 Incredible for Pet Owners, But Also Outstanding on Dirt! |
| Review Date: October 11, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Jeffrey A. Smith, Athens, AL |
I have a Katrina survivor dog that I adopted that can simply be described as a "hair machine." Minutes after vacuuming with my old vac, I'd still see "hair tumbleweeds" here and there. I knew I had to do something, so I ordered the Dyson DC-15. It arrived one day before I arrived at home, and my wife opened it and used it. "That new vacuum is amazing!," she said. I figured "amazing" meant "better than the old one." I took it into a carpeted room that she hadn't vacuumed yet, turned it on, and watched in amazement when after about 3 linear feet of movement produced a swirling hairball in the collector. At first I thought it must be residual hair from where she had used it earlier. This was NOT a section of the floor where I could even SEE any hair. The floor looked relatively clean when I started. So, I emptied the collector and started over. Same thing. Incredible! And not just hair, but dirt!
After about 3 weeks with this "Animal," I'm sold. Easy to empty, and every day it does it's thing -- never ceasing to amaze me. I use it daily, and the entire house smells cleaner than it did.
The attachments are nice -- I don't use the mini-turbine head, although I may later. The extension wand makes it easy to get under furniture with as little as 2" clearance (maybe even less). I have a kitchen island that weighs about 400 pounds that I used to have to move to clean underneath (it's on rollers). Now I just vacuum under it. The cool thing about the tools is that everything you need is on the vacuum... including the hose -- but unlike a lot of vacs (like my old Electrolux), you don't have to stop the vac, pull out a hose, attach it to the machine, and revert to upright later. The hose is already attached. You just pull the wand up, press a button, and you've got all you need to get under furniture. This part of the machine is truly a clever design.
This thing has tons of suction, too. Very impressive!
Here are the "cons" to the unit:
1) The hard plastic used on the collector seems like it might be easily broken -- although this hasn't happened yet. I'm not thinking "shatter" here, more like the latch might break. The jury's still out on this one.
2) The manual could have been better. I read. I don't appreciate the "diagram-only" approach to some of the instructions.
That's it, though... and the second one is minor.
Everything else is a "go" on this machine. Get one and you'll see what I mean.
Another thing... some of the reviews I've read complain about the "high pitched whine" or the color of the machine. The machine is pretty quiet. Much quieter than my old Electrolux, but it is A POWERFUL VACUUM and therefore will sound like a vacuum cleaner running! ;) And the color? Where do you keep this thing, in a display case? My advice? If you don't like the color, take it to a body shop and let 'em paint it for you -- but don't let the color cause you to miss what I consider to be one of the best deals going in the vacuum cleaner market.
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Excellent Vacuum
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| Review Date: May 22, 2006 |
| Reviewer: J. Lindsey, |
We recently purchased this vacuum from Bed, Bath and Beyond. While we were a little uneasy about paying this kind of money a 20% coupon helped lower the cost to make it a little more reasonable. We have a shedding labrador and were amazed at the amount of hair that we picked up the first time that we vacuumed. The Dyson offers instant gratification in that you can see the dirt and hair going into the bin. It also offers a no-mess emptying that works at the touch of a buttom and emptys all of the dirt into the trash.
The various attachments work great and the vacuum works well on all floors. The pet hair tool is of great use on our cloth couch which is a magnet for our dog's hair.
We were torn between the regular animal model and the ball version but decided to go with the ball version since it has a much smaller head assembly and fits beneath chairs and cabinets easier. The ball makes vacuuming almost fun in that just a flip of the wrist allows you to steer it into all areas and make tight turns. We strongly recommend this model if you have pets in your home. |
Best Vacuum Ever
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| Review Date: January 11, 2006 |
| Reviewer: S. Powers, San Diego |
| Exceptional quality and performance. Upon opening the box you can see the quality of the machine and with only a few minor assembly steps you are on your way. Even though I had just cleaned my house I had to "test drive" it's performance. I was amazed at the dust and hair it picked up! The new ball design made turning around furniture and getting into tight spots easy. Well worth the price tag. |
Amazed in Illinios
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| Review Date: October 4, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Alicia Anselmo, IL |
Have had this vacuum for a week. Read reviews until I was blind to try and decide if it was worth the cost. Looked for this model for another week (finally found it at Best Buy)
I am so glad it is part of our family! The first time I vaccumed our whole house I filled up the entire trash can with crud, must have emptied that bin 15 times! It was so much I attatched a garbage bag to my belt (sick of walking to the trash can). I am a bit of a clean freak so that really opened up a can of worms. My carpet looks brand new! \
Pros:
*The extension wand is GREAT ... it works on the stairs and you don't have to break your back trying to carry the whole vaccuum up.
*The One touch button to disable the rotating brush is nice and easy to go from carpet to tile to rugs
*The way the bin is designed is easy to empty and easy to pop on and off without touching the yuck.
*NO MORE FILTERS TO BUY EVER!
*Extreemly powerful, the fibers in my carpet are left standing at full attention!
*It is pretty quiet as far as vaccuums go.
*The ball makes it easy to veer aroung courners and between things
*Love the turbine head. Gave our upholstry a nice freshening.
*It has a rubber bumper on the front so if you get a little excited and bang into something, you just bounce off.
Cons
* The price tag is not for the faint of heart ... but so worth it.
* Yes ... that cord is a little cumbersome, but on the pro side, it is nice and long!
Other notes ....
* Have seen people complain about the manual ... I thought it was fine, seriously how much direction do you need?
* The vacuum isn't feather light, but it is sturdy and quality, plus it has a nice strong handle that makes it easy to carry.
Overall would buy it months ago if I new what a beautiful job it was going to do. With two kids, a dog and a husband .... My carpets are plush and lovely once again!
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