15yrs or longer battery life for the dyson v10

I personally use a henry with a dyson turbine brush and I think I have spent about £100 for parts over the 10-15yrs of having it. Its still working as good as new but im careful with my stuff.. Its the rest of the family that uses the corded dyson and it does get a bit of stick.. Ummmm Id prob wouldnt insure my cordless dyson, but just pay the £70 when it goes wrong. Its got 3 yr guarantee atm though

arknor said:
bagless hoovers are more hassle in my experience since the tiny holes get clogged up with dirt and dust after some time and with my old dyson I would have to wash it and try to scrub the holes with a brush to try and get the suction back, then obviously being plastic takes ages to dry.
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also you get the foam filter thing you have to wash every so often.

easier just to change a bag

If I wanted an expensive hoover I'd just buy miele
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I would always buy a bagged vacuum if its not a dyson, as the filters get clogged up way to quickly in other branded vacuums
 
There really isnt a lot to go wronng with a dyson, its a motor with some filters and shed load of plastic, aslong as you clean the filters regularly, the motors do last a long time, and clear gaffa tape can take care of cracks in the plastic :p
 
Housey said:
Well I think they are pants. Lasts about 10 minutes at full usable power and constantly goes into that mode where it goes on and off.
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I have noticed that with mine, if you cover the end up totally, it stops and starts, thats why you have the air holes in the crevice tool, but I have blocked up the 1 side of my crevice tool up, to give it slightly more suction and it doesn't cause it to stop and start either.
 
We've had a DC16 for a long time. must be at least at least 10 years. Have had to replace the battery once, and replace one of the foam filters.

Other than that, it still works perfectly.
 
We've had 2 Dysons over the past 9 years. The only reason we got the second one is because the other half used the first to vacuum up paint dust after sanding a room when decorating.... (yes I know...).

With proper maintenance, they can last a very long time. I'm sceptical however about these batteries. It takes me an hour and a half to vacuum my house, so the "about an hour of cleaning per charge" I doubt is going to be enough to begin with and I very much doubt it'll be anywhere near that after 5 years, let alone 15.
 
Tinders said:
There really isnt a lot to go wronng with a dyson, its a motor with some filters and shed load of plastic, aslong as you clean the filters regularly, the motors do last a long time, and clear gaffa tape can take care of cracks in the plastic :p
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Dysons dont last long if you just use them and use them without cleaning filters and stuff. But like I said, other branded bagless vacuums are much worse because of the poor filter design.

Rossi~ said:
We've had 2 Dysons over the past 8 years. The only reason we got the second one is because the other half used the first to vacuum up paint dust after sanding a room when decorating.... (yes I know...).

With proper maintenance, they can last a very long time. I'm sceptical however about these batteries. It takes me an hour and a half to vacuum my house, so the "about an hour of cleaning per charge" I doubt is going to be enough to begin with and I very much doubt it'll be anywhere near that after 5 years, let alone 15.
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We keep expecting the dyson man to say,"we will give you a new one, because we cant get the parts anymore" when he comes and fixes it, but that never happens. I think ours is the DC06 Animal
 
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Also Im guessing if you use them on max power most of the time, the battery wont last as its working so much harder then on normal power and more heat from the battery too.
 
Hedge said:
I know someone fixes Dysons for a bit of cash on the side. He says they are easy cheap fixes. Gets em for free / small fee and sells em on for about £60+. To pay a monthly fee seems bonkers. Could buy a miele and not worry.
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They really are easy to fix, the motor in our DC04 died after 8 years... Bought a new one off amazon for £40, fitted in 10 mins!
 
I've had a DC04 for probably nearly 20 years, I have started having someone out to service it every year, £60 and anything that needs replacing get's done in that cost, last year we had to have the clutch replaced but it's only that and the extendable hose that's needed replacing in the entire ownership.

The guy who comes says that it's fine and he definitely wouldn't buy a new due to EU regs throttling back the power and also the newer ones are built using plastic instead of metal parts, he also said Dyson have committed to another 10+ years of making spare parts for these models.
 
Maundie said:
The guy who comes says that it's fine and he definitely wouldn't buy a new due to EU regs throttling back the power and also the newer ones are built using plastic instead of metal parts, he also said Dyson have committed to another 10+ years of making spare parts for these models.
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Thats what he said about ours too but not about the power reduction, But yeah I guess the new dyson corded wont be as powerful and sturdy and the old models. I know my henry is a lot more powerful then the new ones...Henry's are not Henry's anymore because the suction power was its selling point.
 
I like the idea of a cordless vacuum, I think I'll eventually get one and leave it in the kitchen as it'll be handy for when we've had people round with muddy shoes or I've dropped something (I do enjoy a bit of hoovering) :p much more convenient than unravelling the 5 metre corded one we have currently but I doubt any cordless could fully replace my current hoover and live up to my impossibly high standards :D

As for a tenner a month, that's crazy, why not just put a tenner a month away in a bank account? Then the money is there to fix the hoover if needs be, if not its still there and its still yours.
 
Dyson is the epitome of form over function. I can't understand why people buy into any of those products. We know for a fact that bagless vacuums are less powerful than bagged (no personal anecdotes to counter this, there's plenty of tests and studies). They're ugly as sin with all that crap 60s style "space age" plastic, they look like hell as soon as they have anything in them; I've just sucked all the crap up why the hell would I want to look at it?

And what's the supposed improvement? You don't have to remove a bag twice a year? Lordy. Doesn't seem worth the exorbitant price tags to me.
 
“The secret is that there’s a trigger not a switch”

Wow. That’s some next level technology right there. Welcome to the future.

As for the guy paying £10 a month in hoover insurance, you sir are being mugged.
 
I have to say i'm not a fan of the handheld Dysons. I don't know if the higher end models are better, but the V6 my mum bought seems a bit pants. The cylinder is tiny and needs to be emptied all the time, which is also a messy job as dust and hair gets stuck in the cylinder and you have to use something to poke it out. The charge doesn't even last long enough to do a full room on high and the low setting is pretty poor. Plus it just feels really cheap and plasticy.

Its fine as a lightweight handheld for picking up crumbs and stuff, but not a great replacement for a proper corded vac imo. Which is fine, but the price is way too steep to buy it for this purpose unless you're loaded.
 
DampCat said:
Dyson is the epitome of form over function. I can't understand why people buy into any of those products. We know for a fact that bagless vacuums are less powerful than bagged (no personal anecdotes to counter this, there's plenty of tests and studies). They're ugly as sin with all that crap 60s style "space age" plastic, they look like hell as soon as they have anything in them; I've just sucked all the crap up why the hell would I want to look at it?

And what's the supposed improvement? You don't have to remove a bag twice a year? Lordy. Doesn't seem worth the exorbitant price tags to me.
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Having had a Miele, Dyson and Henry the Dyson has always been the best - can’t stand the man himself but I’d much rather have one of his products than own a Miele again and feel some weird sense of anti Dyson vibe that people seem to think is cool!

Henry is a terrible carpet vacuum but fine for the garage and DIY dust.
 
just bought a dyson light ball impressed so far 700w power the vax it replaced was 1200 watt but this is just as good even with the 500w power reduction, got a gtech cordless but it's no good for a deep clean not enough power.
 
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