hoovers

[dannyday5821]

why oh why has nobody invented a silent hoover yet? I hate that noise! That constant drone. Its torture, and destorys the very fabric of suburban living when all you can hear in the afternoon is a hidieous noise. why are hoovers so loud? Why has no one invented a way to suppress the noise?

amazing isnt it? they can silence a pistol, but heavens forbid they silence a hoover!!!

[Ethel]

Vacuum cleaners are horrendously noisy - I'd certainly buy a quiet vacuum.

[Ethel]

You can indeed silence a pistol:
......, a silencer will silence a pistol caliber shot completely. A silenced pistol makes no sound at all except for the mechanical noise of the hammer falling and the action cycling.

[puddicat]

My eldest lad, used to go to sleep to the sound of the hoover, strange hoovering at eleven at night, anyway wish they would make a silent washing machine, mines sounds like is going to take off!!!!

[R1Geezer]

It's middle age blokes doing the house work mate!

[abstract]

there is a silent hoover...................its called a broom!

[terambulan]

apply ur mp3 to ur lugs....as loud as bearable. Problem solved!

[abstract]

ive got a mate we call dyson,but for completely different reasons!

[rov1200]

I suppose its just like having a requirement for a jet engine. Much of the power would be lost in trying to silence it.

In fact there are silencers available. Bose earphones have a noise cancelling device fitted which takes the incoming noise and produces a sound wave of the opposite polarity adds it to the incoming noise and so cancels the offending nuisance. I believe there is a small deteriation in the music heard though.

[adamhornsby]

There are silent vacuum cleaners here:
http://www.miele.co.uk/Products/ProductList.as px?range=Vacuum+Cleaners&filter=6195%c2%acy%7c
and also silent washing machines here:
http://www.miele.co.uk/Products/ProductList.as px?range=Washing%20Machines

[rov1200]

I suppose in future we can turn on the robot vaccum cleaner leave them to it and leave the house to do other things.

http://www.electricshopping.com/shop/shop.do?c ID=30