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Getting my house ready to rent out for a year while I’m away has me doing all sorts of things I wouldn’t normally bother with. Like cleaning, for one. You might think it strange that someone who cares so little for housework would bother investing in a £200 vacuum, but that’s precisely why I did: after 3 vacuums in as many years, I was getting frustrated with cheap things breaking on me, and it was made all the more annoying by the fact that hoovering up was never something I enjoyed. I bought a Dyson Ball in 2008. At the time they were fairly new out and there were lots of offers on – I got a £50 Argos gift card with mine – but I see they’re still readily available now and have not been too much superseded by the next great thing in floor cleaning.
I bought a Dyson because in my limited knowledge of vacuums, I would probably rank them at the top in terms of perceived efficiency and reliability, and general wonderfulness. Obviously the ability to invoke vacuum-envy among all my friends had nothing to do with it.
As with most purchases of this type, I bought it because my previous one had broken. It wasn’t the day it broke….more like a few weeks later….so I bought it with the intention of going home and using it immediately. I did not want to sit around and read the instructions, or spend hours putting it together. Luckily this model requires minimal assembly, and it’s more a case of clicking parts together than messing around with a screwdriver.
The Dyson D24 is an ‘All Floors’ vacuum, which is just what I need. I have 5 types of flooring in my house, not because I have some sort of weird personality quirk that makes it difficult to choose and stick with one option, but because that’s what it was like when I bought it. I have lino in one bedroom, tiles in the kitchen and one of the bathrooms, laminate in the dining room and the other bathroom, thick carpet on the stairs and landing, and thin carpet everywhere else. I suppose I could sweep my tiled and wooden floors, but it’s so much easier just to switch on the DC24 and whizz round the whole house that I tend just to do this instead.
The Dyson DC24 was designed for those with pets or allergies. I am allergy free, and I don’t have any pets in this house, but I do have long hair. Pet owners with cropped locks might protest that this is not the same thing, but anyone who has every lived with me will appreciate the, erm, prevalence of hair on most of my floors, most of the time, so this was the main thing I was hoping an expensive vacuum would sort out, and it did to a greater or lesser extent. When I am vacuuming my bedroom or the dining room, or one of the bathrooms, this Dyson works a treat, sucking up everything in sight and a whole lot more that’s not visible. However, on my thicker carpets it only tends to do half the job, pulling up the hair to the surface but then giving up before it actually disposed of it. This is still a massive improvement on my previous vacuum cleaners, and although it takes a two pronged approach, it’s not real hardship for me to get down on my hands and knees and scoop up the hair once it’s been dragged up and deposited in a neat pile.
Hair aside, I have found it an excellent model for general day to day use (and by day to day I mean maybe once a fortnight….maybe a little less often). It works as well at picking up crumbs from the kitchen floor or the rug beneath my dining table as it does eating up paper clips in my study and general dirt and dust by my French doors.
When I’m not using my vacuum, I store it in the smaller of my two under the stairs cupboards, which is something I was never able to do with previous models. The D24 is remarkably compact for such a powerful vacuum, and the telescopic handle stores itself neatly inside when not in use. Something I just love about it is the way it is free standing with a nice, solid base. After years of those funny little unstable vacuums that you’re forever propping back up, this is a real joy to put away. It has a carry handle which makes it very easy to carry up and downstairs, too.
The model has an easy, intuitive design. It’s obvious what you have to push in to expand or collapse the handle, how to empty it, where to switch it on and off. In terms of its operation my only slight niggle is the way you have to push quite forcibly to start and stop the power and I’ll often lean down and press it, then straighten back up before I’ve realised I’ve not pushed hard enough.
