When has Dyson...

[orecklover]

when did Dyson change the way that they make their machines? My mothers DC33 is much different than my DC07. the DC33 feels cheap and flimsy. For example: the wheels on my moms DC33 keep popping off. When I was vacuuming the hardwood floor in our foyer, the right back wheel feel off. Then days later, the left wheel fell off. I was able to put the wheels back on but without he clamp because they were both lost. around the same time, a crack was developing on the plastic that covers the rod that connects the wheels. Soon that cracked open and the rod fell out. Not to mention this DC33 is only a year and a half years old. my dc07 is much different. I picked it from the trash with no cord and filled with random dirts and dusts. I repaired it and it works so much better than my moms newer Dyson. The plastic feels sturdier, and the build quality seems better. I think Dyson did change how they build their machines. I really don't know thought.

 

[blakaeg]

I noticed the same thing too. Did you notice the tube is made of plastic vs the aluminium on your DC07? It's very bendy.

My ex when we were together, mum has a DC33 and that's the first comment she made when I asked her what she thought of it, she said it feels cheap compared to the other Dysons she's had and doesn't really like it as much. I think she's the type that's upgraded her vacuum cleaner every few years. But her DC33 hasn't given her any issues at the moment and she vacuums quite frequently.

 

[citroenbx]

I would say after the dc14

 

[suctionselector]

DC33

I do own a DC33, although I am trying to sell it at the moment.


 


When I got it I got a DC14 along with it, and I do believe the structure is similar amongst the two. For example, to me the DC14 & DC33 both feel quite short, and also more compacted and central around the base. Whereas, the DC04 & DC07 feel more taller and thinner as such.


 


I do believe that the quality has dropped for a few years now. Just take a look at the thickness of the plastic used on a DC01 bin handle and compare it to the modern variant.  Also as blakaeg pointed out, the DC33 wand is plastic as compared to the metal of previous model's.

 

[parwaz786]

My neighbour has a DC33 from new almost two years ago. They had the following issues:
Motor burn out after a year
Cable connection failure
Loss of suction
The red part of the wand (where you out the tools on) has come off, they got a new wand under warranty I think now.

The DC14 was pretty good quality TBH. Not too solid and not too flexible. That's why the dc14's rarely have any complaints being made about them for being cheap, and they rarely have any plastic snapped on the . And when they do, it is the odd body being cracked or a split hose, etc.
From the DC19, they went cheaper. They used the iron titanium type of plastic which was flexible and stopped using metal since the DC33. The DC19 T2 also has a plastic wand.

PS How much r u selling the DC33 for, Jacob?

 

[vintagerepairer]

The build quality of Dyson upright cleaners has always been dire. No manufacturer ever seemed to use plastic which was quite as hard and as thin, and the sole plate of the DC01 -for the price of the cleaner- was simply a joke.

The DC04 was a lot better, and the DC07 an improvment again -never more so when Dyson switched from used as much shiny hard plastic to the dull softer, slightly thicker plastic parts for the handle and such places. But it was still nothing like what we'd become accustomed to in the UK and Europe at least, in the days before Dyson.

The DC14 was possibly the best build of them all, though maybe not the best cleaner all round. I stopped liking Dyson uprights when the high-pitched noise of the new motors offended my ears.

 

[suctionselector]

DC33

Well, regarding the price, I've given it a jolly good clean, after a stripdown, as well as replaced either 3 or 4 seals on the body of the machine, and replaced the inspection pipe as it had a crack in it.


 


Bearing in mind the DC33 still retails for around £220, I'm aiming for around £85 on eBay. It didn't sell for £95 so am trying £85, and I'll have a best offer option. I'm hoping someone will buy it. I last sold a DC03 reconditioned on eBay for £50, so I'm hopeful for a result. I'm hoping so as it is a more modern Dyson.

 

[parwaz786]

Cool hope you sell it for a gd price that you want
PS can you make a Vax power 1 thread? I am getting one soon and wanna know more about it with pics does it have a beater bar? Thanks
PS if you dont wanna make a thread you dont have to, up to you
Cheers

 

[suctionselector]

Ah

Well, the Vax Power Pet's 1 is no more at the moment, I donated it, as well as a washing machine to a Church Organization that Joe's - Ultimatevacman - uncle works for which helps people who are just starting up, with no money, and helps them get on track.

 

[parwaz786]

Aw that's very nice of you very good

 

[sptyks]

Gee, I've never had any of those problems with this little D50. It's now 50 years old and still runs like the day it was un-boxed in 1965.


 

 

[blakaeg]

Though do you guys think that the DC40 and DC41 are less prone to breaking? Ok the plastic is thin and doesn't feel as good as the older machines but as the newer machines have softer polypropylene handles. We should see an end to snapped Dyson handles. If their newer ones are constructed as well as they say then I wonder if the current ones are little prone to becoming brittle and breaking. Maybe it's too soon to say?

I'd appreciate your opinions. Thanks guys.

 

[parwaz786]

I agree Blakaeg. I say the DC14 is a bi t of both. A solid machine that is very sturdy like the older machines, but the plastic has a slight flex feature to it so it doesnt snap

 

[kirbylux77]

Stan, no offense, but you can't really compare the build quality of a Dyson to something that was made in 1965. Everything was made better back then, even Hoover & Eureka cleaners were much better quality than they are now. Had Dyson started producing these cleaners in 1965 you would have a valid point. It would be much more fair to compare a Dyson to the build quality of modern cleaners made since the year 2000. And I personally think that, although I dislike the Dyson's build quality & think they could be better, they are probably the best of the bagless upright cleaners made today.

Rob

 

[vintagerepairer]

kirbylux77 you make an interesting point, because here in the UK, when the DC01 went on sale, the build quality was just dreadful compared to the cleaners of that era. So in that respect, I have always considered Dyson to be behind on the quality stakes. If nothing else it proved that a product doesn't have to be all that well built for it to sell, so long as it is marketed well.

 

[sptyks]

Ok Rob and Benny, you guys win.


I was just trying to interject a bit of humor into the thread. I didn't think anyone would take me seriously. Sorry.


 


-Stan

 

[Dysonabsolute]

I love the dc01 but when I was a kid I saw so many with them pointless covers over the top of the wheels broken off. I think people may of thought they were what you pressed to release the head maybe?

 

[vintagerepairer]

sptyks, I am sure you were, but I have to confess I didn't even read your message. I must have missed it. I was replying to the message immedatly before mine.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Dysonabsolute, one reason why those covers broke off was because they could get caught around fixtures and furniture. The plastic used was liable to get very brittle, particulalry when the cleaner was kept in sunlight. So, it didnt take much to knock them off. I too thought they were pointless.