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Why would you ever buy a plastic cleaner anyways? They never last. The bumper cracked on the diesoon from it tipping over!

Metal is best. Or at least not the cheap plastic that dyson and dirt devil uses.
 
WRT the '7 year filter' claim...

Looking at the picture I posted above which shows the DC22's filters, I see '1' is written on the maintenance instructions sticker, next to a tap icon...maybe the pre-motor filter does need to be washed each month, and it's the post-motor filter which only needs attention every 7 years...but then, the post-motor filters on other Dysons are supposed to last a lifetime without attention...

I'm intrigued!
 
I guess that clears things up then? So why have two independent sources claimed the filters only need attention every 7 years?
 
And also the post 62629 shows the filter open with a sticker near the seal saying 1...

As much as I would absolutely love the whole once every 7 years thing I dont think it is possible at the moment...

I have a feeling people would overfill their machines which then goes into the inner cyclones and ends up on the filters when the inner cyclones overfill...

I know from experience... I have many Dysons but in particular my DC05.

Vacuuming a carpet that had never been Dysoned before... Mainly fine dust was in the carpet. By the time the outer bin was 1/3 full the inner cyclone had already choked on all the dust and it had bypassed onto the pre filter... Thats what it is there for... A safety guard in case of these situations.
 
So if you have to wash both filters each month, it actually requires much more filter-care than previous models? Despite the DDM not having any carbon-emissions?
 
I see your screenshots are for the UK DC22 manual - the UK version doesn't use the DDM! Hence, perhaps, the need to wash the post-motor filter more often?
 
Correct. The majority of post 22 machines didn't have a removable post motor filter for the simple reason that the majority of users would have no need to change it... The cyclones and pre motor filters trap almost everything. The post motor is there to trap the carbon and the smallest little bits.

Please note that the above manual is not for the DDM, IMO the DDM's post motor filter would require much less maintenance (i.e. maybe check once every six months) but the pre motor would still need to be done every month or so...

Unfortunately us in Aus won't get the 22 DDM but will get the normal motored 22s veeery sooon (cant say when)

I have used a 12 DDM and can vouch that their filters need regular washing.
 
WOw Shanon thats cool. We will find out when they are launched. Now to Brandon
Brandon you dont understand any vacuum bag bagless clothbag they all clog. They all have pores how do you think they capture the dust. Brandon you are seriously making up stuff about your dyson. I have had ours for 6 years. Yeah 6 years. What abot Tom gasko. He was the first US Dyson dealer. IF he didnt like them why would he sell them? Mine is in mint condition. how about a clear bin made of the same polycarbonate that is used in riot shields? I think thats pretty strong. Lemme tell you a story.
We had a Kenmore quick clean and a kirby g4. The g4 was my favorite vacuum but my mom hated it because she hated cleaning the stairs and she hates anything that you had to take the head off to use the tools. We went to Sears to get a hoover empower and left with a Dyson much to my dismay. When I got it home and the bin is still crystal clear my dad walked in and we thought he was going to have a heart attack when he learned we payed 500 bucks for a vacuum. I had him vacuum the living room and I got a thing of newspaper on the table and dumped it. I couldnt get it out of his hands. WE ran its for 4 hours that night cleaning every room top to bottom. Now we had that Kirby for 2 years vacuuming with it everyday. Now shouldnt that be clean? What would happen is that I would replace the bag and clean and within a hour I would have no more suction because the airflow is blocked up. I would replace the bag and clean for another hour and its clogged. Thats why the Dyson picked up so much. That was 6 years ago. Its still going strong with no replacment parts. Everything is orignal.

Also Brandon your new here you dont know how Tom gasko invented the cleaning competition and how he was club president for 8+ years. In the cleaning competition we used a Dyson DC07 animal. Serial Number 1 BTW. Now if Dysons couldnt clean then why did they always suck up more dirt then the other cleaners? Of course that would be Kirbys, Hoovers and all the vacuums you say are perfect. You have to realize a bag vacuum loses suction. Thats why you will see never fill a bag more then 3/4 full. Did you ever notice when you put a new bag in it cleans better? If not there is something wrong.

A normal so called "cyclonc" vacuums that arent dysons also clog. Instead of a bag it has a Filter. These filters are more porous then a bag and the pleats will fill with fur and dust. Dyson is the only vacuum that doesnt lose suction... PERIOD. End of story. Nobody can argue that fact. Its impossible. If you clean that one small sponge filter once every 6 months you are smooth sailing.

My Dyson is one of the best vacuums I own. When well If mine breaks we will replace it very quickly.
 
Shanon theres the secret. Ours will have the Dyson Digital motor. They dont need the post motor filter to trap carbon because there isnt any. Thats why I think I got it screwed up but I will call Tom tonight and double check but Im almost certain its once every 7 years.
 
While Dyson designs are interesting, I feel they are nowhere near as durable as conventional cleaners and even competing bagless units. I think that Dyson designs are over engineered and more complex that what is really required to do the job which reduces reliability.

At the end of the day, the Dyson still has a pre motor filter that has pores just like a bag. At least with a bag, all I need to do is throw it out. I don't even need to get my hands wet.
 

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