Which Dyson

andrewf75

Dysons are awful. Go for a Miele or something.

roswell

to be fair do you need to upgrade ? plenty of dysons available used if its just something fancier you want but just the same anew motor for 330 and some filters there isn't actually a lot to a Dyson, you can pick up some really good second hand ones for £30 - £80

nande2000

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.

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.

After having Dysons for 15 years and recently borrowing a friends Henry i would whole heartidly agree with this.

My Dyson is always getting clogged with something. With the Henry if it fits in the pipe it ends up in the bag. Plus Henry's are still made in the UK !

Dyson's are very cleverly marketed, but are nowhere near the workhorse the Henry is. Don't buy one.

London_Town

I've certainly noticed the quality of Dyson's has gone down. I bought a DC05 cylinder in 1999 which was great and really well made. I upgraded in 2003 to the cylinder with two bins, the DC11, which was then replaced by a DC08 in 2007. The plastic quality of each machine was progressively worse. That said, the first two are still working with other family members.

Quality wise, I'd suggest Sebo, Miele or AEG (Electrolux under a posher brand). However, these cleaners use a bag and I appreciate that some people don't want to have the hassle or expense.

nickcc

wallbash wrote: »

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.

I know how to clean filters on a Dyson and would often strip the top section down and wash out, still made no difference. If you read up on the spec for the DC24 cleaner you will see that the air watts is drastically less than most other cleaners.

macman

The DC24 is specifically designed as a lightweight compact upright, and therefore does not have the power of the bigger machines.

nickcc

macman wrote: »

The DC24 is specifically designed as a lightweight compact upright, and therefore does not have the power of the bigger machines.

Of course, I realised that after we'd bought it and not many people check for adequate suction rates before you buy as you expect good suction on a Dyson.

gabitzul

I also have a DC14, heavy but great dependable machine. Only one filter to worry about (only the Animal version has a HEPA one) and easily fixable.

I will not sell unless it goes very expensively wrong (and can't see how that can be as parts are very cheap...).