Dyson DC07 Cyclone Animal Upright Vacuum, Purple
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dyson DC07 Cyclone Animal Upright Vacuum, Purple
Customer Review: I am now a bagless vac convert
Summary: 5 Stars
While researching good vacuums, I wasn't even looking at bagless vacs because I think they're disgusting (Who wants to look at all that crud you've sucked up? Who wants to handle or breathe in that gross stuff when you dump it?!) I finally settled on a bagged upright retailing around $299. I don't know what happened, but before I bought it, somehow I came across the incredible reviews for the Dyson--which of course I had not researched since it was bagless--and decided, what the heck, if this many people love it, why not try it for a week? After one day of use, I sheepishly admitted that "they got me" and I was keeping the Dyson.A quick list of why:
1. As claimed, doesn't lose suction. And boy does this thing have a lot of suction
2. LOVE the tools that come with the Animal. The floor tool basically converts your machine to a canister vac and gets under everything. The turbo tool works wonders on upholstery. Instead of washing the comforter cover every 5 days, I can remove the cat hair using the vacuum.
3. Using a dust cup isn't so bad. Anticipating that people don't want to handle dirt, Dyson designed the cup to dump from the bottom. The whole thing detaches from the vacuum, so before even opening the dust cup, the squeamish (like me) can wrap a plastic grocery bag around the cup, flip the lever to release the bottom flap and dump the contents into the bag, and close the flap...all without exposing yourself to the dust.
4. We plan to get a dog soon and I like the idea of dumping the cup every time I vacuum, rather than risking that the bag will start to smell. However, the cup has a large enough capacity that you don't HAVE to dump it each time.
5. I did the math on the cost of bags and HEPA replacements, and realized that the price difference (for me ) on the Dyson is wiped out by year 2. You just rinse the Dyson's HEPA 2x a year - nice cost savings. Also I noticed that many of the bagged vacs I was looking at had rather small bags--about the same size as dust cups. So you know you'd blow through them
6. A 17-foot hose? Wow! It really DOES reach to the top of the stairs.
7. If you buy this at Bed, Bath+B or Linens N Things, you can use the ubiquitous 20% coupon mailer to save 100 bucks.
Yes, it has its downsides. The 35-foot power cord is awesome but unruly - a retractable cord would have been better. I also don't like that the cord wraps around a hook on the hose extension, so if you want to use the hose, you must release the ENTIRE cord. And yes, the hose/attachment usage is not exactly "grab and go". Pull out the hose, open this, click that, upend the other... But the results are so great, it's worth the extra 35 seconds it takes to set up your attachments.
If you're even remotely considering this machine, calculate the cost of bags and filters over, say 3-4 years and you may find that it's not as expensive as it first seems. Even if you prefer a bagged vac, just buy the Dyson somewhere with a 30-day return policy and give it a whirl. It may just win you over like it did me.
Customer Review: I've done ALL the homework, and this Vac is the winner hands down!
Summary: 5 Stars
It started 3months ago, intended as a gift for my wife for Christmas.
I read ALL the reviews.
I did the hands-on store thing.
After deciding on the DC07 I shopped prices.
Amazon was the cheapest, @ $429, but due to their unforgiving Return Policy, I didn't want to get stuck with my purchase if something was busted during delivery.
(As I understood it, in order to rcv a refund you'd have to reject this particular item ON DELIVERY...without opening it up & checking mind you...so that the dlvry man can take it right back to Amazon, if you want your refund. Otherwise, if you took delivery, and THEN discovered a problem in the box, you'd have to deal with a "Dyson Service Center", and who wants THAT kind of nightmare, especially on Christmas Morning???)
Sooooo, I ended up spending only slightly more by putting the purchase on a new Kohls credit card, & saving 15% off their price, (0f $499........the going price at all stores near me)
And I got the piece of mind of "return-a-bility".
On xmas morn, my wife opened her gift, she'd been dreaming of a new vacuum for years, (not exactly every woman's idea of a xmas gift, but that's why I married her!)
