yet another dyson question

[whatname]

I know there are several vacuum threads and I have read through many of them.

Yes, my vacuum died. I had a kenmore canister for years. I am looking at the dyson animal. I'm wondering how this works on hardwood floors. Before the breakdown, I used my canister beater bar on the carpet and in the kitchen with the brush (not beater bar) attachment. I have seen mixed reviews on the animal on hardwood. If I get the basic animal without extra attachments, will it do a good job in the kitchen too?

Thanks so much.

 

[JessB320]

I would just get the basic it works just as well as the animal. The basic does great on hardwood and kitchen floors

 

[Vixster]

The animal ones are good maybe get the ball one dc 26 in adjusts to different floors

 

[hearts8701]

the basic & the animal have the same suction the only difference is the attachments

 

[jaminmd]

My Dyson has a button on top that I push when I'm off the carpet. it stops the brush from spinning. I LOVE this vacuum. I can stand on the bottom step and vacuum all of my steps from one spot. No more bending over with a heavy Kirby.

 

[letsgoreds]

I would get the regular one. We have the animal and the novelty of the additional attachments wore off after 3 months or so. You can always buy the attachments later on.

I swear by my Dyson. We kept buring through (literally) Hoovers every 1.5 years (lab + my long hair)...and although the Dyson doesn't suck as well as the Hoover (close, but not as good), I'll take longevity over a small decrease in suction.

For hardwoods, works fine. We still use the Swiffer vac on our hard surfaces after vacuming (think small children and aforementioned dog).

 

[Swimalie]

We have the animal and a lot of hard wood. I just turn the beater bar off and vacuum away.

 

[whatname]

Thanks for the advice. I will look into the basic and the animal. I really haven't looked at them much, except online. I need to see some in person. Good to know they will work on carpet on hardwood.

 

[ChrisinNJ]

I don't know if they changed it much since then, but I had a dc07 animal about 8 years ago. It was AWEFUL on hard floors. And it started to lose suction after 3 years. At 4-5 years it died completely and I replaced it with a Miele.

If you can go to a store where you can test the Dyson, do.

 

[KodakFigment]

If you decide on Dyson watch for the deals on Woot! We got our refurbished Dyson Animal for $199 and $5 shipping. They have Dysons on every few weeks. It says 6 month warranty but when we registered the vacuum on the Dyson site we got the full warranty.

 

[pixiewings71]

I have an Animal, it's about 6 years old now, we have hardwood floors in the living areas and hallway, tile in the kitchen and bathrooms and carpet in the bedrooms. The Animal covers all 3 perfectly, goes from room with a simple adjustment and works great. I'd get another in a heartbeat.

 

[dhardawa]

I have both the Dyson Animal (the ball one) and the Shark Navigator Lift Away. I honestly see no difference between the two except that the Shark is lighter and the lift away is a dream on stairs. Oh yeah, and the Shark is about 1/4 the price.

 

[Neesy228]

I realize that I'm probably in a minority, but we have the dyson animal and - if it's truly possible to hate an inanimate object - then I hate my Dyson. We actually went out and bought a cheap Hoover to leave in our basement so I didn't have to keep carrying the Dyson up and down the stairs. It's heavy and awkward! And I will often carry the Hoover around the house because it's lighter, AND has better suction! The attachment handle on the Dyson is ridiculous because it's inflexible for the first 18-20 inches and makes doing stairs a joke. I will never ever ever own a Dyson again.

I really recommend that before you spend all of the money you check out other models. Several friends and two of my aunts swear by their Oreck's...and they're about 1/5 of the cost. If you still opt for the Dyson, I would pick the lightest weight model.

 

[lugnut33]

If you decide on Dyson watch for the deals on Woot! We got our refurbished Dyson Animal for $199 and $5 shipping. They have Dysons on every few weeks. It says 6 month warranty but when we registered the vacuum on the Dyson site we got the full warranty.

This, but I paid $249. It comes in perfect. So far we love it.

 

[whatname]

Thanks for all the advice. I'm not sure what to get. I guess I really need to look at them. I am not wanting to get a new vacuum, but the Kenmore was about 10 years old and it is done. I really like a canister. So, I will consider all that you have said and check some out. I can think of more exciting things to shop for.

If anyone has more advice, let me know.
thanks again.

 

[crisi]

I don't know if they changed it much since then, but I had a dc07 animal about 8 years ago. It was AWEFUL on hard floors. And it started to lose suction after 3 years. At 4-5 years it died completely and I replaced it with a Miele.

If you can go to a store where you can test the Dyson, do.

I thought it was awful on carpet as well, and it was less than three before mine lost suction...I didn't get three out of it.

I love my Meile - but it certainly wasn't inexpensive. My Oreck is now fifteen years old and while we've had to replace the cord, runs great. I finally threw away the almost thirty year old cheap Sears Kenmore I got when I moved into my first apartment - it was vaccuuming the basement up until about a month ago. The only vaccuum that I haven't had a good experience with is the TWO Dysons - my first one was finally replaced as a lemon after being in the shop three times for slipped gears - the second did the same thing.

 

[limace]

I'd check consumer reports-I've been looking for a vacuum and dysons get poor reviews on CR consistently.

 

[Suz D]

I have a habit of buying less expensive vaccuums and just replacing them after two or three years. I bought a Eureka Airspeed Gold at Kohl's about 9 months ago. I absolutely LOVE it. I know that Walmart carries this one for under $100. I got it for $139.99 less 30% off coupon plus Kohl's cash.

I love it so much that I bought 2 more today and plan on freecycling the one for our basement and the one for our upstairs. Before you think I'm frivolous, I did have a large credit on my Kohl's account that I used. So 2 vaccuums cost me just under $200.00 plus I added a couple of packages of socks (which DD really DID need) to put it over $200.00 and got $40.00 Kohl's cash. After all is said and done I got 2 vaccums and 8 pairs of socks for $170.00.