The most unfit for purpose machine you have come across?

[gsheen]

 The dc23 is our most troublesome dyson  due only to the turbine head. the turbine that drives it shatters and the bushes in the main axle dry out and become clogged with dust, they are always jamming up and breaking. I love dysons but not that turbine head. I prefer to sell a customer an upright model , they not only clean better but last longer and in my opinion are more woth the money than the cylinders 

 

[twocvbloke]

I had a Hoover PureCrap, 1500 or 1800w model I think, hated it cos it wouldn't stay upright (belt had in the past slipped off and melted the little lock ring thingy so refused to lock upright), but it was bagged so didn't hate it as much as the Vitesse, but it was too loud, didn't pick up well and of course was just a plastivac, but, it was free and helped me feel better one day when my hammer made love to it...

The cable from that incidentally wend onto my Hoover Junior U1104, so, a modern Candy-Hoover (as opposed to TTI-Hoover) gave it's life and saved a retro Hoover-hoover, but is didn't like that Junior so sold it on cos it was more worth selling than the Purecrap...

 

[bimmer740]

I haven't used a Dyson canister yet but I don't understand why they stopped offering an electric power nozzle in the US. How can they think their turbo nozzles will compete with other canister vacs sold here in the same price range?

Can anyone explain why electric power nozzle canisters are rarely offered in the UK? I know there is probably less wall to wall carpet, but even if you have an area rug, it still needs a good deep cleaning.



BTW, I think one of the worst vacs created were the old Bissell Lift Off upright, it was a very akward machine.

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi

Hi Steven, I'm not sure why here in the UK we rarely have cylinders with electric power nozzles. I doubt it's to do with us having less wall to wall carpet now. Not that long ago most homes in the UK had wall to wall carpet.

Most of the time we've had a stronger upright market so if someone wants a electric powered revolving brush roller they have gone for a upright over a cylinder/canister with a electric head that is normally more expensive. And kept to cylinders with straight suction head/air driven turbine if they prefer that style vac.
If you go in to Europe they seem to sell far more cylinders than uprights.
Hence they seem to get more cylinders with electric heads.

Interesting question tho)

James)

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Oh

Oh and vacuum cleaners I'm not keen on are ones sold by big chain stores under there name.
Not made by them just bought in cheap from the far east and they put there name on them.Then when customers want parts(bags,belts,filters,body spares etc) for them they become very quickly no longer available/obsolete so they will go out and buy another one of there cheap poor quality vacuum cleaner.

James)

 

[floor-a-matic]

XXX "Royal Clown [oops, Crown] Signature Series" bagless cyclonic canister vac.

Almost any of today's dept. store vacs are junk.

Here's a pic of the Royal Clown (sorry, I mean Royal Crown Signature s--t) made by XXX Corporation

XXX is now owned by Ningbo Electric of Shanghai, China.

 

[floor-a-matic]

The Hoover Elite Cyclonic is FAR better than the XXX version; although both are the exact same design.

 

[JDrums0789]

Dirt Devil Vision Ultra

We have one at work. Its only good point is that it has a great brushroll. Otherwise it has the worst designed dirt container, and every bit of fine dust goes straight to the tiny little filter, meaning after about 10 minutes, its suction is reduced to barely anything.

Also, it is loudest vacuum I have ever used! Makes my windtunnel seem like a whisper!

 

[eurekaprince]

I have never been able to understand the usefulness of uprights which do not allow you to shut off the brush roll, and yet still have a "bare floor" setting on their height adjuster! Who would ever want to scratch their floor surfaces with these rapidly revolving brush rolls? Even if the suction was good enough to over-ride the "blowing" effect of the spinning brush roll?

And these kind of uprights are the worst offenders when it comes to jammed brush rolls - their suction draws in unseen socks and plastic bags too fast for you to grab them off the bare floor to prevent jamming the brushroll.

I also can't see how these vacs can ever be approved for safety when you use their hoses for above the floor cleaning. If you can't shut off the brush roll, you are just inviting injuries as the spinning brush in the raised nozzle can grab onto anything in its path and can injure feet and hands if you're not careful. They should prohibit any upright from being marketed for non-carpet use unless you can stop or cover the brush roll.

 

[aeoliandave]

Here's a head-scratcher oddity.

I really like the cute & compact size of the DC26 Multi Floor ultra-lightweight bagless canister vacuum for all floor types. Dyson's smallest, lightest canister.

And I like the motor-driven floor nozzle on the rechargeable DC35.
The rechargeable itself, not so much.

http://www.dyson.com/store/product.asp?product=DC35-IRSBL

I always thought it was a no-brainer to pair the two together. Finally Dyson has done it. I am very interested and will consider getting one.

