IFA 2019

[logixx]

Yes, the manual and the press release both state that the 59-minute cycle is rated for up to 5 kg - which is on par with similar cycles by other brands.

From what I have seen on YouTube, a large load will increase the cycle time on the Q-Drive models as the backplate action is reduced. A full 9kg load at 60C resulted in a cycle time of 2:03 hrs in this Samsung washer.

 

[donprohel]

Energy label for vacumm cleaners...

...is dead and buried, does not exist any more.

I have only found this article from Which?, but I am sure a little Google-ing would deliver further information.

https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/11/dyson-wins-eu-vacuum-appeal-energy-label-annulled/

 

[nick]

Thank you for that donprohel - European appliance brands will be even stronger EU commission haters after that...how much wasted R&D effort, and how big a swing will happen back towards traditional units now? Man, they messed that one up so badly.

 

[donprohel]

You are welcome, Nick

However, I am not sure there has been any R&D effort at all.

In my opinion, EU appliance brands have just used a cheaper and less powerful motor using the "Energy label" to advertise how good their under-performing vacuums were

 

[lowefficiency]

The biggest problem with the Dyson handhelds is that as each generation becomes larger and heavier, they become more cumbersome to use.

DC59: 4.6 lbs
V6: 4.9 lbs
V7: 5.45 lbs
V8: 5.63 lbs
V10: 5.9 lbs
V11: 6.68 lbs

Sure the V11 can for most folks replace their plug-in vacuum... but what replaces the compact and lightweight handheld that the Dyson itself once was?

 

[vacerator]

Well,

as cars got better, they also get a bit larger, or at least used to. I dunno what I'd expect a company to do, other than improve a design, and run out it's planned obsolecense life of a decade or so before debuting an altogether new model, though they tout each new facelift as "all new". Most things have been done before.
I uesd to say a car was all new when the undercarriage frame, or platform, and suspension parts were totally different from the previous generations. This usd to occur about every 5 to 7 years, when we were a more throw away society, and sales were much higher.

 

[lowefficiency]

>> Well, as cars got better, they also get a bit larger, or at least used to.

The difference, of course, being that people don't routinely climb into vacuum cleaners, nor do they carry cars around with their arms.

 

[miele4life]

great selection of machines at this year's IFA, I quite like the new Vestel models with the fun to watch JetSystem, as well as more Hoover/Candy models getting a Bianca-style scrolling-text display across the range too, the new Bosch/Siemens models with the JetSystem looks good and I look forward to seeing 1 in action too, I also noticed that the Serie 2 models are being updated as well using the WAE/WAN design. Not a bad selection this year.