I have had my Vax cleaner for about 25 years and although it still does the job and has not broken down yet it is,sadly,the worse for wear. One of the wheels has come off and the hose does not fit properly anymore so the suction is not as good as it should be. Whilst shopping in Sainsbury's I happened to see a Dyson DC 19 on sale for £130 and decided that I was in need of a new vacuum cleanert. I have heard so much about how good the Dyson is so decided to buy it. On opening the box when I got home I found an operations manual, a quick start guide, guarantee information and a product registration card together with the impressive looking DC19. ...  Read the complete review

When my old Dyson decided to die on me (I had had it for years), was also the evening that my two girls decided to pour all the hamster bedding all over the new carpet! It didn't look pretty and when I realised my vac was on the blink, my husband was sent to the local Tesco to buy a Dyson upright. When he came home with the DC 19, I was gutted! I had never really used a pull along vac before and didn't want to start now, but as this was the only Dyson they had, he purchased one. Dyson: While Dyson have been around since the late 1970s, it is only since the early 80's that they really started to make a name for themselves and become the 'Dyson' ...  Read the complete review

** Dyson DC 19 Origin ** The first invention of James Dyson, the Sea Truck, was launched in 1970 while he was studying at the Royal College of Art. A few years later, the award-winning Ball Barrow and this was followed by Wheel Boat and Trolley Ball. Even the integral hose, which can be found on most upright vacuum cleaners, is an invention by Dyson. In 1978, James Dyson noticed that the air filter in the spray booth of the Ball Barrow constantly became blocked with powder (like a bag clogs up with dust). So he designed and built an industrial cyclone tower, which removed the powder by a centrifugal to generate a force 100,000 times greater than gravity. Could ...  Read the complete review

A few years ago we had one of these and it was a brilliant addition to our household, having two cats whose fur seemed to end up absolutely everywhere! Then it broke! I don't know exactly what happened but it started making funny noises and eventually we had to put it out of its misery and send it up to the dirty lounge in the sky because it refused to suck any more and just rolled over at the merest hint of dirt! We decided to replace it with a cheaper model and brand, money was tight at the time, but we soon discovered that you really DO get what you pay for as our replacement was no match for the cat fur that began gathering in clumps around the stair areas ...  Read the complete review

The Dyson DC19 is quite a popular vacuum cleaner from what I have heard which is why I bought it in the first place, but it also contains a rather hefty £150 price tag. I have owned it for 3 months now and I have used it quite a bit for different things. So, is the extra performance boost worth the extra money? As with most vacuum cleaners, the most important things tend to be its suction power and its tank space, I think I will start with the suction power. This thing sucks like a tornado, I could swear it almost lifted up my carpet! A huge amount of suction is provided and this cleaner has no problems picking anything up, though it did struggle with some dog ...  Read the complete review