The Dyson D24 is a bagless model which is better for the environment, and better for your pocket and sanity as you never have to remember to buy spare bags. The debris collects in the plastic body of the vacuum, which is transparent so you can see when it gets full. When it’s time to empty it, you simply detach this part and take it to a bin where you press the button to open the bottom and release the contents. It’s simple to do, and you can even do it one-handed. The filters inside this bit are supposed to be washed by hand every month. I’ve amended this to more like even 6 months given my continuing lack of enthusiasm for vacuuming on a regular basis, but when I have washed them I’ve found them easy to rinse and easy to fit back in. I am constantly amazed by how much grime gets collected in the body. Today I took it outside to empty and a gust of Manchester wind swooped in and picked up a trail of dust from my bin before I put the lid back down, dressing the air with a grey film for a few moments. My house never seems all that dirty, hence my general laziness when it comes to cleaning, but every time I see all the gunk that comes up when I push this around I vow I’ll get it out for a spin more often.
The Ball aspect is a bit of a novelty feature more than anything else. Yes, it means you can sit on the sofa and twirl it from side to side with the flick of a wrist as you clean the floor in front of you, but otherwise it’s only a fraction more manoeuvrable than other non-ball models. I suppose having a ball instead of wheels does slightly reduce the drag on your carpet, though. I had a previous vacuum that left my floors so striped you’d think the Wimbledon lawnmowers had popped round for a visit. The bigger selling point for me is that it is so lightweight – this is the compact version of the DC 25, and is that bit smaller and lighter (weighing just 5.4 kg). The container where the bag would be were it not bagless holds 0.85 litre which doesn’t sound much, but I don’t have to empty it every time I vacuum, and my house is an extended 3-bed semi, not the tiny city apartment I used to have. The constant suction means it vacuums just as well whatever the state of the bin (unless absolutely full to bursting) so there’s no real incentive to keep emptying it prematurely. Dyson call it ‘Root Cyclone technology’ and it’s a great description since it really does look like a cyclone is going on inside, such is the speed at which it all zooms round the bin when switched on.
The bottom is so small I have been known to use it on the stairs without switching to the nozzle attachment (and not just because it took me a year to realise it had said attachment). The vacuum comes with a good long cable (over 6m) which is thick and sturdy, and therefore less prone to getting in a knot. There is storage on the back of the unit for the cable, but it’s not quite a secure as some so you have to be careful not to jolt it as you put it away otherwise it will all spill off. A slightly larger hook to wrap it around would be helpful in future models.
This Dyson isn’t my favourite in terms of appearance (that would be a former, purple one), and the colours are a bit of a mishmash (why have an orange ball with red buttons?) but it’s not that bad, and since I store it out of sight it doesn’t really need to blend in with my decor. It’s an electric vacuum so it is reasonably noisy: no more so than other models, perhaps, but also no quieter even though it’s smaller. I tend to be able to hear my door go, but not my phone ring, when using this.
This model is marketed as a providing a relatively inexpensive entry into the world of high-performance vacuums, and this is a statement I would agree with. Having had poor previous experiences with cheaper alternatives, I have been very pleased with this one, and at £40 a year maximum (given its 5 year warranty) it’s not even that much more than buying a new shoddy budget version every year.
from: ciao.co.uk
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I received a gift of well-known home Roomba 555 I-robot.
Apparently useful, I used a week ensuring the cleanliness of the rotating components every time because I realized that especially the hair create significant problems (you twist the brush, etc …).
Clean extra careful (it seems impossible that there is all the powder located in the container).
After a week I noticed that the brush out of the seat tray that holds it in place had broken and was also partially damaged the door of the drawer. Probably it was passed under a cabinet that has a low shelf.
Well, you say: just buy spare parts!
Nothing is more uncomfortable, I had ordered over the Internet in the province of Ravenna, pay by bank and wait ten days of operation to another.
This is because unless some type store Fnac Saturn or not there is a network of technical assistance as other brands.
Between shipping costs and spare parts kit (complete as the individual parts cost more) + 60 euros a nice flip!
Now required to operate where he works but I’m alert to the next “break” I do not know if it will regain other parts also saw the cost.
To use the hair problem before the passage of the Roomba swiffer cloth with his broom and took off most of them.
In doing so I discovered that Roomba works best even if he can find out more.
Council still cleaning of rotating parts at all times especially for those with the problem of long hair or animal hair.
iRobot Roomba 555 user review
Jump features and go to the point:
Benefits
- Works
- There is the house (almost) clean when we return from work
- It fails to go anywhere
Disadvantages
- If the house is “complicated” on different floors, stairs or rooms difficult to Driving instructions to be moved from time to time
- If there are too many obstacles (chairs, cabinets, vases …) where you can not go to the end should go over with the vacuum cleaner and then is useless.
- Cost of acquisition
- Cost of maintenance (drums, brushes …)
At the end I think befits those who have a simple house, maybe on one floor, and rather bare, in this case the result is acceptable and can be used for daily cleaning, not cleaning the “deep end of the week.”
Only advice is to start and then go out for several reasons:
- If you’re in the house is cluttered
- Is rather noisy
- It takes a long time and this may irritate because one thinks “I would have finished in five minutes”
In two words if the house is simple with the Board otherwise the time it takes to move that hinders, place it on a different level and clean will do the cleaning.
iRobot Roomba 555 video review
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Hello everyone, I must say I’m just happy with Jenny, so I soprannonominato the electronic nanny’s iRobot Scooba. Before starting, I had to build a little house. Specifically, I wanted to raise the legs of the sofa and the bed to make sure that we could go under. For now I put encyclopedias:) I promised to buy some real legs but you know that “there is more definitive nieinte something temporary.” Once the house ready, move into other rooms, chairs, baskets or other obstacles and then you begin. To detergent and water in its tank, I assure you that it is charging and on … she goes to work.
I live alone so I tend to use when not at home. Before leaving for his office, the greeting with a pat on the PLAY button and she gets all happy to clean. As you know, my Jenny washes but also sucks, so does a little flat in ‘noise, however, not a vacuum cleaner but not enough to use it at night. It ‘clear, is not all roses … if I start with I vacuum and mop the house is better … anything to say … but my problem is that beggar and have no “time” to do so. When I say “you better” mean Jenny can leave (to leave) around some piece of dust, but keep in mind that I do not do preliminary work to clean the floor … In short, I am not as other users who may pass before the vacuum cleaner … no no … I Jenny I’ve taken to aspirate and wash … and so does … to the satisfaction of my needs and expectations.
After each wash the dirty water to empty the tank and clean the filter under aspiration and rollers. Everything is done to be done very simply and quickly. It takes me 3 minutes and I must say that I do it with pleasure … I seem to get a bit ‘treatment of an object that just helps me so much. Among other things are also allergic to dust mites (which go to a wedding with the dust) … if we add the fact that I had a natural passion for washing floors, well, I can say that Jenny deserves a little attention. I am living a healthier apartment! I use about 2 times a week.
I bought it on the Internet, specifically on Pixmania Pro but I know that shops give the guarantee Nital (Nikon distributor also photocopy). So if anything happens to me I turn to European assistance with the likely result that I was very filerebbero … the price difference of almost 150 euros but I did decide to ‘risk’ a bit.
The advice to those like myself to serious problems with the floor cleaning.
The do not recommend that those already cleaning the Scooba does and thinks that makes the magic. We must also consider who has children and spends a lot of time at home. Jenny cleans it takes a bit ‘of time (making the strange turns) for which the rooms are unusable for some time.
Light it up several times when I’m home … maybe day weekend, when I want to clean the bedroom … Well I happen to be a spy as it moves between objects … slams against us and changes direction … is nice … Will not it be love?
Hello everyone
Paul
PSLA package includes 4 samples of detergent for her but the “charges” are not and if they were would cost more than a normal detergent.
I use Mr. Clean floor in the “clean than most – with a neutral pH … the flaccone is semi transparent, the liquid is blue … is “gentle” and does not foam … and especially appreciates Jenny (buongustaia. .. likes muscles!)
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I received a gift of well-known home Roomba 555 I-robot.
Apparently useful, I used a week ensuring the cleanliness of the rotating components every time because I realized that especially the hair create significant problems (you twist the brush, etc …).
