merrijaan wrote:I just watched a youtube video It seems the 07 14 and 33 are the same. Just this is the newest one. Improved version.


Wonder if you can order this and return the one you just bought?

I have a DC07 with all the 'animal' accessories (owned since 2004). The extension wand and hose setup is different and better on the newer Dysons. I'm considering buying this refurb unit just for the better design.

My young adult children are actually arguing over who will get my old Dyson when I buy a newer one. They hated vacuuming when I made them do it as teenagers, buy now they envy mom's old machine.

Prior to the Dyson, my favorite vacuum was my overpriced Kirby (now long retired).

mollylreed wrote:Does it handle pet hair well? I want a Dyson but don't want to fork over the $400 - $600 for the Animal Dyson.

The 'animal' version is just additional attachment tools which can all be purchased separately if you want them.

Bought one of the DC14's a few months ago after going through a succession of relatively terrible cheap or hand me down vacuums which barely worked and required cleaning out every time they were used. They also sucked and not in the good way for a vacuum.

For those who've asked the difference between the older DC14 and newer DC33 there isn't much. The 14 has slightly higher suction, a slightly larger bin, a longer cord, and a metal wand vs. plastic. Honestly the differences make the newer and 'better' 33 a downgrade IMO.

The beater bar can be turned off by flipping the switch on the right side with your foot so no worries about delicate rugs or with scratching up nice floors.

No worries on stairs since the hose is ridiculously long so unless you have the world's longest stair case you can reach at least the bulk of the stairs from one end or the other. In the event you have to move it you'll likely only have to do it once so just do whatever cleaning you have to do on one floor and get as much of your stairs as you can and then move to the other floor, finish the stairs and do the other floor.

I will agree that the blunt front does not fit under furniture or under the toe kick of a cabinet. That said you can flip the wand out easily to clean those spaces. If you need to do close in work you can detach the hose from the wand and not have to worry about the extra 3' of non-bending wand.

Sure the cord doesn't retract, however the hose basically retracts itself when you stop pulling on it... no annoying rewinding of the hose every time you use it. I'd much rather the hose clean itself up than the cord since I go back and forth with the hose more often than I unwind/rewind the cord during a use.

I compared this to a DC25 ball vac in the store before my 14 came in. While the ball did make turning a little easier the motor is still situated really low to the ground so the center of gravity is fine. My 3 year old can maneuver this machine around with no problem.

All in all this is a great vacuum. Personally I'd rather wait until the next time the 14 comes back up and get better specs for $20 less.

koolchas wrote:Bought a Shark Navigator less than a year ago due to the price point and reviews saying "just as good" as a Dyson.

I compared the Navigator to the model it replaced, the Infinity (which is the one we had) and they really cut a lot of corners in the new ones. Truth be told, if I could still get replacement parts for the Infinity we'd probably still be using it, but parts are damn near impossible to find anymore. Hence why we got the LG.

Just for comparison's sake, this is the one we got: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GZGOHY/ref=cm_cr_thx_view
$210 shipped with a 5-year warranty.

merrijaan wrote:Thankyou I am trying to get hubby to let me buy dang it. Also how long does it take to get it usually when You purchase? Ive never used woot or even heard about it. We use amazon always, got the email saying this was on sale. Because we have been looking thru amazon. I can choke spending 200 for a vac and if it isnt what it is cracked up to be. I wont bat an eye lash. But 500 I would have a heartattack

Normally shipping from Woot takes about the same amount of time as any other online retailer. These are being sent via Smartpost, which if I understand correctly, means it is essentially mailed to your nearest FedEx center and they deliver it to your door. It may take a little longer than UPS or normal FedEx ground.

The vast majority of people who buy these say they love them. An equally high percentage of people who buy refurbed Dysons report a positive experience. The good and the bad opinions and observations are pretty fully represented in today's comments. Your mileage may vary, but if you believe you want it and can afford it, why not go for it?

If Dyson went out of business, would space still be a vacuum?

ulxc186 wrote:I only have hard wood and tile. Wanted some
feedback to determine if this is the right vacuum for me.

