Dyson Vacuum cleaners
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milkman
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I liked the service also, the new vacuum arrived in a box that looked like it had been run over by the brown truck and when I unpacked what was left of the box, I found that the foot pedal that releases the handle from upright position was broken. I called ABC and although it should have been UPS claim, they sent me the new part in 4 days, and apologized for the inconvenience. Installing that part is how I found that I had installed the belt wrong on the old machine.
CurlyDave
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Since we are now commuting between two houses, we have at least two vacuums.
I really like the Dyson we have in Oregon, DW prefers the Oreck we have in CA.
It took me several hours of use to get used to the Dyson but I really like the way it doesn't use bags.
I could learn to live with either, but if you have any hair-shedding animals, the Dyson will save you a small fortune on bags. I also think the Dyson picks up more dust and filters it better, primarily because there is generally a large wad of dog hair in the canister.
I really like the Dyson we have in Oregon, DW prefers the Oreck we have in CA.
It took me several hours of use to get used to the Dyson but I really like the way it doesn't use bags.
I could learn to live with either, but if you have any hair-shedding animals, the Dyson will save you a small fortune on bags. I also think the Dyson picks up more dust and filters it better, primarily because there is generally a large wad of dog hair in the canister.
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Sigarms
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After a years worth of use, I'm personally sold on the Dyson.
The vacuum cleaner has seen use at least once a week for the three floors. Have hardwood floors on the first floor and it really does work well. Usually use the wand feature to pick up the larger pieces of dog hair first, then use the vacuum to clean everything else up (and believe me when I say we can get some dog hair). Upstairs and basement have carpeting, and no complaints there as well (those two floors off limits for the dogs, so it's not as bad per dog hair). Will even load the vacuum cleaner in the truck and take it to the office and it works well on "industrial carpeting" that can see some heavy use.
Every once in a while I'll take the cleaner outside with the air hose and give it a good cleaning.
So far, no problem with any of the plastic parts.
I know warranties can be smoke screens, but per the form I have on file, it states "Your Dyson is covered for parts and labor for 5 years from the date of the purchase. If necessary, we'll arrange for your vacuum to be collected and repaired at no extra cost". Haven't had to use the warranty, but curious what will happen if I have to.
The vacuum cleaner has seen use at least once a week for the three floors. Have hardwood floors on the first floor and it really does work well. Usually use the wand feature to pick up the larger pieces of dog hair first, then use the vacuum to clean everything else up (and believe me when I say we can get some dog hair). Upstairs and basement have carpeting, and no complaints there as well (those two floors off limits for the dogs, so it's not as bad per dog hair). Will even load the vacuum cleaner in the truck and take it to the office and it works well on "industrial carpeting" that can see some heavy use.
Every once in a while I'll take the cleaner outside with the air hose and give it a good cleaning.
So far, no problem with any of the plastic parts.
I know warranties can be smoke screens, but per the form I have on file, it states "Your Dyson is covered for parts and labor for 5 years from the date of the purchase. If necessary, we'll arrange for your vacuum to be collected and repaired at no extra cost". Haven't had to use the warranty, but curious what will happen if I have to.
Therios Pendragon
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we purchased a Dyson Animal a couple years back after years of research and buying vacuum and vacuum in various degress of expense. Had a Kirby and shaved the impeller blades... cost to fix was out of this world... gave it to GoodWill. Had a Rainbow and gave it to my parents as they thought for sure thay could not live without it.
They came to visit last year when we bought the farm and have since purchased an Animal as well.
I have had absolute no issues with it. Nothing has broken and everything works perfectly. We have two long haired in-house Maine Coons and they seems to grow fur like Cudzu. The Dyson has absolutely no issues with it.
We vacuum in between with one of the latest Roomba's for pets... It is scheduled to run around once a day. I gets to that time and then heads off to go plug itself in for the next day. Although we like to watch it work once in a while and every time that we have company, they have to see the Roomba go.
Then they have to see the Scuba go as well (hardwood floow version of the Roomba). I am not as impressed with that as the cleaning fluid can pool slightly. But not enough to hurt anything, it is just a pain.
Overall, the Dyson is simply a joy. Hope that helps. When we moved here, we donated 3 top of the line Hoovers as well as an Orek to Goodwill...
They came to visit last year when we bought the farm and have since purchased an Animal as well.
I have had absolute no issues with it. Nothing has broken and everything works perfectly. We have two long haired in-house Maine Coons and they seems to grow fur like Cudzu. The Dyson has absolutely no issues with it.
