eBay Australia's Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide
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eBay Australia's Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide


Keep your home looking spic and span always! Regularly vacuuming your carpets, rugs, and hard floors to remove traces of dirt, pet hair, and food particles will help you to keep a clean house. eBay Australia is the perfect place to shop for all your housekeeping and cleaning supplies. You will discover a great range of vacuum cleaners in various types and popular brands. Whether you are searching for an upright vacuum cleaner, handheld vacuum cleaner, bagless vacuum cleaner, or a vacuum cleaner by Dyson, HooverKirby, Wertheim, or Electrolux, eBay Australia will meet all your needs. Start shopping for vacuum cleaners now on eBay Australia!

Choose a Vacuum Cleaner


Choose a Vacuum Cleaner

Select a vacuum cleaner that will work on your flooring or carpet and includes all the extra attachments, accessories, and features you need. Make sure your new vacuum cleaner is easily portable throughout your home as well.

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Upright vacuum cleaners

Upright vacuum cleaners typically have a motor, bag, hose, and beater included in a single unit. The wheeled carriages on upright vacuum cleaners make them easy to manoeuvre and some are able to self-propel to cover large, open areas of a room.

Upright vacuum cleaners are great on carpeting and you'll find that they have adjustment options for carpets of different heights as well as a setting for bare floors.

Although upright vacuums come with several hose and wand attachments, you may have some difficulties navigating closets and vacuuming stairs.

Some popular brands of upright vacuum cleaner brands include Dyson upright vacuum cleaners, and Hoover upright vacuum cleaners .

Canister vacuum cleaners

Canister vacuum cleaners, consisting of a long hose and canister containing a motor and bag, are a good choice for hardwood floors, curtains, vertical surfaces, and stairs. They provide excellent suction for hard floors. Some are available in smaller, more portable sizes than upright vacuum cleaners, and some also include beater attachments.

Hard bag vacuum cleaners

Certain upright vacuum cleaners and canister vacuum cleaners deposit dirt and debris into a container rather than a vacuum bag. These hard bag vacuum cleaners, also known as bagless vacuum cleaners, normally include HEPA filters that more efficiently remove dust, dirt particles, pollen, and dander from the air passing through the vacuum cleaner. This vacuum in particular is a good choice for allergy sufferers.

Broom/stick vacuum cleaners

Broom vacuum cleaners, also called "stick vacs", are similarly designed to thin, light upright vacuums, but do not have rollers and beaters. Broom vacuum cleaners perform well on hardwood floors, curtains, furniture, and also hard-to-reach locations.

With their small and lightweight design, most broom vacuum cleaners use a dirt cup instead of a bag to catch any dirt and dust. Their small motors don’t use as much power as larger vacuums, and there are also cordless models are available.

Handheld vacuum cleaners

Handheld vacuum cleaners, sometimes called "dustbusters", offer a highly convenient alternative to larger vacuums being small, light and typically cordless. Like broom vacuum cleaners, they mostly use a dirt cup instead of a bag, have a wand attachment to reach tight spaces, and some also have an agitator attachment for carpets and furniture. Overall, they are great for small cleanups.

Robotic vacuum cleaners

Robotic vacuum cleaners, are the latest trend in carpet cleaning, and ideal for saving you time, hassle, and work. These self-powered, self-navigating, and self-timing machines come equipped with dirt sensors that tell the vacuum when to spend more time on a certain area of the carpet or floor.

Robotic vacuum cleaners have heads that are adjustable for varying carpet heights as well as hardwood floors. Several models also come equipped with side brushes to clean the edges of the room and around furniture. Most have a bagless system that makes emptying out the collection area easy.

Central vacuums

Rather than carrying the motor and cleaning bag with you, contemplate installing a central vacuum.

In a central vacuum system, pipes in the walls connect to a powerful motor in an out-of the-way place such as a closet or in the garage. When you wish to clean a room, connect a vacuum hose to one of the three or four inlets spaced throughout your house and allow the pipes to carry dirt and debris through to the motor and bag. As the motor is positioned in a remote location, the task of vacuuming is very quiet.

