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I'm a Dyson convert... am on #2 now, after selling the DC01 to a friend. It's 7 years old now and still going strong. We've now gone for the smaller design instead of the upright one - think it's DC07, it's the animal one where the hose can be wrapped round the cylinder for storage.

I think Dyson gave the entire vacuum industry the kick up the arse that it needed. He deserves a :tu: just for that!

As for the design, erm... ours isn't so bad. The 1st one was De Stijl, which was very funky, but at the end of the day it's all about whatever floats yer boat, and I like our new one - but I gotta say that Vax are just downright ugly, and Henry's are stoopid!

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I think I'll stay with my Sebo vacuum then...

http://www.sebo.co.uk/Pages/bs4636.html

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When I used t repair vacuums cleaners Dysons where very new, however the dC01 still had lots of the same faults that the regular ones had. I used to test each one afterwards as our shop used to get very dusty. The dysons never picked up well at all its just a myth. Once they have been used they clog up inside and your nasty dust n stuff builds up. With regular bagged hoovers you can take all the nasty stuff and pop it bag and all in the bin. Older ones normall get scented bags so you can freshen your carpet as well.

Of all the hoovers I think my favorites are the Hoover turbo power one or a hoover junior. They clean the carpet way better and are cheaper.

Worst ones are electrolux they are just built so cheaply and the motors are cr@p.

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I like my sebo, even if the only place I can get bags is from sebo themselves lol

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I read somewhere that if a household nuys a Dyson, then the man is 54% (or something like that) more likely to do the hoovering.

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Kirby work extremely well and last forever ........

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So THAT'S why she got one :Yikes::D

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IN our house, if my wife buys a Dyson then the man is 100% more likely to wash/change the filters, because she does not understand the need to.
having an imitation on, she never ever changed the filters. only ever just emptied the box.
I had to do all the filter cleaning.

I do not want a Dyson thankyou.

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Vax are ugly (mine's bright orange - ugh), but on the other hand mine does work, and seems reliable. Unlike the Dyson, which I'll admit did look nice. Having said that, I didn't buy a vacuum to look nice. I bought it so it picked stuff up. The Vax does that, and it doesn't matter how it looks as when it's not being used, it's in a cupboard.

And as for Henry's, well they do look stupid, but according to the cleaners at work, they are bloody reliable.

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Hey I have a Henry good quielty cheep hover dont knock it till you have tryed it......:)

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Still dead I'm afraid.

It's not the Klixon (the 'thermal thingy') 'cos it's not klicked back on again.

Yes they do use Torx screws and, although my TX10 driver is a little too small, it will just about do. There's only one screw visible from the outside (under the dust cylinder). And if you bend the wheels back there's two more screws just visible inside but I haven't taken these out yet 'cos they'll be a pain to get back in again. I can't help feeling that I need to get the wheels off first but, short of brute force, I can't see how to manage that.

It must be well over 5 years old now and, since nothing has broken before, then I guess it doesn't really owe us anything. I just hate throwing stuff out :(

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SO does that mean you've kept the contents of the dyson after each hoover ...... ewwwwwwwwwwww ;)

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My vax is gorgeous!!!

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Mines sliver and cool. But I do sometimes miss me dyson!!!

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Your's is nice. All the ones I saw when I was looking looked awful though. Still bought one. As I said, it picks stuff up, is more powerful than the Dyson and it seems more reliable too (not to mention cheaper), so I am more than happy.