New vacuum time: Dyson?

[mb]

Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable hose
looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the extension tools
were really good.

mb

[Viviane]

We've had one for about 7 years. Works great and we use all the
attachments. Would definitely recommend.

Viviane

"mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable hose
> looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the extension tools
> were really good.
>
> mb

[Oldylocks]

"mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1aa2b88f16b38a189896df@enews.newsguy.com. ..
> Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable hose
> looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the extension tools
> were really good.
>
> mb

When I vacuum with my upright (Hoover Windtunnel), I vacuum the floors and
keep the attachment hose in hand at the same time, so I can get through the
room in one pass, without stopping and playing around with parts for five
minutes every time I want to use the upholstery attachment. You know, do the
floors and furniture at the same time, basically. When I saw the Dyson, I
was excited. The reviews and opinions I had read made me think that it was
perfect for this multi-tasking.

But I tried one out in the store (Sears lets you try them, by the way) and
hated it. The attachments seemed awkward to me. My husband agreed. We
thought that maybe they had it assembled wrong, so we went to Target and
played with one for a long time... our Target is a desolate wasteland with
no employees in sight. We went over the assembly and usage instructions very
carefully. Still, switching over from floor to attachments was not as smooth
as I'd like. We came to the conclusion that the Dyson isn't meant to be used
in the way I like to vacuum.

Just one vacuumer's opinion.

[MaryL]

"Oldylocks" <no> wrote in message news:103k9l652q7f77b@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1aa2b88f16b38a189896df@enews.newsguy.com. ..
> > Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable hose
> > looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the extension tools
> > were really good.
> >
> > mb
>
> When I vacuum with my upright (Hoover Windtunnel), I vacuum the floors and
> keep the attachment hose in hand at the same time, so I can get through
the
> room in one pass, without stopping and playing around with parts for five
> minutes every time I want to use the upholstery attachment. You know, do
the
> floors and furniture at the same time, basically. When I saw the Dyson, I
> was excited. The reviews and opinions I had read made me think that it
was
> perfect for this multi-tasking.
>
> But I tried one out in the store (Sears lets you try them, by the way) and
> hated it. The attachments seemed awkward to me. My husband agreed. We
> thought that maybe they had it assembled wrong, so we went to Target and
> played with one for a long time... our Target is a desolate wasteland with
> no employees in sight. We went over the assembly and usage instructions
very
> carefully. Still, switching over from floor to attachments was not as
smooth
> as I'd like. We came to the conclusion that the Dyson isn't meant to be
used
> in the way I like to vacuum.
>
> Just one vacuumer's opinion.
>
>

Thanks for that information. I had read some reviews of the Dyson "animal"
vacuum, and it sounded very good. Ironically, one reason I will be looking
for a new vacuum is that I want to easily be able to switch to hand tools to
vacuum furniture cushions, etc. -- so I will take a *very* careful look at
both Dyson and Hoover before I buy.

MaryL

[Sweep]

"Oldylocks" <no> wrote in message news:103k9l652q7f77b@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1aa2b88f16b38a189896df@enews.newsguy.com. ..
> > Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable hose
> > looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the extension tools
> > were really good.
> >
> > mb
>
> When I vacuum with my upright (Hoover Windtunnel), I vacuum the floors and
> keep the attachment hose in hand at the same time, so I can get through
the
> room in one pass, without stopping and playing around with parts for five
> minutes every time I want to use the upholstery attachment. You know, do
the
> floors and furniture at the same time, basically. When I saw the Dyson, I
> was excited. The reviews and opinions I had read made me think that it
was
> perfect for this multi-tasking.
>
> But I tried one out in the store (Sears lets you try them, by the way) and
> hated it. The attachments seemed awkward to me. My husband agreed. We
> thought that maybe they had it assembled wrong, so we went to Target and
> played with one for a long time... our Target is a desolate wasteland with
> no employees in sight. We went over the assembly and usage instructions
very
> carefully. Still, switching over from floor to attachments was not as
smooth
> as I'd like. We came to the conclusion that the Dyson isn't meant to be
used
> in the way I like to vacuum.
how does the air flow switch between floor and attachment on the Hoover?
On the Dyson upright I saw, the Dyson floor part couldn't be used with the
wand for attachments out of the machine. There must be an air cut off inside
where the wand fits. It means to use attachments the handle must be pulled
up and out bringing with it the extending tube. this takes about one second
and can be done without switching off or having to fit any part ( like on my
Electrolux there is a plate to be fixed on the bottom and tube inserted
while the machine lies down and is switched off) To put back the wand takes
the same roughly one second, just a question of pushing the handle down in
the hole and the suction is diverted to the floor beater bar.

