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14 Sep, 2016
Great on pet hair without losing suction
12 of 13 found this helpful I've waited over 6 months to review this vacuum as I wanted a realistic test in our home over a prolonged period of time to give it an honest assessment. We've used everything from cheap $88 Eureka's to more expensive Hoovers and I wish I would have bought the Dyson a long time ago. Here’s my take on it:
First, you need to know that we have two dogs: a short-haired Border Collie and a long-haired Australian Shepherd. The Aussie's shedding has been the kiss of death to several vacuums (we bought three within a year's time). We also have a combination of tile, hardwood laminates, and brand new carpeting in our home.
The Good: The marketing is true; this vacuum really does not loose suction power. Every other vacuum I've owned has decreasing suction over time and I've had a messy job of cleaning out the filters to get to the point where I can restore a fraction of the initial suction. The Dyson has as much suction 6 months later as it does when I took it out of the box, and I don't miss having to clean out dirty filters. It does a fantastic job of getting all the pet-hair out of my carpet and all the other places it accumulates in the house. If something does get lodged in the vacuum, it makes a hissing noise and it’s obvious there’s something stuck in there. Similarly, if something gets sucked up in the rotating carpet brush (i.e. a sock or curtain corner), the rotation automatically stops, thus eliminating the smell of burning rubber belts. The first time something got lodged in our Dyson, I couldn’t figure out where the obstruction was and so I shot off a quick email to Dyson support. I got a response within 12 hours and they resolved my issue on the first point of contact. Additionally, the ball design and fairly thin sweeper head allows me to vacuum farther under the bed/couches/etc. than I could with a standard upright. Finally, the cord and hoses are quite long and I can vacuum most of 1700 sq. ft. from a single outlet. I can also leave the vacuum sitting at the bottom of the stairs and reach about 10 stairs up using the hose and wand tool.
The Bad: Like all bag-less vacuums, the Dyson canister is dirty to dump out. It has a nice quick-release and dumping mechanism but I still have to reach up into the canister after most vacuums to pull out the pet hair. The vacuum is also a bit heavy. I don’t mind it but my wife would not enjoy lugging it up and down the stairs. The furniture brush is novel (it has rotating brushes encased in plastic to keep them free from hair, string, etc.) but there is no place on the vacuum to store it. The only other minor issue that I have is that the manual is done in all pictures. I consider myself a visual learner but I still had to contact support when I had an issue as the pictures just didn’t communicate everything they needed to. But then, how often does one refer to a vacuum manual?
Overall, I’m super-pleased with our Dyson purchase and would purchase it again in a heartbeat. It’s the only vacuum I’ve found that handles our pet hair without losing suction over time. Nice job Dyson!