Bagless Canister Design Question

[vintagerepairer]

"improvement"

It was, and yet it wasn't. The changes which made it better were good. The other changes were poor. The telescopic tubes on this model were easily broken in the middle and on the end where there is a plastic cuff.

The whole idea of that stupid clip on the tools did very much pass me by and if not fitted to increase built-in failure then I know not of what it was there for. I also thought the idea of the tools clipped to the hose was really poor for such an expensive cleaner.

 

[madabouthoovers]

If you look on many review websites, and Argos as well, one of the biggest complaints people have is "Its too big and cumbersome", or "Its too heavy to lug up the stairs"


I read many reviews of the DC15, and it was clear to see that the biggest flaw was its weight and bulk. So many people complained about this.


You can also see this on Miele's first upright, the S7 - most of the complaints are about its size and weight. I can bet that when Meiele launch its replacement, they will make it smaller and lighter.


Dyson has to respond to criticism, or he wouldn't sell as many vacs as he does. He reduced the size of the DC15 a year or so later, to make the DC18, then made it smaller again to make the DC25, and went even smaller to make its then little brother the DC24, but these ran concurrently, with the DC24 the choice for older people or people with not much space. This was the same with the DC22 and DC26 - he wanted to satisfy a market for people that wanted a small canister who lived in small flats or homes with stairs where owners found a conventional canister to big and awkward to lug up the stairs. Many people complain about the Henry for this, saying that he is too bulky and heavy to get up stairs, or takes up too much room in a tiny flat.


Dyson did run the DC22 baby, and  DC26 city alongside the larger DC19 and DC32, to cater for those who needed a larger bin capacity. The DC39 however is nothing more than a gimmick. Also note on the DC39 how much room in the bin there is for the actual dirt itself, not a lot when you take out the room that the cyclone assembly takes up.


This is a criticism of many bagless canister models - the cyclone assy takes up so much room in the bin that the "MAX" line is getting further down towards the bottom.  


Vax addressed this on the Mach Air canisters, by increasing the space in the bin for the dirt. They altered the cyclone assy and also located the primary separator on the outside of the canister, although later models of Mach Air Mini machines had the primary separator located to inside of the bin again .


 


 


Vax Mach Air:

 

[madabouthoovers]

Benny is right about the clip on hose tool caddy - this was carried on to later canisters and its a dreadful design. A friend of mine has a DC08 Animal with that hose caddy and hers is broken. She said the tools always used to fall off it anyway.


The point where the ABS handle slides into the telescopic metal wand was always a weak point on early machines - how many of them do you see on EBay where the handle has been repaired with gaffer tape?


The DC02 also had problems with the tool compartment door flap not staying closed, as the exhaust air passed through this compartment.


The DC02 in comparison to the DC01 was a poor seller, which makes the limited editions so rare now, and those that are still left are obsolete so parts are no longer available.


 

 

[vintagerepairer]

tool caddy

I will say that at least with the DC08 it could be removed by the user. With the 05 you were stuck with it. I thought it to be a most inconvenient and cheap idea.

 

[madabouthoovers]

The hose mounted caddy was abandoned on the DC19 T2, when the extension tube wand became its new location. The caddy clipped onto the tube, but I found this to be inconvenient as well, as it used to get knocked when vaccing in tight spaces, and end up sliding down the tube or turning itself round.


The best design was on the old bagged canisters where the tools stored under the lid over the bag housing.


The location for the tools on the DC02 was not a bad one, it was just that the lid had a habit of popping open in use by itself.


 


DC19 Animal, with wand mounted tools: