by newby

Created on: May 25, 2007   Last Updated: June 08, 2011

Proaction SL208 Bag-Less Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner

After moving in to my new built flat and having limited space for things such as Vacuum Cleaners and such like the idea to get rid of the oversized old cleaner was of course my own and not the thinking of my rather thrifty boyfriend. We did however come to a compromise and instead of my idea to get a compact Dyson for a large amount of money we settled on a compact cheap vacuum cleaner from Argos instead.

The idea of getting a bag less vacuum cleaner was really mine as I find the whole idea of having to spend money on bags, which seem to fill up in our house pretty quickly, only to throw away seems such a waste. The cheapest bag less vacuum cleaner available in Argos is indeed the very one we bought, this Proaction SL208. It set us back a mere 24.99p a price that I find extremely cheap and I find it hard to contemplate that these can be manufactured and retiled with any profit being made at all. This price is at least half the cost of most of the other vacuum cleaners available in the Argos catalogue and of course compared to the Dyson which I originally wanted is a good 260 cheaper (this made my boyfriend very happy indeed).

A great factor of buying this particular vacuum clean is, for us, the fact that it is compact and fits well into our small storage cupboard with no problems at all. Not only is it small in size but is also light weight weighing in at 4.9kg I am able to lift it in and out of rooms with no back breaking effort at all. The vacuum cleaner itself looks pretty good maybe a little cheap in appearance but still pretty slick with its black gloss body and clear compartment for you to see the dirt mounting up. Where most of our flooring is now laminated and we only have carpet in the two bedrooms I find myself using the flat sweeper to collect the fluff and debris on the floor and hovering up the piles I have made with this vacuum cleaner so the amount I use it fairly limited. However since I have had it and been using it I do find it very easy to use and it really does work well.

The specifications of this vacuum cleaner are of course fairly minimal compared to the likes of the Dyson but I find them adequate for my needs. The 2-litre dust capacity this vacuum offers is indeed a very sufficient size and I find myself not having to empty it that often. However I do find it best not to wait until the dust collector is full to bursting as emptying a half full tub of course makes less mess than emptying

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