Dyson DC23 Motorhead opinions

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 13:31

Hi all

I currently have a Dyson DC08 cylinder vacuum cleaner with a turbo brush attachment. It's a good machine, but with having a white cat, it doesn't quite clean deep enough to get out all of the cat hair that gets entwined in the carpets. I'm therefore looking at the Dyson DC23 Motorhead to get a bit more oomph with the side benefit that I can sell my existing Dyson to my sister and get £60 off direct from Dyson by trading in my aunty's broken but recently replaced vacuum cleaner.

What I would like are some thoughts on how big a difference I will (or will not) see between going from a cleaner with a brush bar driven by suction to a brush bar driven by a motor. Does anyone have a DC23 Motorhead to be able to offer any other opinions on it? I understand that it is very heavy and noisy, but I'm not particularly bothered about that.

Many thanks for any thoughts.

M.

Efour · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:09

You want to overclock your vaccum cleaner ?

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 14:16

Hehe, you could put it that way, yes

cainer · 16 Oct 2011 at 16:10

thought it said "Dyson DC23 Motherboard opinions" lol

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 16:27

cainer said:
thought it said "Dyson DC23 Motherboard opinions" lol

Not entirely sure what use the "Root Cyclone" technology would be on a motherboard

chameleon · 16 Oct 2011 at 17:04

I was thinking more of the heavy metal version of vacuuming. Has it got a scary skull on the front?

SexyGreyFox · 16 Oct 2011 at 17:29

Does it come with stick on warts?

bitslice · 16 Oct 2011 at 17:51

I've got a DC24 and I've used the other versions in the past,
it's OK on cat hair but by it's nature it's not going to pull out much embedded hair.
The push on Turbohead attachment was never all that good anyway so you should see an improvement.

Best method is a carpet washer, second best a rubber bristle brush, or just wet your hand and gather any patches up into a fluff ball. Regular combing helps too.

Abyss · 16 Oct 2011 at 18:53

I would be more inclined to ditch the Dyson idea. Dyson's are generally poorly made and don't last that long.

http://www.miele.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/s7/catanddogs7260-385/

This will easily last you 10 years and likely last 20.

Spanker · 16 Oct 2011 at 19:23

http://www.miele.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/s5/catanddogturbo5000-76/

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 19:49

Spanker said:
http://www.miele.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/s5/catanddogturbo5000-76/

Does this have a motorised brush bar?

I don't want an upright.

Spanker · 16 Oct 2011 at 19:59

mrochester said:
Does this have a motorised brush bar?

I don't want an upright.

yes.

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:03

Spanker said:
yes.

Hmmm, I've checked the website and it states this

With rotating air driven rollers, this floorhead will give your carpet a deep down clean. Ideal for cut pile carpets.

so it isn't motorised.

Spanker · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:08

Your right, i meant that it has a rotating brush, sorry. Extremely fast though and powerful though.

Grimley · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:12

You want this.

http://www.miele.co.uk/accessories/Details.aspx?rdid=5&aid=381

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 20:14

Grimley said:
You want this.

http://www.miele.co.uk/accessories/Details.aspx?rdid=5&aid=381

Holy moly, £100 extra on top of the cost of the cleaner itself.

bitslice · 16 Oct 2011 at 21:19

Abyss said:
I would be more inclined to ditch the Dyson idea. Dyson's are generally poorly made and don't last that long.

Sure, it must be my imagination that my old DC01 and all the other Dysons still work fine

Personally I think people buy Dysons for some feature they like, like the Ball or one of the light, easy to store versions.

StriderX · 16 Oct 2011 at 21:21

Could always just burn your house down.

ToejaM · 16 Oct 2011 at 21:33

Do not go for the "DC19T2 Animal" - it picks up some hair but not all of it, you have to go over the same spot loads of times.. fills up way too quickly and I only have one dog. Really wish I hadn't got this one.

I'm looking for another 'pet owner' vacuum cleaner tbh.. suction based brushes arent very good for pet owner cleaners, especially the head on this one... gets blocked up very easily causing the brush to spin super fast and I actually have friction burns on the inside of the plastic because of it.

mrochester · 16 Oct 2011 at 21:35

ToejaMz0r said:
Do not go for the "DC19T2 Animal" - it picks up some hair but not all of it, you have to go over the same spot loads of times.. fills up way too quickly and I only have one dog. Really wish I hadn't got this one.

I'm looking for another 'pet owner' vacuum cleaner tbh.. suction based brushes arent very good for pet owner cleaners, especially the head on this one... gets blocked up very easily causing the brush to spin super fast and I actually have friction burns on the inside of the plastic because of it.

Same problem with my DC08 as far as blocking the turbo brush head and it spinning so fast it sounds like it would take off.