Dyson Vacuums Reviews

We have the V8 Animal cordless. This lightweight vacuum is very convenient and easy to use. It does a credible vacuuming job on both carpets and hard floors, especially on high power. But note that it will only run about 10 minutes on high. On regular it goes for at least 30 minutes - enough to do the entire house (upstairs and downstairs) plus the garage. Pretty impressive.

We were given our Dyson Ball Multi Floor vacuum as a hand me down. The Cadillac of vacuums, in my less than knowledgeable opinion of any vacuum. As someone with back issues, I was hoping it would self propel itself and hover from tile to rug and back, effortlessly. Leaving nothing but like new, expensive looking thick carpet type lines behind me. I wouldn’t have to whiff the wretched burnt smell while one foot on the corner of an end of a throw rug in the kitchen, while my Dyson just knows... up and over... onto tile, keep going.

We have 2 very hairy dogs and 2 vacuum cleaners that we enjoy for different reason. One is the "Pet" Dyson, the other is a Shark Ion with removable batteries. The Dyson definitely removes more dog hair on the first pass. The Shark removes hair, too, but not as much, and only after making several passes. The Dyson has different speeds which is nice when vacuuming cheaper carpets like bathroom rugs so they won't get sucked up. The Shark has only one speed. But with the Dyson, you must continuously hold the trigger while vacuuming. Don't care for that. With the Shark, you press one button to turn on and off.

Dyson is a great company. My mom always complained about how hard her vacuum was to push and that she got older. I really was looking for a vacuum that was really lightweight yet powerful for her because she has arthritis and I could not find one. When the Dyson battery power came out it blew my mind. I was so happy that I could finally buy her a vacuum. I bought one for myself first. I wanted to make sure that she would like it because I know how picky she is. She really is a clean freak and I was surprisingly ecstatic when using it. It met all and I mean all of her complaints on her other vacuums. I mean she must have spent tens of thousands of dollars on the highest quality vacuums when I was a kid growing up. I was finally able to get her her vacuum of her dreams. She always literally pictured this vacuum. She explained it and next thing you know it was on the market. It was actually a prayer answered. Unbelievable.

It has three power settings, economy, medium and boost and are switchable with a button push. In economy mode, the power is a bit better than a typical hand vac and a charge lasts 74 minutes. Medium is almost as strong as a corded vacuum and the charge lasts about 40 minutes. Boost mode is as strong or stronger than a corded floor vacuum and the charge lasts only 9 minutes. I used the Dyson mostly in medium mode and was able to clean dirt and long hair with no issue. I was also able to pick up gravel from a car floor easily.

On May 6, I ordered my DYSON CYCLONE V10 MOTORHEAD, directly from Dyson. I got it 5 days later, and it was not working. Called the company and after a good 45 minutes wait, and after they cleared up that I indeed plugged it in (being treated as an idiot didn’t feel so good) they concluded I need a new charger (I explained that it’s rather urgent to get since my old vacuum was not working anymore. I got it 10 days later, and the vacuum was still not working. I spend another hour on the phone with Dyson and this time they said I should return it for an exchange, and they would ship a new one the moment UPS is picking up my return (this was a pleasant experience even if it took a very long time).

I bought a Dyson 6 years ago. Loved it. Worked great. Never needed anything. I replaced this Dyson with another one, the Animal 2. I am extremely disappointed and deeply frustrated. This is an expensive machine that worked for about seven months before needing $125 in repair. If you want a crappy product that costs tons of money and works so well that it will destroy your rugs, but then stop working appropriately, then get the Animal 2. If you want a good quality product that works well, get anything else. I am beyond frustrated with myself for not listening to the other negative reviews.

Shame on you Dyson Australia. I needed to replace the Drive Assembly (Part Number DY-9667620) in the head unit of V6 Animal DC59 94988801. Genuine spare parts are available in UK, Europe and USA. In Australia they don't keep spare parts and you are forced to buy a much more expensive complete head assembly rather than a spare part for a fraction of the cost. Then you are forced dispose of the old unit which goes to landfill. Not good for the environment and costly for the retail customer.

Received a DC14 Full Kit as a gift years ago. I am the original and only owner. Product states “No filter replacement costs”. I wash the filter as directed and it has slowly been disintegrating. This time, the filter crumbled. Called Dyson and was forced to buy a new filter even though it’s supposedly a lifetime guarantee. Dyson would not stand behind it and offered me a discount instead. A discount is not a “No filter replacement costs”. There are no asterisks or caveats on this statement so it seems it is just plain FALSE. Owners should know there is no lifetime guarantee on the HEPA filter on these crazy expensive vacuums. Forget what the stickers on the product states - it’s a lie. Perhaps it’s on the tiny print in the owners manual that you can only read after you buy it and the most owners throw away. Still deceptive since lifetime guarantees on this and that are selling points they tout.

The design is very convenient and practical. It's easy to understand and assemble. The suction is not always reliable, even with a full charge. Sometimes it runs better than others. The brush attachment to use as handheld vacuum does not seem to work very well. It is difficult to suck things up when using it as a handheld/short/compact vacuum. I have an apartment so I just leave the charger on the floor but once I have a house I look forward to mounting it on the wall.