Dyson thoughts.

[orecklover]

today, since I had no school due to significant snow fall, I took the time to compare one of my favorite vacuums to one of my least favorites. the Dyson DC33 versus the DC07. I love the DC07 it is one of my favorite vacuums of all time, in fact I grew up with one. the major problem I have with the DC33 is that its too flimsy. just using it I felt the plastic rattle, bend and twist and ways I think it's intended not to. the DC07, on the other hand is nothing like that. then I noticed that Dyson changed the size of the bin and cyclone assembly. I could understand that they would want to change the cyclone so it's more compact but, changing the bin to a smaller size, in my opinion is stupid because now the vacuum can't hold as much collected dirt. then I noticed that the length of the hose and quality of the wand changed. the DC07's hose is very long and the wand is made of durable metal but then on the DC33, the hose is short and the wand is made of a cheap plastic. I assume that Dyson did that to keep manufacturing costs down. second to last, the hoses on the bottom of the vacs that connect the cleaning head to the body are trash! they are always disconnecting and causing dirt to spew everywhere! lastly, the tubes that connect the hoses on the bottom to the bin are noticeably different. on the DC07, the tube is larger, preventing clogs and loss of suction. on the DC33, the tube is so much smaller, that can lead to clogs and loss of suction which Dyson says won't happen. these are just my opinions so please don't say I'm wrong or anything.[this post was last edited: 1/27/2015-15:29]

 

[parwaz786]

I agree!
DC07 feels more solid
They should still use aluminium wands, cos they are lightweight and durable. The changed to plastic to make it lighter, or they could be lying to do some cost cutting...

We use two DC14's at home. The DC14 Animal and the non clutch DC14 Origin.
These are used upstairs and downstairs. They are fantastic. They are well made physically. Sturdy plastic which wont really break. As sturdy as the DC07 and not brittle at all.
We also have a DC04 lime which gets used, well it belongs to my mum and its really good. It is lighter, still has an aluminium wand and has good suction, it is quiet, very large capacity and good airflow. The motors last pretty long too!

Next door neighbour has a DC33 and I hope they like it, well they have had it for two years now. It has had the following issues:
Burnt out motor within the first year
The red end of the wand where the tools go into had come off. Design flaw that it is glued on instead of held on by a clip like with the DC14
Cable fault
Loss of suction
As they are a large family in a large 5 bedroom, two bathroom house, they find that the brushbar always gets tangled in hair! No pets, but a big family.
When I had the dyson in for repair once, she borrowed our DC07 Origin. I was worried she might not like that cos its noisy and might be hard to push with the concentrated suction, but I dunno.

She will borrow theDC14 Animal next time it gets borrowed as its got the nice DC33 design with the performance of a DC07 and also the sturdiness