Have just weighed my horrible vacuum - it weighs 1stone and and 2lb. (Upright) -
I have banished it to upper floor and bought myself a "stick" vacuum. Recieved it last Friday - it is doing the job ok. For only 4 or 5 mats - rest wooden floor.
I have a GTech and love it, could never go back to one of those great, heavy lumbering things! Woofer moulting all over the place just now and the GTech is well up to the job of getting rid of all the hair.