US$399.99 for the DC26 Multi Floor on the USA website.

http://www.dyson.com/store/product.asp?product=DC26-CFIRSB

BUT, in Canada you can only get the DC26 Multi Floor with the cleverly articulated flat Dual channel floor tool and the Turbine head. No electrified hose or motor-driven nozzle option.
It's the truth - I downloaded the User manuals for both and yup, no electrified hose or telescopic wand or motor-driven nozzle option.

And they want and expect CN$499.99 for it? $100 more plus 13% tax? WTF!!!

http://www.english.dysoncanada.ca/store/product.asp?product=DC26-WOODWOOL

My mama didn't raise her no dumb bunnies.
I wonder which state I'll be in that has the lowest sales tax?
Mmm, looks like Wisconsin is the winner at 5%.
Oh yeah, babe, Best Buy has it in stock.
Dave

 

[kirby519]

After reading all these posts makes me all the more thankfull that I love my Kirby. I never have to look at another machine for my dialy driver if I chose not to.

 

[singingrainbow]

Hate to burst your buble but..............

the dc26 in the US does not have an electric power head like the dc35, I know that the heads look the same but the dc26 head is just a turbo brush, sorry dave

Scott

 

[aeoliandave]

Right you are Scott.
I examined the User Manual more carefully and the head is called a Turbine. I have no earthly use for air powered Turbine Brushes.

The only ones I've found at all effective and torque-y are the PRECO Powr-Brush, the SUNBEAM horizontal flywheel turbine Power Brush, and the Turbocat type that uses a heavy metal horizontal flywheel turbine to drive the 12" wide brushroll via a twisted cogged belt.

Rats, Dyson just lost a sale. Well, I'll just leave this here in the most unfit for purpose machine you have come across category.

Dave

 

[thissucks]

arent these turbine heads loud?? never heard one run, but i know all other turbo tools get louder than the machine itself. plus turbine heads create turbulace reducing flow.

isnt dyson known for getting rid of common vacuum flaws? seems like he's making up a bunch of new ones.
what a numbskull

 

[thissucks]

anything dyson makes, unfit for everything but recycled water bottles.

 

[baglessball]

I love dysons! Well, most of them..

I used to work for myself as a cleaner, and found them the best machione to carry from job to job. I could dump the dirt at the house i was cleaning instead of carrying it around with. The tools are quick to use, they clean well on all floors plus they are low maintain. I real time-saver.

AS for the Dc26's turbine head, i own one, the head, not the machine. Its alot better with pick up than the usual turbine head. Although it is usually used on a low pile berber to pick up alot of pet hair! Its mot as wide though so i imagine the suction is a little more concentrated. The carbon filaments work great, for a while a couldnt stop therowin talc and a black marble floor just to see that the machine picked up all of it. Its tw0 flexible though! that i find irratating!

RAINBOW'S I DO NOT LIKE!! there, i said it..

 

[baglessball]

BTW

Im in Halifax? between Leeds and Manchester!

 

[turbo500]

^ah, yes, I know Halifax very well! I'm the other side of Bradford to you, near Shipley. Hurray for the Yorkshire folk!

I understand your point regarding the convenience of the Dyson, but I still don't like bagless cleaners. I hate emptying them and having to wash the filters is just such a dirty job! I've also found Dyson to be particularly inefficient when it comes to deep cleaning - especially the clutch models. As much as Dyson make the best bagless vacuums, the brushroll leaves a lot to be desired!

 

[turbo500]

Rainbow...

..Agreed! Such a messy vacuum! High performing, but the advantages of the water filter and high suction are completely overshadowed by the nightmare of cleaning the blasted thing!

 

[rolls_rapide]

I have found that the cylinder machines with air-driven turbo nozzles, from any manufacturer, are a complete waste of time. The turbo nozzle slows down when in contact with short/medium carpet.

Bagged machines work okay at first when the bag is brand new, but then show air flow drop-off as the bag fills. I had a Panasonic with air turbo brush, and before that, a Hoover Sensotronic System 2 that I fitted an Electrolux Turbomatic air-turbo brush to. The Hoover worked much better with the Hoover Turbo 500 electric power nozzle.

Similarly, a Dyson DC11 worked okay at first, but the filter soon built up a fine film, that slowed the turbine down. Also, that telescopic tube was a bulky hindrance: it was only reasonably airtight when fully extended. If you shortened it, say to clean a sofa within a few feet distance, the air got in at the sectional joints, reducing the suction. Completely put me off Dyson cylinder machines.