Dyson DC07 All-Floors Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dyson DC07 All-Floors Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner
Customer Review: Don't believe the morons!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had my DC07 for less than 24 hours so I can't speak on the longevity of it but a 5 year warranty speaks for itself. I have now vacuumed my entire apartment which houses me, my wife, cat, 2 chinchillas, 3 sugargliders and a hampster. Kitchen is that fake tile stuff and the rest of the apartment is old carpet. I had just cleaned with my hoover 2 days ago. I had to empty the canister 4 times!!!. I couldn't believe what the old vacuum was leaving behind. And the smell is so much better that it was with my old hoover, even with a new bag as soon as I turned it on you could see the dust flying off of it. That hoover was only 1 year old BTW. My Dyson is lighter and easier to move than the hoover.
Now to debunk some of the other bad reviews, Assembly was a piece of cake, no directions needed, but in case you do need them, they have little pictures to guide you through it. It works fine on hard floors if you use it to pick up a mess that you would normally need to sweep. It will not polish your floor for you but it never claimed that it would. Build quality seems good to me, yes it is plastic but so were my last 4 vacuums and this plastic seems alot stronger. I had no problems emptying the canister, read the directions, it's only 5 pages and most of that is pictures so the morons don't screw it up. I did have the same problem as others have stated that it tries to eat your rugs. Only at the edges though, my last 4 vacuums had the same problem, I give 2 solutions, have your significant other stand on the edge while you cavuum the rug (this works for me) or try one of the attachments like the stair tool or splurge and get the turbine tool. As for the price tag, I can't lie, we got this as a wedding gift. but in 5 years if this thing breaks, I will happily spend $500 plus for a new one. It really is that good and this is coming from a guy who has never written an online review of anything before because I am almost never ever impressed with any product I purchase ever. I am as tough a critic as just about anybody but I really am that impressed with Dyson!
Customer Review: The Best Vacuum EVER!
Summary: 5 Stars
My Kenmore (bagless model) died on me after 3 years of light use (we have mostly wood floors), so I set out to find a durable and effective replacement vacuum. I had read a few reviews of the Dyson vacuum here on Amazon, and when I saw it was on sale at Sears today I immediately went there to test it out. It's a little difficult to tell how well these things work in a store but my husband, being the engineer and geek he is, checked out the mold-injected ABS plastic (a.k.a. Liquid Steel), aluminum shaft, and Root 8 Cyclone Technology - and was conviced that this product was worth the splurge. We immediately tested it out on a dark purple area rug that we thought had faded over time...NOPE! The Dyson had sucked out so much dust that my Kenmore had missed, that it returned my rug to its original color! We were shocked at how much dirt, dust, and pet hair (we have one cat) came out of that one run. My husband then took the vacuum to the rest of the house - and he never vacuums!! I love how easy it is to dump the dirt by pressing the latch, it definitely keeps my allergies down compared to when I had to dump my old canister out upside down! Now we wish we had splurged a bit more for the Full Gear model or even the DC11! This is the best purchase we have ever made, and we are happily fighting over who gets to vacuum from now on!
**UPDATE**
It's been 6 months since we purchased our favorite cleaning "toy" and it's working like a charm. I'm not sure why some reviewers are reporting that it is destroying their carpet...we have berber and a regular carpet, in addition to bare floors and they all look terrific! Even though the carpet person advised against using the carpet mode on berber, it really hasn't damaged it at all. It picks up all the cat hair, dust, and thread with flawless suction. Nothing has clogged it! My friend's "other brand" vacuum just shorted, sparked and smoked today so she went to Sears and grabbed the Dyson. She called me immediately to let me know she is in LOVE at FIRST USE. Ah, the romance begins....
