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Are Dysons worth it?

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  • scottishblondie
    scottishblondie Posts: 2,495 Forumite
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    I have a cordless Dyson animal and while it's great for quick cleanup I still use my Miele cat & dog on the carpets regularly. No other vacuum cleaner I've had does as good a job getting hair out of the carpet!
  • WelshPaul
    WelshPaul Posts: 594 Forumite
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    Plumber90 wrote: »
    Henry's aren't very good on carpet, brilliant for laminate and tiled floors but that's it

    Had my henry for five years now and I can tell you it handles my carpet with ease as it does my wooden floor.
  • F_Bear
    F_Bear Posts: 345 Forumite
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    had 2 dysons in 10yrs, a dc11 and dc35.

    both are brilliant. after replacing the filter housing in the dc11 its almost as good as new and abit over spec'd for cleaning the garage!

    the dc35 we bought in jan 2011 for £200. steep but the 5yr guarantte is bullet proof. rang up last month as wosnt picking up well, they sent a new turbine head out for free! works ace again.

    buy one and if ur disappointed i'd be shocked
  • Plumber90
    Plumber90 Posts: 280 Forumite
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    WelshPaul wrote: »
    Had my henry for five years now and I can tell you it handles my carpet with ease as it does my wooden floor.

    Must just be the other halfs poor excuse for not hoovering very well then :)
  • flashg67
    flashg67 Posts: 4,152 Forumite
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    I had a Dyson for about 7 years before it failed. Like you, I baulked at the cost so tried an Electrolux and a Vax which both got relegated to the garage after a few months - both blocked up after 1 clean of the house. Reluctantly bit the bullet for another new Dyson and it really does do the job much better, imo. So for me, they have been worth the extra.
  • force_ten
    force_ten Posts: 1,931 Forumite
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    Dysons Suck
  • suisidevw
    suisidevw Posts: 2,256 Forumite
    Yup. Go Miele/Sebo
  • uk_messer
    uk_messer Posts: 224 Forumite
    First time I've ever heard of Sebo. Must check it out.
  • MrsWenger
    MrsWenger Posts: 416 Forumite
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    Definitely Sebo. Had ours about 15 years and still works perfectly. I recall lady in John Lewis doing a demo of a Dyson, which we intended buying, then showing us the Sebo. It was far superior. Cost more than the Dyson but it has proved to be worth it.
  • ryder72
    ryder72 Posts: 1,014 Forumite
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    Dysons clean very well but quality is pants. Its less than 5 years old and its falling apart.

    I also have a 14 year old Miele and still works very well.

    Miele without a doubt.
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