[Wayne Boatwright]

"Sweep" <sweep@spam.free> wrote in
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>
> "Oldylocks" <no> wrote in message
> news:103k9l652q7f77b@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1aa2b88f16b38a189896df@enews.newsguy.com. ..
>> > Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable
>> > hose looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the
>> > extension tools were really good.
>> >
>> > mb
>>
>> When I vacuum with my upright (Hoover Windtunnel), I vacuum the
>> floors and keep the attachment hose in hand at the same time, so I
>> can get through
> the
>> room in one pass, without stopping and playing around with parts for
>> five minutes every time I want to use the upholstery attachment. You
>> know, do
> the
>> floors and furniture at the same time, basically. When I saw the
>> Dyson, I was excited. The reviews and opinions I had read made me
>> think that it
> was
>> perfect for this multi-tasking.
>>
>> But I tried one out in the store (Sears lets you try them, by the
>> way) and hated it. The attachments seemed awkward to me. My husband
>> agreed. We thought that maybe they had it assembled wrong, so we
>> went to Target and played with one for a long time... our Target is a
>> desolate wasteland with no employees in sight. We went over the
>> assembly and usage instructions
> very
>> carefully. Still, switching over from floor to attachments was not as
> smooth
>> as I'd like. We came to the conclusion that the Dyson isn't meant to
>> be
> used
>> in the way I like to vacuum.
> how does the air flow switch between floor and attachment on the
> Hoover? On the Dyson upright I saw, the Dyson floor part couldn't be
> used with the wand for attachments out of the machine. There must be
> an air cut off inside where the wand fits. It means to use attachments
> the handle must be pulled up and out bringing with it the extending
> tube. this takes about one second and can be done without switching
> off or having to fit any part ( like on my Electrolux there is a plate
> to be fixed on the bottom and tube inserted while the machine lies
> down and is switched off) To put back the wand takes the same roughly
> one second, just a question of pushing the handle down in the hole and
> the suction is diverted to the floor beater bar.

When the Hoover is put in the upright position, the shift to hose is
enabled.

[Oldylocks]

"Wayne Boatwright" <WayneBoatWright@SMN.worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> "Sweep" <sweep@spam.free> wrote in
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>
> >
> > "Oldylocks" <no> wrote in message
> > news:103k9l652q7f77b@corp.supernews.com...
> >>
> >> "mb" <relax@home.com> wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.1aa2b88f16b38a189896df@enews.newsguy.com. ..
> >> > Can anyone comment on the Dyson bagless vacuum? The extendable
> >> > hose looks interesting. I've never had a vacuum where the
> >> > extension tools were really good.
> >> >
> >> > mb
> >>
> >> When I vacuum with my upright (Hoover Windtunnel), I vacuum the
> >> floors and keep the attachment hose in hand at the same time, so I
> >> can get through
> > the
> >> room in one pass, without stopping and playing around with parts for
> >> five minutes every time I want to use the upholstery attachment. You
> >> know, do
> > the
> >> floors and furniture at the same time, basically. When I saw the
> >> Dyson, I was excited. The reviews and opinions I had read made me
> >> think that it
> > was
> >> perfect for this multi-tasking.
> >>
> >> But I tried one out in the store (Sears lets you try them, by the
> >> way) and hated it. The attachments seemed awkward to me. My husband
> >> agreed. We thought that maybe they had it assembled wrong, so we
> >> went to Target and played with one for a long time... our Target is a
> >> desolate wasteland with no employees in sight. We went over the
> >> assembly and usage instructions
> > very
> >> carefully. Still, switching over from floor to attachments was not as
> > smooth
> >> as I'd like. We came to the conclusion that the Dyson isn't meant to
> >> be
> > used
> >> in the way I like to vacuum.
> > how does the air flow switch between floor and attachment on the
> > Hoover? On the Dyson upright I saw, the Dyson floor part couldn't be
> > used with the wand for attachments out of the machine. There must be
> > an air cut off inside where the wand fits. It means to use attachments
> > the handle must be pulled up and out bringing with it the extending
> > tube. this takes about one second and can be done without switching
> > off or having to fit any part ( like on my Electrolux there is a plate
> > to be fixed on the bottom and tube inserted while the machine lies
> > down and is switched off) To put back the wand takes the same roughly
> > one second, just a question of pushing the handle down in the hole and
> > the suction is diverted to the floor beater bar.
>
> When the Hoover is put in the upright position, the shift to hose is
> enabled.
>
Depends on which model. On the newest V2s, I think that in addition to
having the machine locked into upright position, the hose must be placed
back in the "hose hole" for the floor suction to work. Didn't work that way
in all previous models. I've got 3 versions of the windtunnel here. I wish
I could take the good stuff from all of them and make one machine.

-Oldy