Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Hello,

I am looking at purchasing a good vac for pet hair.  I am considering the above 2 or something else.  I prefer a bagless upright that has attachments.  I like the price of the Sanitaire.  I also would like something that is reliable.  Thanks for any help!

CarmineD wrote:
Before anyone labels me a Dyson groupie, let me point out that I'd rather push around a Riccar or a Sebo before a Dyson.  With that said, I like the Dyson product.  When we sell these machines we recommend emptying the container after each use (keeps odor down if you have pets and it doesn't cost anything to empty) and the filters be washed out every 3 months.  If the customer does this the chances of them being unhappy with the machine are virtually nil.  We also suggest vacuuming with their old vacuum one last time and then going over the carpet with their new Dyson.  As you can imagine, most customers are amazed at what they pull out. Now this of course isn't because the Dyson is that much better than their old machine but more the fact that the majority of customers don't change belts, empty bags when needed or have a clue how to maintain the product that they own.  This is where Dyson excels in my opinion.  It's a simple vacuum.  Dump a cannister, wash a filter.  The customer can do that far easier than trying to change belts, match up proper bags when most don't even know what they own or heaven forbid, choose a correct height adjustment for their carpet.  While many machines will outperform Dyson initially, over the course of the year or years the Dyson is easier to maintain and thus the customer remains happier with their vacuum.  I believe simplicity is Dysons innovation.  Keep it simple and people will pay whatever you ask.  I give the nod to Dysons 500 engineers on this one. If nothing else, they certainly beat out Eurekas big innovation....the Spin Duster.

Dusty

Hello Dusty:

Dyson user simplicity is not its forte.  Dumping a dirt bin daily/weekly and washing filters quarterly is not in my opinion a better alternative than changing a paper bag once a month.  Add to the mix that most vacuum users don't have time and you don't have simplicity.  You get complications.  Dyson joins that ignominious list headed by Rainbow for high consumer price and pampering.

Dyson gets my kudos for vacuum colors and clear dirt bin.  People see the vacuums [especially women] and they look like toys with a purpose.  The clear bin gives a sense of work accomplishment by watching the whirling/swirling dust in the bin.  But there are the dyson down sides.  Retail prices, as MOLE indicates, are off the charts for its under performance and added user requirements.   The unsightly dirt bin is just that when you put it away.   Even if you dump.

Do colors and dirt bin take 500 engineers and millions of R&D every year, with impressive looking lab technicians in white coats?  [Does farce enter your mind?].  Is this the dyson innovation that demands such high prices?  Makes me laugh thinking about it.  Some people are suckers and buy into the dyson myth and glitz.  Most don't anymore and the numbers are dwindling. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
A filter that doesn't clog isn't really filtering.  Foam filters just do not clog as quickly as pleated filters like on the Hoovers.

CarmineD wrote:

This is true with few exceptions, such as yourself.   Hoover fooled the people during its' last years of operation and some like you supported them.

As we know the public caught on and realized that there was more truth in Dyson and its supporters. 

Hoover failed and you have since chosen another inferior product.

CarmineD wrote:

[DIB: Merely re-read your post to discern the question]?

Carmine D.

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Carmine,

Here is what I said (put to points)….

1. My neighbor loves her DC07.
2. I personally think the DC07 high efficiency filtration is the best Dyson currently offers.
3. It should filter better than Dyson’s newest uprights that are coming too (the DC24/25).
4. There are some patent pendings from big corporations out of Asia that are copying James’ proven upward cyclone filtration and putting them into their canisters.
5. These/this type of filtration configuration/s are here to stay.

 

…any interpretation outside of what I said, would be just that.

 

Re: DC24

The idea of Dyson sacrificing filtration in order to bring to market - a tiny, steerable and pivoting, 11.6 lb vacuum is what it is.  I, like many Dyson supporters posting here had disappointment over first learning of the monthly cleaning prior to actually seeing this (pre-launch) machine.  Since it launched and thus far no Dyson supporters deny that indeed Mr. Dyson and his team invented, engineered and designed something special.  And so my disappointment over the monthly filter maintenance is now lessened.

 

Re:  DC25

I have absolutely no problem with a 4-6 times per year filter maintenance on this machine.        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:

[DIB: Merely re-read your post to discern the question]?

Carmine D.

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Carmine,

Here is what I said (put to points)….

1. My neighbor loves her DC07.
2. I personally think the DC07 high efficiency filtration is the best Dyson currently offers.
3. It should filter better than Dyson’s newest uprights that are coming too (the DC24/25).
4. There are some patent pendings from big corporations out of Asia that are copying James’ proven upward cyclone filtration and putting them into their canisters.
5. These/this type of filtration configuration/s are here to stay.

 

 

…any interpretation outside of what I said, would be just that.

