Morphy Richards Supervac 732008 – Stairs
As there is no ‘hose and tools’ facility on offer, the Supervac 008 must be carried up the stairs and used on each and every step. Thanks to its super light weight, this isn’t an issue, and the lack of cords gives you excellent range and also eliminates the potential trip hazard. The cleaner easily handles both carpets and hard surfaces, and the pivoting head gives you some latitude to maneuver around turns.
The limiting factor for the 008’s stair cleaning performance is its poor edge cleaning and lack of a hand tool alternative to treat the areas the main floor head misses.
A small domestic dispute ensued in the test facility. While the latter issue was far from ideal, it has been argued that the Supervac 008 was not designed to be a ‘main’ or sole cleaner in the home. Its ability to do a decent job of cleaning open floors and stairs while being lightweight and easy to use made it the perfect secondary cleaner. The assumption is that missing edges and a lack of a truly thorough carpet cleaning are likely to be remedied with a less regular run through with the house’s main wired vacuum.
It’s a fair point, but still no excuse for poor head design in our opinion.
Morphy Richards Supervac 732008 – Animal Hair
With its rotating brush bar and soft bristles, pet hair doesn’t pose too much of a problem for the Supervac 008. A few passes of our pet hair test area on the mixed Collie and Labrador hair carpet showed the area cleaned in around 12 seconds. That’s a fabulous result for a handheld vacuum and isn’t too far off our pet-specific cleaner threshold of under 10 seconds.
Again, poor edge cleaning can result in hairs being embedded in the carpet in the corners, but the 008 surface hairs are easily removed on open carpets and hard floors. Likewise, the lack of tools means it’s not really great for cleaning sofas or pet beds. The soft-bristled brush didn’t seem to tangle hair any more than a traditional stiff-bristled brush, and Morphy has cleverly included a coin twist for access to the bar, making cleaning easier.
Should I buy the Morphy Richards Supervac 732008?
As a second home cleaner, the Supervac 008 offers cordless convenience, super light weight and cleaning performance that rivals most stick vacuums on the market. Plus, the battery life is good enough for a full house cleaning.
It’s pretty messy to empty, though, and doesn’t offer deep or edge cleaning like the best wired models, but for a quick clean, the 008, if not entirely super, is pretty useful.
verdict
The Supervac 732008 is an ideal second vacuum for quick cleaning, but lacks the power for a more thorough cleaning.