Dyson DC14 Animal Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dyson DC14 Animal Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner
Customer Review: Dyson is the BEST for what's out there........
Summary: 5 Stars
I have tried many vacuum's over the years - thanks to Sears and their warranties - and was very excited finally to try the Dyson!! It recently came to Canada, and my 9th vacuum (mostly Kenmore - last one Bosch) broke down again over the period of 7yrs thanks to my wonderful long haired dogs - Samoyed, Great Pyr, and a very hairy cat - Now that's a lot of hair wouldn't you agree?!
Some one told me that these write-ups here were too good to be true, but now have had the chance to test the vacuum for my self, and YES it's true! The Dyson is everything you expect a vacuum to be, but not everything is perfect....so I'll get to the point.
PRO'S:
* Suction is AMAZING!
* Getting hair out from the brush bar - EASY!
* No BAGS to deal with - every sales person I spoke to said if I had a lot of hair, that I couldn't go bagless. (NOT)
* LIGHTER than some of the fancy vacuums out there.
CON'S:
* Like everyone, the SWITCH for the floor/carpet could be higher for more convience.
* The CORD is nice and long BUT it would be so much better if it would automatically rewind and be put it out of the way of the wand. When I only want to unwind the cord a little - there is no way I can use the wand because the cord is wrapped around the notch that is attached to the handle of the wand - Argh!
* There is no LIGHT on the vacuum and it would be a nice asset -I really miss that feature.
* Very annoying that the HEAD of the vacuum is so thick that you cannot reach under furniture. They have tried to solve this by giving you the low reach tool, but who carries that with you to each room, and then having to change that every time you need to get under a piece of furniture - Not practical!!
Don't get me wrong - the Dyson is worth every cent for what's out there, but if they were able to improve the machine with these imperfections - we would then have a PERFECT machine!! Something to think about.....do you really need the "Animal" Dyson? If I'm not mistaken every machine has the same suction SO do you really need the extra tools for the $$? I did not find these tools as handy as I thought they would be, and are hardly used.
Customer Review: I LOVE MY ANIMAL!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got my new DC14 Animal yesterday and I have become OCD overnight. OMG! We have a beautiful blue merle Austrailian Shepherd and a Russian Blue cat. I love my house pets, but my beige carpet had become suspiciously grey. My 18 year old Kirby has seen better days and I thought I'd take a risk and buy one of these new fangled, see-thru, bagless vacuums.
I got it home and quickly assembled it..myself..although I also agree that the instructions were a bit lacking. Pictures yes... but give me some verbs every so often. I plugged in the purple monster...and off we went.
OMG! Every push pulled in the pet hair. There was probably less than 2 tablespoons of dirt in my entire night of vacuuming...so my Kirby was still sucking dirt; But I must have emptied 9 to 10 canisters filled with pet hair. Amazing job on my area rugs. They look brand new. And the carpet...it's beige again. And it just feels clean to walk on, sit on or lay on.
I think I've just been pushing around the pet hair for the last several years and doubt that I'll ever these dramatic results again. I used the wand to dust the ceiling fans, wall corners and above door mouldings and picture frames. The suction is every bit as strong with the attachments. I saw cobwebs move before the brush attachment got there.
The mini turbine head..didn't seem to be anything special. I guess I was thinking I would have to use it to get the pet hair,(that's why I bought the Animal) but it all came up with just the vacuum. I did take a peek at the beater bar, and there seems to be lots of hair collected in the bristles, so I'll need to clean it. The Zorb stuff is pretty cool. I had bought it and tried it before with the Kirby about a month ago. Didn't really see a difference...but more Zorb came up last night after I vacuumed. The hose seemed a bit tight to pull away and use the attachments, but it was easy to use.
I'm sure the newer Kirby's are better than my old one. And as I said, mine had seen better days. But at a fraction of the cost, the cool onboard attachments, the super easy canister dump, and the visual satisfaction that you get...it's WAY worth it.
Customer Review: This is THE Vacuum
Summary: 5 Stars
I have labored with purchasing a new vacuum for over one year. I have read the vacuum reviews by Consumer Reports. I've learned my lesson about relying on a Consumer Report review. I bought a Kenmore Dishwasher which they rated as #1. It turned out to be the biggest piece of junk in our kitchen. So, I don't trust the good folks over at Consumer Reports any longer. I've also read everything (including all the reviews on Amazon) I could find on the internet pertaining to vacuums and talked to several authorities in the business. It was very confusing because each vacuum has it's own little nitch. I looked at Kenmores, Hoovers, Eureka's (all uprights), and several other lesser known brands. I tried them all. I chose the Dyson Animal and I'm glad I did! I have five dogs (yes 5) and a parrot who sheds her down feathers on a regular basis. Needless to say I needed some heavy duty suction power. When I used the Dyson for the first time I filled the canister three times. I was shocked on what was left in our carpet from our Hoover canister. My wife and I both noticed that our house smelled cleaner. I guess there is something to the Hepa Filter. If your like me and are considering a vacuum, don't be afraid of the Dyson price tag. I did the math on the the Kenmore upright. By the time you buy the extended warranty, the bags($4 each) , and the hepa filter ($20 every six months). You'll be spending over $220.00 a year at Sears for the life of your vacuum. That's no bargain! Dyson has a lifetime filter and is bagless. It also has a five-year warranty.
