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There was a recent reddit AMA by a vacuum repair guy, talking about the best brands: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/c

There was a recent reddit AMA by a vacuum repair guy, talking about the best brands: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd He was not impressed with dysons: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd/iama_vacuum_repair_technician_and_i_cant_believe/cd1e9x0 http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd/iama_vacuum_rep... I have to say in my experience, having had 2 dysons - they both broke within 2 years.

noir_lord 12y ago
Had a DC07 for ~13 years never had to touch it beyond rinsing the filters once. Of course the plural of anecdote is not data.
- bithush 12y ago
  I had the same experience. Can't remember the exact model number but it was a normal upright model. That thing was amazing. Shame the wife got it in the divorce :( (heh) The only things that broke were simple to replace (and pretty cheap to be fair) parts like the hose which split because I over stretch it one too many times. Can't really fault it for that though. I have had wood floors everywhere now so make do with a dirt cheap hoover but if I had carpets I would buy another Dyson without question. It did such a fantastic job and maintenance was as easy could be.
aed 12y ago
This guy got pretty popular on reddit due to his knowledge and willingness to share. Just in the past couple of days he started a YouTube channel and posted his first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJSACjCL2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJSACjCL2g
colmvp 12y ago
I 2nd his recommendation of Miele for canisters. Very high quality and excellent filtration. And if you read the Whirlpool forum, there also a ton of people who have switched over to Miele after using Dyson vacuums.
Fuzzwah 12y ago
Amazingly, that was one of the most entertaining AMA's I've read though. Thanks for the link.

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There was a recent reddit AMA by a vacuum repair guy, talking about the best brands: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/c

by deanclatworthy 12y ago

noir_lord 12y ago
Had a DC07 for ~13 years never had to touch it beyond rinsing the filters once. Of course the plural of anecdote is not data.
- bithush 12y ago
  I had the same experience. Can't remember the exact model number but it was a normal upright model. That thing was amazing. Shame the wife got it in the divorce :( (heh) The only things that broke were simple to replace (and pretty cheap to be fair) parts like the hose which split because I over stretch it one too many times. Can't really fault it for that though. I have had wood floors everywhere now so make do with a dirt cheap hoover but if I had carpets I would buy another Dyson without question. It did such a fantastic job and maintenance was as easy could be.
aed 12y ago
This guy got pretty popular on reddit due to his knowledge and willingness to share. Just in the past couple of days he started a YouTube channel and posted his first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJSACjCL2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJSACjCL2g
colmvp 12y ago
I 2nd his recommendation of Miele for canisters. Very high quality and excellent filtration. And if you read the Whirlpool forum, there also a ton of people who have switched over to Miele after using Dyson vacuums.
Fuzzwah 12y ago
Amazingly, that was one of the most entertaining AMA's I've read though. Thanks for the link.