AirRam is a new design of cordless vacuum cleaner, with mains vacuum performance. Change the way you clean your home forever. It is faster, easier and more convenient. It is ideal for use on both carpet and hard-floors, and you can glide from one to the other with no settings to change. The AirRam's powerful rotating brush bars also make it ideal for pet hair.
Cleans the average UK home twice on a single charge.
Up to 40 minutes run-time from Lithium-ion technology.
Lightweight 3.5kg.
Unlike other vacuums, AirRam collects the dirt in the head of the vacuum, compressing it into small bales. A removable tray simply lifts out allowing you to drop the dirt straight into the bin.
AirRam is a new design of cordless vacuum cleaner, with mains vacuum performance. Change the way you clean your home forever. It is faster, easier and more convenient. It is ideal for use on both carpet and hard-floors, and you can glide from one to the other with no settings to change. The AirRam's powerful rotating brush bars also make it ideal for pet hair.
Cleans the average UK home twice on a single charge.
Up to 40 minutes run-time from Lithium-ion technology.
Lightweight 3.5kg.
Unlike other vacuums, AirRam collects the dirt in the head of the vacuum, compressing it into small bales. A removable tray simply lifts out allowing you to drop the dirt straight into the bin.
this thing makes you want to hoover more. No heavy to carry hoover with long cables..
emerald21 to pooka
2 Oct 17#13
I d better get one then lol
morrig
2 Oct 17#3
This is the MK1 model the MK2 is usual price of £199. No stock on Merseyside.
VDisillusioned
2 Oct 17#4
I'm still very dubious about these. The marketing seems very much like hype. The TV adverts for the old version, this model, made out they were the most amazing, super dooper, best cleaner there had ever been, etc, etc. If they were that bloomin brilliant why does the new model look like a complete redesign?
b1g1an to VDisillusioned
2 Oct 17#10
LOL, it's new and improved! The original Dyson was supposed to be the answer to everyone's prayers, just look at the current monstrosities compared to the simplicity of the original.
fishmaster to b1g1an
2 Oct 17#34
Original Dyson's are very cumbersome and heavy though.
b1g1an to fishmaster
2 Oct 17#37
Kind of the point, always room for improvement (actually better), marketing opportunity (colour or number of bobbles on top) or make it cheaper to produce whilst upping the price (any Apple product).
welshblob to VDisillusioned
2 Oct 17#20
So I have one as do my brother and mother and they are great although it does have a couple of Achilles heals. The battery lasts for ages, its very lightweight and what it collects off your floors is quite impressive. The problems the mk1 faces is anything that can jam it e.g. carrier bag may burns out a little plastic cog that drives the rollers. It does have a feature to detect this and shut the power off but it doesn't always work and its broken before you can reach for the power button itself. You can get a new cog for about £10 and it can be tricky to fit or a complete cog/shaft/bearings for about £20 iirc. The second problem is hair which gets wrapped around the brush roll and if not removed will melt the plastic around the bearings at each end cap or in the centre where the motor drives are.
I'm not sure if the mk2 has overcome these issues but its moved the battery from the handle in the mk1 to the base so that the top of the handle can slide collapse into the lower part of it for ease of storage. They have also improved the dust collection bin to make it more hygienic to empty.
schnecker to VDisillusioned
2 Oct 17#43
Yip and it turns out there's an even better washing machine liquid out! It's better than all the other incarnations! Seems we've been using inferior products for years, who new? :blush:
LesD
2 Oct 17#5
Looks like they are all in NW London. Maybe folks round there don't clean their homes so much! :wink:
nougat
2 Oct 17#6
Mk1
Mk2
Utakos
2 Oct 17#7
No stock in Norfolk
rheumatoid to Utakos
2 Oct 17#15
Normal for Norfolk :laughing:
alcot33uk to Utakos
2 Oct 17#41
You’ve got Norfolk and chance of getting one then....:D
nougat to alcot33uk
3 Oct 17#57
Only works if you read it with an Irish accent!
Go.Jets
2 Oct 17#8
I sent back a duff Hover Board and joked to the driver that I bet he got a few of these back he said "No,but we get far more GTECH back than anything else.? hhmmm Will not bother, stick with my Dyson 04
sledwich
2 Oct 17#9
wild (ar)goose chase (see what I did there)
stef232
2 Oct 17#11
God their adverts annoy the sh1t out of me. I wanna fecking shake Mr AirRam.
Dyson V8 all the way for me
random_dude to stef232
2 Oct 17#30
Shake n vac?
muckspreader1 to stef232
2 Oct 17#51
Have the V6 Dyson infcat 2 of them I was that impressed.These things remind me of something my grandma used to use but with no motor.Ugly noisy thing.At least with the Dyson I can hang it in the wall to charge and it looks tidy this thing is dog ugly.
