Thread Number: 26869
Why clutched Dysons are bad for deep pile carpet |
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Post# 300586 , Reply# 1   10/4/2014 at 07:48 (3,492 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Good video - however I don't think that the brush roll alone is to blame.
What you seem to forget is that the Dyson DC04 shown and the model you also refer to which doesn't have the clutch fitted is the older Dyson design with fixed wheels at the back. I know from personal experience that the more you stoop with the handle, the more the floor head digs into the carpet. This is the same kind of process I also found with the Panasonic Optiflow bagged upright vacuum last year. If later models provide a far more consistent touch to carpet and thus allow more of the bristles to dig deeper, it may well be down to a combination of brush roll improvement AND the ball design with the smaller wheels. |
Post# 300587 , Reply# 2   10/4/2014 at 08:00 (3,492 days old) by parwaz786 ( )   |   | |
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True, because I am tall, like 5 ft 8, I vacuum and the handle is as upright as I can push it so it creates a seal with the suction to the floor Glad you liked the video:) thanks |
Post# 300648 , Reply# 3   10/5/2014 at 07:08 (3,491 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)   |   | |
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Oh. If 5'8 is tall, dunno what I am at 6'7 :3
Surely though it wouldn't make that much of a difference, no matter what pressure you put on it, considering the force will be at the wheels and not the head? I am not too sure, I can imagine that principle on a cylinder straight suction vacuum, but I have never used that model Dyson, so I would know. Good video by the way. |
Post# 300661 , Reply# 5   10/5/2014 at 10:35 (3,491 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 300664 , Reply# 6   10/5/2014 at 11:22 (3,491 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Here we go again with bloody Kirby. Why do we always have the mention of Kirby against Dyson??
Anyway, the fixed wheels on the back of the Dyson DC04 do ensure that the machine sits on a floor, but I found (and im 6ft) that I always had to stoop to ensure the brushes always hit the floor. Its the mechanism of the central hinge and the height level of the owner that has to ensure that the brush roll hit the carpet. I found it deeply annoying - especially when I found that the handle had to be low enough to remain constant with the floor. In short it isn't always possible for consistent brush hitting pile cleaning with the DC04 unless you lower or increase the angle of the handle. |
Post# 300691 , Reply# 7   10/5/2014 at 14:18 (3,491 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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hi there will you put a new motor in that dyson dc05 if not you should put it on eBay
and let it have a new live or home because I do not like seeing old dyson been scraped |
Post# 300829 , Reply# 11   10/6/2014 at 12:34 (3,490 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 300907 , Reply# 16   10/7/2014 at 02:22 (3,489 days old) by oliveoiltinfoil (England, UK)   |   | |
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I find Dyson to be probably the easiest vacuums to use in a matter of fact. All the buttons are up high, the telescopic tubes and hose are easy to get at and the tools are right where you need them.
However, on a wide scale, many vacuum manufacturers do not like you vacuuming up things like sawdust and fine powers like carpet fresh etc. Miele say this quite blatantly in their instruction manuals, that if you do suck anything like this up, you risk voiding the warranty. |
Post# 300908 , Reply# 17   10/7/2014 at 03:06 (3,489 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Stan, your the man and part of the KIRBY plan...And you too, Alex! My Diamond KIRBY has sucked up acres and acres of Carpet Fresh and it hasn't coughed once. My oh my what a fantastic machine!You can just about suck up anything with a mighty KIRBY. Have you ever heard about breaking the mold, I thank they did with the KIRBY, for what other vacuum should one have need of...Nothing else can come to mind. |
Post# 300920 , Reply# 18   10/7/2014 at 06:36 (3,489 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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