Anywho, I new from all the research I'd done that this vacuum would amaze me with what it brought out of the carpet....and it did..by FAR! (And nothing was broken, everything worked perfectly out of the box)
We couldn't believe the hair, sand, dirt, alien life forms that were being yanked out of the fibers of our carpet.
(we only have one pet, a chihuahua, so we're not an extremely "hairy" household), but apparently our old Eureka, (read "piece of _ _ _ _") hadn't picked up ANY dirt since, ohhhh, ever?
(Side note: my wife commented on how she used to change the bags in the ol' Eureka every few months & noticed they were never very full........GEE, I WONDER WHY? Perhaps because it wasn't doing it's JOB???)
"Eureka, pack your crap & GET OUT, there's a new vac in town!"
Well, this is the first review I've written on Amazon, because I feel other people should know that a person who is very picky about laying $500 down, did it, and doesn't regret it at all.
As for the negative reviews on this site, aside from the occasional mfr's defects which are bound to happen, it sounds as if many people just don't take the time to empty the container often enough, or clean the filters...It's VERY easy, and how often do you want to spend $500? Take care of your machines people, and they'll take care of you!
Lastly, did I mention that everything on this vacuum is very intelligently designed? Everything literally snaps off & on, so you can get to all areas of the vac!
Intelligent design,
Intelligent product,
from intelligent people.
My money's on DYSON, and I couldn't be more satisfied. :-)
PS-I give it 10 stars.
Customer Review: A Quality Product
Summary: 5 Stars
Dyson is smart to highlight the story of the invention of this vacuum. It really appeals to me that someone took a hard look at a product that wasn't working to its capacity and redesigned it, then fought against the big boys to sell it.First of all, this vacuum is so beautiful that we keep it out all the time. In the main room of our house. The colors are a matter of personal taste, to be sure, but it really is a thing of beauty.
My previous experience with bagless vacuums left me feeling they are rather cheaply made. The Dyson is a rock. The tools fit snugly and smartly. Once you give the instructions a careful read, everything makes sense (unlike when I first looked at the machine in a store, pressed the wrong button and the canister fell off).
Not only is it easy to empty, but when you decide to give the canister a thorough cleaning, that's easy too. There is also a washable (HEPA?) filter, but I haven't had to wash that yet.
Here are my comments:
1. Strange as it sounds, I like the sound of this vacuum.
2. I had an Electrolux with a retractable cord. That is in some ways nicer than a wind-around cord like the Dyson has. No big deal.
3. If I were elderly, I might balk at having to carry this upstairs. Maybe it's for younger and stronger folks.
4. I got the purple monster because we are considering getting a pet and I thought the pet hair attachment would be useful, but I haven't used it yet. Furthermore, I think I recall looking at the literature that I could have ordered it separately from the vacuum. I guess my point is that if you prefer the yellow or red models, you could still get the pet attachment at a later time.
5. I only have one real criticism of this wonderful product, and that concerns the hose and long wand that forms the handle. There are three ways to use the attachments:
1. Wand mode: this is where the attachments go on the end of the wand handle and you draw the whole thing out
2. Hose mode: you remove the wand and the attachment goes right on the end of the hose.
3. Reverse wand: you remove the wand from the hose, attach the hose to the end of the wand handle and put the attachment on the silver end of the wand.
COMMENTS:
1. Wand mode: I find that when I'm using the attachments, the hose angle sometimes is too much at the end of the wand and suction gets cut off.
2. Hose mode: this is my favorite way of using most attachments because I can hold the attachment close to its end for maximum control.
3. Reverse wand mode: this is useful for stairs, and I don't seem to have the problem with the hose angle as with "wand mode"; however, it's hard to use the brush and crevice tools in this mode because you're holding onto a wand that is like 3.5 feet long, and this little tool is at the end...it's hard to control.
