Embedded pet hair in carpets needs brush action as well as suction, and all these models use rotating heads to lift nasties from deep in the pile. If you add extra filter and fragrance pods to some models, your home will be whiff-free and pristine. We've tested and included cylinder, upright, hand-held and robot vacuums, so make sure you opt for the model best suited to your space. 1. Miele C3 Cat and Dog Powerline: £229.99, johnlewis.co.uk The most efficient cylinder vacuum we tried, this packs a punch to the point where our tester said she could see carpet actually lift from the floorboards. Unsurprisingly, it picks up hair with ease. It comes with an extra turbo-head for pet hair pick-up and the integral air filter helps absorb dog and cat whiffs so you won’t spread odours around the house. We liked the way this cylinder vacuum had a dial to vary the suction strength, so it could be used to gather lighter fluff in a pet bed without sucking up the cushion insert too.

The turbo brush head attachment was good on longer-pile carpets. This wasn’t the strongest vacuum we tried but a good value budget choice. 3. Sebo Airbelt E1 Pet: £259.95, amazon.co.uk This powerful cylinder model was so whisper-quiet, our tester had to check she’d put it on properly. The squidgy 'bumper' all around it meant any knocks to walls and furniture were also hushed. The ergonomic handle was very comfortable and it made light work of stubborn pet hairs with a couple of sweeps of the pivoted head. 4. Roomba 880 Vacuum Cleaning Robot: £574, amazon.co.uk Expensive, yes, but what price more free time with your pet? You can programme the Roomba to do its thing at a certain time every day while you’re out taking Fido to the park. It will reverse as it senses obstructions and stairs but will also know when something’s light enough to brush past.  Robust and surprisingly effective, it can sense how hard to work as it scoots under furniture and goes from hard floor to carpet before returning itself to base for charging.

5. Turbo Power Bagless Pets Upright Vacuum Cleaner: £119.99, hoover.co.uk This was heavier than most of the vacuums we tried, so not best for stairs and lugging around smaller rooms. However, if you want to tackle bigger carpeted areas, this budget model is effective and has a rotating brush pet attachment too, making tackling hairy upholstery a cinch. Rather than using a traditional brush movement to sweep up pet hair, Dyson’s Tangle-Free Turbine attachment uses counter-rotating heads to ball up the hair and send it straight to the see-through bin. (Easily emptied, thankfully – balled Labrador hair is not pleasant.) The hose was long enough to cover a 13-step staircase, so we set it to work with impressive results. 7. Black and Decker Lithium Flexi Vacuum with Pet Hair Removal Tool: £67.99, amazon.co.uk Leave this cordless, lightweight vac to charge then you’ll get around 20 minutes to half an hour’s worth of surprisingly strong suction. That’s plenty of time to zip over the car interior using the pet hair attachment, or zoom round curtains and other hard-to-reach areas with the extendable hose.

8. Vileda Robot Cleaner: £149.99, argos.co.uk Another robot vacuum, this more basic version has less powerful suction power and fewer clever features than the Roomba, but let’s not forget the price difference. However, if you want something to scoot round uncomplicated areas cleaning up kitty kibble and fluff, then it’s great for sprucing up while you get on with other chores. 9. Gator Pet Handheld Vacuum: £49.99, amazon.co.ukCurtains To Go With Brown Couch The more traditional ‘dust buster’ end on this handheld vac can be supplemented with a chunky Turbohead brush to gather hair. Patio Furniture BargainsAs usual with rotating heads, any longer hair (human, usually) gets wound around the brush but that’s easy to snip off with scissors thanks to its wide opening. Nordstrom Prom Dresses On Sale

We liked the washable filter which kept this model whiff-free. 10. Gtech AirRam K9: £249, gtech.co.uk Our tester loved the versatility of this cordless cleaner. Though it worked well on pet hair with a couple of scoots, he found larger debris could be fired out again occasionally. Dirt and pet hair was compacted into blocks that were less messy to jettison than bags or dusty canisters. The option of fitting floral-scented tabs to the filter was a nice touch this cat owner appreciated. The Miele seemed to have the most impressive suction of all those we tried and really set to work on carpet hair that was usually hard to shift. With the uprights, there’s no denying the Dyson delivers, especially with its handheld attachment for pet hair. For absolutely amazing results with zero effort, though, Roomba really was the dog’s whatsits. Galaxy S7 vs iPhone 6S Trusted Reviews is part of the Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Technology Network © Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 2003-2016, All rights reserved|

