101 Upright Vacuum Cleaners: Dyson DC41 Animal New

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Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 14.3 x 41.9 inches ; 20 pounds
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ASIN: B005FQMALQ
Item model number: DC41 Animal New

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Price : $499.99

Product Features

Radial Root CycloneTM Technology
Cleaner head self-adjusts for optimal contact ? even on hard floors.
Ball? technology steers smoothly
Lightweight and durable
5 yr warranty

Customer Reviews

I know this will be long, so I will present this in pro's ; con's, a summary of my background a little, a summery of my experiences, and then a more detailed follow up on some of those pro's/con's.
All in all, my wife and I are really happy with it. It's only been the first week, so time will tell.
Some of the pro's and con's might appear to be double listed, as some are a plus and a minus.
PRO'S
Sucks - pulls dirt out of somewhere where my last vacuum couldn't find it.
a bit quieter than any vacuum I have had...lower pitch as well. My wife and i can actually talk a reasonable levels when the vacuum is running.
Vacuum head self adjust to floor, so no bending down to turn the !$ switch on most vacuums.
Attachments lock into place, so they don't come off when using them
Dirt canister removes as one unit (no dirt on the floor), dumps out of bottom over a trash can
Beaters/rollers (rolling brush that hits the carpet) stops rotating when the vacuum is in park, which also diverts the airflow to the hose.
Beaters have a switch to turn them off - for hard floors
Pulling on hose to clean with does not cause the vacuum to fall over
Hose does not fight you to keep it extended, but does spring back when needed...not sure how they pulled this one off - looks weird.
Feels lighter
Wand is one piece, so you don't have to assemble it to use it
Lots of attachment options
Filters are all washable, it says once every 3 months - after 2 wks, there was only the finest, and almost no dust...washed it just to see.
LONG elec cord - 30+
no wasted space, so the design looks cleaner (i.e. hose tucks into frame/handle)
easy to unclog (see very end - 1.5 month update)
CON'S
Wand is a bit awkward, length is a solid 3ft, and has to be removed to use tools with the hose
Ball takes a little getting used to.
Elec cord is not a self wind up
Canister dumps out the bottom - not all the dirt comes out, but most.
Most attachments are extra, meaning extra money.
Smaller canister than most vacuums, but not bad either.
BACKGROUND
I decided to go with frustration free in the title, rather than the typical "this vacuum sucks". I'm a guy, I think I'm typical in that I'm not a fan of vacuuming. I do it to keep the filth down.....my wife can see dirt better than I, either it's in the genes, or men are better at ignoring things they don't want to know about, cuz then we would have to do something.
At any rate, I'm always frustrated when vacuuming. Getting it out, moving it around, the endless back and forth. This is before you start dealing with attachments and emptying/maintaining the thing. I've been using bagless since they came out.
We have pets, 1 cat, 2 dogs, and others (but they don't leave hair or dirt around). These 3 pets are also allowed to come and go as they please, so for the most part, vacuuming is needed to keep the hair down, and the dirt as well. As such, pet hair kills vacuums. Which is why the last few I have purchased have been Bissels. Especially the pet one. I had a Eureka once that killed itself in less than a year on dog hair (gets in the rollers, and burns the bearings up. I've liked the Bissels, but decided with a Dyson for a number of reasons based on reviews, plus I would rather buy one good machine, than a lot of mediocre ones.
MY EXPERIENCE
I've had the Dyson for a whole week, so keep in mind, mileage may vary. I'm actually rather impressed. We tend to vacuum weekly, though more would be better (white long haired dog, means you see hair the day after you vacuum on dark colored rugs). Our Bissel needed replacing, so I'm told, but it seemed to do a pretty good job...so I thought.
On opening up the box, I'm a guy, no need for instructions, the vacuum went together pretty nicely. No tools required. Snapped together like an expensive lego set. Though rather straight forward, and they include cheat sheets on the vacuum for those that didn't open the instruction book. I didn't time myself, but it took longer to get the parts out of all the packing material, than it did to assemble it....not that there was too much packing material.
On first use, a bit of dirt (and hair of course) came up. A bit more than I would have expected. I was impressed on that alone. I then vacuumed the next few nights. I was amazed at how much dirt came out of the carpet (same each time). I know dirt packs into the carpet, but geez.
Most vacuums it seems a chore to vacuum, in that you have to move back and forth while rotating the vacuum to move it across the floor. Basically I can move it around with almost no effort. The head is a little lower in height, so I can actually get into places I couldn't before. One thing to note, most vacuums have many of those brushes on the beater/roller, where the Dyson has half as many - spaced further apart.
MORE DETAILS (than you probably needed)
So most reviews talk about how much the thing sucks (meaning less back and forth), I mentioned my results above. What is amazing is that it is noticeably quieter. It's not like you can vacuum while someone sleeps, but it is quieter. The lower pitch also seems to make the noise less bothersome.
The Canister: it's nice in that you don't have to open up the container over the floor to take it over to empty it. With dog hair, on other machines I usually end up pulling some hair out of other places and getting dirt on the floor. Basically, I have to re-vacuum the area I stopped to empty the vacuum. As nice as it is to just pull of the whole canister, hold it part way into the trash can, and push a button to empty the whole thing - not all the dirt comes out, and you do have to close it by hand....I've been giving it a little jiggle before closing it, causing the usual dust cloud at the trash can...will have to see if I work out a better method of use.
Vacuum hose wrestle mania 2000 is closed for business on this machine. Typically, on other vacuums I have had, the hose has a strong pull which i have to hold on to, and also make sure i don't pull the vacuum over....or onto me if I'm close by. This is in part that vacuums tend to have the hose high up on the vacuum, making them tilt easy. Dyson is very low on the vacuum. Also, I'm not sure how they do this, the hose will spring back together for putting it up, but when you pull on the hose to use it, it takes little effort to maintain the extended hose....it kinda pulls itself back together when you are done.
I have not actually weighed the Dyson and my old vacuum. And while I would swear the Dyson was lighter while using it, they kinda feel like the same weight if you just lift them up....I'm guessing this is a result of the lower center of gravity.
Attachment heaven - have you ever had the attachments fall off while using them. I have. not all the time, but enough to be annoying, or you push them on really hard, but then have to work to get them off. Dyson attachments all lock into place. Rather simply done, and easy to use. Though, the way they go on, they can't be rotated...not sure if this is a bad thing.
And lastly; the ball. It does maneuver better than a regular vacuum, and I think it is the big plus to significantly reducing the frustration in vacuuming. It's actually rather maneuverable. Though it takes a little getting used to, in getting into tight spots.
1.5 Month update
We both still love this thing. I won't go over what I have before. I recently decided to clean the car. Not that it was filthy, but with the dogs and use, it needed to be cleaned. It worked like a champ, but one aspect I wanted to point out was that I found I missed an unused Starbucks napkin under the seat. The vacuum pulled that thing in so fast, I couldn't even react. A few points from this event. I believe the vacuum has a bypass when the unit is clogged to save the motor. I could hear something as it kicked in and out. Also, to unclog the unit, since the napkin was way in there. If you turn it off, and move the handle down like you were to vacuum the floor...there is a tube that I had not noticed before that switches from the hose to the floor. When it does this, that is where my vacuum stuck. i.e. you don't need to try and push it through, or figure out how to get the napkin out....though it did take a few minutes to figure this out...quite by accident.