Now if you've read this so far, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Sears had the Dyson Animal on close-out. I had saleperson at Bed Bath & Beyond call Sears for the sale price $529.00. Bed Bath & Beyond matched that price and subtracted my 20% coupon off the total. That's a deal! Plus at Bed Bath & Beyond they have a lifetime warranty on anything they sale. If you're vacuum breaks twenty years from now, they'll give your money back or give you a new model. You can't beat that anywhere. Good luck and happy vacuum hunting, my hunt is over.
Customer Review: Five years of heavy use, five dogs, and still going and cleaning
Summary: 5 Stars
I own this vaccum and have never looked back. With as many as five dogs at one time, with my other vaccums, a Hoover and a Eureka, vaccum bags filled up quickly, and so did the internal hoses leading to the vaccum head, then clog! (ugh!) Or the rubber belt broke. Ahhh the smell of burning rubber. So we tried vacuum after vacuum. Another irritant (though I can't say it was the manufacturer's fault,) my dogs often would pick up the small accessories and take them about the house, crimping and deforming them with their teeth. That said the Dyson accessories are not the strong points of this machine, which does its best job when actually using the main vacuum. I would recommend a small hand vac for crevice cleaning instead of this one, but that's not why I bought this one.
I have owned this vacuum for about 5 years. It was scrimp and save for the first one, and we were hoping that this vaccum might have more than the six month or less life of the others, and really wouldn't clog. Promises promises, I thought.
But no! This vacuum really is everything the manufacturer says it is. I have had one clog in five years, and cleaned it out myself, with help from a most helpful support coach at Dyson, assuring me that I could do it. It is not readily serviced locally, but the Dyson factory reps will solve most problems and are very friendly and helpful. I have not had to replace the belt even once.
Did I mention that the attachments are still attached, largely, to the vacuum and not the dogs! Most importantly, I still have a working functional vacuum, that my friends occassionally want to borrow when theirs conk out or are clogged. This one keeps going, and going and going, and enables the house to look neat no matter what the dogs have up their paws. I heartily recommend this product to dog lovers. It really does work, and works well. Its also extraordinarily well thought out, engineering wise, right down to the cord that doesn't get sucked up when I accidentally go over it.
Customer Review: Fun to vacuum?
Summary: 5 Stars
Two weeks ago we had brand new carpet installed in our house. At the same time it was going in, we purchased a new Dyson DC14 Animal. When the carpet installer finished the first room (a small bedroom), he suggested I vacuum the new carpet before he moved in the furniture, to pick up the few loose carpet pieces laying on top after his cutting and stretching. After just a minute or so, the Dyson was full. What? This is brand new, clean carpet. I dumped out the "dirt", and continued vacuuming. In no time at all it was full again. I believe that because of Dyson's powerful suction and powerful brushbar, that this vacuum picks up a lot of carpet fiber. The point I would like to make is to all those people who were shocked and embarrassed about all that dirt showing up in their Dyson's dirt bin, instead of dirt and pet hair, a lot of it could very well be carpet fibers. So don't be too embarrassed at what you see. If the Dyson picked all this up from my brand new carpets, I wonder if the brushbar is too powerful? I guess time will tell. Some of the positive aspects are:
I am impressed with the powerful suction. The hose did reach all the way up to the top of the stairs, with no problem. All the attachments work just fine for me. You can definitely smell cleaner air after vacuuming with the Dyson, thanks to the HEPA filter. Not having a light on the front is not a big deal to me, but it would have been nice to have had a retractable cord system.
It's kind of weird and hard to explain, but it is now FUN to vacuum, and I look forward to using my Dyson. My sister and her family are coming for our family Christmas in just a few days. She uses a Hoover and an Oreck, and doesn't like either one. I can't wait to show her my Dyson, and let her try it.
If you are thinking about buying a Dyson DC14 Animal, I say if it makes a person happy to vacuum (like it did me), and you look forward to getting it out and using it, then go for it and get one.