Dyson vacuums: really all that good?

[Andy Hall]

But never forget the old adage:

"Nothing sucks like an Electrolux"

[Steve Roberts]

Never had a single problem with my DC02 or DC05 (and the only reason I had to replace the 02 was because I left it with the ex-wife!).

I raved about the 02 to my girlfriend but she wasn't convinced until we bought the 05. I made a point of vaccing the house with the previous bag vac she had, then re-vaccing it with the Dyson. By the time I had done the staircase and landing it was FULL - mostly cat hair and her hair! That was a damn good demonstration of how much better it was than the previous cleaner if nothing else.

One thing that I really like about the 05 is that it's the 'motorhead' model, which has a motor powered rotary brush in the head. I notice that later models went over to using a turbine powered brush instead, which seems a really retrograde step. Is a motorhead available for any of the new range?

Personally, I recommend Dyson to everyone and would never consider buying anything else.

Steve

[Steve Firth]

Heck, it's just the same as a 1930s Hoover.

Remove your head and smell the coffee.

[PC Paul]

If they are that confident, next time somebody gets caught by the Kirbyites (ouch) tell them to vacuum with theirs *first* then use the tube on your vacuum to show that no more dirt was forthcoming.

Bet they won't.

[TheScullster]

"Eddy Bentley" wrote

Had a Dyson upright which was used for general domestic use only. Broke once in warranty. Broke again soon after warranty expired. Decided to cut losses! SWMBO found the Dyson heavy and difficult to manoeuvre so we switched to a Panasonic. The Panasonic might not quite have the same suction, but the cleaning efficiency is almost as good and it has bags (so you don't have to tip gallons of dust to the four winds to empty it). SWMBO suffers severely from asthma (as does our son) and neither noticed massive respiratory improvements with the Dyson. Also is cost £70 after haggling - can't remember what exorbitant price we paid for the Dyson.

Phil

[:Jerry:]

At least he can smell the coffee after using a Dyson, rather than a room full of re-distributed dust, as with some so called vacuum cleaners!

[John Rumm]

you seem to be thinking of an upright. The DC05 is a cylinder cleaner with a powered brush head.

Perhaps they make two versions of each model, a crap one that half the posters here have seen, and a decent one the other half rave about. Might explain the polarisation of opinion.

[Brian Sharrock]

IMHO; it's a 'religious thing; there's the group who say - it doesn't lose suction; honest (therefore they neglect the machine) and those that say 'it doesn't lose suction - especially when I regularly clean the filters (they tend to rave about the machines).

BTW: an anecdote; my wife and I were browsing at Dyson machines in a large shed when we noticed a sales-droid being bothered by a (youngish) couple trailing (literally) a Dyson which they claimed wasn't working. The assistant - how he remained cool and polite, I'll never know - indicated that one was supposed to empty the container - it was stuffed to capacity - and mentioned the filter -which was encrusted with dirt.

The couple trailed the machine out of the doors.

[As my wife said; - she'd have been mortified to take a machine full of dust, fluff, hairs etc outside the house, never mind to have it examined by a sales person!]

[Steve Firth]

I like to see the brainwashed bleat. It reminds me why I shouldn't pay any attention to the opinions of the masses.

[Andy Hall]

Where do you think that these people come from?

Somehow one has to believe that their elevators don't go to the top floor.

[Brian Sharrock]

I'd gusee within a arc circumscribed by ten/ twenty miles to the North, East and West ... { the coast is to the south ;) }. The really sad thing is that these people have as much say in who should be Prime Minister as you and I !

[Andy Hall]

Bournemouth?

... and look what has happened there.

[:Jerry:]

You really are a ignorant fucktard ...

[:Jerry:]

I suspect a planet called 'Fucktard', hence why they are known as 'Fucktards'... Ask Steve Firth, he should know!

[Derek Geldard]

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Was that what you meant to say ?

DG

[NoSpam]

aaarrgghh. Friday'itis "... but they only had very minor problems."

Dave

[The Medway Handyman]

Nat at all. I have a mate who runs a very successfull vac repair business. At any one time there will be half a dozen Die Soons in his shop.

I mentioned this to him once - he opened the workshop door to reveal possibly 50 Die Soons. He loves them - reckons they pay for two holidays a year.

[Jason]

I can well believe that. I expect the division is around about the time manufacture was switched to China.

-- JJ

[The Natural Philosopher]

I think the disparity stems from the actual use and expectations.

Those who have abused cylinder cleaners, never emptied the bag, never scrapped their carpets with te brush ting down and never had to suck up plaster dust, (.il.e most women) find dysons wonderful: irrespectibve oif te fact that they diont reach teh parts that other vacuum cleaners do, they are always obvuious when needing emtying, and make the ladies feel they have actually swqept a floor.

Those who have to go afterwards and clean the skirtings and the cobwebs off the ceiling, are not noticed, for what are we but stupid men, after all?

And therefore out preferred machines are stupid too.

[Lurch]

On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:44:21 +0100, "The Medway Handyman" mused:

I've got about 150 atm, ostly just blocked filters and a few motors, mainly with blocked filters as well.

I have no more Dysons in that 'just fall to pieces' than any other machine.