Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Dyson opens its first pop-up shop today, created by the product company’s in-house team. If Dyson deems the venture a success, it will consider opening a permanent store.

http://www.designweek.co.uk/dyson-opens-bluewater-pop-up-store/3007793.article

Dib, I can understand your enthusiasm about your employer, but facts are facts take a dc17 and stall the brush rollor suck up a sock or rag into it. Please report back with your findings. Unfortuneatly in real world applications this happens a lot and damage does occur.

B.T.W how are the canister sales going? have not heard too much fanfare about them anywhere.

Carmine and Severus are right Dysons overpriced,mediocre performance, not user friendly,service centers are not there, With all the millions that Sir James has made you think its time to give back a little????????

MOLE

mole wrote:
Wouldn’t it be beneficial for the lying independent to have some Dyson work, warranty or otherwise?  I do wonder if Dyson LTD has no alternative but to ‘throw some occasional work’ at these gnome’s and trolls.

My DC15 has never burnt-out a brushroll motor, even when it's sucked up a sock. - Or course I shut it down immediately.


Dyson Invents Big

DysonInventsBig wrote:
The DC15 has a circuit breaker and works well. The point being is that other Dyson models don't and is the alternative they employ just as good or not?

M00seUK wrote:
I never looked.  I've not looked at the DC17 either.

The dc15 has a circuit board that controls the motor in the brushbar head,Its not a true circuit breaker,it has to be replaced as a unit ,the dc15 uses a gear drive to drive the rollor.

Hoovers dual V machines used a similar set up and are just as finicky and problematic as the dc15.The 17 was a step in the right direction with the timing belt with the teeth.

Its also not a true breaker but a heat sensor that  senses motor temp sort of like a thermal fuse line.Any way  it was a nice try.Ask panasonic how this worked out on the whispertones powerhead  

MOLE

mole wrote:

Be sure that no one is wearing the sock.  Dang it mole. Do you want DIB to hurt someone?

Any word on how the store is doing. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/12/26/article-1238543-07B0FB40000005DC-88_468x323.jpg[/img]

Someone I know said they heard the store would be staying open, although there's no source to clarify that with (and said person has no connection with Dyson).

M00seUK wrote:

FWIW, in the states, stores have to enter and in cases pay in advance a portion of the lease term for store space.  If it closes, it will probably be after the lease term expires.  Store leases read that the tenant/lessee is still liable for the rent even if it closes before the lease term expires.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
You have a point. Maybe Dyson had an agreement with the landlord to trial the site for a number of months and then the option to commit to a long-term contract if they decided to stay beyond that.
It's quite common to see retail units being advertised for short-term rents. For example the town near me has shop locations with leases offered by the week / month.