I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
needed constant maintenance. I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
manual said it should take 24 hours. On Tuesday it clogged up again. It
should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't. Now was
it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking out. I took
the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor and blew out
everything. It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson. They are going
to send me a new one, but it might take a while. I won't feel guilty
about the fact that it actually worked this morning..... five days to
dry the filter.

On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:25:28 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
>needed constant maintenance. I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
>ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
>manual said it should take 24 hours.

LOL Sue the *******s!

>On Tuesday it clogged up again.

Nooo!

>It should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't.

Whaaaaat?

>Now was
>it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking out. I took
>the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor and blew out
>everything. It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson. They are going
>to send me a new one, but it might take a while. I won't feel guilty
>about the fact that it actually worked this morning..... five days to
>dry the filter.

Five days! Nooooo! Say it ain't so, Dave!

Dave, have you been very bored since you retired?

On 4/14/2019 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
> needed constant maintenance.Â*Â* I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
> ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
> manual said it should take 24 hours. On Tuesday it clogged up again. It
> should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't. Now was
> it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking out. I took
> the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor and blew out
> everything.Â*Â* It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson. They are going
> to send me a new one, but it might take a while.Â* I won't feel guilty
> about the fact that it actually worked this morning..... five days to
> dry the filter.

I won't be buying a Dyson. Never had a vac that was not ready to use
seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.

If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up. Regular
vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady. The regular vac has not been
touched for a long time.

On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:18:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:


>I won't be buying a Dyson. Never had a vac that was not ready to use
>seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.
>
>If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up. Regular
>vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady. The regular vac has not been
>touched for a long time.

Whatever happened to simple, decent vacuum cleaners that just worked,
and worked well for a long time? Most all the newer ones have gimmicky
technology and seem problematic and unreliable.

I bought my Wertheim vacuum cleaner back in 2000 - very powerful and
with a simple bag system. Still works perfectly - and I bought mine
refurbished, I have no idea of it's true age. It's been used on
average twice a week over the years I've owned it. The bristles on the
floor attachment wore down to the point where they needed replacing
about two years ago, but that's reasonable wear and tear of course.

On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:32:23 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:18:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>
>>I won't be buying a Dyson. Never had a vac that was not ready to use
>>seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.
>>
>>If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up. Regular
>>vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady. The regular vac has not been
>>touched for a long time.
>
>Whatever happened to simple, decent vacuum cleaners that just worked,
>and worked well for a long time? Most all the newer ones have gimmicky
>technology and seem problematic and unreliable.
>
>I bought my Wertheim vacuum cleaner back in 2000 - very powerful and
>with a simple bag system. Still works perfectly - and I bought mine
>refurbished, I have no idea of it's true age. It's been used on
>average twice a week over the years I've owned it. The bristles on the
>floor attachment wore down to the point where they needed replacing
>about two years ago, but that's reasonable wear and tear of course.

You're both listening to what Smith says - I have a V10 Dyson and love
it. I have cleaned the filter once in several months and as I pointed
out to Dave, at the time, it dried in about an hour because after I
rinsed it, I stuffed some paper towel into the cavity. I use it more
and more and the regular vacuum less and less.

On 2019-04-15 7:21 a.m., wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:32:23 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:

>> Whatever happened to simple, decent vacuum cleaners that just worked,
>> and worked well for a long time? Most all the newer ones have gimmicky
>> technology and seem problematic and unreliable.
>>
>> I bought my Wertheim vacuum cleaner back in 2000 - very powerful and
>> with a simple bag system. Still works perfectly - and I bought mine
>> refurbished, I have no idea of it's true age. It's been used on
>> average twice a week over the years I've owned it. The bristles on the
>> floor attachment wore down to the point where they needed replacing
>> about two years ago, but that's reasonable wear and tear of course.
>
> You're both listening to what Smith says - I have a V10 Dyson and love
> it. I have cleaned the filter once in several months and as I pointed
> out to Dave, at the time, it dried in about an hour because after I
> rinsed it, I stuffed some paper towel into the cavity. I use it more
> and more and the regular vacuum less and less.
>

I must have got a lemon with a known problem because they are sending me
a new one. I am a pretty handy guy and can usually cope with mechanical
problems. It is constantly clogging up somewhere. It can be the power
head, the vent inside the canister, or the filter. The instructions say
to rinse out the filter and let it dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours and
still not working, I thought something was wrong, but after another 12
hours it was working, so 36 hours rather than 24. Okay... Last week I
had to wash the filter or Tuesday. Thursday, 48 hours later, it was
still not working at all. On Friday it would start but started pulsing
almost immediately and then cut out. I took it out to the shed and used
the air compressor to blow out dust from the unit and the filter. It
should have dried the filter. Yesterday, five days after washing the
filter, it worked fine.


