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We don't all worship Dyson you know, super-sweeper lol most of the younger members do cos Dyson is all they have ever known.

Does that Windtunnel have the changeover valve like on my Vax Mach 9 pictured below - they look very similar styled machines. (Yes, I know, its a Dyson - even I own a few of them)

A Dyson is no better quality than the average TTI machine - they are both mass produced in the Far East, but Dyson has the cheek to think his machines are worth 3 times the value of  the average TTI machine. TTI might produce budget machines, but they do have the decency to charge budget prices.

After all - every new machine from Dyson has to be packed with "technology" and be the subject of lots of "R&D" and that's all Dyson is bothered about. People love "technology" and are prepared to pay hundreds of pounds more for the latest of it. Dyson is laughing all the way to the bank - at...

I was quite shocked when I saw this on a pack of HEPA bags I bought too - Kirby charging so much for these bags £25 a pack in the UK on average, and then making them in China! The older style paper bags still had made in USA on them

In the good old days, they were made in the USA with American materials:

They say something similar on Kirby bags, but in reverse - made in China with American Materials. So they ship the "American materials" out to China, make the bags there, then ship them back to the USA and still charge a fortune for them.

Seeing as you have a Sebo Felix - why not just use this? or one of the other Dysons you say you have in your profile? [this post was last edited: 5/23/2014-09:25]

I doubt it will come on Monday Seamus - delivery companies don't work on bank holidays lol

Well, if you have allergies - a bagless is not ideal anyway. What I'd recommend is a SEBO Felix to replace your DC24 - it may be a bit heavier, but its a very nimble twin motored machine, and at £230 ish, its very competitively priced. 1 pack of bags is about a tenner, and will last months -...

"engineer" lol - makes me laugh. Wont be long before they send you a box to pack it in to be sent off to Malmesbury for repair at their leisure.

I only used it once - its now back in its box in the loft. I'll be keeping it in long term storage, but not using it. I prefer to use a bagged machine for daily use.

Don't forget, the Zen has one speed - maximum at all times, so its effective at filtering the dirt. The Bosch has variable power to make it quieter, but has an old fashioned cone filter system which clogs quickly, so the Zen is a better machine, even though it is made in China.

The Vax Zen is the quietest one I have. The Dyson Dc07 is by far the loudest - mostly the howl from the cyclone assembly itself. Any cyclonic vacs with a power dial selector don't work properly on low speed - although they are quiet on low speeds, the cyclone doesn't work well at all, and the...

According to them - its a DC01. (which it isn't) Its not much good if they wont post it either - unless you live in London, which most of us don't.

So, theres us on this side of the Atlantic that want to own Riccar and Simplicity machines, and you over there that want Dysons galore, that we get going two a penny one Ebay over here, such as the old DC01 and DC02's.   I'd love a swap - you can have Dyson over there and we'll have Riccar...

You could say that TTI are like vultures in that respect, only preying on weak or failing companies, in order to eliminate their own competition one by one. So Kirby is part of a large conglomerate now then. The time to worry is when a company falls into Chinese hands - you know quality will...

And that's a really common problem caused by a lack of grease on that lever where it bears against the dog housing, or excessive use of the transmission pedal.

They will be made in China if TTI decide on a hostile takeover of Kirby. I'm surprised TTI haven't been sniffing around for taking over Tacony, Miele or SEBO too. They seem to like swallowing everything that stands in their way, and transferring it all to China. TTI are like the BORG, and China...

Miele outsource the manufacture of some of their floorheads to Wessel Werk as well, but at least Wessel Werk are good quality. I'd imagine that their Hyclean bags are made by another company.   I would say that you are paying solely for the Miele name on that Scout Robot. Its the first time...