Clean extra careful (it seems impossible that there is any dust that is in the container).
After a week I noticed that the brush out of the seat tray that holds it in place had broken and was also partially damaged the door of the drawer. Probably it was passed under a cabinet that has a low shelf.
Well, you say: just buy spare parts!
Nothing is more uncomfortable, I had ordered over the Internet in the province of Ravenna, pay by bank and wait ten days of operation to another.
This is because unless some type store Fnac Saturn or not there is a network of technical assistance as other brands.
Between shipping costs and spare parts kit (complete as the individual parts cost more) + 60 euros a nice flip!
Now required to operate where he works but I’m very alert to the next “break” I do not know if it will regain other parts also saw the cost.
To use the hair problem before the passage of the Roomba swiffer cloth with his broom and took off most of them.
In doing so I discovered that Roomba works best even if he can find out more.
Council still cleaning of rotating parts at all times especially for those with the problem of long hair or animal hair.
Irobot Roomba 555 user review
Jump features and go to the point:
Benefits
- Works
- There is the house (almost) clean when we return from work
- It fails to go anywhere
Disadvantages
- If the house is “complicated” on different floors, stairs or rooms difficult to Driving instructions to be moved from time to time
- If there are too many obstacles (chairs, cabinets, vases …) where you can not go to the end should go over with the vacuum cleaner and then is useless.
- Cost of acquisition
- Cost of maintenance (drums, brushes …)
At the end I think befits those who have a simple house, maybe on one floor, and rather bare, in this case the result is acceptable and can be used for daily cleaning, not cleaning the “deep end of the week.”
Only advice is to start and then go out for several reasons:
- If you’re in the house is cluttered
- Is rather noisy
- It takes a long time and this may irritate because one thinks “I would have finished in five minutes”
In two words if the house is simple with the Board otherwise the time it takes to move that hinders, place it on a different level and clean will do the cleaning.
Irobot Roomba 555 video review
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The Dyson DC31 Animal could be considered the handheld version of the Dyson upright and canister vacuums. It too has the root technology that its other siblings have, along with powerful suction, and sensitivity to allergens too. I have used many a vacuum in my years on this earth: Hoover, Kenmore, Dirt Devil, Miele, iRobot Roomba, Shark, and the Black & Decker Dustbuster, to name a few, and even the old school Electrolux. But until this past week I had actually never gotten my hands on a Dyson.
According to its inventor James Dyson, the DC31 handvac has the fastest motor in the world at 104,000rpm &mdash five times as fast as a Formula 1 race car engine! That’s cool, but what I really want to know is, does it bust dust cleanly and efficiently? I have been using its predecessor, the DC16, for about two years, and I’m sad to report that it has become virtually obsolete &mdash the suction is weak, the battery only lasts 2-3 minutes, and dust accumulates relentlessly at the nozzle. This review will not give an answer as to whether the newer DC31 will have a longer lifespan than that, but here’s what I think of it so far after a couple of weeks of use.
We received a review sample of the Dyson DC31 Handheld Vacuum.
The DC31 is lighter, smaller, and doesn’t require a giant docking station. These are all great improvements. It definitely has a lot more power than the 16 ever had &mdash it swept up everything from dog hair to human hair to wood chip fragments without hesitation. The .09-gallon bin is small but easy to empty, you just push a lever down &mdash I actually prefer it small because it urges you to empty it more often, which prevents old dust from hanging out in there for too long.
There are two problems I wish Dyson would fix in their next iteration of a handvac, though: 1. This thing is still pretty loud. I would be willing to give up some of that motor power for a more quiet dust-busting experience. 2. This might sound nitpicky, but there are air holes in the top back portion that blow out a significant amount of air while the nozzle is doing all its high-power sucking. That’s fine when you’re bending down to vacuum the floor, but when you’re working on a parallel or multi-tiered surface like on stairs or between furniture, this actually blows dust and hair away. Which is kind of annoying.
