Brendan O'Connor Stefanie Preissner: “I have six hoovers – and a back-up battery.”
Mar 28, 2026
Stefanie Preissner, screenwriter and actor who loves order and clever gadgets. She talks about owning six vacuums, slow-hoovering technique, and even vacuuming fake grass. She explains cordless battery tips, robot vacuums, mapping and avoiding Lego, and how robots reshaped household chores.
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Owning Multiple Vacuums And Hooving Fake Grass
- Stefanie Preissner owns six vacuum cleaners including a leaf vacuum and once retired the noisy leaf blower because of neighbourhood looks.
- She also hoovers artificial grass and finds cleaning diverse surfaces personally satisfying.
Slow Backstroke Picks Up More Dirt
- Slow vacuuming—pulling the vacuum slowly towards you on the backstroke—picks up more dirt than hurried passes.
- The technique works best on most vacuums and favors a slow backstroke over rushing forward.
Keep A Charged Spare Battery
- Get a second battery for cordless stick vacuums so one is always charged and you can swap when one dies.
- Two batteries are usually enough to clean a whole house without interruption.