That’s a minor qualm though, and it doesn’t detract from this nifty cordless vacuum’s overall reliability. Innovative items like robot vacuum cleaners and wine coolers are among her favourite tests to date, and her most notable accomplishment is toasting 360 slices of bread in a determined bid to find the best toaster.

As for its housekeeping skills, it aced our pick-up tests on carpet and hard floors, no matter how much dust or debris our experts laid in its path. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Though not as advanced as the brand's pet-specific model above, this simpler Vax is a smart choice if you don’t have any furry friends.The Quick comes with three detachable heads for the floor and carpet, upholstery and crevices and a power boost for the more trying messes. It’s especially efficient on the boost setting, though that setting is noisy and goes through the battery in around 12 minutes. Bright LED headlights in the floorhead help to illuminate hidden dust and pet hair pile-ups under furniture.

The Hoover range of cordless vacuum cleaners combines power and flexibility, for a convenient, easy-to-use clean. It’s the kind of thick fur that seems to stick to everything, nothing can budge it except this vacuum. On eco mode, the battery life lasted for over an hour, while on multiple speeds it gave us 21 minutes of use. There's no loss of suction, with the brushless motor and Direct Helix technology delivering an efficient and powerful clean. Nobody loves cleaning, but cordless vacuum cleaners make the whole ordeal a little bit more bearable.Delivering up to 160 minutes of cordless freedom thanks to its 2 batteries and a 40% increase in airflow and suction, the NBV190NX/2 provides optimum cleaning productivity with powerful and professional cleaning results. Like all Shark machines, it’s intuitively designed, and while its battery doesn't last very long on turbo mode (around 12 minutes on test), it runs for 35 minutes on the standard setting and comes with a second battery. Interest is charged at the APR displayed however you can make additional payments or pay your balance off early at no extra cost.