It sucks and magically swallows (Dyson DC01)

Member Name: Anfy

Product:	Dyson DC01
Date:	08/05/02 (1177 review reads)
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Advantages: no bag, thorough cleaning

Disadvantages: price

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 bag clogs with dust). So he designed and built an industrial cyclone tower, which removed the powder particles by centrifugal force, spinning the extracted air at the speed of sound.
Could the same principle work in a vacuum cleaner?
James Dyson and his team set to work with laser particle counters and computer technology. 5 years and 5,127 prototypes later the world?s first bag less vacuum cleaner from Dyson arrived.

THE £1,200 VACUUM CLEANER.

It may sound like taking coals to Newcastle, but James Dyson?s bag less vacuum cleaner was first sold in Japan, the home of high-tech products. Known as the ?G-Force?, it won the 1991 International Design Fair prize in Japan. The Japanese were so impressed by its performance that the G-Force became a status symbol, selling for £1,200 apiece! Despite this staggering price the G-Force is achieving sales of £90 million a year.

THE COURT CASE.

In 1984, James Dyson licensed his technology to Amway Corporation of America, but within a year the agreement was terminated. In 1987 Amway began manufacturing a cyclonic vacuum cleaner under its own name. Although facing an expensive legal battle, James Dyson was prepared to risk everything he owned.
With the backing of his wife and children, he filed a lawsuit in Americ
a alleging patent infringement. Amway denied any wrongdoing.
Five nerve wracking years later a settlement was reached and James Dyson was free to take up his next challenge.

THE DYSON DUAL CYCLONE.

With the American lawsuit behind him, James Dyson focused on his plan of manufacturing a new model in Britain. In June 1993 he opened his own research centre and factory in Chippenham, not far from his home, and developed a machine that collected even the finer particles of dust (down to the microscopic particles that cause allergies). The result was the Dyson Dual Cyclone, the first in a range of models, which are the only vacuum cleaners in the world to maintain 100% suction, 100% of the time.
The Dual Cyclone system is the first breakthrough in technology since the invention of the vacuum cleaner in 1901.

The traditional bag has been replaced by two cyclone chambers, which cannot clog with dust. Within them the air spins at up to 924mph, generating centrifugal forces that extract dust particles as small as 0.1 microns (an efficiency that a bag could never match).

James Dyson has proved that a better product can be made at a price people can afford. As a result the Dyson Dual Cyclone machines have become the fastest-selling vacuum cleaners ever to have been made.

The Dyson Dual Cyclone vacuum cleaners are already recognised as classics. They are on permanent display in museums in Europe, Japan and the USA. In London alone, they can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum and the Design Museum.


GOODBYE, INEFFICIENT BAG, HELLO DUAL CYCLONE.


*Bag cleaners rapidly lose suction.*

The tiny pores in a vacuum cleaner bag are supposed to trap dust, yet allow air to pass through.
However, the dust flow quickly clogs the pores, thereby blocking the airflow.
Because the air is blocked, the cleaner?s suction is quickly and dramatically reduced ? by as m
uch as 50% after just one room.

*The Dual Cyclone doesn?t. *

The air containing dust and dirt is accelerated inside the cyclones.
This creates powerful G-forces, which spin out the dust and dirt into the clear bin.
Because there is nothing to block the airflow, the Dyson is the only vacuum cleaner in the world to maintain 100% suction, 100% of the time.

*Fine particles can escape from a bag.*

Whereas the large dust particles block the pores on the bags inner surface, the finer health-threatening particles can pass simply straight through ? back into the room.
The bag is unable to trap particles smaller than its pore size.
The bag cleaner?s filters are therefore faced with the task of capturing all the small particles that the bag fails to.

*With the Dual Cyclone there?s no escape. *

After the Dyson?s outer cyclone has dealt with the larger dust and dirt particles, the specially designed inner cyclone removes the minute health-threatening particles. It does this by spinning the air at 924mph ? faster than the speed of sound.
You can actually see this fine dust collect at the base of the inner cyclone. Dysons electrostatic filters, therefore, only have to deal with the finest particles.


BAG CLEANERS LEAVE SO MUCH MORE OF THIS IN YOUR HOME?.



*Pollen.
*Viruses.
*Dust mite faeces.
*Pet hairs.

Household dust is composed of unpleasant allergenic particles, which present a health hazard to all the family. An inefficient bag vacuum cleaner can leave large quantities of this harmful dust, month after month, spread throughout the carpets, curtains and furnishings of your house.


??.THAN THE DYSON EVER WILL.

Because the Dyson is so much more efficient than any other vacuum cleaner, month after month it removes much more harmful dust and allergens from your home. And it will keep doing so.



Now
the technical explanations have been covered, I will enter the area of ?.?and what has it done for me??

I do not personally own a Dyson, (so far) but have the use of my mother in laws one.
It is a godsend!

We have a large Rottweiler and he really does run around losing hair a lot of the time, not only in the moulting seasons.
As any dog owner will know, it is so hard to find a vacuum cleaner that will deal with this problem without dying after a short term of use, be it from clogging or sever over working/using. It really lifts the dust and fluff from carpets, and all hair; doggy, cat or human is removed efficiently.
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I can assure any person who hasn?t tried a Dyson out yet, that although the price is a bit steep; £200 on average, (although shopping around will bring lower prices) you are getting a machine that is going to last you for years. The Dyson we use is now over ten years old and just as efficient as the first day. You will not be constantly spending money on bags, or on a new model every two years or so. It is what I would consider a long-term investment for your home. Another plus is: no bag?no bag odour!
It is carpet friendly, and adjusts automatically to floor surface and thickness of carpets, thus ensuring total cleaning. It has a varied range of on board tools, from the crevice tool, to the upholstery brush. All very handy for those nooks and crannies that get ignored too often.
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The telescopic hose/wand is detachable from the handle area, and here is where you attach the tools, it is extra long and normally you can do the stairs with ease, leaving the Dyson itself sitting at the bottom or on the landing.
The particular model we use is the Dyson DC01. It comes in a sparkly silver/grey with purple and yellow trim.
The help line number is printed on the machine itself for ease of mind or for any questions left unanswered on its performance?.
>It has the HEPA filters and Bactiguard screen that (supposedly) deals with all the allergenics that we can imagine, reducing health risks from dust mites and pollen.
The Dyson company also has a maintenance service available, so if you consider that its performance is not up to scratch after any length of time due to wear and tear, a quick call or depositing it at your local dealer and a fee of approx £30, they will completely service and clean it for you, replacing belts, filters and brush head, thus ensuring its full functionality to the quality standards we expect.


For further information visit their web site: www.dyson.com or call 01666827272.

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