Thoughts on the Dyson DC25.
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gsheen
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Owning both the dc25 and the dc41 I can tell you the dc25 has much stiffer bristles due to the fact that the packs in the dc25 are thicker in circumference,. Both clean well but I prefer the dc25. My only complaint about it is the bin capacity been too small. I would have liked a dc14 size bin on the dc25. Its ability to pick up pet hair and lift the carpet pile is fantastic.
One of my favorite machines.
One of my favorite machines.
gsheen
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I like the dc40 but I prefer the dc25 but my ultimate favorite is the dc14 and dc28. I have many favorites
blakaeg
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Those videos don't really mean very much. Ask the question about the durbility after a few uses.
But if you want to see the videos of the older models, please see below. I see a DC24 on there. If this had been how the DC24 was tested then I wonder why the parts have broken over the years and the plastic seems thicker on the DC24 compared to what is available today.
http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW4zgTHr9zQ
But if you want to see the videos of the older models, please see below. I see a DC24 on there. If this had been how the DC24 was tested then I wonder why the parts have broken over the years and the plastic seems thicker on the DC24 compared to what is available today.
http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW4zgTHr9zQ
gsheen
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Dc41, It has a more powerful motor with a larger diameter fan. I like the brush roll they have in the USA with extra bristles in it.
blakaeg
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Clearer video of the 'older' machines getting tested.
http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLxjfikUFU
http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLxjfikUFU
blakaeg
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Sounds like you're desperate for him to say that the DC41 cleans better. Why don't you ask Dyson for the test results data of the pick on the DC41 to confirm?
super-sweeper
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Parwaz, I'll drop my Kirby off the roof and you drop your DC14 off the roof, we'll see prevails!!!!
super-sweeper
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Parwaz, I'll drop my Kirby off the roof and you drop your DC14 off the roof, we'll see which vacuum prevails!!!!
gsheen
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Super sweeper
When we first got the dc 14 to sell I did drop a brand new one off the mezzanine ( a standard story high ) in my workshop, The cleaner head bent upwards from the impact and the two plastic sir clips shot off ( one yet to be found) but a few minutes of disassembling and it worked perfect again.
A year ago I knocked off ( buy accident )a traded in Ultimate G , It hit the ground like a tank, Bits shot off in every direction, The wheels broke, the cleaner head mounts and lever broke off, The chassis cracked the head light unit got hit by the cleaner head and it bent and broke.
Does this make the Kirby a weakly built machine. No not at all but it goes to show how unfair doing that test with these two machines would be.
A kirby ways a ton and its own weight was its biggest failure in this instance. It meant the machine hit the ground with more force putting greater force on the parts. Cast aluminium is very strong for every day bumps and knocks but it has no give to it. Hot it too hard and it will break. Why do you think modern car bumpers are made from plastic, It can absorb light dings and dents.
For a throwing off the roof test to be fair you would need to similar weighted machines again made out of similar materials.
Just out of interest the Kirby also smashed out a fist size chunk out of the concreate floor it hit so hard. My Two technicians almost jumped out of their skin
When we first got the dc 14 to sell I did drop a brand new one off the mezzanine ( a standard story high ) in my workshop, The cleaner head bent upwards from the impact and the two plastic sir clips shot off ( one yet to be found) but a few minutes of disassembling and it worked perfect again.
A year ago I knocked off ( buy accident )a traded in Ultimate G , It hit the ground like a tank, Bits shot off in every direction, The wheels broke, the cleaner head mounts and lever broke off, The chassis cracked the head light unit got hit by the cleaner head and it bent and broke.
Does this make the Kirby a weakly built machine. No not at all but it goes to show how unfair doing that test with these two machines would be.
A kirby ways a ton and its own weight was its biggest failure in this instance. It meant the machine hit the ground with more force putting greater force on the parts. Cast aluminium is very strong for every day bumps and knocks but it has no give to it. Hot it too hard and it will break. Why do you think modern car bumpers are made from plastic, It can absorb light dings and dents.
For a throwing off the roof test to be fair you would need to similar weighted machines again made out of similar materials.
Just out of interest the Kirby also smashed out a fist size chunk out of the concreate floor it hit so hard. My Two technicians almost jumped out of their skin
super-sweeper
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Sounds scary, Gareth. I dare you to drop one of the newer, cheaper Dysons
!
The Ultimate G is a tank. I wouldn't use it for testing and I honestly wouldn't use it daily in my house.
Perhaps the being-mowed-down-by-a-Plymouth-Fury-at-40-miles-an-hour test will be more fair, we'll see.
The Ultimate G is a tank. I wouldn't use it for testing and I honestly wouldn't use it daily in my house.
Perhaps the being-mowed-down-by-a-Plymouth-Fury-at-40-miles-an-hour test will be more fair, we'll see.
gsheen
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I wouldn't want to do that to a Plymouth fury you might scrape the paint or something.
I was doing some training with some stores and threw a dc37 down a flight of concrete stairs , scratched a bit but not broken at all.
I was doing some training with some stores and threw a dc37 down a flight of concrete stairs , scratched a bit but not broken at all.
super-sweeper
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Don't worry Gareth, I'll be sure to find a paint-less Fury
That's nice, Dysonboy. It fell down the stairs. I couldn't think of any vacuum that would fail at that test.
That's nice, Dysonboy. It fell down the stairs. I couldn't think of any vacuum that would fail at that test.
gsheen
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Oh no not gently like this I threw mine down the stairs like basket ball
super-sweeper
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Good for you, Gareth! But I'm not going Dyson until these newer models pass the Plymouth test
gsheen
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MMMM I don't think many vacuums would pass that test 
Heres one--How 'bout the RL trash truck crush test!!!Bet NO vacuum made would pass that-esp if you put the vacuum under the edge of the packer blade and lowered it!On the "Classic Refuse Trucks" videos they show some sadly vacuums being crushed in trash trucks-one video showed a bagless Eureka upright getting crushed several times in a SL trash truck.I think THAT wld be the untimate toughness test!If any vacuum cleaner can withstand those tests I would buy it!
There was a video on YouTube where they set a really nice Royal on fire--metal upright-the bag burned and the machine was like a Blowtorch-but it still ran after the fire went out!
super-sweeper
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You're telling me somebody set a Dyson on fire, and it survived, nonsense. Plastic melts, and fire causes melting. it's like saying ice doesn't melt when you throw it in a science oven. The Dyson would've smoked, and emit a crap-ton of pollution.
