dysonman1
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The dc17 cleans rings around other models due to a unique brush design for American carpets.
The Ultimate Fantom VS. Dyson Challange!
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super-sweeper
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DC17,
Ugh, the last thing I need to do is spend money on a DYSON of all things, but seeing how well they hold up, I'm bound to see one in the trash!
Ugh, the last thing I need to do is spend money on a DYSON of all things, but seeing how well they hold up, I'm bound to see one in the trash!
super-sweeper
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What am I giving excuses for? Are you expecting me to track down a DC17 to prove the all-ready proved?
Comparing the Thunder to a DC07 is very fair, they're both from about the same time. Fantom left in 2001, and then came the DC07 in 2002. Although I'm sure the Fantom could out-clean many vacuums newer then it!
Comparing the Thunder to a DC07 is very fair, they're both from about the same time. Fantom left in 2001, and then came the DC07 in 2002. Although I'm sure the Fantom could out-clean many vacuums newer then it!
Well, The Fantom has a motorised brushbar, and the Dc07 is clutched, and trust me, the DC07 is not an appropriate vacuum for thick US carpeting which the Fantom Thunder may be for. The date of launch is not relevant because it's like saying a Dyson Dc01 (90 AW) vs a Hoover vacuum (much more powerful machine) so do you get that?
Even on our carpets at home, especially the thick ones our DC07 struggles with the thick pile. Our origin one is fine (ish)
Even on our carpets at home, especially the thick ones our DC07 struggles with the thick pile. Our origin one is fine (ish)
man114
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I'm willing to wager one of my spare Kirbys on your typical American carpet, that the 11 amp version of the Thunder is the best performing bagless cyclonic upright to date, and the current Rainbow is the best cleaning bagless on the market.
A properly working 11 amp Thunder filters better in the cyclones, and cleans very well. I had one outright, my bday present for my 14th bday. The only thing on that HEPA was carbon from the brushes, we only replaced it after 6 years because we felt it should be. Serial #10635 and still works.
Having used the current Rainbow, that motor is so darn powerful and coupled with the constant airflow finding a better performing bagless isn't easy.
I rank Dyson as the best in a discount store. If you go to Walmart you probably won't exceed it. Comparing it to a Fantom is irrelevant to most because you can't easily find one in great shape. Comparing it to high end vacs like Rainbow isn't fair due to cost differences.
A properly working 11 amp Thunder filters better in the cyclones, and cleans very well. I had one outright, my bday present for my 14th bday. The only thing on that HEPA was carbon from the brushes, we only replaced it after 6 years because we felt it should be. Serial #10635 and still works.
Having used the current Rainbow, that motor is so darn powerful and coupled with the constant airflow finding a better performing bagless isn't easy.
I rank Dyson as the best in a discount store. If you go to Walmart you probably won't exceed it. Comparing it to a Fantom is irrelevant to most because you can't easily find one in great shape. Comparing it to high end vacs like Rainbow isn't fair due to cost differences.
I can completely believe this test. On my area rugs (which is similar to UK carpet) my DC07 Animal barely grooms the carpet. It picks up the surface dust and grime, but leaves so much behind. I have to vacuum with another vacuum (any vacuum) to get the rest of the crap out of the carpet. And my DC07 was restored in November and used very seldomly. I think I've only used it in the last 4 months to vacuum up rice I dropped on the floor and hair off my Kirby vacuum.
man114
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To further elaborate on the previous comment, I have my DC07 upstairs and DC33 downstairs, I use my Rainbow D4 upstairs and E series downstairs. I hadn't used the DC07 in a bit after weeks of using the D4. I told my son we had to do a quick job before his mom got home so we did a quick run, he used a Fantom Thunder downstairs and I used the Dyson. I got little more than dog hair. It was really quite bad. I pin it all down to the brushroller.
super-sweeper
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Thick carpets,
And yet I tested the vacuums on short Berber?
And no, I don't 'get that'. It's perfectly fair to put one bagless vacuum up to another. Comparisons are comparisons. All in all, they're all vacuums! Why is unfair to compare one vacuum to another?
And yet I tested the vacuums on short Berber?
And no, I don't 'get that'. It's perfectly fair to put one bagless vacuum up to another. Comparisons are comparisons. All in all, they're all vacuums! Why is unfair to compare one vacuum to another?
