Kitchen & Housewares : Dyson DC24 Allfloors - The Dyson Ball Upright Vacuum Cleaner - Iron Satin Yellow

Rating: - Get one
Having used Dysons for several years I recently lost custody of the ball full size machine and moved into a bungalow. Storage is at a premium so the small size and retracting handle appealled. This machine does it all, very light, very easy to use and incrediblely efficient. My mother has also brought one and despite Lupus and RA can fly round the house getting into all the nooks and crannies that even a full size ball cannot reach. I really cannot fault it at all. Dyson does it again. PS can you bring back your washing machines too?

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Rating: - Quick and Simple - Amazing
Nice and Easy for you to read as it is to clean,

Had the Dyson dc04 I thought was ace which it was, but 4 years later there was this little baby, just go in to your local currys and have a look and feel, push the go bar with your feet and your running around the shop cleaning, too easy, and what a easy sale it was for the guy, that wasnt even there, it sales it self!!! all you have to do is have the little play and you know cleaning wont ever be the same...

Gets a 5/5 even if the power lead is just a tad shorter then you would want it, but the light weight makes up for it

Worth Every Penny

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Rating: - I'm impressed
When our vacuum broke down, I decided to buy the cheapest replacement I could find. Big mistake since it simply didn't do the job (no suction whatsoever) and so I decided to return that one and do a bit of research before I try again. I eventually settled on the DC24. I still feel guilty about the amount I spent on a vacuum, but I have to say it does a brilliant job. I was incredibly surprised how much dust I manage to collect with this. It got to a point where the carpets looked clean, yet I was able to fill a further load. Just be careful when you empty it out as the first time I accidently emptied the contents out onto the floor - wasn't a problem though, since it took a couple of seconds to vacuumed it all up again. Expensive (I'm not saying it's not deserved), but does come with a 5 year guarantee.

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Rating: - The ulitimate Hoovering machine !
I've floor-tested this machine on tiles, wood and carpet for about 6 months now and I'm very impressed with it's usability, design and cleaning results.

First impressions once out of the box were that is was smaller than anticipated and the design was a bit "busy". However, once I found the quick start booklet, I was up and running within 2 minutes.

It really is brilliantly designed with lots of nice touches. The track is narrow but this means it gets into places that no Hoover has ever been before, and as it picks up first time, cleaning time is greatly reduced. The ball design works well and it turns quicker than Michael Owen (the Liverpool years). The suction unit and brushes are very far forward so it picks-up right at the front, again a good time-saver. It has a button to switch off the brushes when on hard floors. The collector is not huge but emptying is a doddle - just don't press that red button BEFORE you're over a bin (like I did). Pull out the handle, turn it round and click it into place and there's your suction arm. No spider is safe with this machine in action. If James Bond did the vacuuming, he'd use one of these. It only comes with one tool end which cleverly switches between nozzle and brush but the brush is too easily pushed back in for my liking.

The "main" booklet is a few pages long and mostly pretty pictures but they explain everything well, particularly when it comes to filter cleaning. Removing the filter from the ball is a bit fiddly the first time but ok once you know what you're doing. Note - the instructions say that the filters should be cleaned every month, and not every 3-6 months as stated in the amazon product description. I don't have a dog or cat so can't comment on how well it picks up pet hairs, it may be worth checking other models and reviews for that.

What I like:
Brilliant design and build - everything clicks solidly into place
Cleans quickly and brilliantly
Very light - easily carried up the stairs one-handed
5 year guarantee
Compact and space saving (particularly with the handle depressed)
Looks the nuts

Minor niggles:
Flex could be a couple of metres longer
Tool not so clever - you can buy add-ons but for a vac that costs two hundred pounds I resent this a bit (having said that, I found a Venetian blind attachment in Lakeland for only £5.99 which works ok)
Discrepancy about the filter cleaning times
Removing the ball filter for cleaning is a bit tricky

This is my first Dyson as I've always been a bit put off by the price and size but this is compact and not too expensive on here

It's a Grand Design in your kitchen cupboard :o)

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Rating: - Amazing!
My Wife prides herself on the cleanliness of our household floors and has done so for fifty years. Imagine her surprise when she first used her new Dyson DC24 and could see the result in the transparent window of the cleaner. The floor gets cleaned even more often now!(but not with the same result) Obviously the floors are now being maintained at the new "Gold Standard". A first class product.