Dyson cordless

iognaid

I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate place I need to purchase a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner.
First are they worth the money?
Secondly. Which model is best value.
Obviously the V11 comes well recommended. I find it extravagant to spend that money on a vacuum cleaner.
Perhaps the V8 or other model.
Finally Am I crazy? Are other equally good, and better value?
All advice welcome

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1044

mp3guy

You'll get 45 minutes on a full charge (which takes a couple of hours) on the lowest suction setting. You'll only get about 15 minutes on max power.

If you can work around that, amazing. Had ours a year and it's just so damn convenient. Don't forget to clean the filter every now and again!

We have the V10.

audi02

iognaid wrote: »

I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate place I need to purchase a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner.
First are they worth the money?
Secondly. Which model is best value.
Obviously the V11 comes well recommended. I find it extravagant to spend that money on a vacuum cleaner.
Perhaps the V8 or other model.
Finally Am I crazy? Are other equally good, and better value?
All advice welcome

Have both dyson and shark cordless and would never ever go back to dyson especially if you have carpet. Shark is much better

D3V!L

I'm on my third v11. They have all failed within 3-4 months . Our previous V8 lasted 3 years without any issues.

daheff

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm on my third v11. They have all failed within 3-4 months . Our previous V8 lasted 3 years without any issues.

are they manufacturer replacements or do you keep buying them?

D3V!L

daheff wrote: »

are they manufacturer replacements or do you keep buying them?

All replacements from Dyson. At €650 a pop you wouldn't be buying many.

I had one for a couple of years (until it just died a couple of months outside of the warranty) and I wouldn’t recommend them. In general after I bought it I was very underwhelmed, unless you have serious vaccuming needs that can’t be met by a regular or cheaper vac imo they’re a waste of money. I had pets at the time and wouldn’t say it was any better than any other vacuum I’ve had at defuzzing the sofas, carpets or wooden floors etc. Customer service when it broke wasn’t great - you’re paying for the name and the gimmicky-ness of it.

shenanagans

iognaid wrote: »

I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate place I need to purchase a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner.
First are they worth the money?
Secondly. Which model is best value.
Obviously the V11 comes well recommended. I find it extravagant to spend that money on a vacuum cleaner.
Perhaps the V8 or other model.
Finally Am I crazy? Are other equally good, and better value?
All advice welcome

Not good if you have a lot of carpet. Fine for tiles/wood flooring. Battery not sufficient for carpets.

gip

iognaid wrote: »

I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate place I need to purchase a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner.
First are they worth the money?
Secondly. Which model is best value.
Obviously the V11 comes well recommended. I find it extravagant to spend that money on a vacuum cleaner.
Perhaps the V8 or other model.
Finally Am I crazy? Are other equally good, and better value?
All advice welcome

I bought a Dyson V6 over two years ago as it was well discounted due to newer model on the market. One of the best purchases I've ever made, just clean the filter and motorised brush regularly, it's very easy to disassemble and put back together. I don't have any pets and mostly wooden and tiled floors but have two sons who drag all sorts into house. It's used every day and has never let me down. You get used to length of time available on full battery charge. Will buy another again. Money well spent.

ted1

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm on my third v11. They have all failed within 3-4 months . Our previous V8 lasted 3 years without any issues.

3 years is awful... their products really do have a short life

mp3guy

mp3guy wrote: »

You'll get 45 minutes on a full charge (which takes a couple of hours) on the lowest suction setting. You'll only get about 15 minutes on max power.

If you can work around that, amazing. Had ours a year and it's just so damn convenient. Don't forget to clean the filter every now and again!

We have the V10.

How do you clean the filter in the V10?

audi02

gip wrote: »

I bought a Dyson V6 over two years ago as it was well discounted due to newer model on the market. One of the best purchases I've ever made, just clean the filter and motorised brush regularly, it's very easy to disassemble and put back together. I don't have any pets and mostly wooden and tiled floors but have two sons who drag all sorts into house. It's used every day and has never let me down. You get used to length of time available on full battery charge. Will buy another again. Money well spent.

I bought 3 v6's at the same time..two for myself, and one for my mother. I never used the upstairs one in my house as we had new thick carpet and it wouldn't move on it so gave that to my grandmother but my downstairs one and my mothers one both died within a few days of esch other whereby the battery will only last 10-15 seconds now. Only had them less than 2 years. They wouldn't replace the battery, wanted €70 odd euro for one

Dcmb1984

Ive a v10. I can honestly say it's the biggest waste of hard earned money I've ever spent. For 500e for a hoover you expect a premium product. That's not what you get. Filter light wont stop coming on. I wash it each time thoroughly and blow it out with a compressor also. Next time I use the hoover it comes on again. The blocked symbol often comes on and the hoover is not blocked. The latest drama with it is the bin now simple comes away from from the unit when I go to empty. Dyson are sending out a "engineer" to check the unit in a couple of weeks, as its still under its two year warranty. I wouldnt recommend it.

footloose32

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

How do you clean the filter in the V10?

