …
The old American vacuum cleaner company Bissell has branched out into mop and textile cleaning machines in recent years. We’ve tested a few such machines over the past year with varying results and are curious to see if the Spotclean Hydrosteam Pro does a better job. It can best be described as a combined steam …
Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone stands out in several ways. Among other things, the robot vacuum cleaner features flexible roller mops instead of rotating mops, a single brush arm and a bagless base station. Deebot is also an ambitious robot vacuum cleaner. The base and robot were barely unpacked and set up before the robot took …
Of course, a robot vacuum cleaner cannot be a fully automated cleaning solution because cleaning is so much more than just cleaning floors. Now with that settled, the testing can begin! A robot vacuum cleaner with a base station that not only charges the vacuum cleaner, but also empties it of dirt and contains containers …
Dreame is generous when it comes to accessories. And this box contains yet another one: the AquaCycle for wet cleaning, which transforms the stick vacuum cleaner into a mop machine. This model is essentially identical to the one we tested previously, with one exception – the charging cable is not attached to the handle, but …
Observant people will have noticed cats’ ability to strut around on a windowsill without knocking over a single knick-knack. Dreame’s new, advanced robot vacuum cleaner, the X50 Ultra Complete, achieves the same agility. The robot has not become physically larger, but heavier. Compared to Dreame’s latest top model, the L40 Ultra, it has gained 530 …
Dreame has launched a new version of their L10s Ultra robot vacuum cleaner, now called ‘Gen 2’. The naming may not be the most innovative, but it makes it easy to recognise the difference when looking for it in stores or online. And it’s worth doing, because this model is an excellent upgrade. Although similar …
In just a few years, Chinese company Dreame has become a leader in robot vacuum cleaners, alongside Ecovacs and Roborock, among others. Several of the models can do a lot of things that sound smart on paper. But not all of them deliver when the robot is let loose on the floors of your home. …
Twenty years ago, Electrolux redefined the world of cleaning with the launch of the first cordless 2-in-1 vacuum cleaner, designed to be the perfect complement to a conventional vacuum cleaner. Over the years, the long-handled vacuum cleaners have been equipped with new innovations such as LED lights on the nozzle and self-cleaning brushes, while improving …
Cleaning is one of the most boring things there is. So when devices appear that are supposed to make it easier or more efficient, we at least get interested. Cordless stick vacuums are very practical because they’re easier to have on hand and you don’t have to deal with that annoying cord. And there are …
In our big test of premium stick vacuums not long ago, the Electrolux Hygienic 800 did really well. But it wasn’t cheap and it still lacked some accessories. Perhaps the Electrolux Clean 600 is an even better buy as you actually get more useful accessories for half the price! Accesories In addition to the large …
In the last millennium, handheld vacuum cleaners were somewhat ungainly. They were big, heavy and triangular. They had to be emptied afterwards, if the dirt hadn’t already trickled out again. Dirt and muck often rattled out of the rubber filter at the bottom when I hung the vacuum cleaner back in the wall holder. I …
Last year, I happened to hear about the existence of window cleaning robots and I quickly ordered the Ecovacs Winbot W1 Pro for testing. As I belong to the category of people who would rather do “something else” (as in anything else) to avoid cleaning windows, I couldn’t help but give the product a thumbs …
Roborock’s robotic vacuum cleaners have done well when we’ve had them in the editorial office. So well, in fact, that the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra was this year’s darling in the Best Smart Home Product category in Household & Interior Design. Its successor as the latest flagship model, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, therefore has …
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s cleaning. But how do you get rid of the dust bunnies without resorting to manual labour? One possible solution is a robot vacuum cleaner, although it does have some limitations. The smart and quite expensive robots are sold as marvels, but the trees don’t grow all the way …