Heavily abused Dysons

[citroenbx]

vacuums

The place where mum works had small fire the dyson dc07 saved the offce but dc07 did suffer :-(

Before the dyson dc07 the HOOVER turbopower2 from 1992 had no problems with it what so ever but motor went in 2009 :-(

After dyson dc07 that lived one year it was 2010 it went down tip in 2011 such a same.

But the boss brought her old dyson dc01 in 2011 but the dyson dateing sticker says 1996. The dyson bin gets full to max every room with
paper clips soot and fluff
all and all the dyson dc07 is very good vacuum and dyson dc04 I think the dc01 is brill others say different BUT every body is entitled to opinion hope you all have good night




SORRY IF THIS DOES NOT MAKE sense please do not leave comments about spelling or grammar THANK YOU FOR READING

 

[turbo500]

Citroenbx, that made perfect sense, thanks for the input

 

[citroenbx]

turbo 500

THANK YOU

 

[dustin]

We had a dc07 animal at our Church that looked just like the one posted above, but the sole plate had no wheels left, and the brushroll was worn down to stubs that didn't even come close to the carpet. The motor was suprisingly fine, but was getting quite loud. I had duct taped the hose, as it had split while cleaning the stairs, and I removed the exhaust filter, as it had completely clogged. If I remember right, the bottom release on the bin had broken, and about a month after I moved, it and several other vacuums were stolen.

 

[suckolux]

Never abused here, but my dc18 is up on 6 years now, trouble free.

 

[matt8808]

I'm not going to pretend I'm a solid hardcore Dyson fan - However my daily driver is a DC39 Animal.

I think quite a few of their machines could be improved a LOT, but it is nice to see that they can be hard wearing machines and will usually stand quite a bit of abuse and hard work. Its also good to see how far they have come in terms of quality since the DC01.

Fair enough you get the odd faulty one - I had a DC33 motor go on me after only 2 months of light domestic use.

I'm always intrigued when I see a domestic machine being used in a commercial environment though, I always wonder how they are wearing and how they are performing under such conditions

 

[matt8808]

Dustin - I'm thinking of removing the post motor HEPA filter from our churches machine. They do start to restrict airflow after a while and this impedes the suction.

 

[super-sweeper]

5 Year Warranty,

This makes me think my disaster of a DC07 Full Kit could be repaired, the suction hose thingy going to the brushroll compartment is falling apart, the handle release busted, dust bin busted, It's a train wreck. Hoe can I date my machine? I still have the manual if that helps!

 

[dustin]

The only downside to removing the exhaust filter was that it made a loud machine even louder-ear splitting, deafening loud. I'm pretty sure the bearings were going bad though. Whoever stole it didn't get much- it was just plain worn out, and didn't really pick up anything as an upright. I used it with the hose for cleaning stairs- did fairly well at that.

 

[beko1987]

What a brilliant thread!

I want to clean a church on a regular basis now!

Bravo to your two Dysons, very impressive, especially those flagstones! Catch a corner of one wrong and crack - big chunk out of the sole plate!

Do you ever take any other machines in for a play? If I were doing that, every so often I'd put something old in the back of my car and go have a big play. See how many people recognise what I'm using!

 

[matt8808]

LOL Thanks Beko - Believe it or not the DC07 Animal does pretty well on the stone flooring and tends to just 'bounce' if it gets rammed into something in the wrong direction. I think the little wheels on the sole plate help a lot.

The level of dirt you can pull from the place is amazing - but then again it is a VERY old building - The tower was built c. AD 1000, but elements of a late-7th/early-8th-century Nave also remain, and there is a 7th-century grave-marker from the church in the British Museum.

The church was extended around 1900 as the village grew into a town - you can see the difference between the two sections in this picture....

I never really bother taking anything else other than my DC07 Origin - I only take this as it performs better on the carpet.

There's never really ever anybody else there to see what I'm using - I have my own key so just come and go as I need. I like it like this - means I can take my Bose SoundDock and blast a bit of clubland - makes the job seem a lot quicker LOL

Super-sweeper... I've no idea how you would date a Dyson - Maybe give them a ring and they could advise?

 

[hi-loswitch98]

super-sweeper it should say on the rating sticker, like it said on my DC01, 20-04-97

 

[matt8808]

This dating system was only on very early Dyson machines - the later models don't have it.

 

[dysondestijl]

I've had my fair share of abused dysons.... This DC04 is, well, a daily household vacuum so that's where it gets most used, but it is also used for the car, and for the garage- it is one of the only dysons I'm willing to use that can handle just about everything I put it through. Not going to lie- as you can see, it's needed a lot of new parts in its life- but ah well it's still going.
Ive even used this machine to clean up the remaining grit/salt off our driveway after winter for the past 2 years!
And I found it on the scrap pile at my dads work about 4 years ago!

 

[dysondestijl]

Replacement hose, cable, ducting, you name it, it's had it...

 

[dysondestijl]

The muckiest part

 

[dysondestijl]

The filter, completely black due to all the fine dust that it 'inhales' when cleaning up the car, cleaning other vacuums and that kinda stuff

 

[dysondestijl]

Still retains its original tools though!

 

[dysondestijl]

Oh by the way, I have the same Dyson DC07 as you- however I would NEVER use it for anything near what I use my DC04 for- as you can see, it's in very good condition!

 

[matt8808]

Looks a tidy machine! Given I paid less than £10 for mine from Currys I throw as much abuse at it as I can!