I know there is a lot of dust and dog hair. That was why I got the V10.
It claimed to have been designed for that exact job.

I like the ease of use. It is light and maneuverable. I like that it
does a good job.... when it is working. I don't like that it takes so
much maintenance and that I seem to only be able to use it once or twice
a week.

Apparently Dyson is aware of a problem because they are sending me a
replacement.

On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:40:40 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2019-04-15 7:21 a.m., wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:32:23 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>> Whatever happened to simple, decent vacuum cleaners that just worked,
>>> and worked well for a long time? Most all the newer ones have gimmicky
>>> technology and seem problematic and unreliable.
>>>
>>> I bought my Wertheim vacuum cleaner back in 2000 - very powerful and
>>> with a simple bag system. Still works perfectly - and I bought mine
>>> refurbished, I have no idea of it's true age. It's been used on
>>> average twice a week over the years I've owned it. The bristles on the
>>> floor attachment wore down to the point where they needed replacing
>>> about two years ago, but that's reasonable wear and tear of course.
>>
>> You're both listening to what Smith says - I have a V10 Dyson and love
>> it. I have cleaned the filter once in several months and as I pointed
>> out to Dave, at the time, it dried in about an hour because after I
>> rinsed it, I stuffed some paper towel into the cavity. I use it more
>> and more and the regular vacuum less and less.
>>
>
>I must have got a lemon with a known problem because they are sending me
>a new one. I am a pretty handy guy and can usually cope with mechanical
>problems. It is constantly clogging up somewhere. It can be the power
>head, the vent inside the canister, or the filter. The instructions say
>to rinse out the filter and let it dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours and
>still not working, I thought something was wrong, but after another 12
>hours it was working, so 36 hours rather than 24. Okay... Last week I
>had to wash the filter or Tuesday. Thursday, 48 hours later, it was
>still not working at all. On Friday it would start but started pulsing
>almost immediately and then cut out. I took it out to the shed and used
>the air compressor to blow out dust from the unit and the filter. It
>should have dried the filter. Yesterday, five days after washing the
>filter, it worked fine.
>
>
>I know there is a lot of dust and dog hair. That was why I got the V10.
>It claimed to have been designed for that exact job.
>
>I like the ease of use. It is light and maneuverable. I like that it
>does a good job.... when it is working. I don't like that it takes so
>much maintenance and that I seem to only be able to use it once or twice
>a week.
>
>Apparently Dyson is aware of a problem because they are sending me a
>replacement.

What size is the dirt cannister? If less than a quart it will clog
easily with fur from multiple or large animals... probably okay for
one short hair cat or one small dog (no more than 15 lbs). I've
noticed that with many vacs with a dirt cannister the initial animal
fur tends to compress as a mass and greatly reduces air flow until it
stops working at about 1/3 full... I doubt that unit is adequate for
your use. My B&D Dustbuster is not good with animal hair but works
well with particals like bread crumbs. Animal hair is oily and tends
to mat into a felt like substance. I only looked pictures of that
V10, it doesn't look large enough for animal hair, only it's price is
large.... it's also important to give pets a through daily brushing,
if not you're headed for vacuum problems.... dogs that like water,
like Labs, have very oily fur, so difficult with any vacuum.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Apparently Dyson is aware of a problem because they are sending me a
> replacement.

Based on your stories, I would suggest that once you get the
brand new replacement, just sell it as brand new on Craigslist at
a good discount then go buy yourself a decent Hoover for much
less.

On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:21:52 -0300, wrote:

>On Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:32:23 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:18:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I won't be buying a Dyson. Never had a vac that was not ready to use
>>>seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.
>>>
>>>If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up. Regular
>>>vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady. The regular vac has not been
>>>touched for a long time.
>>
>>Whatever happened to simple, decent vacuum cleaners that just worked,
>>and worked well for a long time? Most all the newer ones have gimmicky
>>technology and seem problematic and unreliable.
>>
>>I bought my Wertheim vacuum cleaner back in 2000 - very powerful and
>>with a simple bag system. Still works perfectly - and I bought mine
>>refurbished, I have no idea of it's true age. It's been used on
>>average twice a week over the years I've owned it. The bristles on the
>>floor attachment wore down to the point where they needed replacing
>>about two years ago, but that's reasonable wear and tear of course.
>
>You're both listening to what Smith says -

Well, I was responding to his post, so yes. I also mentioned in my
reply that I've come across a lot of similar complaints about modern
brand of vacuum cleaners. The Dyson brand seems to come up the most
IME.