Customer Review: THE BEST BY FAR
Summary: 5 Stars
After a lot of research, I decided that the best surface cleaner was the Dyson. I got mine at Target which allows a full refund up to 90 days. It is everything and more that the reviews I read said it would be. I have vacuumed my rugs with my Rikkar and then with the Dyson. I did just one section at first and I had a quart of crud with the Dyson from the very carpet area I had just vacuumed. The carpet looked like it had just been shampood -- no better! I had no trouble at all going from the (wall to wall) carpets to bare floor to area rug. It simply does NOT pick up the whole area rug like a regular vacuum would. I believe this is true because the DYSON blows air into the carpet as well as having phenomenal suction power. The 17' hose is very easy to set up and use and emptying the dust container is a piece of cake. If you are really concerned about dust escaping while emptying the cannister, just empty it into a plastic bag, while holding the mouth of the bag tight around the cannister. But you could also step outside and dump it into the garbage can. I have dust allergies so this has been a blessing. When I was in Target looking at the Dyson, a lady came up to me and raved about how great it is and she has numerous dogs and cats. Just thinking about the bags you don't have to buy, makes the price seem more reasonable. Also, you will not have to resort to shampooing nearly as often -- another money and time saver. The plastic used in the Dyson is not the cheap stuff used by other manufacturers. It is called liquid steel, because it is the plastic developed for the front windows of jet aircrafts and the space shuttle. Everything on it is solid, easy to use and reeks of quality! The reviewer who did not like having to unwind the cord from the machine to use the hose should know that you should not wind the cord onto the cleaner at all. Just pull it in, put it in large loops, and slide onto the whole cleaner. Putting the cord over and over into the brackets will eventually lead to the breakdown of the wires!Customer Review: Sucking Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a fairly safe bet to say that most of us have bought vacuum cleaners before. And I think I can add with some certainty that we have a shared experience: our previous machines have worked great for a few weeks. But then the performance tails off... not just a little but a lot. Within six months of using a traditional vacuum cleaner we are pushing the by-now-despised hunk of junk ten times over the same piece of dirt and it's pretty much ignoring it.The reason I say this is that I have now owned my new Dyson for eight months. And this I can report: it is sucking up the dirt with absolutely the same vigor and enthusiasm that it did on the very first day. It just loves sucking dirt. It is hungry for dirt. It just wants more. And I have found as an owner I am only too happy to oblige its voracious appetite. Hoovering has become a genuine pleasure. Extraordinary.
If it sucked any harder it would strike oil.
It is just marvellous how much has been achieved by an intelligent approach to the design - and not just the much-publicized innovation of the centrifugal cyclone. For example, emptying the bag on old vaccuums used to be a markedly unpleasant experience. Incredibly the designers have actually changed that around. Everyone who has tried my Dyson has remarked that there is genuine satifaction to be had merely by observing the clear plastic collection cup filling up. And there is no chance of overfilling it when it is so visible. Removing the cup for emptying is so simple that, once again, it becomes a pleasurable experience to pop it off and whisk it away to the trash.
Even my teenage kids love my Dyson. They are fighting over who gets to use it and who gets to empty it. Incredible.
There are thousands of cheaper (ie conventional) machines on the market. But perceptive purchasers will know that it is VALUE that counts in the end. The Dyson will improve the quality of your life and the cleanliness of your home. The value of that is incalculable.
To conclude: Much recommended.
Customer Review: Exspensive but worth every single cent!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have asthma and dirt and dust make it worse. A good friend recommended that I buy a Dyson vacuum but I blanched when I saw the price. It's not cheap; however I am SO glad that I took her advice and invested in one.
This particular model was in the sale over here; (the UK) so I nabbed it and hoped that it would do my carpets justice and not prove to be an expensive white elephant.
Before my BIG investment in this vacuum cleaner I had a good quality Electrolux (an English vacuum cleaner) that did what I thought was a pretty good job on my carpets.
I decided to see what the difference and clean first with the Electrolux vacuum so that the carpets were "clean" and then go over it with the Dyson to see if it could suck any more dust, muck and dirt up.
I was expecting the Dyson to suck a little bit more, after all I had heard about the "powerful suction" it had but what a shock I got when I saw the clear chamber rapidly fill up with such a collection of dust/dirt/muck debris it had my mouth hanging open
My first thought was "Oh my God, I'm such a FILTHY slob," but then after I had calmed down, drunk a cup of sweet tea I realised that the Dyson was only doing its job and doing it well.
This model is one of the smaller more compact upright models, a selection of accessories that fit on and around the vacuum itself which is great because with my old cleaner I had to keep the accessories separate and I kept loosing the flipping things!
It's easy to turn on and off, it's got a big chunky button for that, and the power lead seems to be longer than on my old cleaner.
All in all this is a great vacuum, and the fact that I am raving about it in a review proves it because me and household electronics are not the best of friends I can tell you! However in the case of the Dyson I will make an exception to my rule.