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Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test

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Post by rootusrootus »

tidepod12 wrote: post #16
sdfhbdf wrote: post #13

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Interesting since the cordless vacuum (dyson v11) I use at home seem to work really well. The previous big corded model we had (Dyson DC33) was also built like a tank and served for almost 10 years before being passed on and still works so maybe I bought into marketing or maybe just different people have different experiences with Dyson products?

Yea, it's weird reading this thread to me. I have a cordless Dyson vacuum and it is by far the best home vacuum I have ever used, both in terms of suction power (even compared to non-cordless ones) and in terms of other usability/features.

This thread is filled with anecdotes. But vacuums do get tested periodically by objective reviewers. As I recall, the Dyson usually does okay, but it rarely wins overall, and never on price.

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Post by itsoktocry »

SamBam wrote: post #321
alasdair_ wrote: post #267

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We bought a Dyson fan when we had very small children that liked to stick their fingers into moving fan blades. It works really well for that purpose.

We have two cheap, basic standing fans with the standard wire guard around them. At various ages we wondered if the kids could put their fingers in and touch the blades, and so prompted them to (while the fans were off, of course). At no point could the kids' fingers get to the blades. Either their fingers were too short, or, eventually, too fat.

Yeah, I'm skeptical that any reasonably new fan under modern safety standards could a) allow children's fingers to reach in to the blade, or b) do any real damage if they can reach it. The idea that it's a Dyson or fingers get chopped off is funny. But I guess people have to justify spending $500 on a fan.

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Post by rootusrootus »

soylentcola wrote: post #141
mattgreenrocks wrote: post #108

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Reminds me of newer appliances (such as washing machines/toilets) that brag about water efficiency yet don't do nearly as good a job, requiring a second cycle, thus using more water.

I did recently buy a HE washer to replace the junker that came with the house. It may just be that I live a (mostly) white collar lifestyle, but I do make a mess of clothes I wear for renovation and yard work or for camping. So far, the new washer hasn't given me any issues with getting things clean. The only adjustment I had to make was learning to use much less detergent than I was used to. There are also just two…

Washers seem to be an exception. My gut feeling is that the real HE improvement was switching everyone from top loaders to front loaders. Front loaders do a great job cleaning and use a whole lot less water in the process.

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Post by edelans »

Cerium wrote: post #316
dwaite wrote: post #301

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They'd probably do it no more than ten times.

I sure did it more than ten times, but quickly learned to be careful and insert the finger slowly into the moving fan.

I'm afraid you missed the joke here =)

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Post by winkeltripel »

Karawebnetwork wrote: post #61
ortusdux wrote: post #4

I still cannot get over this product. They whole selling point of a dyson fan is the 'air multiplier' tech, which creates a low pressure zone that propels air through the ring. According to dyson, this tech can move 15x more air than the fan in the base of the unit. Why in the world would you build an air filter around a system that does not directly interact with 93% of the air it moves? https://www.jameco.com/Jamec…

I live in a large loft-style apartment on two floors which is actually a large room. There are only a few windows and they are placed in a way that no air draft gets created. When I bought a purifier, one of the things I was looking for was air movement. I position my Dyson so that there's a draft throughout the apartment. I thought this would improve the air filtration because the air would move through my home and…

The answer is always a boxfan taped to whatever filter you want to use.

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Post by jshevek »

BoorishBears wrote: post #172
reaperducer wrote: post #133

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Unless I'm at the library or a Starbucks, I generally don't wear the kind of clothes in public that one wipes hands on.

I had to read this comment like 3 times to parse it... and I'm still not sure I get it Wiping your hands on your pants when there's towels or something is kind of silly, but how on earth does the article of clothing define if you can wipe your hands on it? Are you wearing vinyl pants or something?

I interpreted it as: Generally the clothes they wear are either too nice or too nasty for wiping clean wet hands. At the library and Starbucks they wear clothes appropriate for wiping hands. Too nasty makes sense to me, if you work landscaping, construction, maintenance, auto repair, possibly even in food service.

The too nice viewpoint is less relatable, but could be from fastidiousness or OCD applied to the clothes themselves, rather than being concerned about your hands.

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Post by VRay »

Judgmentality wrote: post #324
jb1991 wrote: post #317

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Says no one who has ever raised kids.

Plenty of people raise their kids this way. When I see parents laugh when their kids fall down instead of panic, I smile. And the best part? The kids smile too, because they're actually looking to their parents for how to react. I'd rather raise daredevils than anxious wrecks. My best friend has a kid who's always climbing on stuff, falling down, getting hurt. That kid is going to grow up to be awesome.

Yeah, if the kid grows up he'll be awesome for sure

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Post by leesalminen »

jandrese wrote: post #222
DanBC wrote: post #81

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> and served for almost 10 years before being passed on Wait what, is ten years supposed to be a good lifetime for vacuum cleaners?

My mom still uses her Hoover from the early 70s. It's mostly metal and the bags for it are still readily available at the store. A Dyson would probably clean better, but she's not going to upgrade until her old one breaks, which may be never. That said, it hasn't been completely care free. My parents have had to replace the belts several times, but those parts that are easily available and very cheap. The light bulb…

My wife has caused every vacuum we’ve ever owned to literally catch fire. Ranging from cheap Bissell to expensive Dyson. It’s quite impressive, actually. The cheap ones usually last <1 year while the Dysons last ~2 years. So now we just buy the cheapest one and run it into the ground. It probably doesn’t help that we have 5 animals + 1 husband in the house.
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