>I have a V10 Dyson and love
>it. I have cleaned the filter once in several months and as I pointed
>out to Dave, at the time, it dried in about an hour because after I
>rinsed it, I stuffed some paper towel into the cavity. I use it more
>and more and the regular vacuum less and less.

Glad you are satisfied with yours.

I think the one I saw advertising no wound up threads/hair, was a Bissell. I know nothing
about them.

But I do know it really bugs me when I find a really long brunette hair from my granddaughter,
or my son's lady friend...and wonder how many of those hairs are messing up my drains. ;-))

N.

On 2019-04-14 11:18 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/14/2019 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
>> needed constant maintenance.Â*Â* I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
>> ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
>> manual said it should take 24 hours. On Tuesday it clogged up again.
>> It should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't.
>> Now was it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking
>> out. I took the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor
>> and blew out everything.Â*Â* It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson.
>> They are going to send me a new one, but it might take a while.Â* I
>> won't feel guilty about the fact that it actually worked this
>> morning..... five days to dry the filter.
>
> I won't be buying a Dyson.Â* Never had a vac that was not ready to use
> seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.
>
> If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up.Â* Regular
> vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady.Â* The regular vac has not been
> touched for a long time.

Fortunately, we have a central vac. It is hassle to have to drag out
that extra long hose and have that trailing around, but I only have to
empty the canister about once every month or two. This Dyson, supposedly
designed for cleaning up dog hair, has to be emptied about every 5
minutes of vacuuming, and I am lucky to make it through the house
without a more serious clogging issue. And then there is that filter
that needs such frequent cleaning.

On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:18:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I won't be buying a Dyson. Never had a vac that was not ready to use
> seconds after cleaning or replacing a filter.
>
> If something spills I have a $30 portable to clean it up. Regular
> vacuuming is done by the cleaning lady. The regular vac has not been
> touched for a long time.

Dave's is a $500 portable.

I don't know why all his household appliances are always a topic for
rec.food.cooking. He's 4X as mindless and boring as John Kuthe.

-sw

On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:25:28 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
> needed constant maintenance. I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
> ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
> manual said it should take 24 hours. On Tuesday it clogged up again. It
> should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't. Now was
> it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking out. I took
> the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor and blew out
> everything. It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson. They are going
> to send me a new one, but it might take a while. I won't feel guilty
> about the fact that it actually worked this morning..... five days to
> dry the filter.

You know about humidity and air circulation and all that sciency
stuff, right?

On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:25:28 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>I gave up on my Dyson V10. It's the only vacuum I have ever had that
>needed constant maintenance. I had cleaned the filter a couple weeks
>ago and it took a day and a half to dry out enough to be used. The
>manual said it should take 24 hours. On Tuesday it clogged up again. It
>should have been ready to use by Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't. Now was
>it ready Thursday. On Friday I tried it and it was kicking out. I took
>the head out to the shed, charged up the air compressor and blew out
>everything. It still wouldn't work, so I called Dyson. They are going
>to send me a new one, but it might take a while. I won't feel guilty
>about the fact that it actually worked this morning..... five days to
>dry the filter.


At ~$500 that Dyson V 10 is quite pricey for what it is. We paid $600
for a full sized corded Dyson, "The Animal", the model with the ball,
very powerful, sucks up cat hair amazingly well, never clogs. the dirt
canister is clear so it's easy to see the dirt level.... I'll estimate
the cannister capacity is about a gallon. We purchased it direct from
Dyson and they included just about every attachment, some we've never
used.

After washing we press the filter in a bath towel and then it takes
less than a day to dry, but it only needs washing 2-3 times a year...
still we bought a second filter so we don't need to wait for any
drying. It's a great vacuum but sometimes that cord can be a pain
plus the unit is indeed heavy.

We also have two large wet & dry shop vacs, one in the basement. one
in the garden shed. We also have a Black & Decker Dustbuster, it's
good for quick pick-ups but its charge only lasts about five minutes
and it's not very powerful. So a couple weeks ago we ordered this
cordless and it's terrific plus the price was right ($100). It's very
light weight and quite powerful, a charge lasts a good 20 minutes, its
cannister holds about 1 quart... also comes apart to serve as a
hand-held. It can't take the place of a full size Dyson but is more
than adequate for smaller jobs:
https://www.amazon.com/Deik-Cordless...s%2C177&sr=8-7
That Dyson V10 must have a tiny dirt cannister or your house is gross.