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Never been less satisfied than having bought a Dyson vacuum. Cheap plastic construction

I bought a Dyson vacuum, or rather I was given one as a gift from my wife after she saw a joke twitter post about a man being happier about a new vacuum than the birth of his own kids. She gave it to me on Christmas Eve because I was about to vacuum the entire house with our old vacuum - which was also a fantastic vacuum, for the record. My feedback: 1. It works great. I had to empty it several times because it was p…

I've had this issue a few times. Took it apart and soaked/scrubbed anything without a pcb or wires coming out of it, and it worked fine after. Eventually the filter on the motor crumbled into dust (not suitable for picking up the dust from sanding paint off indoor walls). I tried to get the right one from Dyson but I ended up just grabbing something that looked like a distant cousin of the right filter off eBay and cut it into the right shape. It stopped working again after a few months, I was going to do the cleansing ceremony again, but then I dropped it and it started working fine again.

Going on 13 years now I think.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#54
"AI toothbrush" was not on my 2026 bingo card.

Surprisingly, $30 for two replacement heads is comparable to other electric toothbrushes (not counting third-party bulk knockoff replacements, which I have been using for years without issue). The RFID reader might force you to buy the official replacements, though.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#57

Do people on HN actually buy/like Dyson products? My impression is they're actually way overpriced relative to their quality/value, and get away with it due to effective marketing and aesthetic design. To be fair, I've never owned a Dyson product, but have used them, and they just seem meh at best. Just really surprised to see a Dyson announcement get upvotes on HN.

I borrowed a dyson vacuum once from a neighbour. Despite using it to vacuum my apartment after already having used my own vacuum, it filled up almost instantly with stuff my personal vacuum left in the carpet.

My current vacuum is a V15, and I like it a lot. It was expensive (and a gift), but it's very effective, has a lot of attachments to make it easier to clean upholstery/the carpet/a computer/drawers/hardwood/the window frames/whatever, comes with a wall mount that the cable connects to so you can just put it in the mount and it charges. The one issue I had seems to be a relatively well-understood issue with the electronics, which resulted in me having to spend another $100+ on a new housing - the electronics + motor + LCD screen + etc., basically the whole 'vacuum' part of the vacuum. Given how well it's treated my so far, though, I'm not too miffed.

Our last vacuum (which we still have) was a Miele, and while it was also fantastic it was far more of a pain in the ass since it's a plug-in with a bag vs. a cordless canister. The quality is similar, I think the Dyson is a bit better, but I use it exclusively because it's far easier to go get it, vacuum up a spill, and put it back. I know that's more of a comparison between canister and bag vaccums, but the fact that they're around as effective despite the dyson being a canister is I think a point in its favor.

Whether all of their stuff is as good, or only the more expensive stuff, I can't say.

Re: Dyson CameraJet electric toothbrush

#58
post #40

Never been less satisfied than having bought a Dyson vacuum. Cheap plastic construction

My wife often says the Dyson v8 vacuum is the best purchase I have ever made, that was 8 years ago.

I bought mine because my coworkers were over the moon about it. Apparently i had a far different experience
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