Anyone have a Dyson vacuum cleaner? - Page 2

ebpcivicsi · 06-05-06, 05:09

We have the "pet" version, bought it on ebay. We love it, the suction is great, ease of use is great, but I cannot speak of durability as we have only had it a few months. We have had several higher price vacuums in the past by Hoover, Eurkea, etc--the Dyson blows them away IMO. We have three dogs, all of them shed, the suction is more than enough to keep this under control--we vacuum every other day.

Teutonics · 06-05-06, 06:45

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Originally Posted by chml17l

The one drawback is the large vacuum head doesn't reach under low furniture. This necessitates use of the floor tool attachment which causes you to stop and extract the wand device.

My wife has one and loves it, except for the item above. Her issue is that it won't go under the edge of the kitchen cabinets, which is where lots of crumbs, dirt, etc. tends to accumulate quickly.

Steve02SLT · 06-05-06, 08:14

I don't own one, when I worked at Best Buy we had them, and used to use the demo models for our dept. It worked GREAT! But the roomba was much better cause it does all the work for you. It sucked really good, and was simple to clean!!

n2_space · 06-05-06, 08:41

We got one about 2 years ago after a co worker of my wife's raved about it. We love it, works great and never had a problem with it

kompressornsc · 06-05-06, 10:18

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Originally Posted by GearHead_1

It makes it extremely easy my wife and my kids thinkg is great and very easy to handle.

Maybe it was becasue it was on wood floors with a lot of furniture to go around and under and between. I just figured out what my problem with it was. Like a bike (or car or boat), you have to have forward motion to turn it. I guess I'm use to a canister with a power head that is easier to maneuver.

GearHead_1 · 06-05-06, 10:40

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Originally Posted by kompressornsc

Maybe it was becasue it was on wood floors with a lot of furniture to go around and under and between. I just figured out what my problem with it was. Like a bike (or car or boat), you have to have forward motion to turn it. I guess I'm use to a canister with a power head that is easier to maneuver.

You are right and it goes one step further than that. You pull the handle in the opposite direction as you are used to with a normal vacuum in order to change directions. It takes all of about 20 minutes to get used to it. It pulls itself very nicely.

-Lebowski- · 06-05-06, 12:17

Totally not worth the money. Had three of them and they worked no better than the $170 bissle I have right now. Its for someone who has money to throw away.

kompressornsc · 06-05-06, 12:25

Don't know if they work worth a damn, but for the 'cool' factor, I like the new Hoovers.

Hoover Z series

hondaguy2582 · 06-05-06, 09:45

Better than any other damn vacuum Ive tried. I have tried all hoovers, bissells, they all suck.

German quality=YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR

wifehatescar · 06-06-06, 04:14

I got a DC14 recently for my 2 dogs. I works great for the most part, very happy with it.

PS - that Z vacuum, go to a store and TRY to pick it up, it weighs double what the Dyson does. Feels like it's made of concrete.

Sarcazmo · 06-06-06, 07:11

IMO they work quite well. My GF just got one. She would vacuum the floor with her old hoover, then the Dyson. It was amazing how much extra stuff the Dyson would pull up.

Setec Astronomy · 06-06-06, 07:24

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Originally Posted by kompressornsc

Don't know if they work worth a damn, but for the 'cool' factor, I like the new Hoovers.

Hoover Z series

$450!?!?! Looks like Hoover has embraced the "boutique" (Dyson?) marketing model...the more it costs the more desirable? Years ago when Nautilus started making home exercise equipment, I remember having a phone conversation with someone that was selling it. They were hugely expensive, and then he told me the prices were going up soon, so I asked how they expected to sell any at an even higher price, and he told me they were raising the price because they thought it would sell better that way