Dyson vac disappointing right out of the box...

[masraum]

Originally Posted by flipper35

We bought a Dyson Animal back in 2007. Worked great until about a year ago when it started having issues with what appears to be the switch, but after taking it apart and testing I think it is the power cord deep inside so we bought another. The old one still works intermittently still.

The things will pull the carpet off the tack strip if it isn't tucked in correctly.

After we bought ours we were helping mom and dad clean up for a family get together and now she and my sister both have one.

That was our experience except for the issue with the cord. The reason that we got rid of it was that we had a cleaner for a bit, and despite me showing her how to do things like empty the container, etc... she ended up breaking corners off of parts. The broken bits didn't impact it's functionality, but the missus didn't want a broken vacuum so we gave it to one of the kids and then got a Miele.

[gregpark]

That's the thing, a Dyson is 99.9% cheapo plastic. When I threw ours away years ago and brought home a Miele, both my wife and house keeper thanked me. I was a hero for a day.

[monoflo]

I have an old Kirby -- still works great

Also an ancient Mighty Mite by Eureka for the small stuff == still good for over 30 years

[911 Rod]

Not sure why I see so much hate on the Dysons. Bring down the top dog I guess.

Do you guys remember door to door vacuum salesman?

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by monoflo

I have an old Kirby -- still works great

Also an ancient Mighty Mite by Eureka for the small stuff == still good for over 30 years

Mom replaced a Kirby with her Dyson. In part because the Kirby is not light and in part because she used her vacs and then saw how much more the Dyson picked up after hers.

[creaturecat]

the hand held units are over priced/poorly made. our home unit has been great.
our experience.

[McLovin]

I have a Dyson V8. I think it’s a few years old now. It’s what my wife wanted.
I initially had mixed feelings about it.
It is all plastic, and in some ways it feels a bit “flexy,” but I don’t know if that means it’s “cheap plastic.” Because it has by no means been babied, and it gets almost daily use, and nothing has ever broken on it.
It is very light, which is a huge plus.
The suction IMO is very good for such a small, light unit.
Very convenient to clean out, and no bags, it’s a good design.
I don’t think anyone would vacuum 2500 square feet of house with it, it’s not the right tool for that. But for high traffic, daily use areas, it is very convenient and works well.
The battery recently died (would only run for 2 minutes), but I replaced it and seems to be back to full strength again.
It does seem a bit overpriced, but I’ve been happy with it.