What a sucker! (Dyson DC07 Allergy)

Member Name: solamarie

Product:	Dyson DC07 Allergy
Date:	29/12/05 (1303 review reads)
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Advantages: Sucks up all the dust and dog hairs

Disadvantages: Brush clogs up regularly

I have had my DC07 allergy for over a year now and in this house of two hairy dogs and four toddler grandchildren it earns it's keep.

I bought mine from Currys, it was just over £200.00 but with the advent of the next generation Dysons the price has dropped and now I believe you can get this one for about £189.00.

Once I had struggled home with the long and quite heavy box I got it open and assembled the vacuumm cleaner in minutes.

It consisted of a hose, a base and handle and the dust cannister.

Most people will have heard of the Dyson Cyclone Technology that makes these vaccum cleaners work well with no loss of suction. I don't pretend to understand how they work but I put mine to the test and was immediately impressed at how fresh and clean the carpet looked and how full of dust the cannister was. The dust in the cannister contains large bits of fluff, dog hairs, long ones, smaller dust particles and very fine dust particles. I can vacuum the sitting room and dining room/conservatory and just about fill the cannister with a mixture of the above.

The Dyson DC07 Allergy has lifetime HEPA filters. This means that anyone suffering from Asthma or related breathing problems using this vacuum regularly should notice an ease of breathing. My sister in law suffers from allergy to pet hair and dust, since using my Dyson she has suffered less when visiting us so I do believe that it makes a difference.
Dyson do claim that it filters cigarette smoke from the air, I can't comment on that but I do like to open all the doors and windows and vacuum, the house always feels so much fresher afterwards.

This Dyson DC07 allergy has a reversible wand, you can take the wand right out of the hose and reverse it, this makes for easier cleaning of stairs and corners like the bit under the radiator.

It also has an adjustable brush height, and as I found out recently the brush can be turned off completely.

The dust bin/cannister is clear so you can see when it needs emptying, it is really simple and easy to empty also, just push a knob and it unhooks from the body of the vacuum and then once standing with it over a black sack or similar there is a hook lever to pull up and the base opens and out falls the dust and stuff. I generally give mine a little tap on the side of the wall so that even more dust is dislodged and falls out as well. The amount you can get in the bin before you need to empty it is 3.5ltr. which is pretty generous.

I am lucky in that I don't have to lift it up or down stairs but it seems to be easy enough to lift over door sills or steps. Not the heaviest vacuum that I have used.

The good bits for me:

It is simple to use, easy to manouvre around the house, brushes up the carpets beautifully and seems to suck all the dirt and dust out of them. I also like to see how much dirt and dust I have vacummed up and do like the simple way of emptying it, I always empty the vacumm after every use because I don't like to see it sitting there. I like the hose/wand bit, I have used it to vacuum the car out several times but it isn't the easiest one around for that job.

The motor seems to be going well after the use this had had from me, suction is pretty strong and impresses anyone who is around when I show them how good it is. Noise levels I would describe as medium for an upright vacuum, I have used louder ones and some that were quieter but didn't do the job as well.

It has a nice long cord 8.2 metres, I can go from the front to the back (just about) of the house without having to change plugs.

It has lifetime washable filter which I tend to wash it about once a month, you can unclip the cover and see if the filter needs a rinse round in warm water to clean it or not, another simple way of keeping your Dyson in clean and tip top condition.

All in all, I am pleased I bought the Dyson DC07 and there doesn't seem to be any loss in suction in the time I have been using it.

Little niggles:

Firstly the brush. I am not sure if it is my dog alone or if this is something that happens a lot with Dyson uprights. the brushes clog with the longer dogs hairs and other odd bits that get twined round it. Most weeks I sit on the floor and unclog it. I can't remember doing this that often before I bought the Dyson so am thinking that I didn't have this problem with my last vacuum.

When using the wand and hose to clean out those corners like the one behind the television the hose does kink by the wand so needs a second hand to hold it straight, this may be me but it is something that I haven't noticed on other models before either.

Not much else wrong with it though and my little granddaughter has a child sized model that hums and buzzes and doesn't do much good, but at least we can share this one chore that needs doing most days.

Hope this has been useful to some.

Sue

Summary: good suction, easy to empty, nice machine

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