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Post# 63768   3/24/2009 at 13:34 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...


Post# 63769 , Reply# 1   3/24/2009 at 13:36 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...

Post# 63770 , Reply# 2   3/24/2009 at 13:37 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...

Post# 63771 , Reply# 3   3/24/2009 at 13:39 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...

Post# 63772 , Reply# 4   3/24/2009 at 13:39 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...

Post# 63773 , Reply# 5   3/24/2009 at 13:40 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DC02 Clear...

Post# 63775 , Reply# 6   3/24/2009 at 13:43 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Recyclone / Antarctica Solo / Clear

Post# 63779 , Reply# 7   3/24/2009 at 14:57 (5,483 days old) by petek (Ontario)        

I'd like you to clear something up for me. Has it ever seen dirt?

Post# 63785 , Reply# 8   3/24/2009 at 17:02 (5,483 days old) by kirbykid1 ()        

Dave I think so. But Jack if it goes missing I didnt steel it. That has to be one of the coolest vacuums I have EVER seen.

Post# 63787 , Reply# 9   3/24/2009 at 17:39 (5,483 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()        

Wow... even though it looks like a platic toy, I love it. I love transparent stuff!

Post# 63800 , Reply# 10   3/24/2009 at 20:31 (5,483 days old) by hoover_elite_20 ()        
if only the cyclone was clear!

;)

Post# 63802 , Reply# 11   3/24/2009 at 20:34 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
deal??

wana sell???? that is a nice dyson.

My aunt had one for a while. But she never liked a canister, so she bought a DC17 animal


Post# 63850 , Reply# 12   3/25/2009 at 03:59 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear...post-clean-up!

Post# 63852 , Reply# 13   3/25/2009 at 04:00 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear...post-clean-up!

Post# 63854 , Reply# 14   3/25/2009 at 04:01 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear...post-clean-up!

Post# 63855 , Reply# 15   3/25/2009 at 04:02 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear...post-clean-up!

Post# 63856 , Reply# 16   3/25/2009 at 04:08 (5,483 days old) by travstyles ()        

I like the hockey puck-like plug! It's cute! Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm pretty sure I am)--wasn't there a time up until 10-20 years ago or so when any appliance you bought came without one and had to be installed by an electrician (or home repair handyman) so as to comply with local code? My Australian mother was the one who mentioned this to me, in fact, she grew up the latter part of her teens/twenties in Grantham, Lancashire. Point being, she does not have the eye for detail with electrics that I do :)

Nice machine! It's unique and cool.


Post# 63858 , Reply# 17   3/25/2009 at 04:33 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Pete - not bad for 12 years old, is it?! It seems it has been used, but only very lightly, and it's been well cared for - not a single crack in the fragile-as-glass body! These motors certainly don't usually a lifespan of 12 years (they become VERY loud!), but the motor in this one is perfect.

Evan - glad you like it! I'll try and take a picture of it together with my DC03 Clear later today...

Bobby - I just love that Dyson attention to detail; even the cord is clear, and the hose translucent. It's ironic; Dyson have spent millions and millions on advertising the engineering and design of their machines, and the performance benefits of the bagless design, but I strongly believe 99% of Dyson customers are sold on the 'look' of the cleaners, and the convenience of not having to spend money on bags!

Joe - I think it's better for me that the cyclone's not clear - I think I'd spent TOO MUCH time feeding glitter into it and watching it swirl around ;P

Brandon - I take it that the canister your aunt had would have been the DC21? What does she think of the DC17, does she like it? I'd love to try that aggressive brushroll out on my carpets!

Travis - that's correct, as far as I'm aware. TOL models of various appliances would list 'fitted plug' as one of their deluxe features! People over here were in the habit of fitting their own plugs to their purchases. I guess this tradition dated back to the early days of The Modern Electric Home, when half the 'enlightened' ran their appliances off light-sockets, and the other half ran their appliances from about 15 billion different wall-socket designs, and 10 trillion different voltages!

When Hoover set up their factory in London in 1932, they were instrumental in getting both of these issues standardised to one sort of plug, and one voltage.


Post# 63859 , Reply# 18   3/25/2009 at 04:38 (5,483 days old) by junior1975 ()        
Grantham

Travis,

Grantham is in Lincolnshire not Lancashire. I live about 15 miles west of Grantham in Bingham in Nottinghamshire.

I am not sure about local codes, I think it was more to do with the fact that there were a number of different types of mains sockets available, and so the customer had the choice of what plug to wire up to the appliance.

5A round pin, 13A rectanglar pin, and 15A round pin were the main here in the UK.

The 13A socket is the legal standard for domestic installations now, and so manufacturers supply appliances with moulded plugs sure in the knowledge that the owner will not need to change the plug in the majority of cases.

Happy hoovering,

Clark.


Post# 63860 , Reply# 19   3/25/2009 at 04:44 (5,483 days old) by travstyles ()        

Thank you Clark :) I've never been, either there or Cairns, the city in Queensland where she was born. I want to go though! Maybe then I can correct myself on geography. She probably told me right and after years of hearing it one way I decided that's how it should be. Australian english doesn't help, either :)

Post# 63864 , Reply# 20   3/25/2009 at 07:04 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear / DCO3 Clear...

Post# 63865 , Reply# 21   3/25/2009 at 07:06 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear / DCO3 Clear...


Post# 63866 , Reply# 22   3/25/2009 at 07:12 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

DCO2 Clear / DCO3 Clear...



Post# 63867 , Reply# 23   3/25/2009 at 07:25 (5,483 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
my aunt

She had the DCo2. Never liked it, so she bought the DC17. She loves it. Great cleaner too.


Might be getting a new free rainbow.... so I will hold on dyson canisters for a long time.


Post# 63868 , Reply# 24   3/25/2009 at 08:09 (5,483 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Oh...where does your aunt live? I mean which country - I don't want her address, lol. I wasn't aware the DC02 had ever made it to the US??

Post# 63869 , Reply# 25   3/25/2009 at 08:48 (5,483 days old) by shanonabc ()        

Very cool Jack... Very cool :)

I just got my DC24 :D... The attatchments fit the DC16 quite nicely lmao...

I have a "bitsa" DC02 Absolute... Would kill for a DC02 Clear :)

Have seen a DC02 De Stijl in Dyson Aust's office... Not as cool as the clear though :)


Post# 63873 , Reply# 26   3/25/2009 at 11:13 (5,482 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        

Yes, very cool indeed. Almost a carbon-copy of the Fantom Lightning (only w/o the power nozzle). Didn't Dyson produce a DeStijl version of the DC02 as well? I have a DC01, but I wish it were a DeStijl.

Post# 63874 , Reply# 27   3/25/2009 at 11:58 (5,482 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Shanon - do you like the DC24? I bought one on impulse a couple of weeks after they first came out, I thought it was so cute! I do NOT like the 'tool', though!

Karl - The DC02 came in the following variations:

Standard (grey/yellow)
Absolute (grey/yellow/purple)
Clear (transparent blue/transparent green/yellow)
De Stijl (red/yellow/purple)
Recyclone (green/yellow/grey)
Antarctica Solo (white/light blue)

The DC01 came in:

Standard (grey/yellow)
Absolute (grey/yellow purple)
Antarctica Solo (grey/blue)
Blue (grey/blue)
De Stijl (red/yellow/purple)

They also made the DC04 in the De Stijl colour-scheme, but I'm not sure how many were made. The De Stijl models come up on eBay all the time - I don't actually like the colour scheme, or I would have bought a set already! It's getting harder to find them in nice condition, with all their original, colour-matching parts, so perhaps I should invest in some now!


Post# 63879 , Reply# 28   3/25/2009 at 16:15 (5,482 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
USA

My aunt lives right here in Nebraska smack dab in the center of the US.

And yes she had a DC02 Clear blue. Just like yours.


Post# 63880 , Reply# 29   3/25/2009 at 16:23 (5,482 days old) by kirbykid1 ()        

That imposible. THe first Dysons here were the one Tom Gasko owns. THe First canister was teh dc11.

Post# 63881 , Reply# 30   3/25/2009 at 16:36 (5,482 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        

No, it's not. The Dyson was available in the U.K. YEARS before they came to the states. Thank you for that complete list of early Dyson styles. What do you think it would cost to ship a DC01 DeStijl from the U.K. here to the states? The DC01 I acquired came to me from a vacuum shop in Florida - a family had just moved there from the U.K., and traded it in when they found out the voltage was different.

Post# 63884 , Reply# 31   3/25/2009 at 16:56 (5,482 days old) by kirbykid1 ()        

Well I guess that is possible. But I doubt a common person would get the voltage converter and mess around with all that for it.

Post# 63886 , Reply# 32   3/25/2009 at 17:09 (5,482 days old) by brandon_w_t ()        
idk

She had one though. Exactly like the one above.

I thought it was cool. But she hated canisters. (she has a very very large room, and just did not like pulling it)


Post# 63959 , Reply# 33   3/26/2009 at 09:37 (5,482 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        

I still may get a voltage converter. I'm sure Tom Gasko has several, to power all his U.K. model Dysons. I figured it would be cool to have a DC01, since it was the first. Anyway, I just found this video on YouTube, of the DeStijl I'd like to have. Though not this one lol....

CLICK HERE TO GO TO ohio_tuec's LINK


Post# 63975 , Reply# 34   3/26/2009 at 15:31 (5,481 days old) by kirbykid1 ()        

No Tom had all 220 volt outlets installed. Since he has so many foreign cleaners.

Post# 64035 , Reply# 35   3/27/2009 at 12:24 (5,480 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)        

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Jack - These look very nice! They cleaned up nicely. Did you happen to take any before pictures so we can compare? I always love seeing how well things clean up! The upright looks like it would be fun to use, may I have a try?

Post# 64070 , Reply# 36   3/27/2009 at 21:52 (5,480 days old) by kirbykid1 ()        

Wow Jack now you need to get DC04 DC05 limited edition for meningitis research. Have you ever seen the DC07 CLICK. Do you plan on getting them for your collection. Many people in the VCCC have seen Tom Gasko.

Post# 64082 , Reply# 37   3/28/2009 at 03:47 (5,480 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Hi Evan - yes, I know the models you're talking about. I would like to get both of those, but I'm holding off until I have a little more space!! There are 2 of the DC04 Ltd Edition, and 2 Clics, on eBay as we speak, so it's not like they're impossible to find. I can afford to wait a little longer ;)

Post# 64165 , Reply# 38   3/28/2009 at 20:16 (5,479 days old) by shanonabc ()        

I remember the DC07 "Colour My Dyson" competition... The winner was a kid who had done it pink and purple with the response along the lines of "If Barbie had a vacuum it would be like this"



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