Submitted by cowboy_roy t3_11ka7ed in BuyItForLife
ladz t1_jb6e9ku wrote
Nothing cordless is BIFL. Batteries are a wear item and are invariably built in to cordless vacuums, rendering them garbage in 5 years unless you're an DIY appliance technician.
If you live in a small space, why not just drag a cord around the small space?
sponge_welder t1_jb6lltt wrote
Many if not most cordless vacuums at this point have removable batteries, the bigger concern would be whether the company is still making the same style of battery when it eventually dies. A lot of power tool companies are now making vacuums that use their existing lineup of batteries pretty much guaranteeing that there will be spare batteries to be had for years. The downside is that power tool companies are typically not as good as vacuum companies at making vacuums, but there are some decent offerings out there.
Overall I think you get a way better value in terms of performance and cost with corded vacuums and especially tools, but for many people (myself included) the convenience of cordless tools makes it way easier to get chores done. My corded leaf blower is a much better tool than my cordless one, but I blow the leaves off my deck much more regularly now because there's no setup time with the cordless
vacuous_comment t1_jb6jwrd wrote
Batteries die and I hate that also but a bunch of them are easily replaced.
I pulled a Dyson V6 from the trash and put a new battery in it from ifixit. Works fine and gets heavy use. It is designed to be replaced easily with maybe two screws, so no appliance tech required.
I would not buy a Dyson cordless new, or maybe even used. But I am happy with the one I have.
sexyhusband714 t1_jb6ta28 wrote
Bought a refurbished Dyson from their website at a significant discount and the vacuum looked perfectly clean and brand new. Also came with a warranty.
If there is ever a fire at my house I am grabbing my wallet and this appliance when I leave.
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