Unscrew the purple filter at the top of the machine (it's just 2 or 3 rotations), wash out with water and let dry for 24 hours. It must be completely dry before putting back on the unit, or you risk water damage.

Electric Nitwit

Just to add to the bargainness - dyson have an official outlet on ebay. They're returned ones, supposedly refurbed but apparently most are untouched. We got ours that way (v8) and it was a decent bit cheaper and still came with a one year warranty. We're delighted with it

Italix

There's a Xiaomi version on AliExpress posted by a seller with a warehouse in Europe.
It's €189.88 with free shipping from Spain.

https://bit.ly/36Tvz52

Kmum

I bought a V8 a couple of weeks ago. I was watching them for a while and couldn’t decide between models, got talking to a guy on their stand in Dundrum and he reckoned V10 & V11 as complete hoover replacements. V8 or lower for run arounds inbetween. There was €100 off the V8 and came with loads of different attachments. Powercity have it at the same price. I’m really happy with it. I think it’s 40/45mins run time, realistically I’ll never need it that long continuously. I can do all of downstairs and up the stairs in one go and it’s yet to run out of power.

JohnnyFlash

Extremely poor brand, and a triumph of marketing over substance.

Get a corded hoover with bags. Nilfisk, Miele, and Numatic are all good brands.

Donie75

I had problems with a battery failing recently. Dyson replaced it really quickly.
The person on the customer helpline recommended not plugging it in to charge straight after using it as it can be bad to charge it when the battery is hot.

deco72

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just to add to the bargainness - dyson have an official outlet on ebay. They're returned ones, supposedly refurbed but apparently most are untouched. We got ours that way (v8) and it was a decent bit cheaper and still came with a one year warranty. We're delighted with it

Would you have a link to the Ebay shop. We have a V6 and the carpet head has stopped working. Its out of warranty so wont be able to get replaced from Dyson.

MenloPete

We were considering a cordless - went around the shops comparing...
In the end we bought a Quest corded cyclonic vacuum for €39.99.
Best damn bargain ever and superb suction!

deco72

deco72 wrote: »

Would you have a link to the Ebay shop. We have a V6 and the carpet head has stopped working. Its out of warranty so wont be able to get replaced from Dyson.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/dyson_outlet

leex

Have a V6 for a number years and it is extremely handy as a "run around" job. Battery died recently and we considered an upgrade but "chanced" a 3rd party battery on Amazon. That and a clean/lube of the gearing mechanism in the brush head and it is like new again. Time will tell how long this 3rd party battery will last but if we get this year out of it we'll be happy enough for an outlay of 28ukp + Addresspal delivery charge.

Maggie Benson

footloose32 wrote: »

Unscrew the purple filter at the top of the machine (it's just 2 or 3 rotations), wash out with water and let dry for 24 hours. It must be completely dry before putting back on the unit, or you risk water damage.

Or just brush off the filter, no need to wet it!

beauf

Make sure if you have wooden/laminate floors you get the one with a correct head for that. Its fine for a second hoover but it wouldn't replace a full sized hoover for us.

rat catcher

Have a v7 motorhead 2 years now and no problems, only the bristles on the power head brush bar have worn out and needs replacing. I have a mixture of carpet and hard floors, definitely better on hard floors! Spare parts seem hard to get and expensive!

breeno

I've been looking at a v8 recently. Are there better options from other brands in the price range or (hopefully) similar levels of power/suction and runtime from other brands in a lower price bracket?

Mantis Toboggan

breeno wrote: »

I've been looking at a v8 recently. Are there better options from other brands in the price range or (hopefully) similar levels of power/suction and runtime from other brands in a lower price bracket?

Make sure you get the right version of the v8 for your floors.

foodaholic

MenloPete wrote: »

We were considering a cordless - went around the shops comparing...
In the end we bought a Quest corded cyclonic vacuum for €39.99.
Best damn bargain ever and superb suction!

Which model did you get ?

MenloPete

This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Handheld-Washable-Filtration-Technology/dp/B07F8P8C45/ref=asc_df_B07F8P8C45/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=308998300513&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8119058045733390132&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007864&hvtargid=aud-858880340294:pla-555078220262&psc=1

droidman123

MenloPete wrote: »

This one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Handheld-Washable-Filtration-Technology/dp/B07F8P8C45/ref=asc_df_B07F8P8C45/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=308998300513&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8119058045733390132&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007864&hvtargid=aud-858880340294:pla-555078220262&psc=1

4 out of 6 reviewers gave that a negative review

paska

Cordless vacumes suck.

