Comments on: Dyson DC16 Root 6: The First Handheld Vacuum That Does Not Lose Suction

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:31:59 +0000

I purchased the Dyson DC30 with the new digital motor yesterday. I was quite impressed with it for 6 minutes. I called customer service and was informed that the battery is only capable of lasting 6 minutes. I would have liked to vacuum my car, but between charging time and actual vacuuming time it probably would've taken 6 days.

By: ifloyd

ifloyd — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:33:26 +0000

I love my DC15 "ball" Animal. I have owned many other vacuums and some I payed quite a bit for like the "Rainbow". I can't tell you how impressed I am with it. I find it to be a real quality machine. After owning it for over 2 years now I think it was well worth the $500 dollar price tag I paid for it. I used to have terrible asthma and after using this vacuum for a few months I went from using my emergency inhaler from 4-6 times a day to 2-3 times a month. And this is still true after more than 2 years. No other vacuum has ever provided me this type of relief.

When I first got the DC15, I vacuumed the crap out of a specific area in my house until the Oreck I had wouldn't pick up anything more (essentially). Then I used the Dyson. To my utter amazement I almost filled the canister.

I also own the DC16 Root 6 and I love it too. I used it all the time for those quick and dirty needs, literally. My Dirt Devil & Dust Buster were a piece of crap compared to them. I guess you get what you pay for.

Oh yeah, ever us SpaceBags? The Dyson could turn a comforter into a washcloth. No other vacuum I've owned could do that.

Just my 2 cents.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:02:10 +0000

I purchased the Purple Animal Dyson in June. Although I loved the suction that it had, and it was better then any other vacuum I've had, however it was very difficult to use.
With 2 huge German Shepherds I have a lot of hair and vacuum everyday. The problem is that the turbo "filter"? inside the canister would clog up quickly and I would have to pull that piece out then vacuum that with another vacuum. Maybe some people don't do this, but I can't imagine leaving all the dirt pile up and looking at it all the time. After 2 months of use I broke one of the tiny clips that holds that turbo filter in the canister which left me with a canister that feel apart everytime I lifted it.
I purchased it through amazon and they were kind enough to take it back and refund me in full.
I am now looking for a new vacuum, and though I would love the suction, the cons out weighted the pros. Difficult to use, VERY heavy, not good at turns and corners plus more. I would love to hear what anyone think about how other brands vs. the dyson

By: Big Fish

Big Fish — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:51:10 +0000

I use the Dyson Root 6 every day in my cleaning business. Not many hand vacuums can stand up to daily usage.

By: Dayton Ohio

Dayton Ohio — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:26:49 +0000

I just bought the Dyson root 6 for my wife for xmas and as soon as she got it out of the box she sees the little tag 6 min run time. she says
F@#$ that your not paying $150 for a 6 min vacume I can't even do one bed in 6 min. So I guess it's going back to Best Buy.

I say this Dyson thing is way way over rated !!
I have a HooverTurbo vac that I'll Put up againts any Dyson upright.I got three cats and my wife uses it up to 3 times a day no problem at all and 1/3 cost of a dyson

By: JB

JB — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:58:43 +0000

Any husband who buys his wife an appliance for a present is insane, an idiot, a bozo.
Men, buy your wives jewelry, furs, diamonds, a nice candle lit dinner out, a trip but never ever an appliance.

By: phil gibbs

phil gibbs — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:36:21 +0000

My Dyson DC16 is 6 months old and has never had a battery life of more than about 5 minutes. I can run it continuously for about 5 minutes before it stops dead. That's following several days on charge. Curiously, if I empty the collector it will start working again for about another minute, then it quits again. I never let the collector get anywhere close to the Max mark and I'm just doing typical clean-ups with it like kitchen crumbs, etc. It's not like it gets 'hard' usage.
So, anyone else had this experience?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:32:13 +0000

I have had the DC16 for about 6 months now and i have to say it works great. BUT it has on major drawback it only runs 6 minutes or less on a charge and with regular use that starts to drop off.
Plus the cost of a replacement battery is about $80
This is almost what is cost to buy a new one. I paid $120US on amazon. also wish that they made a charger to charge up a spare battery right now you have to have the battery plugged into handheld body in order to charge it.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:42:49 +0000

There are a lot of people adding comments here who seem to delight in making themselves look stupid or weak. Eventually, all vacuum will be made with the technology Dyson is pioneering.

Obviously some technology is beyond some people, and competing manufacturers are indeed desperate to keep their outdated rubbish on the market.

Bottom line: NO product is perfect, but the Dyson is more effective, cleaner, more hygenic, better built. No more to say.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:08:31 +0000

This thing has incredible suctionpower and looks so amazingly funny. I feel like i'm on a space mission when I go around the house with this thing. It has great power but is only suitable for those small emergancy-jobs because of the short workingtime. I don't regret my purchase but the workingtime is a major disadvantage!
When you use the brush it's great for dusting but you have to be quick before batterylife runs out