I had a Hoover WindTunnel for about 11 years before replacing it with the DC41. I've had the Dyson now for a few days and here are my thoughts:
PROS
- As many others experienced, I was completely grossed out by the amount of dirt that the Dyson picked up the first time I vacuumed. I don't know if this is a result of a superior suction or beater bar (which does seem stronger/faster than my old Hoover... the carpet is actually warm as I step into where the Dyson just vacuumed) but it's definitely satisfying.
- Lighter than the WindTunnel. I know others have complained about the weight but it is way lighter and easier to carry than the big self-propelled Hoover.
- Quieter than the WindTunnel. If I need to say something to my husband, I can actually do it without pausing and shutting off the Dyson.
CONS
- The cord, as many have complained about, is not self-retracting. Instead, it winds around the back of the vacuum. I'd like a retracting cord but that's not what I find annoying. The giant PITA is that the top part of the cord holder is actually part of the handheld nozzle. What this means is that if you want to use the nozzle (say, to vacuum up a spill), you need to unwind the ENTIRE 35 foot cord first. With my old vacuum, I often just unwound 3-4 feet and then used the nozzle. This is, by far, the most aggravating thing I have experienced with the Dyson.
- There is space for two onboard attachments, which are included. They are a little crevice tool and a hard floor (I think) thing. Personally, I'd like to see space for a couple more, like if you could choose from their suite of [expensive] attachments and interchangeably pick 2 to keep attached. I plan to get the soft dusting attachment and imagine it's going to get annoying to have to run back to the closet when I want to use it and/or keep it with me as I vacuum the house until I actually need it.
- My Windtunnel had a light on the front, which I actually miss. I never paid much attention to it, but it really was handy for stuff like going under the front of the sofa or under the bed. It just helped to make sure you weren't missing anything.
- Not a "con", per se, but I don't know if I think the ball technology is something that would make me pay extra for a vacuum. It's kinda neat if you happen to have any extremely tight corners, but I think for me, it's not any easier to get around than with my old, heavy vacuum.