Sale / Good deal – The Kärcher VC 6 Cordless OurFamily “4 stars” stick vacuum cleaner at €224.98 (-15%)

With its VC6 Cordless OurFamily, Kärcher is trying out the stick vacuum cleaner in stick format. This first attempt results in a rather simple model, which focuses on the essentials, without many frills except for a removable battery.

By relying on now well-known technologies, Kärcher ensures that its stick vacuum cleaner in stick format VC6 does not suffer from any major design flaws. Admittedly, the remaining battery life indicator is reduced to its simplest expression and some competing stick vacuum cleaners are more enticing thanks to their additional features or a more extensive set of accessories. The VC6 still benefits from some welcome additions (the suction mode selector, in particular), but it is above all its effectiveness on all types of floors that largely pleads in its favor.

Strong points

• Good suction performance on all types of floors.
• Choice of fractional or continuous suction.
• Ease of maintenance.
• Contained sound level.

Weak points

• Imprecise autonomy indicators.
• Few accessories provided.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

Alternatively

The Proscenic P12 upright vacuum cleaner performs its mission efficiently, while containing the dust in its collector. It stands out as the best model of the manufacturer and a competitor of choice for the medal of the best price-performance ratio of our comparison, even if everything is not perfect. The Vertect light, a pale copy of an idea much better exploited by Dyson, leaves a more than mixed impression, as does the whistle emitted by the machine and its autonomy which is a little too short for our taste.