6Oct/095
Dyson DC15 “The Ball” All Floors Upright Vacuum, Steel/Yellow
Product Description
The DC15 All Floors is the most maneuverable vacuum cleaner ever. It twists and turns like no other vacuum to get around the most challenging obstacle course--the furniture in your home. The DC15 glides into awkward spaces that are usually missed. The telescoping reach wand instantly releases and expands at the touch of a button. The DC15 also has a wide channel that picks up large debris that other vacuums can leave behind. Approved for allergy sufferers by th... More >>
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October 6th, 2009 - 23:22
VACUUM AS ADVERTISED BUT AMAZON WEBSITE IS A CHEAT. WILL NOT LET YOU CANCEL AN ORDER EVEN IF DONE IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING BUY. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN AND I RECOMMEND YOU DON’T EITHER.
Rating: 5 / 5
October 6th, 2009 - 23:51
Used the DC15 for 1 week. It will not pick up dog hair on the back stroke. It is constructed of poorly fitting plastic parts. I returned the vacuum for a refund. A 99 dollar Wal-Mart special will do as well.
Rating: 1 / 5
October 7th, 2009 - 01:04
I’ve read the other reviews and I must have gotten the wrong vacuum. Either that or everyone is afraid to say they got robbed!!! This is the most expensive piece of junk I have ever bought. First, it weighs too much. You have to really lug it around and it’s HEAVY. Which also means if you accidently bump into furniture, and who doesn’t, it can knock something off. Getting it up stairs requires a moving van. The attachments are cumbersome and exceedingly hard to use. You have to disconnect this and that and this and that to get the attachments on. It does get to the dust really well, but so did my electrolux. And although it makes alot of noise the suction isn’t any better than a high quality vacuum you get at Sears for half the price. Do yourself a favor before you buy. Try it if you can. It sucks…but not literally.
Rating: 1 / 5
October 7th, 2009 - 02:25
Got one of these things, called “The Ball”… took it out for a spin. After 5 minutes of running, the ‘cyclone’ is clogged, at the top, with lint and the suction is gone. There is less than 1″ of actual dirt/dust/bugs in the cannister. So I go dump out the cannister and raise a dust cloud which settles on the floor, near the trash can, which the cannister was lowered into while dumping. Back to the machine… and another 5 minutes, then dump…. 5 minutes, dump. Basically one room per dump… These are all oak floors which were vacuumed the previous time, a couple of weeks ago, with a Shop Vac, which, by the way, does not stop up.
On with the Dyson Experience….
…another thing about the Dyson… every time you turn it off, then on, you have to re-kill the head brush motor… that sucks… Why not just LEAVE THE BRUSH MOTOR OFF?
The Dyson Dust Cloud… as one moves the unit during operation, the exhaust air, aimed downward, raises a dust cloud which settles in the area just cleaned. These are fine particles that are visible in bright sunlight. They billow all around the unit… How about an air exhaust that is aimed into the direction just cleaned, and not down against the reflective floor, causing a dust storm?
This clever plastic device has a reversible wand that doubles as the handle. You pull the wand out of the hose, turn the wand-handle backwards, and now have a wand off the end of the hose… clever in idea, sucks in practice, if you need to often switch back and forth… much hassle. The box picture shows about a 14 foot reach with the hose… and as Twain sez.. there are lies, and there are damnable lies… this is a damn lie, plain and simple. The motor unit always falls over or gets dragged when the hose is extended, and the hose is nowhere as long as is shown in the picture, when extended.
The unit itself is a wire trap… there are small hooky projections all over the unit that snag the cord.. another hassle.
When the foot lever is pressed to begin floor vacuuming, the unit leaps away from the lever press before the lever is pressed enough to release the unit into lay-back mode… so you have to pull the unit to the rear while pressing the lever… stupid, stupid, stupid…. How about a lever that is laid out so a simple toe press releases the head tilt?
Once the lever is released and the unit is in lay-back mode, if you need to pick the head off the floor, you have to reach under the body with your left hand, since the head falls almost vertical in the lay-back mode…. stupid, stoopid, stoopid….. How about a rotation stop that stops the rotation at a reasonable angle?
The instructions state to wind the cord counterclockwise, instead of clockwise…. probably due to the ass backward Coriolis in Australia.
The Low Clearance Tool was not supplied with the unit, but is available as an Expensive Option. How completely stupid… Is there anyone, ANYONE?, who doesn’t need to clean under a bed or couch? All tools should be standard equipment… What about hard floor tool? Another Expensive Option.
Conclusion: Dyson Ball highly maneuverable. Otherwise, pisspoor, sorry selection excuse of a vacuum cleaner… furthermore, Dyson’s bleeding heart story of how NONE OF THE BIG VACUUM CLEANER CORPORATIONS would buy his design, so he built it himself, and almost went into bankrupcy….oh my, how sad….But now is it a successful device, 10 million (maybe a 100 million?) units out there…bull*….
Now Dyson himself is a BIG MEAN VACUUM CLEANER CORPORATION that needs its own bashing..expecially the “hundreds” of Dyson “engineers” (claimed) who designed this junk pile.
Unit returned to Lowes……..
Rating: 1 / 5
October 7th, 2009 - 04:24
I’ve heard it all before about Dysons being great and above and beyond so I went with this one. I actually was going to get the ANIMAL but decided to go to Bed Bath & Beyond to test it out before ordering on here and…It didn’t even get all the grit in the carpet. I looked at the salesguy and scoffed and decided that the yellow Ball performed better even though it felt awkward. This is hardly amazing and quite loud. When used on hardwood it makes an even more anmnoying sound. Not worth the monkey at all! below par, and very bulky. Shop around–there’s better for less money out ther.
Rating: 1 / 5