Dyson vs. Henry
Poll: Dyson vs. Henry
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Discussion
but I've still got the same carpet & machine for so long.We've had an old Dyson DC04 for years which has been used for all sorts of DIY abuse as well as usual house cleaning - plaster dust, stripped paint etc. And I must admit, it still works fine although you do need to rinse out the sponge filter bit from time to time. We tore the long hose a while back (dragging the thing around by it) but it was easily replaced. Just empty it straight into the bin outside - why would anyone want to pay for bags? It's now so filthy we'll probably get a new one and relegate (promote?) the old one to full time garage and DIY duties 
I must say with regard to Dysons that they are in fact s
te and nothing more than the beneficiaries of some very cunning marketing.
We have had three "bagless" vacuum cleaners in the last ten years or so and the results don't favour Dyson.
1, A Dyson animal upright, failed to put up with the constant emptying and started to leak around the "cylinder" bit, I'm a mechanical engineer and couldn't fix it without two new parts as they were just worn out. lasted 4 years or so.
2, A Dyson "cylinder" vacuum. Broke as soon as unpacked, and unless it was put together incorrectly in the factory was a victim of bad design and would have broken the first time I hit the bottom of a radiator! I fixed it and it did last a while but only on holiday home duties and still expired after about three years
3, An Electrolux bagless upright. This one was the best, needed emmptying and fiddling with like all the others yet managed to last until the motor burnt out! Probably 6 years!
In all of this the Dysons failed to impress me the most. I've since replaced the Electrolux one with a Miele S7 (from recommendations on here) and only had to empty one bag in 9 months (probably almost full now though!) which is a bonus and means that the house stays cleaner as you're either running through with a dusty box in your hand or having to push the vacuum outside every time you use it to empty it.
My sister is currently using a 25yr old Miele lent to her by her boyfriends mum and it works very well! I couldn't imagine Dyson being the same.
The beauties of a "bagged" vacuum are;
The bags are filters, so less playing with clogged up filters, new bag, new filter!
You can use Shake and Vac again to get rid of odours, bagless vacuums don't like carpet powders at all!
You don't need to empty anywhere near as often
You don't have to watch dead skin whirling around like some sick macabre show!
And the bags cost the equivalent of about 1.5p a day so don't exactly make the downsides of a bagless worthwhile.
te and nothing more than the beneficiaries of some very cunning marketing.We have had three "bagless" vacuum cleaners in the last ten years or so and the results don't favour Dyson.
1, A Dyson animal upright, failed to put up with the constant emptying and started to leak around the "cylinder" bit, I'm a mechanical engineer and couldn't fix it without two new parts as they were just worn out. lasted 4 years or so.
2, A Dyson "cylinder" vacuum. Broke as soon as unpacked, and unless it was put together incorrectly in the factory was a victim of bad design and would have broken the first time I hit the bottom of a radiator! I fixed it and it did last a while but only on holiday home duties and still expired after about three years
3, An Electrolux bagless upright. This one was the best, needed emmptying and fiddling with like all the others yet managed to last until the motor burnt out! Probably 6 years!
In all of this the Dysons failed to impress me the most. I've since replaced the Electrolux one with a Miele S7 (from recommendations on here) and only had to empty one bag in 9 months (probably almost full now though!) which is a bonus and means that the house stays cleaner as you're either running through with a dusty box in your hand or having to push the vacuum outside every time you use it to empty it.
My sister is currently using a 25yr old Miele lent to her by her boyfriends mum and it works very well! I couldn't imagine Dyson being the same.
The beauties of a "bagged" vacuum are;
The bags are filters, so less playing with clogged up filters, new bag, new filter!
You can use Shake and Vac again to get rid of odours, bagless vacuums don't like carpet powders at all!
You don't need to empty anywhere near as often
You don't have to watch dead skin whirling around like some sick macabre show!
And the bags cost the equivalent of about 1.5p a day so don't exactly make the downsides of a bagless worthwhile.
freecar said:
3, An Electrolux bagless upright. This one was the best, needed emmptying and fiddling with like all the others yet managed to last until the motor burnt out! Probably 6 years!
My Dyson's done ten years so far. True it's had several rubber bands, and two hoses in that time, but the basic machine's gone on and on. My old man has one of the early DC01s and a DC04, bothof which have performed similarly.Another Dyson defender here
This my garage duty dyson which has spent the past 2 years hoovering up rubbish, mud, dust, cleaning out fires etc but its main purpose is hoovering up the rasor sharp metal swarf that comes off the lathe and milling machine along with a healthy dose of coolant.
Fires are particularly good for cleaning out if they are still alight as you can watch the spares spin round inside the cack catcher
According to the doubters it should of died instantly but it still battles on.
I like Dysons as they are the cheapest hoover going free from the recycling center after folk can't work out how to clear them out.
We are up to 4 Dysons in our house only one of which was purchased. The newest being still under warranty as someone at work was too thick to remove the pen from the suction hose so binned it.
This my garage duty dyson which has spent the past 2 years hoovering up rubbish, mud, dust, cleaning out fires etc but its main purpose is hoovering up the rasor sharp metal swarf that comes off the lathe and milling machine along with a healthy dose of coolant.
Fires are particularly good for cleaning out if they are still alight as you can watch the spares spin round inside the cack catcher
According to the doubters it should of died instantly but it still battles on.
I like Dysons as they are the cheapest hoover going free from the recycling center after folk can't work out how to clear them out.
We are up to 4 Dysons in our house only one of which was purchased. The newest being still under warranty as someone at work was too thick to remove the pen from the suction hose so binned it.
eliot said:
Let ebay guide you...
6 results found for henry spares or repair (two of which are clearly ex-comercial job lots)
31 results found for dyson spares or repair
Only holds if we know their comparative sales figures over time, i.e. how many Henrys and Dysons there are out there.6 results found for henry spares or repair (two of which are clearly ex-comercial job lots)
31 results found for dyson spares or repair
TonyRPH said:
Perhaps it's just the simple fact that the Dyson needs repairing more often then the Henry...
The main reason I prefer the Henry is better design. The hose on the Dyson goes through so many stupid corners and pipes that you have to have a PHD to work out where the latest blockage is.It doesn't have to be that way, just as they don't have to be made with loads of bizarre cheap plastic clips and parts that snap off - but Mr Dyson isn't smart enough to know different.
The Henry on the other hand has a single hose that goes straight into the bag. And it's a BIG bag. Also the engine is on top, out of the way of any damp you hoover up. The design is perfect.
Henry, since the 80s; a hard won reputation formed in the putrid world of the fetid, human gerbil cage aka classical, student living.
Although James's hand held pistola has been routinely wielded in recent times.
Henry will snuffle up almost anything and can be used in commercial and external scenarios with dismissive aplomb.
Although James's hand held pistola has been routinely wielded in recent times.
Henry will snuffle up almost anything and can be used in commercial and external scenarios with dismissive aplomb.
dickymint said:
You have dust in your house? Yuuckkkk!
One of the disadvantages of living in a City am afraid. Having always lived in London, it came as a pleasant surprise when, having purchased a property on the Essex/Suffolk borders, there was no dusting to be done on a weekly basis. Or, should I say, little to be seen. 
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