As much as I like our Dyson, I'm compelled to say that if you have no carpeting at all, a Dyson is probably overkill.

In my experience, the best system for cleaning hard surfaced floors is a broom and a mop. If you feel you need something motorized, a stick-vac is likely more than enough.

Got a refurbished Dyson from Woot about a month ago. Absolutely LOVE it. Ours is the one with the ball. We have several housepets and this vaccuum is the best we have ever used. This is compared to a Kirby, which I have always thought was great.

Yes, yes. I am "preaching to the choir" and/or "pissing into a pond", but really? Are there that many refurbished Dysons?

I have always hated the man who acclaimed "I've spent all my life perfecting the vacuum" (Then a year later. "I have realized a ball is the way to go!") Personally, I don't think the guy could McGuyver his way out of anything, unless that involved having a dumb american believe his accent alone lent him credibility. I have seen so many damn "refurbished" Dysons on Woot, how can anyone even assume they are decent vacs? Really? Those commercials, and his cordial-Gieco-Gecko-like voice that swayed you? He literally said "My life's work went into this vacuum" and within a yr and a half, he had the ball, explaining how it was the "greatest invention." I can't think of a company that has fooled the public more than Dyson. Kudos, I guess, but damn for those who think this is a deal.

RWoodward wrote:Normally shipping from Woot takes about the same amount of time as any other online retailer. These are being sent via Smartpost, which if I understand correctly, means it is essentially mailed to your nearest FedEx center and they deliver it to your door. It may take a little longer than UPS or normal FedEx ground.

The vast majority of people who buy these say they love them. An equally high percentage of people who buy refurbed Dysons report a positive experience. The good and the bad opinions and observations are pretty fully represented in today's comments. Your mileage may vary, but if you believe you want it and can afford it, why not go for it?

The other way around, actually. It's FedEx'ed to your local USPS office and they handle delivery.

bassman878 wrote:Got a refurbished Dyson from Woot about a month ago. Absolutely LOVE it. Ours is the one with the ball. We have several housepets and this vacuum is the best we have ever used. This is compared to a Kirby, which I have always thought was great.

I am going to go out on a limb, and say you never tipped a vacuum over and checked for clogging? Your Kirby (although, like Dyson, another "prey on you b/c of name brand" mark) was likely decorateed uyp from years of use. It doesn't matter if it is a Dyson, Kirby, Orek, Gods-Own-Cleaner, if you don't, occasionally, clean the rug scraper, tubes, and suction, filter, etc. then no vacuum will ever work over time. People just don't get how The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) their carpet is. Nearly all vacs perform the same with regular maintenance. However, brit inventor told me that it was cutting edge. I am in for 10!

Scooley01 wrote:The other way around, actually. It's FedEx'ed to your local USPS office and they handle delivery.

Yeah, what he said.

(I knew I'd get it backward one way or another.)

joconnol wrote:I bought one refurbished about 6 months ago. It's definitely a good vacuum, but to be honest, I am a little disappointed in a few things:
2) It's very heavy - my wife (admittedly rather small) has trouble taking it up/down stairs.

Odd, my wife is pretty small too, and has no issue with the size. Since it's mostly plastic, not sure why it would seem heavy, I find it to be the same as other vacuums.

I'll say that we were a little surprised that the Dyson didn't pick up stuff more easily, it seems about the same as other vacuums in that category. The bagless system is ok, unless you accidentally open the dirt container indoors! Overall, I'd say it's a fair deal at this price, but I wouldn't pay full retail for a Dyson, seems overhyped based on our experience with this model.

richardhod wrote:(Big pic, small reply)

Sure, if you:

- Strap it to your back or command one standard bipedal carbon-based life form to carry it for you, and

- Hire a practicing topologist to map out the shortest path

In for 1, hope they live up to their name

katiewoodrow wrote:I bought that Woot and have not had any issues with our room-sized area rug or the little toss ones. For the little ones, I just hold my foot down on one side while vacuuming the other side.

I am loooving my Dyson. It s making vacuuming enjoyable for me, and I normally hate to vacuum.

