Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

http://gizmodo.com/345918/dyson-dc24-vac-sir-james-brings-his-ball-back

Two models, one small, one large :-

DC24
http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/product.asp?product=DC24-ALLFLOORS

DC25
http://www.dyson.co.uk/store/product.asp?product=DC25-ALLFLOORS

The same guy who covered the DC22 Japanese launch event has recently posted what looks to be from a (recent?) DC24 launch event.  I’ve posted the only pic he's posted.  Enlarged.        DIB

Hi DIB,

Thanks for posting, excellent picture.  I'll have to check the album for more.  What caught my eye in this one wasn't the DC24, but the picture of the Cyclon on the left.  I only recently had the opportunity to use one of those and examine it up close...what a fascinating machine it is.  Being the first Dyson design, there are a few changes but it shares a lot of similarities with the DC07, especially the pivoting nozzle and the telescoping handle/wand.  The brushroll is a reverse chevron which I thought was unique.  Being such an early machine with this technology, it works surprisingly well on both 120 and 240.

-MH

I got to play with a DC24 today.  You can say what you like about "the ball" but on this particular unit it makes pushing it around a breeze.  I'm not sure about the new washable hepa filter, I've yet to see one that flushes clean use after use.  Perhaps the fact you have to clean it once a month means you'll never get the build up like you do in a filter that sits in the vacuum for  months to a year. If nothing else at least it should be good for extra filter sales.

Hi Dusty,

In your estimation, how many times a year would you replace this washable filter? 

Thanks,

Venson

Venson wrote:
I guess that would depend on whether the person using it followed the recommended monthly cleaning instructions.  Because there is also a pre-filter before the hepa I don't imagine it will get overly dirty but constant flushing under water will eventually break down the material.  I'm only basing this on other washable Hepas that I've seen, perhaps Dyson has a new wonder material that this thing is made of but only time will tell that.  Hepas take longer to dry than just a foam filter so on that alone I'd think that most people will want an extra filter so they're not always waiting for theirs to dry.  A shorter answer would be to say one filter a year with if cleaning instructions are followed :-)

dusty wrote:
Dusty, play around in the US or UK?

dusty wrote:

FYI:  Per Dyson’s U.S. customer service, the DC24 pre and post (HEPA) filters will need to be cleaned ever 3 to 6 months.        DIB

DysonInventsBig wrote:
Yet if you look at the machine, both filters are clearly labeled wash AT LEAST once a month.  Having run the machine around the store for a week I'd say every few months wouldn't be enough.

Acerone wrote: Only on holidays.  Canada the rest of the time :-)

DIB: Thanks for that, I completely forgot about that exploded photo.

Dusty mentions about the filters being cleaned every month. Is this not going in the wrong direction? I thought Dysons' thinking was to have as little maintenance

as possible. Certainly, previous machines 'Root technology'  had 3 month intervals, and doesn't the alternative 'core separation / level 3 root technology' have longer washing intervals?

Seems like a counter-productive step to me; almost as bad as the cheap bagless' "...clean after every use..."