We bought at least five of them over the last 10 years.
Bought a corded Henry and it worlds apart from any cordless.

machiavellianme

paska wrote: »

Cordless vacumes suck.

We bought at least five of them over the last 10 years.
Bought a corded Henry and it worlds apart from any cordless.

I think that's the purpose :pac:

bk

audi02 wrote: »

but my downstairs one and my mothers one both died within a few days of esch other whereby the battery will only last 10-15 seconds now. Only had them less than 2 years. They wouldn't replace the battery, wanted €70 odd euro for one

This issue is actually not the battery, it is due to dirt getting into the machine. If you take the Dyson completely apart and clean it, it fixes the issue. This isn't a normal clean as described in the Dyson manual, it is completely unscrewing everything. Their are videos on youtube on how to do this.

I had this issue, followed the youtube videos and now working perfectly again. DC59, have it about 6 years, fantastic piece of equipment IMO.

BTW you can also get third party batteries for about €30 or so.

ULMarc

bk wrote: »

This issue is actually not the battery, it is due to dirt getting into the machine. If you take the Dyson completely apart and clean it, it fixes the issue. This isn't a normal clean as described in the Dyson manual, it is completely unscrewing everything. Their are videos on youtube on how to do this.

The cyclonic filters need free flowing air to work. Yeah, it's a good idea to disassemble and clean them out if they do get gummed up. Though, ensuring the bin doesn't overfill greatly reduces the risk of build up on the cyclones and pre-motor filter.

Admittedly, is does not take a lot to fill the bin. Especially during an eager first clean where you're not paying attention to it. But I've found regularly emptying the bin to be no hassle at all.

I really enjoy using the thing.

Berty

When disassembling the upright for the first time(new and was pulsing), especially with a clean freak wife around, don't do what I did. I pulled the flap at the top to take out the filter and this itself caused the bottom to open and everything just poured onto the floor. She was not impressed.

Had to get onto Dyson Chat on a Sunday morning around 10am and they were very quick to solve the pulsing issue, basically hold the trigger for at least 10 seconds and boom the problem was gone.

V7 Motorhead, we picked it up recently in a shop who decided to stop selling Dyson and got it new for €150. It's okay I guess, I wouldn't be cleaning the whole house with it because of the battery but for a quick run around and the car it's quite good.

GIMP

Have the V11 absolute since September 19, can't fault it, superb on tiles and wood flooring, also excellent on stairs/landing carpet, the amount of dust it pulls from the carpet is impressive. It much better than our corded 'Hoover' vacuum on carpet.

kave2

Italix wrote: »

There's a Xiaomi version on AliExpress posted by a seller with a warehouse in Europe.
It's €189.88 with free shipping from Spain.

https://bit.ly/36Tvz52

Hi, do you have experience with these xiaomi dreame vacuums? I'm thinking about getting v9 or v10 it's just there are not many reviews. Thanks.

ongarite

kave2 wrote: »

Hi, do you have experience with these xiaomi dreame vacuums? I'm thinking about getting v9 or v10 it's just there are not many reviews. Thanks.

I've a Dreame V9 for last 2 months. Can't vouch for its long term reliability but it's been a huge upgrade from Dyson V6 I had.

thomas anderson.

Have a V8 animal one. Would never go back to a corded vac. Got mine for half price though but would be slow to purchase at full whack

kave2

ongarite wrote: »

I've a Dreame V9 for last 2 months. Can't vouch for its long term reliability but it's been a huge upgrade from Dyson V6 I had.

How do you find it on carpets?

k123456

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-dreame-v9-cordless-vacuum-3398057#thread-comments

Gloomtastic!

DID Electrical have the V11 Absolute for €549.00 for the next few days. €100 off normal price which is still cheaper than most I've seen.

Just bought this amazing machine. We hoovered yesterday and the amount we lifted in 5 minutes of using the Dyson is truly scary!

k123456

Hi I replaced my Dyson V6 with this
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-dreame-v9-cordless-vacuum-3398057#thread-comments

I prefer the xiaomi , easier to use, more powerful, longer battery and better range of attachments

If you prefer to Dyson to xiaomi , HUKD should be the first place to check for Dyson

deco72

k123456 wrote: »

Hi I replaced my Dyson V6 with this
https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/xiaomi-dreame-v9-cordless-vacuum-3398057#thread-comments

I prefer the xiaomi , easier to use, more powerful, longer battery and better range of attachments

If you prefer to Dyson to xiaomi , HUKD should be the first place to check for Dyson

any chance you still have the carpet head for the V6 been looking to get a replacement one.

k123456

deco72 wrote: »

any chance you still have the carpet head for the V6 been looking to get a replacement one.

No Sorry

however Ali might
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20200228103402&SearchText=dyson+v6+head