Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

You are correct, but not for the reason that you say.  The real reason:  An Oreck won;t pick up that much dirt if you dump the Dyson on a hard surface.

I highlighted the operative words.  I recommend the local dump.  Every county in the US has one, usually free for residents to use just for that purpose.  Although some county/city and states may charge a special dump fee for foreign made junk that is dropped off for recycle/waste/disposal.

Carmine D.

Carmine D.

From my reading of the article, all the vacuums reviewed get high marks for their perfomance and size.  None gets knocked down with any cons.  HOOVER EmPower gets the feature views in all the closets illustrated in the article.  And the HOOVER EmPower gets kudos for the hush mode and fold down handle.  This HOOVER model has been around since the spring of 2004 and still very pervasive among all the big box retailers.  It is also a Consumer Reports' pick too for lightweight, full size power and inexpensive price tag.   

I will write Better Homes & Gardens and ask why the Oreck was conspicuously omitted.  Curious to see what they say, if anything.

Carmine D.

No Oreck?  The original and oldest lightweight in the USA.

They will likely tell you that they only recommend based on performance and not the age of the manufacturer.  Years in business does not = best performance.  After many years of being one of the best  we already know how Hoover quality and performance declined to the point that they sold.  Oreck  at it's best can't compare to the worst Hoover.  They should close and quit bilking the old uneducated consumers.

HS:

I'll be sure to let you know if they respond.

Carmine D.

I tried it with a DC14, and did not notice any difference in carpet hugging ability (half-inch pile depth).

Comparing the two unmodified cleaners, DCs14 & 15, I would say that the DC15 has the better cleaning ability on plusher type carpets, and DC14 is better on short pile carpets. If you have a mixture of carpets, then you need a mixture of Dyson cleaners! Absolutely daft.

And thus we come to another little design problem: the lack of a "carpet height right control". From what I gather, auto-floating cleaner heads don't suit all types of carpet, hence the introduction of the pile height adjuster.

If Dyson is treading in Hoover's footsteps (or sweep path!), and it certainly seems to be a case of Dyson re-inventing the wheel, wouldn't it be more sensible to incorporate tried and tested designs that work, that others have already proven?

Many posters here and elsewhere, myself included, have cited the dyson's lack of a rug adjustment as a major drawback.  Especially when you compare with less expensive models which make this feature a standard in the industry.

HOOVER made the self-adjusting rug height claim in the early 60's with the Dial-a-matic.  It was flawed for medium to thick carpets, which made the Dial impossible to use.  HOOVER soon added rug adjustments and even the power feature which is still in use today on HOOVER [and even other brands].

One of dyson's weaknesses is its complete failure to know and apply past vacuum history and experience to its models.  Sub par brushbar on the DC07/14 and lack of height adjustments are 2.  Dyson corrected the first after several years but not the last.

Carmine D.