Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

The guy looked sharp.  Although he probably had more suits onboard his jet.        DIB

From 1992 until I retired in 2006, I was a consultant to industry and government on all matters related to vacuums.  Dress was important to me as well as to them.  If I walked into a Board room meeting, I dressed accordingly.  If I walked onto the factory floor, and into the break out area to mingle, I did the same.  Know your clients and customers and meet them on their level, including dress. 

How soon you forget. 

Carmine D.

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DC18,

I had no idea Dyson had hose extensions available.  I have never seen hose extensions on Dyson’s web sites in the past.  Were they similar (thick heavy connectors and spring) to the hose that comes on Dyson vacuums or where they more lightweight (better for dusting)?  Fantom hose extensions looked identical or near identical to the hose on the vacuum except (of course) one end had a male fitting.  Thanks.        DIB

I know they are not on the Dyson website, I'm sure they do them if you call the helpline.  I called to make them aware of the shorter hose lenght on the DC15 to the DC07 etc.. which they knew about (I'm assuming other customer called in too!), they where at the time producing an extension hose to fit onto the main hose.  I took a while to come but I was sent one free of charge.  It the same size and about the same length (extendable too) as the hose on the DC15 clips onto the main hose then you can attach the wand or the toold dircetly onto the end.

I can't see them doing this the DC24!

DC18

They might, actually.

Consider someone living in a semi-detached, tired of lugging $#%*bersome cleaners about; wants a lightweight machine, buys a DC24, complains to Dyson about the short hose. Suppose Dyson addresses this problem? It has been done before, with the DC15.

I always liked the UK Hoover machines - they had the longest hoses on test, according to WHICH?

Speaking of Hoover, what happened to the Anniversary Centenary model that was touted?

(I see we have a ridiculous 'bot intercepting valid words and phrases. Might I suggest that the interception profiles be updated in some way?)

May I chime in, please? 

Interesting that you use "Centenary" which is more a brit usage.  Here in the US it's more commonly said as "Centennial."  Both words mark 100 years.

HOOVER in the UK was purchased by Candie a number of years ago and is not part of HOOVER which is now owned by TTI.  So a special edition that affects both HOOVER companies [here and there] is highly unlikely.

Looking at HOOVER US there are 3 factors that must co-exist concurrently to make a special edition model to mark an anniversary.

One:  A company with the wherewithal and inclination to produce and promote it.  Is TTI such a company?  Apparently not.  If it were, it would have produced a 100 year special edition for the Royal Company.

Two:  A successful model to use as the likely candidate.  The HOOVER Z was not.  Tho, it has a number of features, like the self-cleaning HEPA and electronic carpet height adjustments [both under patent] that are used now on new HOOVER models.  And the models are very popular in terms of sales despite the sluggish economy.

Third:  A vibrant economy where consumers are spending.  The US fell into a recession in the last half of 2007 and it is continuing still and much worse.  Experts predict it will continue worsening until at least the end of the current year. 

Not the right mix for a 100 year edition.  Having said that, it is not uncommon for a vacuum company to bring the special edition to market early/late because of the above conditions and keep it current for awhile.  Such was the case with the HOOVER 65 Golden Edition [marking its 50 years].  But I am no longer hopeful this is the case for HOOVER.

Hope that answers your question.

Carmine D.

Candy really has no idea at all. The UK site has a simple Flash animation, stating "100 Hoover Years"; period.

The Italian site sells UK-style "Purepowers" and "The One" cleaners. And yet the Italian site has a video celebrating the Hoover Company through the decades. Except that the cleaners shown in the later years are all American models (Windtunnels, etc). No mention of the  UK "Juniors", "Turbopowers", "Purepowers", "Vortex" models, French "Sensotronics" or Swiss "Aquatronic".

This I find very odd.

HOOVER USA had the HOOVER WT which celebrated it's 90 years: 1908 to 1998.  As part of the promotion some buyers received a handheld scalemodel of the WT with a tape measure inside in both inches and centimeters.  In two tone colors of brown and black and engraved on the underside with the commemoration.  I have one setting on my desk.

Carmine D.

As for hose length, I've never found the DC01, DC03, DC04 and DC07 a problem with hose length for cleaning stair (straight up and stair that bend round a corner) these Dyson models reach very well.  The reason for the short hose on the DC15 was due to design I think!  The base of the hose is higher up compared with other models!

DC18