Dyson upright DC33 model buying advice

wookie66

We need to replace our ten year old Dyson with a newer model. Although they have good reviews on Which? in terms of collecting dirt etc I am a bit perturbed by the negative reviews on Dysons own website, Amazon and Reviews.com for the above model.

In particular users complain about the extremely loud noise generated by their Dyson and the flimsy build quality of the item itself compared with older models.

Can anyone recommend a decent upright hoover mainly for use on carpets thats under £200.

Tempted by the Miele vacuums but can justify spending over £200 for something that only gets used once a week for maybe half an hour.

Cheers

Harriett

I saw the reviews on the Which? website when looking for my new vacuum cleaner last week.

I was also put off the Dyson by a few comments, seen good and bad reviews on Amazon too. Most seem to be for the lightweight Dyson.

I checked a few stores after looking online, settled on the Dyson DC33 Animal, wanted the extra filter for allergies. Very happy with it too.

My old Dyson was also an "Animal" and I can honestly say that I am very happy with the new one, apart from it making me realise how badly the old one was working after all these years, after I used the new one for the first time.

It is the full sized Dyson, not the lightweight one. What put me off the lightweight ones are bad reviews, shorter cable which I would have to unplug and move to another socket to do the vacuuming that I can do in one go with this new one. Also, the container would need emptying a lot more frequently, it's is quite small on the lightweight models.

Some reviews say that the "ball" Dyson's leave bad track marks on the carpet, I guess it depends on the type of flooring you have.
The new DC41 looks good but costs a lot more. I am more than happy with the DC33.

And I don't see any difference in noise compared to my old Dyson.

Compare stores, Comet were £20 cheaper than Currys when I looked around. You may get a good deal online, there are a few offers on at the moment.

Miele vacuum cleaners have had good and bad reviews. I haven't had any personal experience of using them. My neighbour had one, he had nothing but trouble with it, said it was hard work compared to his old cleaner.

naked

Noticed that Argos and Comet are doing trade in discounts on new Dysons if you trade in your old one (Thanks to Effi for the Comet one - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4116079).

Shop around though - the Argos prices aren't particularly cheap even with the trade in discount.

jodiesmitham

Hi there.

I mentioned in a similar thread yesterday that Vax machines are just as good as Dyson machines (they use the same multicyclonic technology) and are around the £100 - £150 price bracket on Amazon. They've had brilliant reviews and Vax offer 6 year warranties on their models.

You could try the Vax U91MAP, U90MAR or U91LFB. There is also the Samsung Flexslim or the Morphy Richards 73411. I believe most of these are in your price range and you can read reviews here:

http://www.elightweightvacuumcleaners.co.uk/category/upright-vacuum-cleaners

jenniewb

I've got what I think is a DC21 (I no longer have the box and no idea how to tell what model it is!) Its not an upright but I was given a Dyson after wanting one for years as I'd known so many people with them and none had anything to complain about.

My father has a Miele and its still going- though he doesn't use it often because he is very lazy. Its about 25 years old and was used very frequently for the initial 10 years of its life so to still be working I think is pretty good. I have not checked how much they cost but have been told they aren't cheap.

I've had in the past the very cheap £20-£30 hoovers but they never seemed to last very long. They'd stop picking stuff up after about a year and I'd have no idea why even after taking it apart with screwdrivers and so on. I wouldn't waste your money on the cheaper hoovers unless they have had good reviews from people you know and trust (anyone can write a review on various sites and if they worked for the brand who made them, you'd never know).

Which? have decent reviews and you can read back-issues of the magazine in your local library.