Well, I put my new Dyson to the test yesterday

It's a yellow DC07 All Floors model and all in all, I'm happy with it. I spent a while doing general cleanup on it before firing it up, and it looks pretty good. I have a small one bedroom apartment, so I plugged it in to a central outlet, and with it's 40 foot cord, I was able to get almost everywhere without unplugging and replugging. That's great because they certainly weren't thinking about convienience when they built my apartment complex. Not nearly enough outlets, especially in the kitchen. My apartment has hard wood laminate in the living/dining areas and kitchen, with wall to wall carpet in the bedroom and tile in the bathroom. I have a cat, and couldn't believe how much cat hair came up from the bedroom carpet. Also the Dyson did a great job picking up the litter she drags out of the cat box. I then switched the brush roll off and went to the bare floors. Worked OK there, but probably won't use it that way often because I'm afraid the plastic nozzle will scratch the floors. I'll stick to the Filter Queen for that, or get a floor tool for the Dyson. Haven't decided on that yet. I then switch to attachment mode and vacuumed the furniture, and dusted, etc. While vacuuming the sofa, I was wishing I had the turbo nozzle for it, and then inspiration struck. I have a Eureka Altima with the Power Paw. I thought maybe it will fit. I tried it, and yes, it did fit! Oh Happy Day. Continued vacuuming, and go so much cat hair out of the sofa and love seat.

By this time, the dirt container was getting pretty full so I decided to empty it. I hit the button to release it from the machine, and as soon as I lifted it, the bottom swung open and dumped the entire contents right on top of the machine and the floor. I couldn't believe that happened. I stood there dumb founded. After a few choice word (insert your own expletitives here) I closed the bottom and it swung open again. I found that I have to close it pretty hard before it locks closed. Is that normal?

Anyway, I re-cleaned the machine and vacuumed up the mess again, and this time the container stayed closed until I pulled the trigger to open it. I had the container in the trash can before I opened it, and did not notice an objectionable amout of dust floating out. There was a little, but nothing like they show on the Oreck infomercials. Again after emptying it, I had to close the bottom pretty hard before it locked shut. Any one else have this problem?


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Post# 106702 8/23/2010 at 10:59 (4,994 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)
Checkrate/Likes It's a yellow DC07 All Floors model and all in all, I'm happy with it. I spent a while doing general cleanup on it before firing it up, and it looks pretty good. I have a small one bedroom apartment, so I plugged it in to a central outlet, and with it's 40 foot cord, I was able to get almost everywhere without unplugging and replugging. That's great because they certainly weren't thinking about convienience when they built my apartment complex. Not nearly enough outlets, especially in the kitchen. My apartment has hard wood laminate in the living/dining areas and kitchen, with wall to wall carpet in the bedroom and tile in the bathroom. I have a cat, and couldn't believe how much cat hair came up from the bedroom carpet. Also the Dyson did a great job picking up the litter she drags out of the cat box. I then switched the brush roll off and went to the bare floors. Worked OK there, but probably won't use it that way often because I'm afraid the plastic nozzle will scratch the floors. I'll stick to the Filter Queen for that, or get a floor tool for the Dyson. Haven't decided on that yet. I then switch to attachment mode and vacuumed the furniture, and dusted, etc. While vacuuming the sofa, I was wishing I had the turbo nozzle for it, and then inspiration struck. I have a Eureka Altima with the Power Paw. I thought maybe it will fit. I tried it, and yes, it did fit! Oh Happy Day. Continued vacuuming, and go so much cat hair out of the sofa and love seat. By this time, the dirt container was getting pretty full so I decided to empty it. I hit the button to release it from the machine, and as soon as I lifted it, the bottom swung open and dumped the entire contents right on top of the machine and the floor. I couldn't believe that happened. I stood there dumb founded. After a few choice word (insert your own expletitives here) I closed the bottom and it swung open again. I found that I have to close it pretty hard before it locks closed. Is that normal? Anyway, I re-cleaned the machine and vacuumed up the mess again, and this time the container stayed closed until I pulled the trigger to open it. I had the container in the trash can before I opened it, and did not notice an objectionable amout of dust floating out. There was a little, but nothing like they show on the Oreck infomercials. Again after emptying it, I had to close the bottom pretty hard before it locked shut. Any one else have this problem?

Post# 106708 , Reply# 1 8/23/2010 at 12:38 (4,994 days old) by vacuumfreeeke ()
Checkrate/Likes Hey Joe, congrats. I have a one bedroom apartment and a cat too :o) I like the DC07... it was the first Dyson to hit the US and the first one I used when I sold them at Sears so it has a special place in my heart. Also nice is that it doesn't have the telescopic wand found on other Dysons. I am glad your Eureka Altima turbo tool fit the Dyson.... the one from my Hoover Windtunnel did not fit my Dyson, but I tried to put it on the end of the hose.... did you put the Eureka tool on the end of the hose or the wand? My DC 14 didn't come with the turbo tool either, but it did come with all the other attachments including the bare floor tool and zorb tool. The Dyson attachments are great, they pivot at the neck, and the upholstery tool is designed not to stick to furniture. GET THE BARE FLOOR TOOL.... I LOVE IT! I don't like using it with the Dyson though... I'm 5 11 and the Dyson wand is so short, I have to almost bend over when using it.... combined with the hose fighting me and making the cleaner bite my ankles, I've found it best to use their awesome bare floor tool with a canister instead of the machine it was designed to be used with. I hope they improve these issues in future models. The Dyson does a decent job on bare floors in upright mode. Their bare floor tool has pretty stiff bristles though, it may scratch a wood floor. The have a new one called the "flat out" tool that may not be as aggressive, but I prefer the original. Yes, sometimes the Dysons open too easily. I remember when they first came to the US, I had a customer at Sears who wanted one. I was trying to explain to her how messy blagless vacuums where, and steer her to the purple Panasonic made bagged Kenmore Direct Drive upright instead. I took the Dyson bin out and released accidentally released the trigger... the dirt spilled all over her feet and she was in sandals. The machine made my point for me! I was horrified, but she was nice about it and bought a top of the line bagged canister instead. I think the important thing is to make sure you hear the click when you close the bin.... whatever force it takes to get the click is what you need to do... do be too gentle, but don't slam it. Yes, the Oreck commercials are a bit exaggerated! I guess if his machines were really that much better he wouldn't have to do all those tricks! Dyson truly is the best bagless around, and you can tell because of all the companies that are trying to emulate them now. Even Oreck with their Pilot, trying to compete with the Ball. Enjoy your new Dyson, I remember how excited I was when I got mine (though it took 6 months for the dog smell from the previous owner to go away!). What happened with the hose on the bottom? Did you just reattach it or have to replace it? Happy vacuuming ;o)

Post# 106713 , Reply# 2 8/23/2010 at 13:27 (4,994 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA)
Checkrate/Likes *Thanks, Bobby* I'm going to order the bare floor tool. The Eureka turbo nozzle fit on the end of the hose. I really like how long the Dyson's hose is. I did notice however that the longer the hose was stretched out, the slower it ran, and as I collapsed the hose, the TT ran faster and faster. As for the small hose, I just reattached it, and it is working fine for now, but I'm gonna order another one because it looks like a fitting on the end that attaches to the nozzle is missing, and that end is wrapped in electrical tape. Yesterday, when I was servicing the machine before I first used it, I checked both the pre and post filters, expecting them to be filthy, and was surprised at how clean they actually were. I plan to buy another pre motor filter and swap them out periodically. Then I can swap the filter and wash the dirty one at leisure.