Gee_Money to muckspreader1
3 Oct 17#60
A Ewbank? My Ma had one, pale green and squeaked when she rolled it about :joy: looked like it belonged in a hospital, it was all solid metal.
muckspreader1 to Gee_Money
4 Oct 17#61
Seems like we've all been scarred for life with one of those lol.Cant get them out of my head when I see this contraption :dizzy_face:
scallygally
2 Oct 17#12
Shark for me.
JoeSpur
2 Oct 17#14
I was surprised at how small (and overrated) these were...
ses6jwg
2 Oct 17#16
In laws have got one suction seems superior to our dyson v6 animal, however it loses out on ease of use as it's still quite bulky.
mani1
2 Oct 17#17
Good price, I have the first model.keep filters clean and it works perfect.I wouldn't be without mine.
moob
2 Oct 17#18
So many vacuum gangsters in the thread :dizzy_face:
pep411
2 Oct 17#19
I have sw02 sweeper which only lasted 2 years. Decent results though. I have a corded Murphy Richards bought for clearance from Argos for £20 7 years back. Still going strong.
Besford to pep411
2 Oct 17#33
Don't you just love those Irish vacuums! :wink:
fishmaster to Besford
2 Oct 17#35
Suck it Derry, suck it!, ah it's making a mockery of you boy! Mam you're no help behind the door! Ah no the dog's peed himself, suck it Derry, ah it's broke the motor now fer sure.
itm
2 Oct 17#21
Had one of these for a few years and it's excellent - replaced a Dyson and is at least as effective as the Dyson (but of course much lighter and completely cordless)
therealclaireh
2 Oct 17#22
Have one of these the brush rollers are a nightmare to clean if they get clogged with hair once they do get clogged they don't pick things up off the floor
Gorskar
2 Oct 17#23
Got one of these, it does a great job and very easy to use. As the poster above says, the rollers do end up with hair wound around them, so you end up having to cut the hair out every now and again (something they dont show in the advert!) but overall I'd recommend it. (Had a compact dyson cleaner before, and the suction was RUBBISH)
rickj to Gorskar
2 Oct 17#29
It's called maintenance...like every machine known to man it requires looking after every now and then .Not sure which cleaner the guy is talking about who stated it's bulky ...Probably lightest cleaner on market.
Gollywood
2 Oct 17#24
Always have a problem for adverts for products/companies where the founder wants to be the star....
tomba to Gollywood
4 Oct 17#62
I bought a Remington cos the guy liked the product sooo much he bought the company ! I've no problem with Mr G advertising his own..."to save money" :face_with_monocle:
tomwenn
2 Oct 17#25
I picked one up off a local selling site for £20. I think it's great, although the power button is busted, and intermittent. Power is great, battery lasts ages.
Creatzy
2 Oct 17#26
I've got one of these... I've had it 20 years
I'ts had 17 new heads 14 New handles... And it will outlast all your Dysons and Gtech's
starsi360 to Creatzy
2 Oct 17#27
Do you use that to do your carpets? :nerd:
HOTPOT to Creatzy
2 Oct 17#31
That is untill the misses flies off with it.
HOTPOT
2 Oct 17#28
Sadly I have read a lot of rubbish in this thread about these cleaners. My wife has been through just about every cleaner there is. Meile Dyson & Panasonic are some of them. She has had two Dyson & they were great cleaners but they went wrong several times. I had to re connect the lead several times in spite of a loop to stop it being pulled out. Friends of ours recommended the Gtech. My wife bought the mk1 & she says it is the best cleaner bar none she has had. I would fully recommend this cleaner. Probably the best one out there.
dz1 to HOTPOT
2 Oct 17#32
Does it clean to the edges?
I have one made by Bosch but it is very similar to this, but it does not clean to the edges. Also it is a nightmare to change to the hose so I don't usually bother. Suction when the hose is attached is inadequate.
The new version of this is advertised as being able to suck up larger bits off the floor, which suggests that the old version has a problem with sucking up larger, heavier bits. I also had that problem with the Bosch.
HOTPOT to dz1
2 Oct 17#38
It sucks to the edges & 98% of the time picks everything up. My wifes words. She loves it.
kaecb
2 Oct 17#36
I adore my gtech certainly the most reliable vacuum cleaner I've had. I hated my 'top of the range'
LazybeatX
2 Oct 17#39
Tried one of these and I can honestly say I'm going to keep sucking crumbs up with my lips, it's quicker and more effective.
emaloveslucylou
2 Oct 17#40
Iv got one that was my mums when she bought a new one and I LOVE it - I also have a dyson but I love my Gtech
121harryhornet
2 Oct 17#42
Love my Gtech and it’s cleans far better than the old Chinese built Dyson.
dannyjones106 to 121harryhornet
2 Oct 17#49
I don't know what Dyson's you've been buying but they've never been built in China.