I tried this model and it does suck up area rugs so I returned it and bought another dyson. I was told by Dyson that it's because this model is a turbo and will do that with area rugs.

I finally made sense of it all. The refurbed HP quad core computers mated with the refurbed Dysons and from them the bastard refurb roomba were spawned. Woot is the equivalent of Kentucky for inbred electronics. Everyone loves an inbred. Viva la woot.

I bought a Dyson refurb about 4 years ago. Still works like a champ. When it arrived, I could not tell it was a refurb. Super clean upon arrival.

I have a Dyson vacuum. I don't think it's this exact model, but it is definitely very similar. Anyway... The vacuum is great! I have two cats at home who shed like little monsters and their fur is everywhere. The Dyson picks it up easily and you can really see how much it is getting as it spins around the filter area. Also, the attachments are really useful for getting into the corners and cleaning the cat tree. lol. Plus the filter rarely has to get emptied, which is an easy job as well. I'd say this is a good one. Even if it is refurbished, 'cause I think mine is too.

Don't waste you time on this vac. Its a piece of junk. They are made in Asia and shipped to the US and then repaired before going for sale in the US

joshg6 wrote:Odd, my wife is pretty small too, and has no issue with the size. Since it's mostly plastic, not sure why it would seem heavy, I find it to be the same as other vacuums.

I'll say that we were a little surprised that the Dyson didn't pick up stuff more easily, it seems about the same as other vacuums in that category. The bagless system is ok, unless you accidentally open the dirt container indoors! Overall, I'd say it's a fair deal at this price, but I wouldn't pay full retail for a Dyson, seems overhyped based on our experience with this model.

These older models are pretty heavy, but I think it has more to do with a large motor and thicker plastic. Having owned a DC25, I have to say that my dyson experience was mixed. They work great, but the cost is extraordinarily inflated.

After craigslisting my DC25, I switched to a refurb Shark lift-away (from woot) that works just as good, is much lighter, and cost $85. Even crazier, I used my neighbors $50 dirt devil featherlite the other day and it was crazy powerful. The build quality seemed extremely flimsy, but the power definitely rivaled my former Dyson.

My final take...
for $200, just about any Dyson is probably a decent deal (even refurbs). At full price, they are a absolutely a ripoff. If you are concerned with cost, then you can easily find something equally effective at half the price.

I got a Dyson canister because I have a mix of tile and carpet. So far it works fine, but I really think I would've been happier with a bagged vacuum.

For one thing, I have a dog with fairly long hair, and I have to grub around in the canister with my hands to pull out the clumped hair every single time I empty the thing. It's not just a little two finger operation, either; I often have to get my entire hand inside there to get all of it out. I have no idea if that huge wad of fur is degrading my suction or anything, but at least if it goes into a bag I don't have to go wash my hands afterward.

And beyond that, I guess I'm unclear on the concept or something, because emptying that canister seems way messier to me than hucking a bag in the garbage. When I'm done vaccuuming, I have to fish out a garbage bag, unhook the canister, get the two arranged, then pull the trigger and watch a plume of dust go up into the air and all over me as I dump the contents into the bag.

I'm a smart guy, so I'm pretty sure I'm not doing this wrong*, but I always go outside to dump the canister. I never had to leave the house to take the bag out of my old vacuum, and since I pretty much have to empty the dust into a bag anyway, I'm not sure how I'm saving myself anything by going bagless.


* Though I never discount the possibility that I've just missed something obvious.

Yeah- but can your Dyson do this:

No one really has asked about how easy the Dyson, itself, is to clean--after all, anything that collects as much dirt as it does is bound to get itself dirty, right?

I recently used our Dyson to clean an elderly relative's apartment, and she smokes--ALOT. I wanted to "sanitize" our vacuum before running it in our own house, and became very familiar with all the parts that can be removed from these machines.

