Dyson - worth the money?

Hi everyone, i am getting a new hoover soon and was thinking about a dyson until a friend told me they are rubish and break down all the time, does anybody have any experience with dysons or know what the best hoovers are on the market at the moment?
Thanks

 

dyson is junk .... go to any tip/recycle centre and you will find a dozen dysons

get a henry .... best on the market for money, thats why all the cleaning companies use them

if you want a cheap dyson, Tesco sell a bagless 1600 watt pull along hoover that to me looks and works exactly as the dyson (most probably made by dyson) .... the tesco no brand name one costs approx £36 .... set the brush setting for hard floors and use on carperts aswell as hard floors (when set to carpet, it is stiff to move .... other to that, it's good value for £36)

if you want the best .... get a Miele .... but they have to be looked after and cannot be abused like a Henry (don't try cleaning the last left over ashes of your fireplace with a miele)

(I run a domestic/commercial cleaning company aswell)

the henry does not need the bags ....

 

I swear by my Dyson too. Recommend it unreservedly!

 

best is speak to someone who cleans 8hrs a day, 6 days a week for a living ....

ask them what they prefer, not what you see on flashy adverts on tv

wonder why the majority of cleaners/cleaning companies favour henry and not dyson? ... you won't even find a dyson in companies that sell cleaning chemicals and equipment

that says it all for me

and my tip/recycle centre does not sort out hoovers .... they are dumped in a certain enclosed area and left there .... rows of dysons and no henry's?

but suppose there is a market for anything

 

We have only had one Dyson but for 8 years and it's a very good vac, if you got stairs and need to carry it up, check the weight some are quite heavy. Now we are in a bungalow it doesn't matter.
Had a Charles, similar to a Henry at work, literally needed ear defenders to use it.

 

My past couple of vacuums have been Bissell brand, and those seem to hold up pretty well. They get the job done for cheap and are bagless to boot!

I'm wondering if those new "germ-killing" vacs really do anything...anyone have experience with one of those?

 

Well, I have a very old Hoover, so old it used to have a light in the front (still would if my 'man' could get the bulbs!) - it may not be 'state of the art' but it works, and works well. Occasionally it goes to the vacuum cleaner doctor where I have to fight my way past all the Dyson's which delights my repair man since, in his words 'I love Dysons, they're in here all the time for repairs.'

My eldest daughter was given one as a wedding present and in the 3 years she's had it, it's only spent marginally more time cleaning than it has being lugged in for repair. They only have a small 2-bedroomed house with just the bedrooms and the stairs having carpet, (the rest is hardwood flooring), so you could hardly say it's been 'over worked'. It's an awful thing - heavy, noisy, made of fimsy plastic that cracked within months, you need to empty it every time you vacuum and it's huge so takes up a lot of storage space - apart from which, what is the appeal of being able to see all the crud something has sucked up? She did investigate buying another, but they're so incredibly expensive and sadly that expense isn't reflected in the 'build quality' or performance.

Why pay well over £300, for something as basic as a vacuum cleaner just because it's got a fancy name attached to it? Sebo are what my 'man' recommends; is what my daughter bought to replace her Dyson (now joined with all the others at the tip) - far, far more reliable than Dyson and you don't have to look at all the gunge in the 'bin'.

 

Dyson,powerful perfection,they are so good that I quite enjoy using it myself,no dusty bags..............Just use any other vacume and then go over with a Dyson,you won't believe it.
Kind regards
Mr.Dyson......:WINK1:

 

Dysons are heavy, unwieldy and hold about a teaspoonful of dirt before they need emptying. If you forget to do so, they overheat and go phut.

People get very excited about the fact that they're 'bagless', but the old Hoovers had a nice sturdy permanent bag which you just took off and emptied now and again. Very green, if you ask me. Now I have a new upright Hoover with paper bags that you have to chuck and replace. Still, one bag holds a lot of dirt and it's a lot more convenient than all that Dyson malarkey.