Get TrustedReviews' award-winning reviews and advice delivered to your inbox for free! By submitting your details, you'll also receive emails from Time Inc. UK, publisher of Trusted Reviews andA good vacuum cleaner can make an arduous task a bearable one. Our Best Vacuum Cleaner Round-up has every type covered, including bagged machines, bagless models, cordless vacuums, cylinder vacuums and uprights.Several brands are included in our round-up, including Miele, Shark, Dyson and Vax. All the models in our round-up have been tested by our expert husband and wife reviewing team, Richard and Jackie Stevenson.The round-up includes summaries of their full reviews, but you can click the read more link on each to read the full review and see before and after photos from each machine.Hit the Next arrow above or , or read on for more advice and information on which type you should buy, how we test and a summary of the best vacuum cleaners we’ve tested.Watch: First look at Dyson's new robot vacuum cleaner, the 360 EyeThere are two key choices to make here.

First, you need to choose between bagged and bagless vacuum cleaners; secondly, are you better off with an upright or a cylinder vacuum cleaner? We’ll get to those in a moment.But there’s one further option – cordless vacuum cleaners. They’re a new trend in vacuum cleaners. Most aren’t as powerful as corded vacuum cleaners, but they make up for that with versatility and simplicity. Ridding yourself of the cable makes spot cleans much easier, so they’re a great alternative if you already have a decent corded vacuum cleaner for tougher jobs.We've found you great deals on vaccuums cleaners we recommend you buy.Miele Complete C3 Cat & Dog Powerline at Amazon.co.uk | Now £286 Vax Air Cordless Lift U85-ACLG-B at Amazon.co.uk | Now £239.99Dyson V8 Absolute at Amazon.co.uk | Now $377Dyson popularised bagless vacuum cleaners, but there are clear advantages and disadvantages to both types. The main benefit of a bagless vacuum cleaner is no loss of suction, or at least a smaller reduction, as your cleaner fills up.

Performance varies from brand to brand, depending on the quality of their systems, but that’s the key selling point.The problem with bagless vacuum cleaners is that they can send dust back into your room when emptied unless you’re very careful. That’s where bagged vacuum cleaners are best, particularly the self-sealing kind used by the likes of Miele. A bagged vacuum cleaner is a better option if you’re an allergy sufferer.Another advantage of bagless vacuum cleaners is that you don’t have to buy bags, saving some money in the long run. However, most bagless cleaners need to have their filters cleaned once a month or so, which means leaving them to dry for at least 24 hours. The only exception are some new Dysons, which are among the first to have no filter whatsoever.Whether you choose an upright or a cylinder vacuum cleaner largely comes down to the style of cleaner you prefer. Cylinder cleaners are normally easier to store, but pulling them around can become annoying. They’re not the best for people with bad backs, either, due to you having to bend down often to pick them up.

A good upright will breeze around your floors with ease, and they normally have wider cleaning heads that cover a larger area in one sweep. It can be tricky to get under furniture with an upright, but some are designed to avoid this problem.If you’re unsure, see if you can try some out first.Every vacuum cleaner in our round-up has been individually reviewed – each summary includes a link to our full, in-depth review of the product where you can read about the pros and cons, and see how well it cleans in our before-and-after photos.When we review vacuum cleaners we look at the following things:Manoeuvrability –Here we look at how easy it is to steer, pull and lift the machine. We test on carpets and hard floors and look for problems such as overbalancing on upright machines, flexibility and common issues like “sticking” heads on hard floors due to poorly designed cleaner heads.Carpet cleaning – We test using white powder on dark carpets and include before-and-after photos of carpet cleaning after three sweeps, where one sweep is up and down across the area.

Edge cleaning – Our carpet test also includes how well the machine cleans up to the edge of skirting boards before you have to resort to specialist crevice tools.Hard floor cleaning – We conduct similar tests on hard floors and look at how well the vacuum cleaner sucks dust up from crevices and gaps in flooring.Pet hair cleaning – We test how long and how many sweeps it takes to clean a 40cm-diameter circle of combed-in pet hair.Cleaning on stairs – We see how easy it is to clean on stairs using the tools provided. We pay particular attention to how long the detachable hose is and how easy it is to carry the vacuum cleaner if you need to.Noise – We measure how noisy the machine is in decibels recorded at head level.We also check to see what accessories are included, how well they work and how versatile the machine is. For example, some vacuum cleaners are good at specific jobs or have small capacities that mean they're only suitable for smaller homes, while others have lots of tools that make them suitable for a variety of jobs.