Motor burn out: If airflow is cut off, if pre-filter clogs (prematurely or after many, many years of use) - motor shuts down and a signal light illuminates.
Size: Small, DC05 - like. Compacts down via the patented TW.
Controls: In handle, power on/off, hi/lo speeds, brush on/off.
Retail: $799. Sold exclusively through independent Dyson dealers where the vacuum can be properly demonstrated and it’s benefits explained.
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Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #10 Mar 7, 2009 10:16 pm
Model2 wrote:
That would explain it then! Although nobody's yet managed to explain to me this Argos catalogue page from about 2 years ago...Notice it includes the DDM as one of it's features; if what you're saying is correct, we don't have, and have never had, a UK market cleaner which uses the DDM. So why were Dyson using it as a selling point for the DC08? Isn't it rather misleading?
I haven't yet had a chance to try out the DC22, so I can't really comment on the filter-wash period. It's a big claim; I hope it lives up to it! If it does, I hope we see the technology used on the rest of Dyson's range. It would go a long way to improving ease of use!
I've seen DC22 adverts w/ PN's (Motorheads) advertised in the UK, when it is not the case. I do not believe it's intentional, but rather a [graphic artist] mistake. Agreed, it is a "big claim". I would add it's a huge statement and a huge advantage over the entire [global] industry. DIB
This message was modified Mar 7, 2009 by DysonInventsBig
Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #11 Mar 7, 2009 10:25 pm
I'm in the UK and I've never seen the DC22 shown with a Motorhead - could you post a pic here? I've only seen the DC22 shown with these two Turbine Heads:
This one's the one it's shown with on the Dyson site - same as the one used on the DC12
This is the one used in most of the press photos of the DC22
Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #13 Mar 7, 2009 11:21 pm
mole wrote:
Your welcome.
IT looks like its time to start stocking up on dc22, parts of course we will have to order them 6 months in advance so the dyson minions will have the trolls make them in that red country that uses slave labor. Lets see wand clips,canister rear wheels,powerhead elbows wand wires,cords and cordwinder parts,front castors, hose handles,brush rollers and dont forget the agitator bearings that last about 4 months, and O yeah the famous dyson timing belt,
Please tell me if i missed anything............
regards
MOLE
Not one DDM DC22 has been sold here in the U.S. and you have it falling apart already.
Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #15 Mar 8, 2009 4:18 am
DysonInventsBig wrote:
< I've seen this image used on a UK retailers web site. I cannot remember which retailer used it. DIB
I think it's amazon.co.uk who have used those pictures, and possibly some others - that's what threw me. Since the specifications were correctly described as 'Turbine head', I assumed this was a new design! Looking closer, I see you're right, it is a powernozzle.
Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #16 Mar 8, 2009 7:43 am
DysonInventsBig wrote:
Pretty impressed with collection bag technology are we?
DIB
Since you ask, yes I am. The reason in part all the top tier vacuums [not over-priced] here and abroad use quality paper/cloth bags like allergen, HEPA, and 3M. Are you?
It's very similar to the DC21 Motorhead, but about £50 cheaper, and better designed. It also has the Core Separator, which the DC21 doesn't. However, the DC21 is still the premium-priced product. I don't really understand why! Dyson pricing can be confusing; for instance, in electrical, electronic and white-goods store Currys, they're selling the last of the remaining DC15 Animals for £390, but offering the DC25 Animal - similar product but better in every way - for £299! Go figure....
I think Dyson are falling into the trap Hoover did in the 1970s of making their line-ups way too complicated. Britain doesn't need 2 Motorhead models, especially as powernozzle canisters have never, never been big sellers in the UK.
(As I wrote this, I glanced out the window to see our next-door neighbour cleaning her car with a DC20 Allergy!)
Re: The radical - Dyson, DDM DC22 to launch at VTDA. Pre-filter maintence schedule date - yr. 2016. Reply #19 Mar 8, 2009 12:44 pm
Interesting developments. At long last Dyson introduce a visual change filter indicator. In theory this means the user can completely forget about the filter and the vac will give constant performance for many years until it finally demands attention. This overcomes what must surely be their no1 support problem – people blissfully unaware that the filter requires semi-regular, manual checking. Anyone know if the DC22 in Japan had this visual light feature – I don’t think it’s been mentioned until now.
The DDM is extremely powerful, but is it any less noisy? Previously on the DDM models in Japan they’ve had to add adjustable power settings for this reason. The ‘phone home’ feature from the original DDM DC12 is still missing from these cleaners? It looks that way.
I wonder price these models will retail for? Dyson have previously resisted launching any DDM cleaners in the western markets, as the relative price was though to be prohibitive. Apparently, they were waiting until they could bring down the DDM component price to a level competitive with the carbon-based motors. People generally have less money than in years gone by, so hoping they’ve got their sums right. But either way, it’ll be wringing out more exposure for the Dyson publicity machine.
Maybe they’re hoping that the motorhead + DDM will ‘clean up’ in the CR canister tests?
This one's the one it's shown with on the Dyson site - same as the one used on the DC12
This is the one used in most of the press photos of the DC22