And then there is the meta problem of handvacs being inefficient to begin with &mdash they’re nice for daily upkeep, and I like having one in the house, but a device that only cleans a couple of square inches at a time with a 10-minute battery life that makes lots of noise may be a dying breed of gadgetry.
To clean the DC31 just bring it over a garbage can and slide down the red button which unlatches the clear bin and its dirt into the trash. But I had to make sure the dirt didn’t go above the line where it says ‘MAX’ or I would be stuck sticking my hand in the clean bin to clean it out thoroughly. The motorized brush attachments can also be cleaned thoroughly if it gets tangled with hair, which is common if you have pets.
Good: Really Powerful suction. Relatively quiet operation. Ergonomic design. Easy to empty clear bin.
Bad: Even though the design is actually very ergonomic, some may find the handle awkward. Would have liked the battery to have lasted longer.
Conclusion
Overall I enjoyed my experience with the Animal DC31. It is certainly the most unique handheld vacuum I have ever used and I appreciate that Dyson’s Root Cyclone technology was applied to this smaller device. The price tag certainly stings when you can buy at least 3 Dust Busters or a similar type of handvac for this price, but this is a Dyson after all. I certainly would have liked if the vacuum lasted longer than the 6 to 10 minutes depending on the suction power. Regardless, die-hard Dyson fans will love the ergonomics of the DC31 and its overall uniqueness. If you got the dough and you know someone who loves to clean, this should guarantee you a lot of kisses under the mistletoe this year.
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The Bosch BSG72225GB Pet and Solution Specialist is perfect for those of you with carpets and pets. The turbo brush on this cleaner has rotating brushes for extra thorough cleaning of carpets, while the extra thick active carbon filter keeps smells from pets and cigarette smoke in the cleaner rather than in the room. An amazing machine!
Product properties
Type –> Cylinder
Cylinder: Are lightweight and versatile. They are particularly good for cleaning under furniture, curtains and cobwebs, but can be tiring when used on big expanses of deep-pile carpet.
Upright: Upright vacuum cleaners are by far the most popular type of vacuum cleaner in the United States. Uprights are excellent for homes that feature significant wall-to-wall plush carpeting. In recent years, many features have been added to uprights that make them better at cleaning hard floor surfaces as well as above-floor cleaning (i.e. drapes, stairs).
Uprights are available with a variety of tool configurations -from no tools to a complete set of on-board tools. On-board tools will make an upright heavier but they eliminate the need to own a separate vacuum for above floor cleaning.
Some uprights have a feature which turns off the brushroll. This is beneficial when using attachments or tools for above-floor cleaning. This feature also allows the upright to clean hardwood floors. With the brushroll turned off, dirt and debris are not scattered.
An upright is easier to use than a canister vacuum, but is not as light. They are usally also easy to store. Most uprights offer excellent filtration (electrostatic or HEPA type).
Capture Mode –> Bagged
This is information about how the vacuum cleaner capture and contains dirt and dust. Does it use dust bags, a tank or maybe a canister (which is common for bagless vacuum cleaners)?
Cleaning Mode –> Dry
This is basically the type of vacuum cleaner. The dry type is most common and to many referred to as a “normal” vacuum cleaner. A cyclonic type vacuum cleaner is very often without a bag. It uses an air stream which enters and runs thru a canister leaving dust and dirt as it passes. A steam type vacuum cleaner uses water to clean. Some products can even use both water and air to clean. These have a cleaning mode called wet/dry.
Bag/Cylinder Volume –> 5 litre
Filter System –> Air filter
Cord Length –> 32.8 ft.
Cord Length –> 10 Meter
Features
Additional Accessories Included –> Brossette, Flat nozzle, nozzle
Motor
No. of Motors –> 1
Motor Power –> 2200 Watt
This indicates the power of the vacuum cleaner in watts. Generally the more powerful the motor the better the cleaning performance, but for a more reliable indication of a vacuum’s ability to clean it is important to consider suction power.