Darn near every segment of the suction path can be removed and cleaned without any tools, including the hose (remove it, hose it out and twirl it over your head--in a large, outdoor area, of course--to sling the water out of it). I don't know if it's recommended, but I was able to soap up and hose out the entire canister assembly and let it dry. The beater bar requires strong, determined hands and maybe a tool or two to remove, but at that point you can wash that and the housing in which it operates, as well.

Even if this isn't necessarily the "best" vacuum available, at least it disassembles so you can keep it running clean. That alone is worth something, right?

Does anyone know how this does with dog fur? I have a lab who sheds like crazy on both my wood floor and carpet.

Okay, last time I'll post up here. For all you Dyson fans, check out this vid I just found on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et7BzUybKq0&feature=related

xcrouton wrote:Does anyone know how this does with dog fur? I have a lab who sheds like crazy on both my wood floor and carpet.

Ive asked too. It seems dyson is hit or miss. So With that being said at 200.00 bucks versus 400 why not bite the bullet if it isnt what you want or not what you hoped for. You can always sell it on ebay and get what you paid at least. Waiting on my hubby to come home. I am most likely ordering this

merrijaan wrote:Ive asked too. It seems dyson is hit or miss. So With that being said at 200.00 bucks versus 400 why not bite the bullet if it isnt what you want or not what you hoped for. You can always sell it on ebay and get what you paid at least. Waiting on my hubby to come home. I am most likely ordering this

Yea, that's what I figured. I went ahead and ordered one and I'm just hoping for the best. The vacuum I have now gets all clogged up with the fur and is pretty ineffective.

I'm planning to do the same. We have a Dyson DC07 - bought it back in 2004 refurbed from Amazon long before Amazon bought Woot and before Woot sold Dyson - and it's finally on its last legs. Flex hose has been taped with gorilla tape and the clear bin now falls off every time we empty it because the little plastic spring clasp broke the last time the vacuum fell down the stairs (ummm, always have the vacuum at the bottom of the stairs when cleaning with the extension wand.) However, it still cleans pretty doggone well.

As the DC14 has come and gone several times on Woot we've always held out trying to milk a bit more out of our DC07. I'd opt for this DC33 however none of the attachments from the DC07 work with the DC33. In contrast, the DC07 and DC14 tools are all interchangeable. I'd prefer to be able to still use our low reach floor tool and turbobrush. Buying the DC14 would let us do that. Plus, the DC14 is rated with more "air watts" by Dyson than the DC33. I also prefer the aluminum wand over a plastic one as we're pretty rough with our current DC07 wand.

If we didn't already have tools that would fit the DC14 (and not this) I'd probably opt for this under the assumption (perhaps wrongly) that Dyson's technology has improved with each generation (not always the case).

As I understand the model line - the DC07 was followed by DC14 (eliminated need to reverse the wand), which was followed by DC17 (revised root cyclone), and then DC28 (revised root cyclone again). (I'm ignoring the "ball" models since they are basically a separate lineage) The DC33 came out as a slightly lighter, slightly less powerful (and hence slightly cheaper) DC28.

Hopefully Woot will throw up another DC14 woot some time in the near future before our DC07 completely craps out.

icspots wrote:Bought one of the DC14's a few months ago after going through a succession of relatively terrible cheap or hand me down vacuums which barely worked and required cleaning out every time they were used. They also sucked and not in the good way for a vacuum.

For those who've asked the difference between the older DC14 and newer DC33 there isn't much. The 14 has slightly higher suction, a slightly larger bin, a longer cord, and a metal wand vs. plastic. Honestly the differences make the newer and 'better' 33 a downgrade IMO.

The beater bar can be turned off by flipping the switch on the right side with your foot so no worries about delicate rugs or with scratching up nice floors.

No worries on stairs since the hose is ridiculously long so unless you have the world's longest stair case you can reach at least the bulk of the stairs from one end or the other. In the event you have to move it you'll likely only have to do it once so just do whatever cleaning you have to do on one floor and get as much of your stairs as you can and then move to the other floor, finish the stairs and do the other floor.

I will agree that the blunt front does not fit under furniture or under the toe kick of a cabinet. That said you can flip the wand out easily to clean those spaces. If you need to do close in work you can detach the hose from the wand and not have to worry about the extra 3' of non-bending wand.

