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Thread Number: 20750
Keep the Dyson DC07 or the Electrolux "the boss lite" |
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| Post# 232277 5/11/2013 at 20:04 (3,995 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
Recently picked some vacuums up that were given to me for free. I am going to do them up and sell one of them on as still want an upright at home. I just find an upright more convenient than the henry that is the daily driver as the henry all drops apart when I get it out of the cupboard. All the extensions fall apart as do any connected floor tools. So its back to an upright for me.
The dyson DC07 after inspection currently has a broken bin latch so the bottom just falls out along with any contents and doesnt seal properly when in place (this is cracked also) - can use sticky tape to keep it closed in the mean time but also it needs a new baseplate. The electrolux the boss lite is in good nick after a cleanup, only the tools missing but these can be picked up cheap on ebay I am sure. Crevice tool and stairs tool missing off the DC07. Managed to get the parts I need on ebay for £15 for the DC07 but once I had done them up was gonna sell them on eBay however as I have now decided to keep one of them but not sure which. This is my first Dyson and to be honest I find the use of the hose on it very clumsy by having to dismantle it each and every time and not being able to use my Rugrat that I bought for the kirby once as there is no connecting piece to connect the tool with the dyson. This worked fine on the Henry despite being clean air and rotating much faster! In the Dyson it goes wild! Most of my house is wooden floors so it seems to do good on them with just carpet on the landing and the rugs in the kitchens bedrooms and lounge. Having used both the dyson seems to clean cat litter from the wooden floors better whereas "the boss" flicks a lot of it out the back of itself after chewing it up and spitting it out. Dyson doesnt groom the rugs as well however and the boss seems to have better suction at the cleaning head. All the filters have been cleaned and suction is very good on the hose. Advice please... thoughts much appreciated. | ||
| Post# 232319 , Reply# 2 5/12/2013 at 01:20 (3,994 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232326 , Reply# 4 5/12/2013 at 02:13 (3,994 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Yeah tayyab if, like Richard does, you keep Henry in the cupboard, then you can't keep all the tubes connected. So, when you pull Henry out then all the tubes/attatcmentd fall out behind it | ||
| Post# 232346 , Reply# 6 5/12/2013 at 04:57 (3,994 days old) by DaveTranter (Central England, U.K.) | ||
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Richard Decisions, decisions...... Sorry to hear that the DC07 was damaged.... I had no idea.... :( All best Dave T | ||
| Post# 232347 , Reply# 7 5/12/2013 at 05:08 (3,994 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232355 , Reply# 8 5/12/2013 at 06:12 (3,994 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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No worries Dave it's cheap bits to replace and will get it running like new.
I do kind of want to keep the Dyson as like u guys say its true bagless the boss filters were filthy whereas the Dyson wasn't so bad. Yes Henry's tubes fall apart when removing from cupboard forever bending down to pick them all up. Does my head in same when putting away. | ||
| Post# 232357 , Reply# 9 5/12/2013 at 06:29 (3,994 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Oh Richard, I thought you were saying Henry's motor unit or "hat" comes off :P lol and when you service the DC07, put new seals in the soleplate, you will see a difference,it will lift the carpet like mad | ||
| Post# 232358 , Reply# 10 5/12/2013 at 07:12 (3,994 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
I have to offer devils advocate here by my experience yesterday. After selling on my Miele S2111 to a good friend, she asked if I could get copy bags for it as she didn't like the idea of buying the genuine ones despite my recommendation to stick to Miele genuine parts. Went to a nearby DIY hardware shop who sell copy bags and they do sell Miele synthetic ones but with cardboard collars that can eventually rip. The shop sells a ton of copy bags for almost every brand but the GN copy type were not available and the woman who served me basically said that most buyers are now buying bagless vacuums hence the lack of copy bags for different models.
Personally I think you should keep both BEARING in mind that bagless uprights are probably high commodity products that people would be more interested in buying. Keep the Electrolux Boss Lite for minimal work, use in the car or just a model in your collection. Whatever 32mm/3.2cm tools you do have left, they can be used generally with Electrolux models. | ||
| Post# 232400 , Reply# 11 5/12/2013 at 10:35 (3,994 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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I don't have the space for it it really the Henry is gonna have to go in the shed I don't really collect them. I had to get rid of the sanitaire upright cos there is no space for it so only one space in the house. Henry will go in the shed and Dyson may take its place.
Where can I buy new seals from? I've ordered a 2nd hand sole plate off eBay as this one is cracked and chunk missing. | ||
| Post# 232401 , Reply# 12 5/12/2013 at 10:37 (3,994 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232435 , Reply# 13 5/12/2013 at 13:49 (3,994 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 232441 , Reply# 14 5/12/2013 at 15:05 (3,994 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Type in Dyson soleplate seals in eBay, or Espares, cant remember which of these 2 sites | ||
| Post# 232444 , Reply# 15 5/12/2013 at 16:19 (3,994 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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The boss - Lite | ||
| Post# 232460 , Reply# 16 5/12/2013 at 17:56 (3,994 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
the boss
those electrolux boss es are aufull my neighbour asked me to look at hers because it was noisy the brush roll endcaps had jammed onto the brush roll causing them to spin in the plastic casing they had completely melted through the main body of the machine the machine tips up when using the tools it is very noisy it throws more dirt out than it picks up .after removing anything usefull we both watched it being devoured by the bin wagon best place for it . My neighbour now has a Hoover turbo that came from oxfam after a good service she is over the moon with it . By the way the motor from the boss is now installed in a Flymo lawnmower where its much more at home
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| Post# 232476 , Reply# 17 5/12/2013 at 19:49 (3,994 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232552 , Reply# 18 5/13/2013 at 11:44 (3,993 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Thanks for the photo | ||
| Post# 232593 , Reply# 19 5/13/2013 at 18:09 (3,993 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232622 , Reply# 20 5/13/2013 at 23:47 (3,993 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Richard
You made the right choice keeping the Dyson DC07. We got that Electrolux Boss Lite as a Eureka Whirlwind here in North America....it was Eureka's first bagless upright to compete with the Fantom Thunder & Fantom Fury.
The ONLY good thing about that upright was that it offered a Sealed True HEPA filtration system....but everything else was lousy!! Good suction, but diminished quickly, small dustcup that filled up way too fast, filters that clogged quicker than you could snap your fingers, & lousy attachments that were a joke. Whatever possessed the designers at Electrolux AB to come up with that horrid cleaner....I just hope they lost their job over it! Good luck with the Dyson....Rob | ||
| Post# 239355 , Reply# 21 7/8/2013 at 13:34 (3,937 days old) by hi-loswitch98 () | ||
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Do you still have the Electrolux? | ||
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