Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Today I took my Bissell deep cleaner (the commercial grade "BigGreen" Rug Doctor killer) to my parents house to do some carpet cleaning as a favor. I get there, use their Dyson DC14 to vacuum everything first, then went about carpet cleaning. Throughout the process, I noticed clumps of cat hair and carpet fibers trailing behind the Bissell on the forward passes. This led me to believe that the huge brushbar on the Bissell big green was picking up stuff the Dyson was leaving behind. Since the Dyson is seven years old at this point, do you think that it is in dire need of a brush roll replacement, belt replacement, or both? In the case of having the belt replaced along with the brushroll, I'm assuming that my parents would have to take it to a repair center since they do not have the special tools for taking the clutch apart and slipping the belt in and out. How much would such a replacement job with parts and labor generally run for? Thanks, Keith

HARDSELL wrote:

I see you flunked math. 

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
I was simply being generous with you Carmine.  The 7 year maintenance cost on your Oreck is $91 vs $100 on the Dyson.  Luxury does cost a little more.  However it is PRICELESS.

Hello VacmanuK:

Let me switch gears, no pun intended.  One of the clothes driers my wife and I had in one of our homes was a new SEARS Kenmore.  It was a no frills model that cost $250 in the 70's.  After 5 years, it stopped drying clothes.  I did some detective work and determined that it was the heating element.  My wife called and a repairmen from SEARS/independent appliance tech both wanted $100 for the in-home repair.  I bought the element for $19 OTC from a local parts store and installed myself.  A few more years later, the belt that drove the drum broke.  Tub wouldn't spin.  Again repairmen wanted $100 to fix ion the home.  I bought the belt for $8 and installed myself.  Over the years, the element continued to fail.  Poor design and placement.  Next time it was $39 to buy OTC.  Next time $59.  After 22 years, the element was a special order part andf the local appliance parts store was out of business.  Cost was over $100 to buy.  I chucked it, as you say, and replaced with a new drier for $400.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
You could have bought a nylon clothes line for around $10 and it would likely last a life time.  You could also use it for the weather report.

HARDSELL wrote:

And I was being gracious with you HARDSELL when I said you just flunked math!

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

See there you go again making assumptions.  Local county and HOA ordinances prohibited clothes lines.

Carmine D.

CarmineD wrote:
Understandable.  Who would want to see Carmine's long handles blowing in the wind?

iMacDaddy wrote:

Dyson also increased the retail prices of the successor root vacuums AND increased the filter maintenance times from 6-9 months on the dual to 2-3 months on the root.  What a pain and bother for users.  Almost as bad as Rainbows but not quite.

Carmine D.

HARDSELL wrote:

Me for one HARDSELL.  Nothing like the look, smell and feel of late fall/early winter air dried long johns.

Carmine D.

Get a Eureka Boss Smart Vac 4870 or a Hoover Windtunnel or a TriStar; they all outclean Dyson!  Or better yet, a Sanitaire SC888 or Kirby.