Dyson Mini Turbine Tool
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Dyson Mini Turbine Tool
Customer Review: Dyson Mini Turbine Tool
Summary: 4 Stars
I've only used it once so far. It did fairly well at picking up the dog hair from a dog bed that really like to hold the hair. It would probably work a lot better on other things.Customer Review: Not bad but definitely not perfect
Summary: 3 Stars
If you're reading this then you've probably experienced one of two things: 1.) your animal tool on the purple Dyson finally choked and died or 2.) you have a Dyson and are interested in this tool because it picks up animal hair. Either way, both reasons are why I bought the Dyson in the first place.
This is the attachment/upgrade for the animal tool that was originally put out. The old one (all grey) was EXCELLENT and always got all the hair/lint/whatever off anything I had -- including throw pillows. The problem with the old animal tool was that it was impossible to clean out in case anything got clogged inside of it which eventually kills it. So... this tool that you're looking at is pretty much Dyson's answer -- it's redesigned and been put out. There are plenty of Pros and Cons:
PROS:
- It does work on throw pillows but you have to brush a little lighter. In fact, sweeping side to side almost works better than up and down.
- It can be opened up to clean out any part of it -- something the old one can't do.
- It can fit any Dyson model available.
CONS:
- Unfortunately, it doesn't work as well as the old model (now discontinued) without some patience.
- There is an air filter on it that if bumped, closes and stops the brush from spinning. You'll notice if it does -- just pull it out. Bit of a pain, but not horrible.
- The brush does stop spinning if you flatten it against the material -- this part doesn't make sense to me. Isn't that the point? To get close to the fabric and pull off every bit of fiber you don't want? The original did it just fine.
- At the $69 pricetag I've seen just about everywhere, I feel that this is a SERIOUS error on Dyson's part. This does not perform nearly as well as the old one and therefore overpriced. If there was a discount or a price reduction for those of us who own a Dyson, I'd be happier but this is the first time I've said one of Dyson's products is somewhat of a ripoff.
BOTTOM LINE:
Whelp, if you owned the old one and it's toast I'm afraid that this is your only option. Is it worth it? Well, it still does better than any vacuum attachment I've ever seen but performs at 65% best compared to the discontinued model. Buyer look around for it to (hopefully) be discounted. I could see paying half that price but nowhere is it listed lower. Otherwise, I hope Dyson reads this and either improves it or lowers the price.
2 and 1/2 stars would be my choice: It's half as good as the old one.
Customer Review: Finally figured it out!
Summary: 3 Stars
I received the Mini Turbine as part of my DC17 Absolute Animal. I would not purchase it separately. Not worth the price! I too had problems with the beater bar stopping as soon as I would even come close to my couch cushions. I have an ultra sueda couch and the fabric on the cushions is loose. When the Mini Turbine would come in contact with it would suck up the fabric and instantly stop the beater bar. When I used the tool on the arms of the couch where fabric is very taught, it worked fine. The moral to the story is it doesn't work at all on loose fabric and works fairly well on tighter fabrics. I didn't use it on carpet because I have wood stairs. The fact that the tool uses suction to make the beater bar spin explains the marginal results. It's ok but I wouldn't write home and tell Sally about it.Customer Review: Good for adding clutter to your closet.
Summary: 2 Stars
One of these was included with my Dyson; I'm quite amused that it costs so much. As most of the negative reviewers have mentioned, as soon as you touch the brush to anything, it stops spinning. Would you tolerate that with the main vacuum brush?
I do often use this when I need to vacuum carpeted steps. I don't do it that often, so I'll get out the attachment, try to use it, fiddle with the "one dot"/"two dots" switch, wonder if I have it hooked up wrong because there's a "press to release" button that doesn't do anything, then give up and just vacuum the steps by using the "regular" beater of the vacuum on the step and follow up with the crevasse attachment. Then I'll put this back in the closet until the next time I forget how well it works.
Customer Review: The only time Dyson looses suction
Summary: 2 Stars
I got this attachment with a Dyson Model 14 full kit. While the vacume is great, this attachment isn't. While it still has decent suction, it is completely inadequate to spin the turbine head when its in contact with anything other that a hard surface. If you try and use it on carpet the turbine head will actually sping BACKWARDS from contact with the carpet. I tried cleaning pet hair off my car seats and this attachment was woefully inadequate at best. The small attachment tool for the wand does a better job.