VanDutch
2 Oct 17#44
Mk2 worth it over Mk1??
magicalex9
2 Oct 17#45
I bought the mark 1 for elderly blind mother. It really is very good. I prefer it over my own and would love to upgrade but can't justify it. But when it goes pop I will buy one of these.
vickyboy123
2 Oct 17#46
These are good but dont last long. I bought one from john lewis around 5 years back. In that time I have had to receive 2 new ones due to breakdowns. The 5 year guarantee with jl has been very valuable. I would suggest getting similar guarantee if you are looking to buy this
fishmaster
2 Oct 17#47
Comparison >
VDisillusioned to fishmaster
3 Oct 17#56
I think it quite telling that when she uses the new model on the cereal, bits of cereal ping forward and fly under her fridge. I think that's all I need to see, Gtechs are not for me.
fishmaster to VDisillusioned
3 Oct 17#58
There's a comparison video with a Dyson DC59 and the Dyson slaughters the Gtech. So that put me off too. The Dyson cost double at the time and has a runtime of 6 mins or so versus 40 mins on the Gtech. The Gtech would drive me crazy though. I would hope the Dyson V6 and V8 are even better than the DC59, I'll need to go look at reviews.
welshblob to VDisillusioned
3 Oct 17#59
She is going quite fast though and the cereal is quite big. I think this effect is called snow ploughing and I believe shark has got a solution to it with a 2nd softer roller on the front which is mounted slightly higher to grab the bigger bits. I don't think that shark was cordless though, the new bendy cordless one might have this feature but its about double this price.
androoski
2 Oct 17#48
I have the Mk2 Air Ram Gtech and it's great and covenient almost daily use, but I still have the Dyson in the garage and it comes in every now and then to do a proper clean. You really can't beat a powerful beater roller for domestic carpets. If I had all hard floors and no carpets I wouldn't need the Dyson.
The problem of hair round the beater roller is not only for Gtech, it affects every vacuum cleaner that has one. My wife and my teenage daughther both have long hair and cutting their hair off the beater rollers is a regular chore.
dannyjones106
2 Oct 17#50
The suction on these is next to nothing. Okay on a carpet as the brush bar agitates the pile, but fine dust / dirt, especially in crevasses it's complete crap at.
raf35y1
2 Oct 17#52
Shark NV680UKT Powered Lift-Away True Pet Vacuum Cleaner
£179.99
J Lewis, had one about a month, best there is without a doubt. In my mind anyway.
veedubjai
2 Oct 17#53
sherry4283
3 Oct 17#54
We had a pink one of these. It was great to start with, but then it started making a really weird noise, so I sent it back to Gtech and they sorted it
A few months later it started making the noise again and we decided at this stage, after about 2-3 years, to take it to the recycling centre. It unfortunately doesn't seem to have the longivity as you would hope
simate
3 Oct 17#55
Not much use for hoovering stairs. The advert is annoying as hell as it only demonstrates it on a hard floor, I bet it fails on a thick carpet.
DarrylJohn
9 Oct 17#63
I picked up a shark 680UK with a few accessories for the same price. Best of both worlds apparently with its liftaway feature with good suction.
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Cleans the average UK home twice on a single charge.
Up to 40 minutes run-time from Lithium-ion technology.
Lightweight 3.5kg.
Unlike other vacuums, AirRam collects the dirt in the head of the vacuum, compressing it into small bales. A removable tray simply lifts out allowing you to drop the dirt straight into the bin.
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Cleans the average UK home twice on a single charge.
Up to 40 minutes run-time from Lithium-ion technology.
Lightweight 3.5kg.
Unlike other vacuums, AirRam collects the dirt in the head of the vacuum, compressing it into small bales. A removable tray simply lifts out allowing you to drop the dirt straight into the bin.
argos-support.co.uk/406…ner
No stock on Merseyside.
I'm not sure if the mk2 has overcome these issues but its moved the battery from the handle in the mk1 to the base so that the top of the handle can slide collapse into the lower part of it for ease of storage. They have also improved the dust collection bin to make it more hygienic to empty.
Mk2
I wanna fecking shake Mr AirRam.
Dyson V8 all the way for me
I've no problem with Mr G advertising his own..."to save money" :face_with_monocle:
I'ts had 17 new heads 14 New handles...
And it will outlast all your Dysons and Gtech's
I have one made by Bosch but it is very similar to this, but it does not clean to the edges. Also it is a nightmare to change to the hose so I don't usually bother. Suction when the hose is attached is inadequate.
The new version of this is advertised as being able to suck up larger bits off the floor, which suggests that the old version has a problem with sucking up larger, heavier bits. I also had that problem with the Bosch.
The problem of hair round the beater roller is not only for Gtech, it affects every vacuum cleaner that has one. My wife and my teenage daughther both have long hair and cutting their hair off the beater rollers is a regular chore.
£179.99
J Lewis, had one about a month, best there is without a doubt. In my mind anyway.
A few months later it started making the noise again and we decided at this stage, after about 2-3 years, to take it to the recycling centre. It unfortunately doesn't seem to have the longivity as you would hope