Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

Miele Cat and Dog is the best - Dyson is overpriced ugly plastic crap. :)

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

Our neighbours have a dyson.
They also have very balding carpets now too, and the carpets are not cheap ones.

Cleaning out the waste container they can see thousands of carpet threads etc.

As an asthma sufferer I too have thought about getting one, however knowing what they do to your carpets I think I'll stick with a standard one for now.

As for interchangable filters, if Curries only stock the HEPA filter, then take "your" standard filter with you to compare the 2.

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

Have used Dysons for years and never suffered loss of carpet pile, either your neighbours have a carpet that aren't suitable for the hoover they are using or the carpet itself is at issue. How old is the carpet and have they tried contacting the supplier?

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

my dyson has never caused me problems with my piles either.

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

I've just ordered the stuff from ebay. I will report back if there are any major developments. watch this space. zzzzzzzzz

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

I dont know the specifics of the carpet, but they said it was a decent carpet. And it's not just the 1 carpet.

And I have seen this on TV before, about how they strip the pile from the carpets.

Yes there may be a right & wrong type of carpet for a dyson, but which is which?

Etc... I'd be interested to know if the HEPA filter fits in place of ordinary ones. er indoors is interested in one but it would have to have a filter.

And I don't believe any tosh about them lasting a lifetime etc.. filters need replacing on a regular basis.

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

re 'lifetime' you'll laugh at this...

when I was looking in currys for my filters and I found they dont stock them but they do sell replacement 'lifetime' filters!

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

Maybe it was the lifetime of a mayfly they were measuring against ;)

Re: Dyson Advice Required - DC02
 

hepa filter received - it fits in the slot but the lid almost closes - it's almost as if it's been designed to get in the way of one of the plastic lips inside the dyson. as it was impossible to be sure of which bit of the dyson was stopping it, I used pliers to cut off some of the plastic on the filter and managed to then close the lid on it. It all looks like a con to get you to replace your existing dyson with one that takes the Hepa.