At home had an upright hoover that was about 30 years old when I left the country, it still worked. Here in 20 years have had 5, last one just died after 2 years of light use. That was a Samsung, one before that Hitachi, before that another Samsung, all lasted about the same time, not long.

Are they all designed to fail or have you got to spend a lot to get something better? What's best for about 5k baht? Was thinking of giving Electrolux a go.

Electrolux seems a very reliable brand, i have 3 things with them now, induction hob has lasted 6 years still going strong

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Electrolux seems a very reliable brand, i have 3 things with them now, induction hob has lasted 6 years still going strong

Shower is same, 14 years no problem

2 minutes ago, visalady said:

Shower is same, 14 years no problem

I think you need to reward good manufacturers by buying more

We have a Dyson, it sucks.

I have a Hitachi 1800W which has been in use for almost 13 years - no problems.

bought a Samsung here 6 yrs ago, maybe still works but never did suck well, we paid a lot for it and has been in the junk room for 3 years or more. I really want to buy a good stick vac but still looking.. Don't think 5K will get you much.

17 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

6 years still going strong

Ditto - Mine is bagless purchased from Lazada in 2014. Has internal removable double filters that needs occasional cleaning.

I don't spending money on stuff that will probably break , so when it came to vacuum cleaner , I bought the cheapest available which at the time in our local Makro was an Imarflex and it cost me 900 baht must be nearly 20 years ago and its still going strong, obviously all the smaller fittings have been either lost or broken but the device itself appears to be indestructable.

I think they are still available for around the 1000bt mark but I have no idea whether the current models still last that long , to be honest I doubt it. If i was buying today I would consider imarflex but I would be looking foe a bagless version, with some sort of cleanable filter

17 hours ago, visalady said:

At home had an upright hoover that was about 30 years old when I left the country, it still worked. Here in 20 years have had 5, last one just died after 2 years of light use. That was a Samsung, one before that Hitachi, before that another Samsung, all lasted about the same time, not long.

Are they all designed to fail or have you got to spend a lot to get something better? What's best for about 5k baht? Was thinking of giving Electrolux a go.

Two years ago I bought a cordless handheld Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner ZB3513DB for 4,000 baht. I've punished the hell out of the thing, it's pretty rugged. I have zero complaints. My neighbor bought one too!

We also have a Xiaomi vacuum cleaner, not used much, gathering dust.

Have 2 Samsung hoovers. One was around 1500 bht the other 2600bht , practically same apart from different power. Cheaper one was bought to use while new more expensive one went to Samsung repair as cable recoil didn't work after a week.

They are designed to be obsolete, hence so cheap . They have the same common problem I noticed that they get insanely hot just after 5 minutes of use .

Samsung TVs are same , they all develop faults within 1-3 years and when you take it to Samsung repair they quote you basically half price of a new TV . I have had 2 backlight issues with their TVs which I fixed myself for around a 1000 bht . Samsung wanted 5000 & 8000 for the repair.

We have an Electrolux which is probably about 10 or 15 years old. The only issue I have had with it is the hose breaks at the connection points. I’m on our second replacement part. And Electrolux repair center doesn’t always have the parts in stock.

We bought a Dyson and it’s brilliant, especially for doing the 3 sets of stairs. No cords, no lifting a heavy canister vac up the stairs. It’s also handy to do a quick touch up of the high traffic areas like around doorways.

And I have an Electrolux wet dry vac for heavy duty jobs, water leaks, etc.

Never let me down......not once.

18 hours ago, visalady said:

What's best for about 5k baht? Was thinking of giving Electrolux a go.

We have a 5k thb Electrolux bought from Home Pro a few years back - money well spent indeed.

I purchased a Dyson V8 approx 10 years ago, retired it earlier this year for the newer Dyson V16.

Am hoping a get 10 out of the new one too, finger crossed.

Buying the best you can afford is a good idea, as they are supposed to be with you a long time. Cheap ones are okay if there's little to vacuum, and a shop vac's good for that. No carpets here, which strains motors more, so you don't need a Kirby. I have a shop vac here, the second in 8 years, and it's good for tile floors.

