Dyson DC01

For anyone who has never experienced a Dyson vacuum cleaner, it’s not always throwing away good money on a poorly thought out machine, but rather the abuse that most Dyson models suffer from by the owner’s neglect. As a vacuum cleaner collector I’ve only ever had a few Dyson models in my collection and after owning a DC01 from new for a couple of years the faults on the machine could only have come from long term use and elevated expectation given the features that Dyson had advertised on the model itself by way of difficult to remove stickers listing the features. I read the manual, I read the helpline info and I listened carefully to the engineers on the expensive ...  Read the complete review

James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner. He not only deserves recognition for his achievements but also for his incredible perseverance. It was through his own disappointment with his current cleaner that he embarked upon the long and arduous task of inventing a cleaner that provided 100% suction. ~~~~ THE MAN HIMSELF ~~~~ Well before the invention of the first Dyson Vacuum (DC01) James Dyson had a talent for creating new and innovative products. While he was studying at The Royal College Of Art in 1970 he invented the Sea Truck' it has sales to date of over $500 million. Most of us will not have heard of this but I am familiar ...  Read the complete review

Right, once you have established that this indeed is the right area for the opinion I am about to write, you may relax and feel relieved that it is not to do with any Anne Summers products, and that I have not been hit by temporary insanity. This is about the Dyson DC01. I warn that this is information I have gathered, as I know nothing of the history of the Dyson, so no jumping up and down yelling Plagiarist! Please. (Not yet anyway) THE IDEA In 1979, James Dyson noticed how the air filter in the ball barrow (another invention of his) spray-finishing room was constantly clogging with powder particles (just like a vacuum cleaner ...  Read the complete review

Captain Kay speaking. Please stand well back, this machine is powerful. I'm fully trained and I've got the right equipment to handle this beauty. In the wrong hands it could be dangerous. Only the other day I heard from a friend, who had heard it from a friend's friend, that one guy ended up in hospital with a section of this equipment attached to a very important part of his anatomy. What many of the general public just don't seem to realise is that, once switched on, this is all about 100% suck, 100% of the time. Now that is something not to be messed with. OK, we call this the DC01. Yes, there are newer machines but I kind of like these ...  Read the complete review

I bought my Dyson nearly 8 years ago. It is the original DC01 model, and I got it through distribution for the paltry sum of £140, when they were still £200+ in the shops. For the first few months, we got on brilliantly. The suction was fantastic, and it brought my carpets up in such a way that I immediately binned the VAX which I'd been using for years before. The DC01 is an upright model, and the handle detaches to become a mobile pipe, to which you can fit one of the three adapters - a creviace cleaner, a brush, and an upholstery adapter. I won't bore you with the specifications, as the other 60+ reviews here will tell you all about ...  Read the complete review