Dyson engineering ineptitude and complacency

[vacerator]

rigged demo's;

I believe they could be if done by a dealer. Some only want to sell you a high end pricey machine.

 

[n0oxy]

dyson hose sizes

Just curious, on the Dyson canister models, what is the hose size? Is it at all standard, can you use standard attachments or is the hose size nonstandard?

 

[vacerator]

n0oxy,

No. The Dyson attachment holes are smaller. In order to use US standard "dussen" or tool, an adapter must be used, as with some US uprights.
"dussen" is deutsche for nozzle.

 

[oliveoiltinfoil]

I dont see how the size of a room has anything to do with if a vacuums brushbar can cope or not. Surely the type of carpet would have more of an impact. Unless also if you are talking about the width of the cleaning path, in which case, dyson are no different to most vacuums in Europe or the US, although i know there are some hoover and bissell models with extra wide cleaning paths.

 

[sebo4me]

They like a 15 incher in the USA Oli. They like big things over there. I'll say no more

 

[n0oxy]

dyson comparison videos

Hey everyone, here are some of the comparison videos I had mentioned. Should make for some interesting discussion. First, here are a few comparing Dysson to the Riccar.



Now here is Dyson and Sebo

And now here is Dyson verses Miele

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfqj9aLxP5M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeXj1i4ur5Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ydpL4Qmy0

 

[vacerator]

Paul,

That's only in Texas!
Bigger houses, bigger bbque's, bigger attitudes.
How many extra vacuuming strokes does it take to clean a room that is an extra couple feet larger, wether if the nozzle is ten, twelve, or 15 iches?
If you vacuum to fast, you are not deep cleaning as well.
Texas also wants to increase their speed limit 80 MPH. Our national limit is 70.
Lets see, 100 km/hr is 60 mph. So, 80 mph would be about 140 km/hr?
What would MUM say?

 

[sebo4me]

I find a 12 inch floorhead easier to manoeuvre around furniture etc

Mike you have to take into account they are trying to sell Riccar or Miele.

I could show you a video of the latest Dyson picking up lots of dust that the Kirby left behind.

 

[sebo4me]

Here it is.

http://https//youtu.be/BZpFIKFl8hs

 

[blakaeg]

Hello Tayyab,

I hope you are keeping well!

Whilst I agree with you that soft plastic is more absorbent and probably better for shock absorption. I myself prefer the feel and look of older Dysons. Just my preference. Please don't hold that against me lol.

The DC50 machine was absolutely awful. Soft plastic handle that flexed so much in use. Glad to see that Dyson listen to complaints made (I myself complained to them) they have now gone back to the aluminium wand, just like on the DC24. It feels better and more solidly constructed. Glad to see they made this move.

 

[blakaeg]

Sorry Tayyab I was referring to the Small Ball when I was talking about the new aluminium wand.

I wish Dyson would make their machines quieter though, even though the Small Ball is 30% quieter than the DC50, its still loud.

 

[sptyks]

This video is not valid!...

Here are just a few problems that need to be addressed before this video can be considered valid:


 


1. There was no Kirby visible or anywhere in sight during the entire video. He probably only vacuumed with just the Dyson. 


2. He did not mention the year and model Kirby that was used. Was it an older model? 


3. So when was the fantom Kirby's bag last changed? 


4. How full was said Kirby's bag? 


5. How well was the fantom Kirby maintained ie condition of belt and brush roll? 


6. Was the floor nozzle set to the correct height for that carpet?


 


If someone was to make a valid video comparing the cleaning ability of two vacuums, then the above issues should have been addressed to the viewers.


 


 

 

[sebo4me]

Haha I wondered how long it would take for Stan to make an appearance

He has done many videos of his Kirby Sentria. He maintains it very well.
He also has a Rainbow.
He does some good videos

 

[sptyks]

Everyone knows The Golden Rule of vacuum testing is:


 


He who vacuums last always wins.


 


 

 

[sebo4me]

That is true but you wouldn't think such a crappy dyson would pick up so much dirt after a very thorough vacuuming with a Kirby Sentria :-0

 

[3rdgenvacguy]

When I mentioned that in the states we had oceans of plush carpet, I meant that I think we have more wall to wall carpets than most people in Europe. It seems that you have more solid surfaces. Although the U.S. seems to be going towards solid surfaces as well. I also prefer normal width vacuums for their manueverability over widepath machines. The point I was trying to make was that most vacuums over here have a more aggressive brush design, not that a Dyson's width of cleaning was inefficient.

 

[kirbysthebest]

As with any challenge

Too Many variables.


Only way to accurately measure, is a clean piece of carpet, measured amount in, and measured the amount out.


 


Other variables are methods of vacuuming, speed, adjustments, overlapping of passes etc.


 


 


 


 

 

[sebo4me]

Yes there are variables Harley which makes it hard to judge.

And Harley yes they do have more aggressive agitation on cleaners such as Riccar and Royal which I have used on my travels to the US. They clean very affectively but do they wear out carpet prematurely?

 

[kirbysthebest]

You have to find a balance.


You can clean your fine china with steel wool and a power washer, but do you need to.


 


As far as premature wear of a carpet. I have never heard of a Royal, Simplicity, Riccar or even Kirby causing wear, as they all have a Gold rating with CRI.  However, I have heard complaints bout Dyson causing damage.


 


My look at it is: If your carpet is so delicate that you can only clean it with fairy wings and pixie dust; you may want to stick to a straight suction cleaner--or replace the carpet.


 

 

[sebo4me]

Pixie dust? Is that legal?