Which Dyson

northwest1965

The time has come to replace my Dyson. I have the origin DC14 and it is 6years old.. It has been great and I want to upgrade, BUT to which one. There are so many models. I want an upright and it must be good on hardwood floors and not scratch it.
Any recommendations?

nickcc

We bought the DC 24 roller ball, got rid after 12 months as suction was rubbish. Had a DC 07 previously that lasted just over 5 years, good machine until motor packed up so thought the DC 24 would be a better option, wrong again.

imho

I love my Sebo vacuum cleaner.I would never have another Dyson if one was given to me

macman

Why do you need to change it? Dysons are 100% modular: all parts can be replaced and for the DC14, every single part is still available (though don't pay Dyson's inflated prices). I also don't rate the ball Dysons, so you could instead go for one of the last conventional uprights such as the DC33-all these are readily available as refurbs.
If it's losing suction, then a professional refurb (pressure wash of the cyclone, new filters, new bottom hose) etc will bring it back to as new performance. From about £40. New motors are only £30 if needed.
For hardwood floors you simply need any clutched machine.

wallbash

got rid after 12 months as suction was rubbish.

Then you should have sorted that out. I spent an afternoon last month, taking my Dyson apart, everything got a proper clean , check out you tube for advice. Then it was two new filters from ebay , less the £5 del , suction was as good as new.

phill99

So you paid over £300 for a poorly built over engineered vacuum cleaner that needs replacing after just 6 years? If this was any other consumer appliance, people would be up in arms.

The only reason they sell so well is because of the massive advertising spend.

I have had a Henry for 18 years and paid less than £100. It gets knocked down the stairs, falls out the back of my van, it never fails and has not required a single replacement part, nor does it have to have an over priced service each year.

Dysons, along with bottled water must be the biggest marketing cons of the 21st century.

daveyjp

The OP stated they wanted to upgrade, not that it needed replacing.

Its the modern way to replace stuff which still works. I would be servicing it.

My wife's office cleaner still uses a DC01 my wife gifted to the company at least 10 years ago, so they do last.

northwest1965

phill99 wrote: »

So you paid over £300 for a poorly built over engineered vacuum cleaner that needs replacing after just 6 years? If this was any other consumer appliance, people would be up in arms.
.

Actually I didn't pay over £300and it isn't poorly built. It my be 6 yrs old but I have my own cleaning business and I use this Dyson. Effectively it has probably had 12yrs use of a normal household one.

I have read on many forums though that the newer ones dont pick up as well

jamski07

I think Dyson may well have a similar consumer opinion to Apple. A more 'premium' price, for a well designed, well marketed product. Because of that some people simply wont like them because it appears the done thing. Personally I rate both.

macman

Other than blocked filters and hoses and a gradual blockage of the cyclone, there's nothing that can go 'drastically' wrong with a DC14 other than belt failure or motor failure-both of which are easily fixable. If you need a back up machine for business in case of sudden failure, you can buy a refurb DC14 for £130: this will have some battle scars but be mechanically as good as new, and with a new motor. I've used these guys for some years now for all my Dyson spares and refurbs:
http://manchestervacs.co.uk/Dyson/buy-reconditioned-dysons-online.html

Paula_Smith

Another vote for Henry from me - we had a Dyson and the filters seemed to clog up once a week, so we spent more time clearing them than using it. Mind you we do have 3 cats so there is quite a bit of fluff involved - not a problem for Henry though. I wonder why all office cleaners seem to use Henry?