Dyson challenges EU ruling on his hoover's energy efficiency ratings

The filters are PITA, need changing with monotonous frequency and are expensive.

I just wash it under the tap. When I remember, about once a year...

Same here for the portable. For the DC01, there is a filter that needs changing, but I can't remember when we last changed it.

Does Mr Dyson actually call his machine a hoover?

As do most makes. However, Having only recently tried a Dysan, it does seem to work better then the Vax I have for the same power rating and both are bagless. I think Vacuum cleaning is an imprecise art at the best of times so who knows.

Brian

Yes, some of the other makes conveniently fall to bits if you attempt to wash them. I smell a rat here.

Brian

But how long will it continue working? The performance seems to be good, but the build quality rubbish.

I have a 20 year old Panasonic upright with bags. All it has ever had is new bags and a couple of drive belts. Despite there being a long haired dog in the house for much of the time.

The only Hoover I ever tried fell apart after about three months. I replaced it with a Mercedes. It's been working perfectly for

JGH

So how does this differ from my DC01 that is 19 years old, has needed some work on the mains cable and a new hose?

Hoovers only do 15mph down the motorway, that was your problem.

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I've got a Hoover Junior in the shed - must be 50 years old and still does the job.

His commercials never show the machines being emptied, as that would reveal that they are not at all 'bagless', as the only non-hazardous way to empty the cylinder is directly into a bin liner.

I think it is more the case that the old(er) Dysons were indeed of very high quality but it is in more recent years that the quality has dropped.

You might argue that something similar has occurred with other brands also but I'm not hearing that it is quite to the same extent.

We've had a DC35 also for a couple of years, at the enthusiastic recommendation of a relly. It gets a lot of use and had no problems.

Gosh amazing. Me, I just empty the Dysons onto the carpet. Or outside facing into the wind whenever it blows hard, like yesterday.

Perhaps you should leave the domestic chores to your carers.

Gosh, you're a sharp one.

You may jest. Back in the 50s, my parents' cylinder vacuum cleaner had a permanent fabric bag. To empty it you removed the end cap, upturned the whole thing onto a sheet of paper and then trod a few times on a lever. This tensioned and then released a spring to shake the bag and dislodge the dust.

Chris