Thoughts on Dyson Vacuum Cleaners

[lavamat_jon]

Now don't get me started on Dyson washers. Those *definitely* are a huge pile of marketing. "The new Dyson contrarotator has 2 drums, just to be different and to give us an excuse to give out a premium retail price even though for the same price you can get a Miele that not only washes and rinses better and is a hell of a lot quieter but will also last you more than 2 years"

Can you tell I own a Miele?

 

[myhooverco]

YUCK is the word you are looking for!

I would rather clean my carpet with a shovel than use this horrid piece of overpriced plastic. A good Hoover Convertible will CLEAN your rug not just blow it around. Who wants to empty it and revisit the dirt you worked so hard to get in the first place. I think the dyson is just a flash in the pan and will not last long except in the landfills across the globe...In the future they will unearth these and ponder what they were used for!

(ducks and runs!!!!)

--Tom

I have posted a picture of what a real carpet cleaner looks like. Yes they are vintage but they do CLEAN carpet!

(ducks again!)

 

[eluxomarty]

DC07 Animal

I had to have the DC07 because of the color. How insane is that? After using all the attachments or rather struggling with all the attachments, i just use it to clean the rugs. The high suction makes the slinky hose collapse back and makes it hard to use the attachments. I would rather use an Electrolux for dusting anyway. I also just recently found a Hoover Concept Two that does a fantastic job on the rugs!! I do like how the Dyson empties though. I just hold it over the trash can and walk the opposite way of the dust cloud. However the shroud has to be cleaned periodically and there is nothing better than the Electrolux for that!

 

[mr_sparkle]

A tale of two Dysons

Ok I had the origional DC01 at University and thought it was GREAT! It had good suction and really cleaned the carpet better then my cylinder cleaner ever did.

HOWEVER

We now have this recent blue dyson thing at work, another upright and its RUBBISH, I have never see such a terrible vacuum!!! Get this, I dropped the hole punch and the went all over the floor, just little bits of paper, so i got our the dyson and tried to clean uop BUT it DIDDNT!! Well it did but I had to make about 5 passes, just to pick up paper! i was not impressed, the canister was no way near full and it was junk. I would not buy one.

I think id get an origional hoover junior from the 40's and have its electrics checked, then use that as a cleaner. At least they look like cleaners!

What i NEVER got was the dyson is markated as being bagless, using the same technology as air cleaners in paint factories, so in theory NO particles should escape the vacuum. Dust particles are pretty big things really, so all dust SHOULD stay in the canister, BUT Dysons also have little filters on them that need replacing periodicaly ---- WHY!!!!!!

Why dosnt the dyson trap all dirt and eliminate these cloth filters?? I think its false advertising.

 

[mayken4now]

DC07 is what Jeff and I have to do CARPETS ONLY! It serves well for that purpose, as we dont have pets, our house is not nasty to begin with. I find it to be a likeable upright.

NOW......for the attachments, YUK. We still use the Kirby Heritage for those jobs.

Steve

 

[urarachu]

People ask about the Dyson all the time at my shop...

Here's what I do. I walk over to it, and flip it over. I then tell them that it has the absolute worst brushroll I have ever seen in an upright vacuum cleaner. I tell them about how the Dyson only cleans the surface of the carpeting, not deep down. I show them about the bristles on it just barely poke out from the bottom plate. I show them how the bruhrolls guides the dirt towards the center of the nozzle, not the suction hose. I Show them how cheap and flimsy it is. I then show them the hose that's connected to the nozzle. It has a tear in it. That Dyson has been run for about 20 minutes, and emptied twice (no joke). The nozzle hose is already ruined. They get very disappointed.

I then sell them a much better Riccar vacuum cleaner that will clean their carpets much better, and last a lot longer. Several of the models are a lot cheaper too!

Dyson vacuum cleaners do have the bagless idea right. Their system is easily the most efficient of all the bagless vacuums made today. Unfortunately its the VERY poorly engineered head that ruins the party.

Also they say the exhaust filter on newer Dysons is lifetime....Guess that means the vacuum is only built to last a couple years. LOL they make the exhaust filter incredibly hard to take out also (not intended to be touched). I took one out at work, and there was literally a pile of sand underneath it.

No thanks. On super low carpeting they do great! They're just not intended for very plush American carpeting. Oh well.

 

[kirk280980]

I bought a DC04 in 1998, the week this model was launched, and it's been a real champ. In addition to normal housecleaning duties, I've used it as a dust extractor with an orbital sander and picked up a fair amount of plaster dust and rubble during house renovation work. So it does look a little grubby now (keep meaning to disassemble it and give it a good wash) but even so hasn't let me down once.