 

 

Re: DC24

The idea of Dyson sacrificing filtration in order to bring to market - a tiny, steerable and pivoting, 11.6 lb vacuum is what it is.  I, like many Dyson supporters posting here had disappointment over first learning of the monthly cleaning prior to actually seeing this (pre-launch) machine.  Since it launched and thus far no Dyson supporters deny that indeed Mr. Dyson and his team invented, engineered and designed something special.  And so my disappointment over the monthly filter maintenance is now lessened.

 

 

Re:  DC25

I have absolutely no problem with a 4-6 times per year filter maintenance on this machine.        DIB

DIB, 

Why not buy one of Carmine's perferred vacuums.  They only require expensive bags which do not fill frequently because the vacuum doesn't pull out enough dirt to fill them.  You can also change the belt 3 to 4 times annually.  Remember the belts will need frequent changing because it fails even while stored and not in use.

His previous recommendations only required that the screen prior to the pleated filter be removed and cleaned a half dozen times with each use. Otherwise no suction.  If you are luck the pleatged filter will last the duration of each vacuuming without cleaning.  After vacuuming you can take the pleated filter out and beat the dust out of it while breathing the filth.  You might also need another vacuum to vacuum the remaining dirt out of the pleated filter.   Another of his previous favorite bagless spewed so much dirt that no filter was needed.

CarmineD wrote:
If it was as simple as only changing a bag once a month I would agree with you.  Bags have to be bought, that takes time and that's something that most users don't have, as you say.  Bags are the biggest agrivation people have about vacuums.  They run out unexpectedly, they run to Wal-Mart to buy new ones, Wal-Mart doesn't have them so in their infinite wisdom the buy something that might fit.  After all, a type "A" bag is a type "A" bag, right?  On top of bags you should really change your belt at least once or twice a year too.  Another daunting task for many.  The Hoover Foldaway has at least six screws that need to be undone.  Who has time for that?  And the belt...they always look so small and are so hard to put on.  More time needed.  Better wait for the husband to get home so he can do it.  Is that really a better solution than emptying a bin weekly and washing a foam, mostly dust free filter every 3 months?

As people in the vacuum industry we all know Dyson isn't the best product out there but really, it just doesn't matter.  The consumer looks at it as a no hassle vacuum, no more belts, no more bags, no more cartridges to buy.  In a time of new found eco friendlyness, the Dyson appeals to the masses.

Dusty

Hello Dusty:

If you compare dyson models to other big box store [bagged] brands, I would agree with you in part on the hassle factor for bagged vacuums.  But as we know from HARDSELL, there are a plethora of bagless brands in the big box stores too that compete with dyson and are much less expensive.  All the bagless advantages that you cite for dyson apply to these brands too.  No longer can dyson perpetuate the myth that its filters don't clog and require minimal maintenance.  This false claim allowed dyson to command the highest bagless vacuum prices in the big box stores.  No more!  Like MOLE says: The gig is over.

Compare the dyson vacuums with independent vacuum store brands [all of which are probably bagged].  Why?  Because the dyson high prices compete with these vacuum brands.  Bagged vacuum users who purchase the indy store brand vacuums buy their bags at those stores.  Probably once a year.  Not a big deal and effort.  If vacuum shoppers journey to the indy-s to purchase a quality vacuum, they will surely go back there without hesitation for the correct bags. 

Carmine D.

dusty wrote:

Dusty:

Is it fair to compare a $100 bagless [HOOVER Fold-away] with a $500 plus dyson for strengths and weaknesses?  No, not really.  Compare dyson with other $500 plus indy-vacuum store brands.  What do you decide to sell?

dusty wrote:

Dusty:

Here's where the argument for dyson appeal breaks down.  We know the myths and truths about dysons now.  Fair to middle of the road performer.  Filters clog.  Same filter maintenance required as the less expensive brands.  But the highest big box store vacuum prices.  Compare dyson bagless to other big box store bagless.  Why does dyson deserve the highest prices?  No longer can the dyson fans point to the filter free cares of dyson as the reason.  Can't argue the dyson 5 year warranty.  Other big box store brands have the same.  Now according to DIB, its the ball technology.  The ball that failed with the DC15.  I don't buy that argument.  Neither do others.  The dyson case for high prices falls apart there.  Be they at the big box stores and/or the indy-s. 

MOLE's right.  The dyson gig is up.  As ACERONE posted, most of the small dyson business dealers, like himself, are long ago out of business.  The big dyson dealers will follow.  The dyson honeymoon in the US is over.

Carmine D. 

CarmineD wrote:

You are always the first to compare all brands with Dyson.   I don't recall you taking (as example) an Oreck thread and start with the merits of Hoover, Miele or others.Thanks for the flattery. 

The less expensive brands do not filter so well so why worry with cleaning the filter.  My experience is that most dirt is past the filter in these.

As usual you left out the main reason that consumers choose Dyson, PERFORMANCE.

How many times have you told us that the Dyson gig is up and that Hoover would survive? Your batting average is not so good.