I don't know how old it is,
but the problem isn't all that common, domestically, I guess, so there's nothing you can really get for it in Tesco.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 15:35, archived)

Those little Dirt Devil tubes seem to cover a lot of things.
They're quite dear, though, I think.
( Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 15:37, archived)