Sure the cord doesn't retract, however the hose basically retracts itself when you stop pulling on it... no annoying rewinding of the hose every time you use it. I'd much rather the hose clean itself up than the cord since I go back and forth with the hose more often than I unwind/rewind the cord during a use.

I compared this to a DC25 ball vac in the store before my 14 came in. While the ball did make turning a little easier the motor is still situated really low to the ground so the center of gravity is fine. My 3 year old can maneuver this machine around with no problem.

All in all this is a great vacuum. Personally I'd rather wait until the next time the 14 comes back up and get better specs for $20 less.

joconnol wrote:
3) It's not made from the most durable plastic. About a week after it arrived, one of the plastic clip on the storage part broke off.

I'm calling BS on that. Dyson's are made of polycarbonate and ABS, it doesn't break. It's what they make bowling balls and bulletproof glass out of. It doesn't just break. How hard were you yanking on it?

lexian wrote:I hear this thing really sucks

I guess the truble with this model is hard to use for cleaning under chair, etc.

Ohhh GREAT FIND!!! I have the Tri-Star Interstate Compact 20th anniversary model. Has atomic logo on it, still works great. The original cyclonic vac. Designed by aircraft engineers, space age art & last forever.

ovitaliy wrote:I guess the truble with this model is hard to use for cleaning under chair, etc.

But if you have anytype of vac besides one of the balls. That you are currently using does it fit under your furniture. With this being updated always with technology furniture styles change etc. My couch is a new and modern couch. I doubt that even the slimmness of the ball ones would slide under it. For 200 bucks who really cares if it goes under the furniture. It has a wand that is there. Should be fairly simple to use. I use that on my hoover all the tume. I mean for 200 bucks it isnt going to be every single thing we want in a vac. Unless we design and build it ourself kwim.

I am skimming through the thread, to see how slim this is. The picture looks like it would store very easily ( I have very limited space to keep a vacuum, currently the one I have is in my bedroom, not in the closet ) I would like to either put it so it is 'flush' up against the wall , or possibly under my bed ( standard frame ).

Any information is greatly appreciated.

koolchas wrote:Bought a Shark Navigator less than a year ago due to the price point and reviews saying "just as good" as a Dyson.

They are, and review sometimes as better, certainly considering the cost.

Worked good initially, but now does not pick up anything. Will NEVER buy Shark products again. Even the steamer my wife got for the tiles went dead (a big pop noise and steam everywhere) within 6 months.

Shark still working fine in my house after 1.5 years. If its not picking anything up, I'm guessing there is an obstruction. The design of Dysons and Shark's (and newer vacuums too from other brands) minimize that possibility, but do not eliminate it.

Anyway... just wanted to share my experience with Shark. Cheap and just that... "Cheap!"

Posting to balance karma, Shark has very good build quality, and they have this thing called a 'warranty' that can be used when things break. I'd rather buy new than refurbished for the money, Woot's prices on Dyson refurbs are what their units should cost at retail, buying a full priced Dyson is, frankly, offensive.

It is small but not small enough to fold flat under a bed. You could definately put it in a closet.

Does Dyson own Woot? How many vacuums can a person own?

Premise is flawed....

There is no such thing as a "vaccuum" in space. It is just a different environment from the little planet we live on....but there is lots of matter..visible and dark...that we cannot see...;-)

Whatever the conditions...there is still noise in the forest when a tree falls...who cares if a human is there to hear it?

I have 2 Dysons. They are OK...but not sure they are worth the price. Their "bladeless" fan...is more hype...you just can't see the "fan"...in the base.

I've purchased two refurb Dysons this year. A DC14 from woot for my wife that my sister drooled over so much that I got her a dc24 (i think) for her birthday. Both units appeared to be brand new out of the box. Not a scratch or sign of use anywhere. Its my personal beleif that these are simply new units with much less warranty being sold as refurbs just to get them out the door.

My wife nd my sister both still love them.

I got one now. Convinced the hubby. So I cant wait to get it!