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Anyway, enough of that

The main vacuum cleaner (used for long pile carpet upstairs) has packed up. The last time we bought a little "hoover" (for downstairs, hard floor usage) I wished we had bought a Dyson then...so this time I`m seriously considering one (the DC33).

What do people think of them? Are they worth the money or are they the "Apple" of the vaccum cleaner world?

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We`ve had nothing but trouble with Dysons, had one catch fire, one which some bandy thing broke every time you used it, one that just stopped working after we used it three times and one that the handle bit snapped.  On all of them the stretchy bit nozzle thingummy bob tore after two or three uses.  We changed and used the Vax equivalent and were much much happier...still running three years after we bought it with no trouble at all!

I love our Dyson cylinder, but I wouldn`t go for an upright.. We`ve got mostly laminate and wooden flooring so don`t need anything spectacular.

Unless you really wanted an upright, I`d probably go for a Miele Turbo 5000. It`s not bagless, but it is the business for shag pile and hair.

I used to sell cleaners.. Dysons have lots of good ideas and I foundthem to be good quality, but the uprights tend to let the side down.

We had our Dyson cylinder for 5 years and where really pleased with it, our son used it  when he stay with his grandad for 18 months we moved to Canada and when he came over to join us it was given to my friend and she has had it for just over a year and  it still has not lost its suction.....what more can I say apart from my  Dyson cylinder is about 7 years old and no lost of suction and still going great!! :)

Dyson have a network of engineers who come out and service the machine and replace any bits as part of the service, even  expensive bits. We have had our de stijl for 15 years and it is still going strong after a few bits were replaced 3 years ago. Also good if anyone is asthmatic as no bag being used as a filter.

Recommended.

Ours is even a collectible item now



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Overpriced, overhyped, less than reliable scheitte.
I`ve seen them from the DC01 through to about 4 years ago (after he moved manufacturing out of the UK) and they were basically the same flaws throughout. Fluff has hit on quite a few.

Others burn out through normal use, the "Trade" version was basically a wider brush bar and bigger dust container and £100 more and also had similar comments from users I knew.

Personally after our DC01 packed up (these were the initial units and DC01s were great, after that the name took over) and I had patched it as many times as I could we settled for a Vax MACH 6.
Vax downsides were the hose arrangement for tools was a bit more awkward due to a design flaw (you remove the normal use hose to attach the extension hose then reattach the normal one, instead of making the extension clip to the normal one thus removing a full step there) and the weight balance is off for using tools (pull a little and it topples over)
Suction and use it`s fantastic, build quality is superb but it`s also very heavy so in your scenario with a young baby (weight of it falling over) and a wife who could do without having to humph a heavy cleaner about I`d say you could get a differing model Vax.

They are usually substantially cheaper than Dyson too. The miele suggestion is a good one if you don`t need an upright but look for washable filters, hepa or anti bacterial filters, ease of use, and if it`s an upright make 100% sure with absolutely NO DOUBT that if it`s on "tools" mode the beater bar is disconnected and stops rotating.
Two reasons for that, 1 it stops hard floors being scratched by the bar and waaaaaayyy more importantly 2: prevents young childrens fingers being amputated cos they crawled or walked over when mummy or daddy was vaccuuming and stuck their fingers into the twirly brushes :(
(to be fair 99% nowadays have that as standard but just double check)

Recap: Would I recommend Dyson? Nope.
Would I recommend Vax? Yes but with the provisions mentioned
Would I recommend Miele cylinders? Yes also.

HTH but probably just started a ****storm lol

Jimbo : oÞ

"There`s that word again... is there a problem with the Earth`s gravitational pull in the future?"

had my DC03 since 1993 only parts changed are the original dispo filter to washable and just bought a new dust bin as cba to change the seals on the old one.

Has been the best hover I have ever used

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Unless you really wanted an upright,Thanks Gaffski, but we do want an upright for upstairs. We have a little cylinder one for downstairs (hard floors).

Fluff & Jim - thanks for the Vax suggestions, have just seen this one at John Lewis:
http://www.johnlewis.com/230878182/Product.aspx

The fact it`s lightweight is great for my wife and comes with a 6 year guarantee.
And Jim, it says you can manually switch the brush bar on/off so I`m assuming if going in to `tool mode` it would be automatic (but I`ll have to check that).

Thanks everyone else for their views as well (keep them coming!)
I know that there`s a lot of people who are either lovers or haters of Dysons, so it`s interesting to hear people`s opinions.
From these and other bits and pieces I`ve read it does seem to sound their uprights aren`t the greatest.

I just wanted to mention that I still have an original DC01 from new, bought in 1996, I think! Still going strong. I wouldn`t buy one again when it does pack up, a) because of the weight (I have to lug it up and down the stairs), and b) because of the price.

I would be keen to stick with cyclone suction, but would also be looking towards Vax or another quality name with good reviews, but cheaper prices.

Two hoovers ago we were looking and I was adamant I wasn`t going to follow the crowd and get a Dyson.  We bought a Vax instead.  It was OK and had the `Oooh, look what it`s picking up` clear window on it - which was why I felt Dyson owners felt the Dyson was so much better.
Anyway, various parts broke and the suction lessened despite new filters (super duper hospital class filtration etc.).
Finally replaced it with an upright Dyson and I sadly had to admit to the wife they were not comparable. :(

Ste