Special Features
Manufacturer –> Bosch
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Dyson DC25 All Floors is an upright Dyson Ball™ vacuum for every floor type. Rides on a ball for greater maneuverability.
Ball™ technology – Steers smoothly with a turn of the wrist. Root Cyclone™ technology – Patented Dyson technology that doesn’t lose suction power as you vacuum. Quick-draw Telescope Reach™ wand – Single-action wand with instant reach for stair and high-reach cleaning. Lifetime washable HEPA filter – Designed to trap microscopic allergens.
The DC25 includes all of Dyson’s best features, from the Root Cyclone technology that drives the powerful suction motor to the large rubberized ball that is exclusive only to Dyson.
It doesn’t require belts or bags, and it is equipped with a washable HEPA filter that lasts the life of the vacuum cleaner.
The DC25 rolls easily on all surfaces, and the high-speed brush roll can be switched off for effortless transition from carpeted surfaces to floors.
The extra-long onboard attachments and telescopic hose are always handy for reaching into those hard to reach spaces.
Some of the shared features of the DC25 Animal and All Floors models include:
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Powerful motor featuring Root Cyclone technology
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Exclusive Dyson ball design
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High speed controllable brush roll
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Washable HEPA filter
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Onboard attachments and telescopic hose
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1/3 gallon transparent dust container empties with touch of a button
The cyclonic action of the Dyson DC25 vacuum separates dirt from air using centrifugal force instead of filters, trapping dirt and fine dust particles in an easily emptied collection bin. The bin is transparent, so you can clearly see when it is time to empty it.
The HEPA filter prevents fine dust and allergens from escaping through the machine’s exhaust and being blown back into the air to be inhaled. The exhaust of a Dyson vacuum cleaner has been shown to contain considerably lower levels of mold and bacteria than other vacuum cleaners, earning Dyson asthma friendly certification from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Dyson’s claim that its vacuum cleaners are the only ones not to lose suction even when full is true in this case. The Dyson DC25 vacuum delivers powerful and consistent suction that does not diminish as the collection bin becomes full. The high-speed rotating brush roll deeply cleans carpets and furniture, even homes with pets.
The Dyson DC25 is the latest version of the unique Dyson ball vacuum cleaner. The large rubber ball serves more than one purpose, functioning as a wheel that gives the vacuum mobility unlike a conventional 4-wheeled upright vacuum.
The ball also houses the motor, supporting its weight so that it does not have to be carried by the user’s hand. This gives the impression that this vacuum cleaner is much lighter than it looks; so light, in fact, that it can be easily steered with one hand.
The mini turbine tool is an add-on that attaches to any Dyson vacuum cleaner and is designed to get into hard-to-reach areas and for better removal of dirt and pet hair.
Specifications
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Patented cyclone technology
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Root Cyclone™ technology
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Suction power220
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Movement typeBall™ technology Filtration
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Lifetime washable HEPA filter
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Brushbar control type
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Fingertip brush control
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Cleaner head / Floor tool
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Motorized brush bar
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Stair cleaning
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Quick-draw Telescope Reach™ wand
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Bin capacity0.31 gallons
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Tools / accessories
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Combination accessory tool
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Stair toolDimensions42.4 x 15.4 x 12.2 (HxWxD) inches
Advantages
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Powerful suction that does not decrease as the vacuum becomes ful
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Efficient removal of pet hair from carpets and furniture
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Low weight distribution for easy handling; feels lighter than it looks
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Steers around corners easily, even with one hand
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On/off brush roll makes transition between carpets and floors easy
Disadvantages
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No handle adjustment for tall people
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Some concern about the durability of plastic parts such as hose and dust collection container
Consumer Reviews
Consumers like:
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No filters, bags or belts to buy
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Great suction
Consumers don’t like:
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Steering the ball takes some getting used to
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Some find it somewhat cumbersome
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High priced
Summary
Although some comments have been made by consumers regarding the price of a Dyson in comparison to some other well known brands, most will agree that the Dyson DC25 vacuum is capable of living up to most people’s expectations and is a worthwhile investment.
