Dyson DC14 Origin

[super-sweeper]

Lol Matt, when are the celebrities coming out to fight? 

 


Dyson wouldn't need a lot of suction if it didn't have so many tubes and turns, there's a reason why that little Hoover Junior can have a third of the suction power and still clean better....

 

[sebo_fan]

Not sure what you mean when you say "suction is not the most important a factor, but it is one of the important factors so that it can pick up the dust, and lift the carpet to bring it closer to the brushbar..."

Its all about the design of the sole plate and how it meets the textured surfaces in the first place, how suction "air" is passed through carpet and thus allows suction of the texture to rise up meeting the sole plate. If the sole plate has unnecessary juts sticking out or if sole plates are damaged, it can prevent the vacuum from properly maintaining contact with the carpet.

However, in some cases carpets don't need a brush roll in order for the carpet to rise - again its all about the sole plate design and the way suction air is channelled.

 

[parwaz786]

Wow, the belt broke on this Dyson today due to jamming the brushbar with the edge of a ripped burber carpet wich is gonna be replaced soon. Anyways, whilst changing the belt, I noticed the grooves in the sole plate had no seals. I was amazed as to how it lifted the carpet without the seals. Think of the suction leaking without the seals, must have accidently binned them whilst refurbishing the machine. The suction is quite powerful, but I like it. I am going to get it seals now and then see how much it improves... I am blown away. The suction is that powerful that I didn't notice the seals were missing till I was changing the belt :O both of them are missing, will let you know how much it improves with the seals

 

[parwaz786]

OMG. I just put new seals in from my spare dyson parts lying round and fitted them into the sole plate. Wow, this thing glues itself onto the carpets. Love it! It actually lifts carpet when I tilt it back, but not as good as the DC41 MK2 though.
I really like thiis vacuum , its deffo worth the £19 even though the motor was blown up

 

[super-sweeper]

LOL if you think that's bad,I broke a belt on a RIDING MOWER because of a rug!! The rug was laying in the driveway drying in the sun, I tried cutting across it...and forgot to turn off the blade! To make matters worse, it was the same day we bought the mower!!! 

 

[parwaz786]

LOL XD were getting new carpets soon as we are having house extensions currently
Lol, btw our mower broke last year, the handle broke (it had a space saving feature) and it still worked, shame lol as it even had an emptying mechanism like a bagless vacuum like a trap door, and it had no wheels, it just hovered over the grass
This reminds me of my neighbours mower when they were gonna start it but the handle you hold to keep it onsnapped off :O they had to borrow ours then lol

 

[tolivac]

What did the mower do to your rug?Trying to picture this!I have seen giant peices of carpet half chewed by the Alamo road mower!Alamo has two very large belts driven by a hydraulic motor to spin the blade shafts.It is very powerful-Alamo has even cut down and chopped up small trees along the roadside!

 

[super-sweeper]

xD the mower tore a hole in the rug and stalled the blades, the engine kept going but the belt sure didn't! that's what started my Snapper Riding Mower's endless stream of trouble, it burns trough belts like crazy! turns out I had been using 1 belt when the mower needed 2! gosh my pasture is getting out of control, and it isn't fun push mowing it! I rigged a belt on the mower the other day, and it started cutting grass again, until i went to start it up again and the solenoid caught on fire! 

 

[marks_here]

Vacuums, mowers & rugs. OH MY

 

[tolivac]

Too me Mowing is sort of like vacuuming a giant carpet.Used to have a Snapper rear motor rider.Replacing blade belts on it was sort of like replacing belts in a Whirlpool-Kenmore belt drive washer.Presently have a John Deere LA 145 tractor.And several rechargeable electric hand mowers.Love those-so quiet and no gas motor mess.

 

[super-sweeper]

Several Electric push-mowers......Wanna mow your giant carpet in 20 minutes flat? Tie all the mowers together in a line, and pull them behind the rider! You can use an ATV and 3 mowers, too, if you want! 

 

[tolivac]

Would be interesting---but what would the neighbors say?The deck on the JD can mow a path about 3 push mowers wide anyway.Use the hand mowers for the back and trimming the ditches where the tractor can't go.