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Dyson Dual Cyclone machines |
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Post# 204642 , Reply# 1   10/24/2012 at 11:48 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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here is one of my DC02's: |
Post# 204644 , Reply# 2   10/24/2012 at 11:51 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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DC04 absolute |
Post# 204645 , Reply# 3   10/24/2012 at 11:56 (4,201 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 204646 , Reply# 4   10/24/2012 at 12:00 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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other DC02 taken with DC08T (not dual cyclone!) |
Post# 204647 , Reply# 5   10/24/2012 at 12:01 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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DC01 de stijl |
Post# 204648 , Reply# 6   10/24/2012 at 12:05 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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DC04 (sorry for bad quality) |
Post# 204649 , Reply# 7   10/24/2012 at 12:07 (4,201 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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and finally another DC01 |
Post# 204654 , Reply# 9   10/24/2012 at 13:39 (4,201 days old) by jakesvacs ()   |   | |
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Really like your dyson collection. We have similar machines! |
Post# 204656 , Reply# 10   10/24/2012 at 14:32 (4,201 days old) by Dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Hi there jake- i do also have a dc16 animal, dc25 ball, dc07 animal, and a dc14 vroom- and about 35 non-dyson vacs. thedysonman |
Post# 204658 , Reply# 11   10/24/2012 at 14:45 (4,201 days old) by Dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Hi there, madabouthoovers, your dc04 is my dream machine to have. it looks so shiny! i also like your dc15. and i love the dc07's, one of the best ones! thedysonman |
Post# 204720 , Reply# 14   10/25/2012 at 05:32 (4,201 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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The success of Dyson purely lies in clever marketing and not the product. I've always found most Dyson cleaners to be incredibly average machines, with a very premium price tag. I do like the idea of a bagless machine, but in practice I've always found them messy, unhygenic, flimsey, over priced and poorly constructed. The earlier machines were certainly nothing to write home about, with the DC01, DC02 and DC03 having some of the lowest suction on the market at the time. The DC04 was a VAST improvement and probably my favourite of all the Dyson cleaners. Of the 5 Dyson's my Grandparents have owned, it was certainly the more higher performing and it lasted the longest.
I've also never been a fan of the tools. One of the things I love the most about the Sebo is the quick release hose and wand that doesn't require me to stop using the machine and put it upright whilst in use if I need to get into a corner or behind furniture etc.
I do think Dyson have improved dramatically since the days of the DC01. I used the DC40 the other week for the first time, and apart from being disapointed in the build quality, I found it to be a pretty good machine. However, I still firmly hold my belief that there are higher performing, more reliable and cheaper bagged cleaners on the market. Anybody that spends £398 in a Dyson DC40 need their head testing. |
Post# 204724 , Reply# 15   10/25/2012 at 08:28 (4,201 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 204748 , Reply# 19   10/25/2012 at 12:53 (4,200 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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The thing is, we can be subjective now that Dysons are taken for granted as being fairly expensive to buy now, even when the first DC01 came out, it too was expensive as it was new and novel.
My parents bought a brand new DC01 a year later after launching in the UK (compared to my uncle who bought a Sebo as he was manager of a care home and had already used the commercial upright) they liked using the DC01 even though it was bulkier and heavier than their Oreck XL. At that point in my life I adored Hoover products, but I did like the DC01's novel central hose handle idea compared to the curved up hose on my Turbopower uprights. I also found it faster to clean carpets with the DC01's larger wheels and auto adjusting head, even if it didn't clean deep enough, it seemed to be able to extract more dust even after the use of my numerous Hoovers - but back then I was taken in by the clear dust bin concept and didn't realise that the same test with a Dyson used first before a conventional bagged vacuum could still produce excess dust, it just made it easier to see the dust being collected in the Dyson. I didn't like the emptying procedure - the DC04 was far easier to empty thanks to its bottom release door. What I miss about the DC01 is its motor noise. I didn't ever find it that noisy certainly compared to Hoover products "back in the day," and yes whilst it couldn't get under low furniture, the Dyson just seemed to be quicker than using some of the classic traditional bagged vacuums. We eventually replaced the DC01 with a DC03 that didn't last long because of leaking dust and Dyson ended up giving us a brand new DC04 at a reduced cost as a goodwill gesture. The DC04 seems to be the model I ended up liking the best even though I find it noisier than the DC01. Whilst Dyson moved production to Asia for cheaper production, it certainly didn't lower the cost prices! |
Post# 204751 , Reply# 21   10/25/2012 at 13:21 (4,200 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 204752 , Reply# 22   10/25/2012 at 13:37 (4,200 days old) by sanitaire (anchorage, alaska)   |   | |
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lots of my friends give them too me and don't know aobut the washable filter......lucky there motor hasn't burned up yet... |