From AI.The best vacuums in Thailand depend on your flooring and space. Top picks include the Dyson V8 Slim or V15 Submarine for cordless convenience, the versatile Electrolux 700 Series for all-in-one cleaning, and the budget-friendly Tefal Compact Power XXL for heavy-duty corded suction..............https://www.electrolux.co.th/en-th/appliances/vacuum-cleaners/.

These are two other links ........https://vacuumwars.com/best-vacuum-cleaners/ that compare some.................https://www.rtings.com/vacuum/reviews/best/vacuum-cleaners.

Edited July 10Jul 10 by fredwiggy

20 hours ago, visalady said:

At home had an upright hoover that was about 30 years old when I left the country, it still worked. Here in 20 years have had 5, last one just died after 2 years of light use. That was a Samsung, one before that Hitachi, before that another Samsung, all lasted about the same time, not long.

Are they all designed to fail or have you got to spend a lot to get something better? What's best for about 5k baht? Was thinking of giving Electrolux a go.

Perhaps you should change the dust bag sometimes.🤫

Sauber make a good one!

20 hours ago, visalady said:

At home had an upright hoover that was about 30 years old when I left the country, it still worked. Here in 20 years have had 5, last one just died after 2 years of light use. That was a Samsung, one before that Hitachi, before that another Samsung, all lasted about the same time, not long.

Are they all designed to fail or have you got to spend a lot to get something better? What's best for about 5k baht? Was thinking of giving Electrolux a go.

My childhood Danish Nilfisk vacuum cleaner still worked when I moved out to Thailand when I was 56 years — I left it to the new owner of my property, it likely still works.

Down here vacuum cleaners — especially the cheaper models — has a life time close to being as short as a short-time close encounter. One problem – compared to utterly cold Scandinavia – seems to be the higher temperature, making the coils in the motor too hot and melts isolation. My electric expert friends told me so, as I seemed to have similar problem with some water pumps, even some of them were quite expensive ones.

Now, I buy reason cheap brand-name vacuum cleaners now — accept their short live span – and throw them out when they give up after 3-4 years. However, I avoid non-brand super-cheap Chinese or like models – I've tried it twice, and in both cases I could return them dead-as-a-Dodo within their 7-days return right period. In the long run, this solution might be cheaper than buying expensive vacuum cleaners, that might live a bit longer, but cost cost 3-4 times as much as the cheap one, but only has a life time that is double of the span of the cheap one.

I am more interested in the quality of the cleaning, dust in, dust out, than the price. Quality costs.

Another important factor is a stable electrical supply. Incorrect or unstable voltage, poor wiring and inadequate extension leads can shorten the life of the cleaner.

clean and/or replace the filters, remove blockages and keep the unit clean, and it will last longer.

LG, very durable compared to a lot of 'premium' brands.

6 hours ago, MIke B Bad said:

Never let me down......not once.

They put almost as much crap on the floor than they pick up, the material is always coming out. Hard to find decent brushes here

3 hours ago, Hummin said:

I am more interested in the quality of the cleaning, dust in, dust out, than the price. Quality costs.

Another important factor is a stable electrical supply. Incorrect or unstable voltage, poor wiring and inadequate extension leads can shorten the life of the cleaner.

clean and/or replace the filters, remove blockages and keep the unit clean, and it will last longer.

Always do that, but they seem to build in a life span these days, Samsung guaranteed 2 years, die just after that.

44 minutes ago, visalady said:

They put almost as much crap on the floor than they pick up, the material is always coming out. Hard to find decent brushes here

YES YES YES......only after 6 months constant usage does the crap stop coming out of them......555.....drive me mad.

On 7/10/2026 at 8:02 AM, JBChiangRai said:

We have a Dyson, it sucks.

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That's more than my GF does! 😁

2 hours ago, Jaggg88 said:

That's more than my GF does! 😁

Change model........upgrade 😄