Had one minor repair a few years ago, although not due to a fault in the machine itself - a contractor borrowed the cleaner and picked up a razor blade with it, gouging the soleplate. Took just a couple of minutes to fit a new soleplate, and it has been fine ever since.

So overall it doesn't owe me anything, and I certainly have no complaints. Would I buy another Dyson? If I was looking for another upright, yes. Not interested in the Dyson canisters however, as I don't like their wands and attachments.

 

[hoover1060]

scratching my head here...

I thought the Dyson's tools were pretty easy to use, and the tool suction on the model I used was excellent.
I really liked his upholstry tool too, it worked very well at getting Jack's hair off the couch and from the stairs...

 

[mr_sparkle]

KIRK

Tell me more about you, you sound so damn macho, all this talk of orbital sanders and rubble, im imagining a 6 foot 4 muscle bound, grant mitchell look a-like????

SO what u doin on this board?? LOL

Your the same age as me too!

 

[lavamat_jon]

Tell me more about you

Yeah, because this is a personals site... back to the subject please

 

[kirk280980]

I am SO going to disappoint you Mr Sparkle. Grant Mitchell, in my dreams! Same haircut, yes, but unfortunately not the muscles to go with it. Enough spare tyres to rival Kwik Fit more like LOL.

Do enjoy a bit of renovation work, the heavier the better, however also into my laundry and vacs too. Watching an appliance work, getting a view of the action and seeing the results before your eyes, is what captivates me. As for taking an appliance apart to find out what makes it tick, and then putting it back together again, well I'm in heaven.

 

[eluxomarty]

dyson tools

Jeff, the Dyson tools are fine. it's just that the suction is so high that it pulls the slinky hose back on itself. A regular wire reinforced hose would be better. That way the vacuum would stay put and you could walk away from it at least six feet or so instead of it being right at your feet. in other words when the vacuum is on the hose becomes a two foot hose instead of a longer hose.

 

[eluxomarty]

canister hose

on looking at the pictures of the dyson canister hoses, i think dusting with the dyson upright would be a heck of a lot easier to do if you could attach a dyson canister hose to the upright.

 

[tolivac]

I also have two Dysons in my collection-a DC07 and a DC15.Mediocre machines-their small brushrolls just don't vibrate and sweep the carpet enough.Their hand tools are uselss and hard-awkward to use.Like other members prefer my Kirbys,Royals,Riccar Radiance and many others-esp those with a bag.The DC 07 even came from the local kirby folks as a trade in toward a Kirby-that prospect made a better choice in the Kirby.I had to clean dog and people hair from the DC07's brush roll.Was really wrapped up.Wouldn't vibrate or sweep worth a darn.they are interesting and unique machines.

 

[sudsmaster]

Poor man's Dyson

Actually, I think the vacuum looks pretty good, and "poor man's Dyson" is probably not quite fair.

The vac I'm thinking of is the Dirt Devil Reaction D2. It has dual cyclonic chambers, so its design is like an early Dyson. The reviews on Amazon are almost uniformly positive. I am strongly tempted to try one out, however, as yet I haven't seen one out of the box at the various stores that carry them. Target has it locally here for only $159, which is more or less my range for a new vac.

I'm not unhappy with my Eureka Whirlwind bagless, but the fact that the Reaction may have better suction, a washable HEPA filter, and easier emptying (it has little dual dump doors at the bottom like the Dyson's big single dump door) makes me inclined to give it a try.

Here's a link to the Amazon listing, which also includes customer reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BYADXY/104-0465147-6331146?n=1055398

 

[mr_sparkle]

Yeah, because this is a personals site... back to the subjec

Who are you to tell me what I can and cannot write Jon? Im not so obsessed with appliances that I carnt think of anything else. Its called being a community, having a laugh and meeting others.

 

[mixfinder]

PSB

Mr Sparkle,

I too, have been the object of scorn and dismay by members of the site. And soon enough, if you watch, someone else does the same thing and its all just a big laugh. Go figure?

It does make it feel personal, but I guess the ebb and flow of how censorship and disaproval is applied on this site can only be attributed to PSB running amok though the membership.

Kelly

PSB? The male counter play to PMS. Pesky Semen Buildup!

 

[mr_sparkle]

Thanks Mixfinder

No I diddnt take it personally, I just dont like some little child (literally) dictating to me what I can and cannot say.

LoL I thought you meant PET SHOP BOYS from the PSB!!!! LoL

 

[lavamat_jon]

Mr Sparkle

I do apologise... I was a bit mardy lastnight . Didn't even realise I posted it until I looked back this morning...

Jon

 

[sudsmaster]

Looks like time for some buttered scones and tea.

Cups 'n cakes ;-)