Bosch Injunction Against Dyson & Energy Labels

[super-sweeper]

LOL, thanks! I try! 

 


true, Dyson does little to be sued. They're the ones who are copied, since when do they copy designs (Probably have, but can't think of one off the top of my head). However, making big claims like "Twice the suction of ANY vacuum" is ridiculous, and impossible to prove unless it was tested against one of every vacuum since the beginning of time! 

 

[marks_here]

I like Bosch my dishwasher it works great & is super quiet. Now I would like to get a Bosch vacuum but I don't know much about them, I guess I'm on a German kick as I've been using my Vorwerk VK130 quite a bit. Cheers guys!!!

 

[vintagerepairer]

Yes, it's all about the sales pitch. Time was, people bought something because it did what they needed it to do. But with advertising it's all about how one product is the "best", and the viewer not stopping to care as to whether it is the best for them. Once a product becomes established in peoples home, the advertising shifts from selling the product to selling the brand.

Do you have those window vacuum-cleaners over in the USA? Karcher sell them here, and I think VAX are the only other brand. Thus, the advertisement on television very much concentrates on selling the concept of owing that type of appliance, rather than selling the Karcher version. But as more people buy them, if more manufacturers start producing similar products, the advertising will be all about why you would want to by a particular brand rather than that product in general.

 

[marks_here]

I did a Google search & yes Karcher is being sold here but I think there might be a battery problem. Bissell sells them too which I had no idea until I did a Google search for window vacuum cleaners..who would have knew???

 

[vintagerepairer]

They are booming here in the UK. My cleaning lady has one which she uses in my apartment to do my windows and mirrors on the wardrobe doors. I loath those mirrors for a good deal of reasons, but as I rent the place, I cannot change them. Anyway, fabulous little gadget and at £50 or so, cheap enough for people to want to take a chance.

My lady says her window vacuum has changed the way she runs her business.

 

[super-sweeper]

don't think we got window-vacs here! gosh, the day when you popped into Wards and bought sometime based on how it worked! not because the neighbors just bought a new model, not because you broke a knob on your old one, not because it's the greatest thing since liquid dishwasher detergent! 

 

[davetranter]

'Window Vacuum'

At risk of 'hijacking' the thread....... I have seen advertisements for these. It appears that they are a 'new invention' for removing condensation from windows. I am fortunate enough to live in a pre-1980 house (by a good many years), so if I have any condensation, I just open the window. ;-)

The problem is hermetically sealed 'Sick Buildings', we'll sell you a solution!! ;-)

Any comments??

All best

Dave T

 

[parwaz786]

Just curious, slightly off topic, but Is your house Victorian? Mine is as it was built in 1894 I like these types of homes better as they are kinda bigger than homes built today in the UK

 

[davetranter]

Age of house (and that's not music!!)

No, Parwaz, mine was built shortly after WW2. It doesn't have the high ceilings usually associated with Victorian homes, but is plenty draughty enough that I rarely have problems with condensation on windows. Victorian 'two up / two down' cottages were often very small (and poorly built!!). It appears that you are fortunate enough to live in a well-built Town House. That's a good place to be!!

All best

Dave T

 

[super-sweeper]

hahahaha, Condensation problems is the last thing to worry about with my 1956 Dream House! 

 

[mk202]

WinBot

Does anyone know anything about these WinBot machines?

 

[parwaz786]

Thanks, and cool
As for my house, yeah its nice and quite a busy area but is also kind of a rough area too, but I have been living here all my life and it feels like home despite that

 

[vintagerepairer]

Condensation and Dyson

To tie two matters together, if I may. I see Dyson has introduced a humidifier. Is there such a demand for this type of appliance? Seeing how we have been told to batten down the hatches when it comes to heat-loss and insulation, I would have thought that the last thing a good deal of homes need is more water being placed into the atmosphere.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Vintagerepairer

I agree, there is enough moisture in British homes without Dyson introducing even more. I don't know who sanctioned that idea.

People dry their laundry over radiators, have steaming showers, cook in open-plan areas and so on.

Now Dyson will have to introduce a dehumidifier to get rid of the excess moisture. Oops, silly me, Ebac did that years ago.

 

[marcusprit]

But central heating can dry the air it's true
Ask an ear nose and throat consultant. He will tell you central heating dries the air and can affect the lining of the nose. The mucous membranes.

 

[marks_here]

Yes it is true, I have to run a humidifier when the heat is on just so I can breath even with the fireplace too

 

[vintagerepairer]

Central Heating

Yes, this is true, I have storage radiators and they are very good at drying out the air in the right/wrong conditions. But my own point was that when people are being encouraged to super-insulate their homes and keep windows shut, the humidity rapidly increases. So much so, I'd want to do an evaluation before I ever used a humidifier.

 

[marcusprit]

Yes agreed. It depends on your living style. But if you have your central heating on full blast for long periods a humidifier might be necessary. You can buy cheap humidity monitors. Around 55% humidity is healthy. Much above this a dehumidifier wud be a good idea. A lot below this a humidifier or even just a bowl of water in the room will help.

 

[sebo_fan]

Even if a central heating system dries the air, it doesn't pollute the air like a vacuum cleaner can. There's a major difference there.

 

[marcusprit]

No but dry air is not good for your sinuses or lungs. So a humidity monitor is a good thing to have I think.