We vacuum in between with one of the latest Roomba's for pets... It is scheduled to run around once a day. I gets to that time and then heads off to go plug itself in for the next day. Although we like to watch it work once in a while and every time that we have company, they have to see the Roomba go.
Then they have to see the Scuba go as well (hardwood floow version of the Roomba). I am not as impressed with that as the cleaning fluid can pool slightly. But not enough to hurt anything, it is just a pain.
Overall, the Dyson is simply a joy. Hope that helps. When we moved here, we donated 3 top of the line Hoovers as well as an Orek to Goodwill...
Kyle_in_Tex
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We've gotten our moneys worth out of our old (14 years) Panasonic. It has outlasted our Golden Retriever.
It is getting harder to find the upright bags for it although Super Wally world is supposed to stock them.
My wife has used older Dyson and prefers the panasonic with bags but I'm not exactly sure why.
Anyhow, I highly recommend the panasonic.
It is getting harder to find the upright bags for it although Super Wally world is supposed to stock them.
My wife has used older Dyson and prefers the panasonic with bags but I'm not exactly sure why.
Anyhow, I highly recommend the panasonic.
dmccarty
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Our Dyson Animal has to be close to 10 years old. No problems with it at all. The Dyson replaced a very good quality or at least expensive Kenmore that was on its last legs. I was concerned by the Dyson's plastic but nothing has broken which has really surprised me. Our floor is concrete so if a part of the Dyson gets dropped it is going to be a hard landing.
It certainly has saved us a fortune in bags.
BTW vacuums make real good wasp/bug collectors. If one flies into the house I use the Vacuum to "collect" said bug.
Later,
Dan
It certainly has saved us a fortune in bags.
BTW vacuums make real good wasp/bug collectors. If one flies into the house I use the Vacuum to "collect" said bug.
Later,
Dan
Bird
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Well, last week while I was in the hospital, my wife's Hoover died. So in my online shopping, I pulled up this old thread. Our old $270 Hoover has lasted over 12.5 years, so now she wants to try a bagless and there are so many choices it'll make your head hurt. I still find it very hard to believe Dyson and Oreck are enough better to be worth the price difference. One of the customer reviews on Best Buy is from someone replace a Dyson with a Hoover that he/she claims works much better.
At least we don't have to be in any real hurry, since one of our daughters has 3 vacuums and brought one of them here for her mother to use.
At least we don't have to be in any real hurry, since one of our daughters has 3 vacuums and brought one of them here for her mother to use.
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Bird, we have a Panasonic that is at least 15 yrs old and still does a good job. The belt broke on it so I found a good buy on a Panasonic bagless and we're pleased with it also. I have since replaced the belt on the old one and we use it more than the bagless because emptying the canister puts a lot of dust in the air unless I take it outside to dump. It's easy to empty, just push a button and the bottom opens and dumps, but still need to take the filter out and clean it. It's easier to just replace the bag in the old one when it gets full.
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Sigarms
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I still feel the same way as I did from my post dated 7/11/2009.
Although the Dyson is expensive, it's still less expensive than some other "high end" vacuum cleaners.
After seeing a friends less expensive "plastic" vacuum cleaner in action in person, more than happy with what I paid for on the Dyson.
Although the Dyson is expensive, it's still less expensive than some other "high end" vacuum cleaners.
After seeing a friends less expensive "plastic" vacuum cleaner in action in person, more than happy with what I paid for on the Dyson.
Redbug
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And we are still chugging along with the Dyson DC14 Animal. We really do like it. Nothing has broken. I ordered some new replacement belts for it, just in case. It takes 2 belts. One is a little larger than the other. It's been about 4 years since we have had it.
Bird
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Well, I said we hadn't decided yet, but then my wife went to Bed, Bath & Beyond today and ordered the Hoover UH70015 to be delivered to the house. They didn't have one in stock, but took the 20% off coupon, waved shipping and handling, etc. so the total cost with tax was $259.79.
dave1949
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Don't have a Dyson but people with long haired dogs swear by the Animal version. That's probably not a concern for you Bird and no need to spend the extra money.
Long dog hair in a carpet will render many vacuums worthless in a year or two. Hair gets wound up in/on everything that revolves. You can clean and pull out the hair to some extent, but if there is a vacuum that allows you to not have to deal with it, it's great.
Dave.
Long dog hair in a carpet will render many vacuums worthless in a year or two. Hair gets wound up in/on everything that revolves. You can clean and pull out the hair to some extent, but if there is a vacuum that allows you to not have to deal with it, it's great.
Dave.
Bird
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Dave, we definitely have a problem with dog hair, but it's not the long hair. Our chihuahua had a long haired chihuahua mother and a short haired chihuahua father. So she's got longer hair than I would prefer and she sheds large amounts, but it's still relatively short hair.
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One model of the Hoover was top rated in consumer reports, I think that would be a good choice. Did you get the bagless? I wasn't trying to push the Panasonic, just saying that we've found that we like the bag type better than the bagless because they're not as messy to empty and don't have to empty them as often.
Bird
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Yep, the UH70015 is a bagless which is something we've never had before. As you can see, Hooever's website still lists it at about $450 with free shipping, but I think Walmart, Best Buy, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Sears are all listing it at about $300 on sale for $252 to $254. But with the coupon, Bed, Bath & Beyond was $239.99. It comes with a 6 year warranty, so they must have some confidence in it.
CurlyDave
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I like our Dyson vacuum. My wife dislikes it no end, says it has to be emptied too often. I think that is just because we have two larger dogs.
She delays emptying the bag type of vacuum and I am always having to clean the clogs out of its internal tube.
She delays emptying the bag type of vacuum and I am always having to clean the clogs out of its internal tube.
Wooddust
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I have dyson ball at the cabin and for hardwood floors it is incredible.
Chuck52
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We've got an old Hoover, don't know the model, with really great suction. My problem is the DW, who can't seem to use a vacuum without running over the cord. I've mended the cord on this one so many times that my next move will be to replace it. However, DW is convinced that somehow it is the vacuum's fault. So we'll probably buy another one and the story will rewind. I'm hoping to eventually get rid of all the carpet in the house and also hope that by that time there is a cordless vacuum good enough to do the job.
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My mother in law passed away late last year and we inherited a Dyson Animal and an Oreck piece of junk that looked unused. After trying both for an honest 3 months, I'd have to rate the Oreck as the worst vacuum I've ever used. On a carpet, my wife couldn't push it at all and I bent the aluminum handle pushing so hard to try to use the thing. It went for $25 at the yard sale.
The Dyson Animal got a longer trial period since we have 2 indoor dogs (thanks to my son and daughter). It's not nearly as bad as the completely useless Oreck, but to be blunt; it's terrible. I even wasted $35 at a local vacuum shop to have it checked out to see if anything was wrong with it. He pretty well confirmed what I experienced, it simply isn't a very good vacuum. He wouldn't even take them in on trade. We got $40 for it at the yard sale.
Seriously, if you even remotely like your Dyson Animal, you owe it to yourself to try any other vacuum (except the Oreck) and compare. The Dyson had less suction, picked up less dog hair and did the worse job going between hardwood/tile floors and carpeted floors than just about any other vacuum I've ever used.
Out of curiosity, I just checked Consumer Reports and read not only the ratings but customer comments. I'm certainly not the only person to think the Oreck XL Platinum (looked up the model) was worthless but the Dyson Animal rated about mid pack of all uprights, which is pretty bad when it costs $600 and vacuums costing $80 rate considerably higher at picking up pet hair! Only the Dyson Ball rated lower at picking up pet hair out of all the vacuums tested. (Yes, the Hoover Tempo Widepath for $80 list rated much higher than the Dyson Animal at picking up pet hair!) I guess that British accent sells. LOL
The Dyson Animal got a longer trial period since we have 2 indoor dogs (thanks to my son and daughter). It's not nearly as bad as the completely useless Oreck, but to be blunt; it's terrible. I even wasted $35 at a local vacuum shop to have it checked out to see if anything was wrong with it. He pretty well confirmed what I experienced, it simply isn't a very good vacuum. He wouldn't even take them in on trade. We got $40 for it at the yard sale.
Seriously, if you even remotely like your Dyson Animal, you owe it to yourself to try any other vacuum (except the Oreck) and compare. The Dyson had less suction, picked up less dog hair and did the worse job going between hardwood/tile floors and carpeted floors than just about any other vacuum I've ever used.
Out of curiosity, I just checked Consumer Reports and read not only the ratings but customer comments. I'm certainly not the only person to think the Oreck XL Platinum (looked up the model) was worthless but the Dyson Animal rated about mid pack of all uprights, which is pretty bad when it costs $600 and vacuums costing $80 rate considerably higher at picking up pet hair! Only the Dyson Ball rated lower at picking up pet hair out of all the vacuums tested. (Yes, the Hoover Tempo Widepath for $80 list rated much higher than the Dyson Animal at picking up pet hair!) I guess that British accent sells. LOL
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