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| Post# 228232 4/13/2013 at 15:22 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
I have already messaged Dysondestijl on here with a query and he tried his best but...
Basically I have a friend who has a Dyson DC08 Animal. She says the hose doesn't wrap around the vacuum's body, and is thus not the Telescope machine. I have no clue with more modern Dysons, so perhaps someone else can help here as she has enquired about trying to source a new turbo brush that is cheaper than Dyson who want to charge her £60 odd for replacement. This cylinder vacuum has a suction pipe with no button connection on it and she needs to find a cost effective air turbine main sized floor head. I've already found one on Ebay UK which is friction fit only and a fraction of the £60 asking price Dyson are currently charging (seems a bit of a mad price given that Miele or SEBO turbo tools cost nearly half of that)...anyway to get the tube to fit the friction fit turbo tool is there a connection adaptor that is available? A universal adaptor from Dyson shows a push connection top to a friction fit short tube, but is this 32mm sizing or would the square adaptor be required? See pics. 
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| Post# 228233 , Reply# 1 4/13/2013 at 15:24 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 228237 , Reply# 2 4/13/2013 at 16:10 (4,024 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 Ryan, I may be wrong, but I don't think that floortool is a turbo brush, I think that's the standard, straight suction floortool.
This would be a suitable replacement
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Turbo500's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 228241 , Reply# 3 4/13/2013 at 16:19 (4,024 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 228245 , Reply# 5 4/13/2013 at 16:28 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Yes I KNOW THAT but she wants a bloody turbo brush - OHHHH its so annoying - bloody Dyson - so much for ease of use with a more modern design!!
Sorry I'm just getting annoyed. Thank you so far. She wouldn't have this nonsense if it was a conventional bagged cylinder like Sebo, Hoover or Miele. So, in light of the fact that the neck has come off her CONTACT SUCTION only floor tool, she now wants to try a turbo brush for the pet hair as the normal floor head wasn't suitable. As such, with the fact that the outer ring thing is still on the bottom of the tube, what adaptor would she require to fit a friction fit 3.2cm turbo tool? - see link for the one on EBAY UK. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 228249 , Reply# 6 4/13/2013 at 16:36 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Also just saw this...on Ebay - would this be more suitable? If the ring measures 3.5cm she'd still need a ruddy adaptor.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 228251 , Reply# 7 4/13/2013 at 16:37 (4,024 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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I dont think there are any adaptors for that, most likely but does she mind if the turbo brush gets stuck into the wand? | ||
| Post# 228253 , Reply# 8 4/13/2013 at 16:40 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 228255 , Reply# 9 4/13/2013 at 16:41 (4,024 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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SORRY for the frequent repliesbut:- PS That second turbo tool you shown us will fit your DC08, you dont need any adaptor though as its designed for that, just fit it onto the vacuum | ||
| Post# 228256 , Reply# 10 4/13/2013 at 16:46 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 228258 , Reply# 11 4/13/2013 at 16:49 (4,024 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Yep, good luck! :) and I know lol, I noticed quite a lot of vacuum manufacturers had these type of turbo brushes BTW how do you find the Dyson? I found the suction impressive on mine which what made me like it and sorry to annoy you | ||
| Post# 228261 , Reply# 12 4/13/2013 at 16:56 (4,024 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 228263 , Reply# 13 4/13/2013 at 16:57 (4,024 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Oh, OK | ||
| Post# 228356 , Reply# 14 4/14/2013 at 09:50 (4,023 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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infact Tayyab, I've owned a few DC01's, a DC02, two DC03's, a DC04 and then much later bought the Dyson City Vac that I just couldn't get to grips with. As you say the older ones are much better and I'm inclined to agree. Still miss the sound of an old DC01 - so much quieter than a lot of vacs around at that time in my opinion.
My main argument after all these years is that its about time Dyson considered a budget price hitting upright that doesn't cost over £150 or so to buy? The hand held option is okay but its not the same as mains powered constantly plugged in. | ||
| Post# 228388 , Reply# 16 4/14/2013 at 17:08 (4,023 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Dyson never think about prices, they never sell an upright or cylinder for less than £175 | ||
| Post# 228389 , Reply# 17 4/14/2013 at 17:09 (4,023 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Ps I love the DC01 as I grew up with one, quite a descent vacuum for it's age but the YDK DC01's are loud unfortunately | ||
| Post# 228524 , Reply# 19 4/15/2013 at 17:58 (4,022 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Well it worked for Miele - most of their cylinder vacuums from the 1990s were expensive to buy which is where the more compact S4/S4000 came in, able to offer a smaller size, lighter weight and a cheaper cost price. Some may argue and say the S4/S4000 are made with lighter plastics, but I'd settle for an old S4/S4000 than the current S2/S2000 which isn't as well made for the price - but it seems to have been a big hit for Miele since they released it against the same bag capacity fitted S5 and now of course with the S2 taking over the previous S4's pricing niche, the similarly designed S6 has arrived to take the S4's smaller bag and put it into a similarly lightweight body.
Price dropping and producing a vacuum under a fixed price banner are not the same though; franchises such as Currys et al constantly drop prices on old stock Dyson models anyway - but never usually under £150 because of the costs to buy the machines in bulk at the original cost at the time of launch to the market. Dyson could do a seasonal limited range offer just like they had done with the DeStijl colour editions and could do with a unique exclusive online brand model as opposed to passing it off to larger big box stores to sell on, thus allowing the fixed price to remain fixed. | ||
| Post# 228530 , Reply# 21 4/15/2013 at 18:12 (4,022 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Franchises I must say I was always labouring under the belief that Currys was a chain and not a franchise. Is this not so? | ||
| Post# 228619 , Reply# 22 4/16/2013 at 10:58 (4,021 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Depends on how you look at it. By Googling both definitions;
Franchise: A form of business organization in which a firm which already has a successful product or service (the franchisor) enters into a continuing contractual relationship with other businesses (franchisees) operating under the franchisor's trade name and usually with the franchisor's guidance, in exchange for a fee. Some of the most popular franchises in the United States include Subway, McDonalds, and 7-Eleven. Chain store: One of a series of stores owned by one company and selling the same merchandise. Kays and Littlewoods are thus chain "stores," or "chain catalogues," selling the same products and with the same page layouts as bit of a bonus. This post was last edited 04/16/2013 at 11:44 | ||
| Post# 228637 , Reply# 23 4/16/2013 at 13:37 (4,021 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Yes that's exactly how I understood a chain and a franchise to work. I was just surprised to find that Currys was a franchise as I always thought they were all part of the same company, not each store being owned individually. | ||
| Post# 228718 , Reply# 24 4/16/2013 at 21:24 (4,021 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Well don't take my word for it - I just to choose to see Currys as a franchise - they're not all the same dependent on the market but sell/carry ALL the brands they stock on their website too. That's not to be confused with their "exclusive online" offers though. Some stores I've been to have half the products on display because of other shops around or the area they're located in.
Chain stores like Poundland have continuous stock all of the time, but not always consistent with every store. | ||
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