Dyson Vaccuum Cleaners
Like our search for the perfect mattress, our discovery of Dyson vacuum cleaners was long in the making.
Our experience with vacuum cleaners with bags: ever want to vacuum your home — even feel energetic about it? But some time into the vacuuming process, all the pep runs out. Our guess is that it's because the air runs into the vacuum cleaner, through the bag and out — bringing with it all tiny particles small enough to escape the bag. Then there's emptying the bag; sure, it's in a bag, but wrestling with a full vacuum cleaner bag is not the easiest experience. Nor the cleanest.
t was obvious that vacuum cleaner bags — with all that flying dirt — were the problem, we next opted for an expensive cyclone-type bagless HEPA-filter vacuum. In a word, it was terrific. Stylish. vacuumed very nicely. Until we used it much, at which point the suction power ebbed.
Having zero hope for anything better, we happened to catch inventor Thomas Dyson's infomercial. (To our British friends: all infomercials are not bad. <grin>) What caught our attention was Dyson's explanation of our particular problem — that when the airborne dirt flows into a cyclonic vacuum cleaner, the dirt clogs up the filter. End of story.
Dyson's technology is a bit different (it's a really well done Flash movie): the air apparently does not flow right through the filter. Though Dyson vacuum cleaners are pricey, we' opted for the full kit. We've had it for over a year and have not lost suction power. Better yet, the filtration system is so good that we've only to run it in a room for the air to be cleaner.
That's right: rather than dustying up the air when you vacuum, the Dyson actually seems to clean the air as well as everything else. Not only that, but forget fiddling with struggling with emptying a cannister amid a cloud of fine floating particles. The cannister looks a bit like a clear-plastic water pitcher. Just grab the handle, press a button to release it from the vacuum, hold it over a receptacle, and press another button — and presto! — the bottom opens and the junk falls out. Done.
Is it worth the money? Absolutely.
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Cherish Edmonds says:
I bought the Dyson animal for our xmas present to ourselves. We have two dogs and three cats and they shed something awful! We could never get the hair out of the carpet, and we have been through 2 vaccuums in 1 year. My husband used the "Animal" for the first time last night and now swears that he loves it more than his camaro! We also steam cleaned our carpets about 3 weeks ago, but you wouldn't believe the dust the Dyson pulled up still. Its wonderful and has made our house a much nicer place to be. Thank you Mr. Dyson, you have saved my marriage!
lois warner says:
I want to know the weight of the machine and maneuverability. Thank you.
Editor says:
Hello, Lois. Actually, I don't know the weight of the machine; it seems pretty light.
Since we don't sell vaccuum cleaners (DesignerJones is an online magazine), you could always visit the Dyson website to find local dealers in your area. They could probably help you out, and you could try it out in-store somewhere.
Virginia Smits says:
The only (HUGE) problem for me with the Animal is that it will NOT fit under beds and sofas and dressers and the attachments do not move at all well over the carpet. So, while it may be the best cleaner FOR WHAT IS OUT IN THE OPEN it gets an F from me for cleaning under furniture. So really my room is not clean at all, when all the dust mites and dust remain under my bed. I wish they would develop a canister vac - it still has all the problems of a clumsy upright with a bunch of attachments that rarely get used because it is such a hassle to stop everything and “attach” the attachments. UGH - still dusty in Virginia.
Judy Hamill says:
Although I absolutely "love" the cleaning ability of my Dyson upright, I am pretty sure that it was not tested out fo use by women.I find that the handle on the floor wand is too low and I have to stoop over. It is not comfortable to hold either. Also every time I use the attachments on chairs or whatever they "pop" off from the back and forth motion….very frustrating.