Thread Number: 34130
/ Tag: Brand New Vacuum Cleaners
Dyson V8 Animal |
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Post# 369808 , Reply# 2   4/2/2017 at 14:54 (2,552 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK)   |   | |
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The mini motorised turbo brush is now fitted with the 'new' style brush roll and is a VAST improvement giving much better grooming. Pics of V6 and V8 tools for comparison... |
Post# 369810 , Reply# 3   4/2/2017 at 15:02 (2,552 days old) by sebo4me (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 369814 , Reply# 6   4/2/2017 at 15:10 (2,552 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK)   |   | |
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LOL yeah Sebo4me I agree they are somewhat overpriced.... especially when they're not on offer! The fact I had 130 on a gift card swayed me when it came to buying one. Price aside though they are great machines |
Post# 369816 , Reply# 7   4/2/2017 at 15:21 (2,552 days old) by sebo4me (Cardiff)   |   | |
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Post# 369820 , Reply# 8   4/2/2017 at 15:43 (2,552 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK)   |   | |
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With the cash outlay of £280 for the V8 with the extra tool kit I couldn't resist. Although even the woman in Currys remarked it was still rather expensive for a cleaner bought mainly for the car LOL Had I not had the gift card to lower the cash price I wouldn't of bought one |
Post# 369862 , Reply# 9   4/3/2017 at 02:36 (2,551 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio)   |   | |
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My only major gripe with my V6 Absolute has been the clogging shroud. The V8 appears to address this in a clever way. The setup works phenomenally well on my Big Ball canister that has the same system. Quick and clean to empty, forces everything out, and no more clogging! You can tell they put a lot of engineering effort into the setup on the canister; the bin door even has a slight slope to it, so the dirt is guided out, and hair and debris can't catch on any baffles, unlike many of their previous models.
As far as the redesigned main cleaner head - my guess is that the new self-adjusting squeegee on the back is to help prevent the nozzle from sealing itself to certain types of flooring. The V6 carpet cleaner head seals itself to my vinyl kitchen mat, for instance, and locks itself down, causing the vacuum cutoff to engage repeatedly. I have to use the Fluffy cleaner head for it instead. Can't wait to upgrade! I agree the new shorter hose is BS, all things considered. Does it at least swivel now at the machine end? Enjoy! Can't wait to upgrade once I can get a good deal on one. |
Post# 369885 , Reply# 10   4/3/2017 at 10:31 (2,551 days old) by tomvacuum10 (Northern Ireland)   |   | |
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This is mine after nearly six months of daily use. As you can see from the photos it had quite a nasty fall, resulting in cracks on the cyclone. It is fine as no air leaks from the crack.
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Post# 369913 , Reply# 12   4/3/2017 at 14:45 (2,551 days old) by tomvacuum10 (Northern Ireland)   |   | |
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Well... This is actually my second V8. I got my first in June from ao.com. At the start of October I noticed the bin was becoming harder and harder to empty because of the red shroud wipe and eventually seized. I contacted Dyson and because they didn't have many spares they sent me a brand new unit. Anyway, I'll see what Dyson can do!
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Post# 369914 , Reply# 13   4/3/2017 at 15:26 (2,551 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 369955 , Reply# 15   4/4/2017 at 03:54 (2,550 days old) by matt8808 (Teesside - North East - UK)   |   | |
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Yeah the V6 runtime is 20 minutes with a suction only tool attached, 16 minutes with a motorised tool and 6 minutes on MAX mode. The V8 is 40 minutes with a suction only tool, 25 minutes with motorised tool and 7 minutes on MAX mode. Charge time goes up from 3.5 hours on the V6 to 5 hours on the V8 |
Post# 369981 , Reply# 16   4/4/2017 at 09:19 (2,550 days old) by luxkid1980 (Richmond, Virginia)   |   | |
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The shortcomings that Stefan mentioned above should really not be encountered for a machine as expensive as the V6 was. Another reason I don't care much for Dysons. Seems to be other vacuums out there that are just as good if not better. A lot of $ to pay for convenience. |