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1.0 out of 5 starsWorst design and impossible to clean suction hose...
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
This is the worst vacuum I have ever owned. We've had problems from the start. I change the filters and it still doesn't work right. The vacuum pulses (this is, I found on YouTube, caused by dust or debris caught in the suction tube right where the tube is attached to the motor [right above the see-through dust bin]. The only problem with this is the V8 doesn't have button, underneath the TOUCH on of bottom area, to fully remove the dust bin from the motor and the suction tube like a V6 Dyson does.
We've had nothing but problems with this vacuum.
I know two people who lost money on this vacuum because they bought this vacuum because it's so light, thinking that it would be easier to use with their arthritis and spinal injury, respectively. Not so. The TOUCH on-off button is impossible to keep depressed if you have any sort of hand issues. My friend who helps me vacuum is one of the best mechanics in the NYC area and his hands have issues from using them so many years, it's even difficult for him to keep the button depressed.
What kind of engineers design a vacuum WITHOUT a simple On-Off button? I know it's meant to save battery life, but this stick is often bought for the disabled or elderly because it's lightweight, made for animal hair capability... and it's a Dyson!
Problems with the battery right out of the gate and pulsing (going on-off on-off on-off) since the first 5 minutes of use. Calling Dyson was no help.
Considering I looked on YouTube and thousands of people "Liked" the DIY REID video on how to get your Dyson Stick to stop pulsing, I'm not the only one with the issue. Unfortunately, as stated above, my Dyson is a V8 Stick, the V6 has an easy way to take the entire thing apart.
Since I know people (in my town) with similar issues (the cheap plastic on a Dyson was a huge shock. A family member worked for Dyson when everything was made of metal. My cousin had a metal yellow Dyson for 15 years. This is absolutely cheap plastic. The front filter doesn't even click into place.
Cheaply made and extremely messy when cleaning out the dust bin collector.
Yes, you can forcefully pull the bin to open which forces the bottom of the bin to open quickly. But forget about the ease of doing this and the "no mess". It takes two hands, and the dust and debris flies all over the place! It takes two people to do this as one had to hold the garbage bag around the entire dust bin on the vacuum to ensure the dust goes into the garbage bag and not all in the air.
(I don't usually leave negative reviews, but I would never recommend this vacuum. I wonder how many people still love their Dyson Stick V8s after 6 months to a year. )