Customer Review: THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, I know that sounds alittle inflated, but trust me when I say that if you have a shedding longhair cat, BUY THIS VACUUM!!!! I have never written a review for anything although I have read many and have trusted them for many purchases. But in this product's case, I felt compelled to write. I am a mom of a very curiuos 20 month old and an owner of a Maine Coon long hair cat and have lived 12 years with literally brushing my carpet after vacuuming (with Hoover, Eureka, Dirt Devil and Kirby) to get the blanket of hair up. The professionals that come to the house with their commercial steam cleaners didn't get the hair up either. Therefore I had conceded that there would never be a vacuum that would actually help me and truly get rid of the cat hair and just looked for better brushes.I have been given countless "ickies" by my son who finds the matted kitty hairs on the carpet and brings them to me as a gift. I would much rather have flowers. So, in the market again for a new vacuum, I started researching Meile's, but saw the commercial for the Dyson on TV. I thought I would check it out online and was flabbergasted by the response from so many pet owners, breeders and the like. Now, I have only 1 cat, so I trusted them and bit the bullet to spend the approx $500 again in hopes that this would be the solution to the decade long problem.
Let me assure you, this was the answer to the problem!!!! No more cat hair blanketed on the floor...what I pulled up was absolutely disgusting. It made me sick to know what was in the carpet and that my son was crawling around on it not to long ago. I had just vacuumed my house the day before and still I had to empty the canister after each room!!!! Gross!!! It wasn't necessary to pass over an area more than once, the Dyson got it all up with one. I am very impressed, as well as my husband who shared the carpet brushing duties with me.
It was easy to put together and easy to dump the canister. It is alittle heavy but nothing compared to a Kirby. No bags to buy, no pricey hepa filters to buy, and no light....who cares about the stupid light anyway. I know it may seem like a little more than many would like to spend on a vacuum, but for those who have cats, ask yourselves, how many have you purchased in past years? Do they really work? Do you like replacing the bags? Do they kindof smell like the cat? Do you hate vacuuming?
Well, I will give you a bit of advice again...BUY THIS VACUUM!!
It is very sad that the so-called established vacuum companies couldn't make a decent vacuum for pet owners and we once again I have purchased another quality item from outside of the U.S. Kudos to James Dyson, thank you for drudging thru your 5000 prototypes to get it right.
Customer Review: I have never reviewed before, but this time was a must!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my Dyson DC07, after much comparison and reading through hundreds of reviews, in October of last year. I am on an extremely tight budget, so spending six hundred dollars on a vacuum was not even remotely on my radar. I am a mum of two active toddlers, so I am constantly vacuuming cheerios, crumbs (and whatever else they tread into the carpet), glitter/sequins from dress up costumes, sand from art projects (you get the picture). We do not have any pets, but sometimes I think I'd prefer the predictability of pet hair!
Anyway, I am originally from England, so I am used to vacuums being much more powerful. I think it has something to do with the difference in voltage, hence the need for rotating brushes on vacuums used in the USA, which aren't necessary in England. You can almost take off a layer of skin with the suction that is produced! As a result I have been through my fair share of vacuums in the US, trying to recreate that type of power, the most expensive being about two hundred dollars less than the Dyson. It was okay, but as with the others I still found myself having to go over the same area several times in order to get it 'clean'.
I am an avid Amazon review reader and while researching Vacuums, yet again, I could not ignore a product that had (at that time) around 400 reviews. I did what I always do and went right to the lowest ratings first (which were few and far between). After reading almost all the reviews I decided to throw caution into the wind and buy this Dyson. I was not at all disappointed. Set up was a breeze and I had no problems with it functioning as it should. I had actually had my carpet steam cleaned 3 days before AND gave the carpet a quick once over with my Eureka that same day. I was absolutely floored at how much dirt and dust the Dyson was still able to pick up! Another thing I had noticed was that my daughter's nose would not run from allergies during and after vacuuming, as it had done in the past.
I am totally in love with my Dyson and even though I just made my final payment (as I said - tight budget) I have to say, living in the USA, I don't believe I would ever own anything other than a Dyson. Nine months on I am still ecstatic with its performance. Vacuuming had become the chore that I really disliked doing, but now I actually find it enjoyable. I recently moved from a one level apartment (flat) into a two storey house and lugging it up the stairs is not the greatest thing, so if carrying heavy objects is an issue for you, I would recommend you maybe try their lighter models. The ball does make it easy to move around on a single level. For me the weight is a very small price to pay, considering what it can do.