Dyson Piston

[vac14012]

That's kinda crazy though cause that means even the included Fluffyhead would perform worse than the V15/Gen5 one. I'm not an expert on power consumption and such but your data seems pretty good unless i'm missing something. I wonder if there's some lack of communication internally in Dyson that's causing some of these problems. I can't imagine it was intentional to nerf the vacuum so much.

 

[Vacuum Facts]

Well, for crevices maybe, but for flat hardfloors, I doubt it, since it's mostly swept and not as reliant on strong suction.

As for their apparent error, it could be someone accidentally changed a scaling value in code and it got included by mistake in the last update. Who knows. But as soon as I think that machine is working properly, I'm turning off those damned updates before they set mine on fire by mistake or something.

 

[vac14012]

I'm really hoping this buggy software would explain the filter issue in FrickHelms video, where he seemingly had a lot of dust not reach it. Parwaz didn't seem to have the problem (unless he didn't notice it or forgot to show) and he vacuumed up a ridiculous amount of dust. Maybe his vacuum wasn't updated?

 

[Vacuum Facts]

Possibly actually. My testing so far has shown filtration isn't that different to the Gen5. So I'm not convinced there's a 'filtration issue' as such. But if anything, this does highlight the issue with cyclones; their filtration performance is a function of the entry air speed (and thus air current). Future technology aims to make cyclonic-equivalent filtration performance independent of airflow (i.e. power mode). The piston mechanism is definitely working in mine, albeit only in boost, since the discharge chamber is much cleaner. Filtration isn't the issue; motor power consumption is (and thus suction), and it's likely a software bug. I'll have to put my review on hold because all my testing has thus been a complete waste of time... sigh...