Dyson uprights - they actually worth the premium???

Well i would have to say Dyson are worth it had one for about 4 years just 2 weeks ago i go to use it and the motor blows up blue smoke and a bang! Called Dyson up within 3 days they send an engineer out and he puts a new motor on it new brushes at the bottom new cable (old one was damaged) and some other bits all done free of charge....... cant fault the service from them from calling them to the engineering the house!
 
My wife tells me they are worth every penny, we have had ours for 6 years and apart from a couple of belts its been no problem and still sucks like jenna jameson.
Its the yellow and grey one.
 
Not worth it. Ours pretty much disintegrated after about a year or so, started to lose suction and was far too heavy.

Replaced by a Henry, which is great. Flex runs for miles, and can be used with or without a bag. Turbo for more powerrr!
 
There's also an airobrush head you can buy (£25) which gives the Henry a rotary brush for carpets.
 
Regy53 said:
Had two dysons, one broke after a full house hoover, immediately went out and bought a Vax mach7 with a 6 year warranty, came home and hoovered again. Holy moly the things it pulled from the floor that the dyson did not was staggering.

One negative is that its a heavy old lump, especially compared to the single wheeled dyson thing.

Had it 4 years now and only had to replace the belt once as it had stretched. It was also about 2x cheaper than a typical dyson.
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My dad used to work for Hoover at one point many years ago, and apparently at the time they were given some demos which basically pointed out that any vacuum cleaner will get dirt out on a second go over that the first missed (even two of the same model) - I suspect due to the first run loosening it/or you hitting the spot at a slightly different angle on the second run :)

Personally we've got a dyson here that has done well. including cleaning up after builders/decorating :)
I also picked up the car cleaning set when it was cheap (something like 3 additional heads, a long flexi crevice head, a rotating brush head and something else), which make a big difference on stairs :)

One of the things to note though is that everyone might want something a little different in their hoover, one person might want it lighter, another heavier (which tends to mean the brushes are likely to be pushed down a little more as the unit is pushed).
 
Henry Hoover all the way, great pece of kit. I have them in my care home, 30 bedrooms, 2 dining rooms, and 4 lounges. We have 3 cleaners using them 7 days per week.
 
Are the new cordless Dysons worth it? I've typically preferred Miele for build quality etc, but they don't do an equivalent.

I had a long post, but lost it. The crux of it was that the wikipedia article on generic trademarks might make good reading :p

Anyone seen my thermos? *ducks*

edit: ok they do a hybrid, but it's 500 quid, maybe worth it though
 
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We used to have a Vax upright, one of the pet specific ones. It was next to useless, I lived with it for 8 months before buying my trusty dyson. That baby picks everything up, I couldn't believe how disgusting our floors were.
 
Dyson for me, after a year in charge of the hovers in our local currys store I saw every vacuum cleaner under the sun returned for some reason but never saw a dyson returned. Yes they are a bit pricier but they last ages and the performance is second to none. My mum still has her DC01 only thing that has gone wrong is the cable winder has slowed up a little.
 
We have a henry (welly hetty actually) and I really don't rate it.
Our friend who lives a few doors away has lent us their dyson on a few occasions and it makes a much better job, don't know what model but it is one of the older bulkier types.

Dyson is defo on our shopping list when we can afford it. I am really interested how those handheld cordless ones perform, I like the idea of having a hoover docking station, as GF currently hoovers and then leaves the hoover in the middle of the floor until either I put iot away or moan at her, tested this theory last week to see how long hoover would stay out, after 4 days I got annoyed and just put it away.
 
Rossi~ said:
+1

We've got the first "ball" model, it's great. Even used it outside (dry of course), it's damn durable.
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Can confirm. Hooverd up loads of smashed up tile adhesive & dust when the kitchen floor was relaid with ours. Still going strong. Did need a little WD40 on the little flap at the bottom and also at the top where the 'lance' is seated after that though.
 
Purchased the DC24 in 2009 at a cost of £183 brand new. Considering it does feel rather plasticy, it’s very durable and survived a fair few knocks and gone through 2 house moves. I would certainly not go back to bag style (Henry) vacuums if it broke.
 
We have had Dyson, Miele, Henry and the Dyson is easily the best - Henrys are fine for workshops and DIY hovering but bad for carpets (i think its Brintons carpet who say avoid the mega sucker hoovers like Henrys) but much improved with a proper brush bar addon they do. The miele was good but bags are a PITA and only the Miele own brand ones give decent suckage once 3mm of dirt has got into them.

Dyson multifloor is the best of the hoovers we have had, as long as you clean the filters out every now and again. Had a DC02 and now a Ball one and love them - first one went 8 years and we should have repaired it but tried the Miele for a few years, never went wrong and was robust - saw a dyson deal and bought one and havent looked back.
 
DogsBody said:
I like the idea of having a hoover docking station, as GF currently hoovers and then leaves the hoover in the middle of the floor until either I put iot away or moan at her, tested this theory last week to see how long hoover would stay out, after 4 days I got annoyed and just put it away.
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I think that has something to do with her hinting at perhaps you should hoover too and not leaving it for her every time ;).


Back to topic - stick with the Dyson upright, decent hoover, the cheap ones always break after a year.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
I think that has something to do with her hinting at perhaps you should hoover too and not leaving it for her every time ;).


Back to topic - stick with the Dyson upright, decent hoover, the cheap ones always break after a year.
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No her moaning that I never hoover is covering that.
The hoover not being put away is just frustrating.
 
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