Dyson dc59 Motorhead

[singingrainbow]

It finally arrived today! My new Dyson dc59 Motorhead, the culmination of three years of teetering on the edge of buying a cordless vac from one of the most controversial vacuum brands out there. It is most certainly too early to definitively judge this machine, but first impressions are very good.


Here are some unboxing and initial views of the machine and it's tools, along with a size comparison with my recently found dc16. Further down I will add some initial tests I did and report on my first few uses with it.


Scott

 

[super-sweeper]

Blah, more interested in those vacuums in the background! 

 

[singingrainbow]

I'm sure you are!

 

[kirbyduh]

Nice Dyson

The DC59 looks great. I just got a DC44 Animal this week and I am very impressed. I got it for $288 at Kohls after tax with a 20 percent off coupon and $10 off purchase. I may upgrade to a DC59 eventually. Enjoy using it!

 

[parwaz786]

Nice, noot too keen on the colour though, LOL much prefer the colour of the DC44 and 59, but nice machine! How does it perform compared to a DC59 if you tried one?

 

[kirbylux77]

Alex

The reason you are more interested in the vacuums in the background is that you couldn't afford a new Dyson.

Rob

 

[singingrainbow]

It's first run

For the first run of this cleaner I really wanted to do a semi-scientific test of one of this machines biggest claims. Stated proudly on the box, not to mention most other advertising for this cleaner, is this machines claimed ability to out clean the highest selling cleaners currently available. Namely, the eureka airspeed gold, hoover windtunnel air, bissell cleanview, and finally, the Shark rotator profesional lift away.


I have had my shark for almost 2 years now and have found it to be a very good upright. The claim that this tiny dyson could out clean the shark was intriguing to me, so I decided to do a very semi-accurate test for fun.


I chose a fairly high traffic room in our house whose carpets get regularly soiled. I first vacuumed the entire carpet with the shark (note, it's filter had been cleaned recently) not going particularly slow and only really covering the room once. I then ran the dyson over the room, being sure not to clean under or around anything I had not with the shark, and compared the results.


 


As you can see, the room was actually quite dirty to start with, which was a shock to me (it's only a nine by twelve room) But the dyson did manage to lift a considerable amount of sandy dirt. Overall, not concrete proof by any means, but interesting.


Thoughts? 


Scott

 

[gsheen]

MMMM I have a dc62 which by all accounts is the same machine with a different cleaner head, Still my most used vacuum at home, I loved my dc35 but this was so much better and I am always amazed at the fluf and pet hair it pics up even after the room has been vacuumed.

I have had my for a while now

 

[singingrainbow]

I really can see myself using this machine frequently. I forgot to mention that for about a year and a half we have had a dc44 at work, and although it was not a stellar seller, the floor model has become the go to machine for cleaning the store. It has taken in tons of dirt, dust, hair, bird seed, etc and has retained suction and performance while being extremely easy to use. I end up using it every time i'm there, and it was the machine that convinced me to order this finally.


Gareth, it's interesting how the model numbering system differs between countries. I mainly chose the motorhead model for the extra brush head power, and I know it will get used tons in my house.

 

[super-sweeper]

Rob, what is that supposed to mean?

 

[ralph123]

"As you can see, the room was actually quite dirty to start with, which was a shock to me (it's only a nine by twelve room) But the dyson did manage to lift a considerable amount of sandy dirt. Overall, not concrete proof by any means, but interesting.
Thoughts?
Scott"


It looks like a rather puny amount of dirt picked up by the Dyson. But no, it is not even close to a scientific test. Why do "vacuum experts" continue to post results from these meaningless tests where the last vacuum wins because it picks up dirt that the first missed. there's always dirt in your rug. You have no idea how efficient the Dyson is in picking up dirt compared to even this lowly Shark because you didn't run a meaningful test. Sorry.

 

[singingrainbow]

I thought I had made it clear that I know full well that this is not a scientific test by any means. I did it mostly to have a little fun with my new cleaner and because I wanted to see what would happen. Yes the dyson did not pick up much dirt, but the dirt that it did get was grittier than the majority of the lighter soil like dirt the shark got. I'm sorry that my explanation as to the lack of the validity of this test was not clear.
Scott

 

[marks_here]

I understood it perfectly, no argument here

 

[gsheen]

It made perfect sence to me. It was just a quick self test. I am amazed at the pet hair my one picks up even after I vacuum with my G5.
Scott
I have wondered about the differet model numbers aswell.

 

[miskini]

You made your intentions perfectly clear. I always enjoy doing and reading about these silly experiments. Thanks for posting it.

 

[niclonnic]

Cool Dyson!

This machine would be great for everyday cleaning of high-traffic areas, especially if you have a pet that sheds a lot. One problem I've seen is that the battery life is a bit short at 24 minutes. To me that doesn't seem long enough to do an entire house.

Like Parwaz786, I'm not too keen on the color of this Dyson. I'm not a big fan of pink.

I, too, like to do these semi-scientific vacuum tests. A couple of months ago, I did a very similar test between two $100 vacuums: a Hoover Windtunnel and a Eureka AirSpeed. The Eureka pulled out more dirt than the Hoover did. The Eureka has since been given away, and is no longer in my possession. I linked a Vacuumland thread that discusses my test and results.

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?26199

 

[jaker15]

I have never been a fan of Dyson, but that is actually a very cool little cleaner! I remember how much I liked using my aunt's DC 16 a couple summers ago when we visited her. I used it out in the shop when we were turning pens on the lathe, it just ate those wood chips without any trouble! 


 


ralph123, I don't think you understood the purpose of his test. The reason singingrainbow posted this thread was purely for our enjoyment and consideration, not for you to start bashing people and their vacuums. 

 

[singingrainbow]

Update

Well, after having this machine for about 2 weeks I have a confession. I haven't used a corded vacuum since. This machine cleans very well on all surfaces. The picture is of what it picks up on an average run through the house. I have also found it great for above the floor cleaning, it's so light, well balanced, and it has great tools which work wonders on just about anything. I have found that I actually prefer using the machine with the brush/crevice too off of my dc39 as opposed to the included tools. This is mainly down to how I use it, I always use the small powerhead on the furniture to remove pet hair which means I only need a brush and crevice tool to do the rest of the cleaning, this allows me to carry around less when moving through the house. I have cleaned things that have been overdue for a long time thanks to how nice it is to use. 


niclonnic, I have found the battery life perfectly good to cover the main areas of my home in one go (and by most of the house I mean all but two bedrooms out of a 3200 sqft house), along with doing above the floor cleaning. I do agree, the color is my least favorite part.


Also, if the machine runs out of power while cleaning above the floor, I can whip out my dc16 to finish the job.


 


If there is one thing I can say about this machine, it is that dyson have nailed cordless vacuums.


Scott

 

[gsheen]

I feel the same way about my one and I too use the combo tool off my 37/39. I also got a hose for mine and that makes it very handy for using as a dusting machine. I must agree with you Scott dyson has really got the cordless vacuum sorted. We sell allot of these now to people with small upmarket condos as their only vacuum. We nick name them the Audi TT crowd as they are those young hip happening ones who live in beach front appartments and mostly drive Audi TT or Merc SLK. They come in and buy 2 things a Dc62 ( our code for it ) and a Am05