Carpet steamers and carpet shampooers

Deep-cleaning carpet steamers, sometimes called "steam vacs," use steam or steam and a detergent solution to clean and sterilise carpets.

Carpet steamers look similar to upright vacuums, but instead of a bag, they have a tank to hold vacuumed cleaning fluid and dirt. Rather than beaters, most carpet steamers have multiple rotating heads that agitate dirt out of the carpet and allow the cleaning solution to get deep into the nap. Powerful suction will then lift the solution, and the dirt, out of the carpet.

Several steam cleaners also come equipped with a spray feature to help remove dirt from heavily soiled areas. Carrying handles also make them easy to transport and empty.

Consider buying a carpet shampooer to fight heavy dirt or soil on your carpet. They combine hot water and a cleaning solution to form foam that sprays onto your rug. Rotating heads will then massage the nap of the carpet to make sure the cleaning solution can get all the way to the base, thus bringing dirt to the surface. Once your rug or carpet has dried, you can vacuum the dirt away. Carpet shampooers are more effective at deep cleaning, than dry vacuuming or steam cleaning alone.

Hard-surface steam cleaners

Hard-surface steam cleaners, another type of deep cleaner, use steam heated to 104 degrees Celsius to clean and sterilise hard floors. Although they aren't a replacement for a vacuum, buy a hard-surface steam cleaner if you want to avoid using chemicals on your floors, since they only need water.

The temperature and pressure of the steam breaks apart any kind of dirt that has built up, making the process of cleaning very easy.


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Find Vacuum Cleaners on eBay Australia


Find Vacuum Cleaners on eBay Australia

Once you know what type of vacuum cleaner you need, visit eBay Australia's Home & Lifestyle portal, click the Vacuum Cleaners link under Housekeeping & Cleaning, and start searching for items.

                                                             Housekeeping & Cleaning Categories List

  • Categories: The Categories list on the left side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. For example, under Housekeeping and Cleaning, you will find links to Cleaning Supplies, Laundry & Ironing, Vacuum Cleaners and Other.

  • Keyword search: Search eBay Australia listing titles for specific words. For example, if you want to find a bagless vacuum cleaner, type "bagless vacuum" (without quotation marks) into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay Australia's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords.

If you can't find exactly what you want, try shopping eBay Stores, tell the eBay Australia Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now, or save a search on My eBay and eBay Australia will email you when a match becomes available.


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Buy Vacuum Cleaners With Confidence


Buy Vacuum Cleaners With Confidence

Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay Australia and PayPal protect you.

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Know your purchase

Carefully read the details in item listings.

  • Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships.

  • If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question" link under the seller's profile.

  • Always make sure to complete your transaction on eBay Australia (with a bid, Buy It Now, or Best Offer). Transactions conducted outside of eBay Australia are not covered by eBay Australia protection programs.

  • Never pay for your eBay Australia item using instant cash wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.

Know your seller

Research your seller so you feel positive and secure about every transaction.

  • What is the seller's Feedback rating? How many transactions have they completed? What percentage of positive responses do they have?

  • What do buyers say in their Feedback? Did the seller receive praise?

  • Most top eBay Australia sellers operate like retail stores and have return policies. Do they offer a money-back guarantee? What are the terms and conditions?

Buyer protection

In the unlikely event that a problem arises during your transaction, eBay Australia and PayPal are there for you.

  • Pay safely with PayPal: PayPal enables you to pay without the seller ever seeing your bank account or credit card numbers. In fact, PayPal protects buyers 100% against unauthorised payments from their accounts. Plus, with PayPal Buyer Protection, your purchase can be covered up to $1,500.

  • eBay Australia Security & Resolution Centre: Visit the Security & Resolution Centre to learn how to protect your account and use eBay Australia's quick and efficient resolution tools.


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Need More Help?


Need More Help?

Visit our help pages or start a thread on one of our Community Discussion Boards - If you have a quick question that needs answering, try posting it on our community Answer Centre - there's bound to be a seasoned eBay Australia veteran with just the information you're looking for!


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