Are Dysons really all that?

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Posted before on this subject - we have a hairy dog problem so decided to get a super strengthy vacuum cleaner to replace the 1300W which wasn't doing the job. Eventually got a Samsung 2000W pull along, largely because it said it was designed for pet hair and was the most powerful sucker in the shop. However, after an initially promising start, it failed to suck up the hair and the rotating brush thingy at the base kept getting jammed.
Went back to Curry's to return it and apart from the Miele Cat & Dog (1600W) all they had were Dysons, most about £100+ more expensive than the Samsung. We decided to do some research. What do you mumsnetters think to your Dysons? Or do you have any other suggestions? The dog is very hairy...

I needed a new vacuum cleaner recently, and asked my friends husband who is manager of our local Comet for his opinion and he told me to get a Electrolux that was on offer at our local Kwik save for £80!! I don't have a dog tho' only cats!!

Watchdog did a test with a blue carpet and a white labrador and Dyson was the only one that got rid of the hair and made the carpet bue again !

Miele Cat and Dog is great. Dyson wouldn't suck up our pets' hair.

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I love my dyson, but I don't have a pet, so I'm not sure how it is on pet hairs. They are heavy, so consider that if you have back problems.

my friend has just bought a dyson as she has a st bernard and she`s quite happy with it,i was thinking about getting the smaller dyson as we have a long hair alsatian but no carpets

NO!!!

I am on my 2nd Dyson in 5 years - and that's on its way out now !!

My friend has just chucked her 3rd and got a Hoover.

I will NEVER touch DYSON again - absolute waste of money.

The chap who comes round to fix my electrical appliances HATES Dyson with a passion - he recommends Miele or AEG for all appliances.

So looking out for a Miele for vacuums - my kitchen is all AEG.

I'm sure I've posted this before but I hate our Dyson. It was a huge outlay for us at the time - v poor budgeting, no wonder we were always so skint!- and has performed APPALLINGLY. We have to ring up Dyson for advice on how to fix it practically every time we turn it on. It was superb for a couple of months at the very beginning but I'd definitely settle for one that cleaned mediocrely but always worked if I was choosing again.

NOOOOOOOOOOO. I don't even have a dog and my dyson can't handle our dirt on timber floors. I had Miele years ago which was great, but expensive to fix when the motor died after 5 or 6 years. My dh (builder) uses a Henry at work and it's great. It picks up anything from dust to chunks of bricks. And it's really cheap. Under £100 at Makro's or Costco.

ok i wont get a dyson,probably go for hoover as mine has lasted for seven years and still works but a wheel fell off and has tape holding the tube but thats because i`m a bit rough and pull really hard if the hoover gets stuck with furniture

On the whole Which tend to rate Dyson very poorly but this appears to because their reliability is notoriously bad and because I think they feel they're over priced for what they do.

They did an allergen review a little while ago and in that issue they recommended that for pet hair removal you were better off with an upright. You need the rotating brushes - although I suspect that some pull alongs have started to add this feature.

Looking at the review they did in the April edition it appears that the Electrolux glider did the best in terms of pet hair and carpet dust (better than Dyson) but was not good on hard floors, whilst in terms of pull alongs the Miele Cat and Dog was one of their recommended buys although the Bosch did almost as well and is approx 20 quid cheaper.

HTH
Happy vacuuming

Search the message boards for messages with "dyson" in the text and you'll see two long threads comparing vacuum cleaners. I've got a dyson. Never buying one again. Also got dog and two cats. Going to replace them with goldfish I think.

I have just had the same discussion with my "huffpuff group" friends, and my sister. It seems that 8 out of ten women agree that Dysons are overprices, don't do the job they claim to do, can only be fixed or serviced by dyson specialists, and you can't buy parts for them anywhere.

I have a VAX, but don't get me started on that.... Oh alright then... Bought cause it was wet and dry - but the shag and hassle of converting it to a wet cleaner, and the sheer quantity of time it took me to clean a square foot made me realise how conned i'd been! sigh

"Are Dysons really all that..." Sounds like a topic on Trisha!

I quite like my Dyson although I have heard somewhere (probably Mumsnet) that the older ones are better quality and our one is getting on a bit. We have recently moved to a house with stairs and don't find the upright Dyson much use on stairs at all. The expanding hose recently broke and I was able to order one on-line and was quite impressed at the parts/extras you could buy on-line, it also looked as if you could buy an attachment with a beater bar for the stairs but our Dyson is so old I am loathed to spend too much money on it.

I don't have a Dyson purely coz I think they are ludicrously priced! Especially the washing machines...... £1000 JEEEEEEEESSUS!

Any how, the people I know that have Dysons are not happy with them, I've never heard a good report about them to justify spending over the odds just to have one rather than an eg. Electrolux. The best one I have seen is the toy one that my ds LOVES!

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Tell you what tho. My dyson is a nice colour.

I had a dyson for one day and sent it back, thought it was rubbish. I like my aquavac. It sucks up more.

Actually, the dog does a pretty good job of cleaning the floor. Except for the hair.

Hi Edgarcat - yes, today. I'm a terrible parent. I;ve just phoned the childcare services to come take him off me before I do anymore damage.

Back to hoovers.... how much was the Harrods hoover??

I like mine....

Dyson that is.

Well, I am going to disagree with most if not all of you, I have a Dyson vacuum cleaner which I have had 4 years and NEVER had a problem with, it coped fantastically when we used to have a dog that shed tumbleweeds instead of fur and it is still going strong now. We have a white tabby long haired cat who sheds hair even in winter and we have no problem with her fur

As for the Dyson washing machine, what can I say, FABULOUS, I have the CR01 memory and it is amazing, it fits double the normal washing machines and can get chocolate and other stains out of childrens clothing on a cold wash. Also it is lovely being able to wash the childrens and ours duvets. I can also set the machine to come on 24 hours in advance and has 2 child locks.

I would recommend Dyson to anyone and can't wait for new products to come out