Dyson - DC14 All Floors

What a shame. I have a corded Dyson vac I grabbed in Costco in 2010. Still does an excellent job. DC14plus

Favourites - Miele C3, certain early Dyson uprights (DC07, DC14 and DC15) Least favourites - current Dyson models, all Shark models ever, any Hoover brand sold by AusVac/Godfreys/VacDirect Australia

I know this may seem weird but I really got into vacuum wars YouTube channel.. and ended up buying a battery powered one based on thier reviews It was reasonable priced and does my 3k sqft house on one charge, carpet and laminate. The canister is small but if that’s my only complaint… I’m content for the price I havent used my Dyson dc14anim since I bought it just cuz I don’t want to deal with cords. (It’s from 2006 and still runs like a champ) I have two shedding dogs too. This is the one I bought https://youtu.be/rjB3_f0V0Oo?si=pyiX-faZtSJY9deP

My parents lost me borrow a oreck bag Vacuum that's been in our family as, long as I can remember when I bought my house. A couple years ago I found a Dyson dc14 at a yard says for $20, replaced the clutch and it "worked" but never well, but I just properly cleaned the rollers of all the hair again, unclogged the small hose from the shroud to the ret of the unit, and it's sucking like a dream now. I've never pulled this much dust out of my rugs in my life and now I want to puke. Anyway, moral of the story is use what you have, and fix what breaks. Searching for used Dyson is a great option. Also rtings.com started doing vacuum reviews and I highly recommend rtings the anything they write.

The older dyson works way better than the newer models. We have the dyson dc14 and it works amazing well. The things/hair ive vacuumed is anything but amazing for how much ive abused this vacuum. We tried the dyson animal and returned it as it just didnt compare. Imo the dc14 is built like a tank.

We just payed close to $1k for a Sebo (the one listed toward the top, actually) earlier this year because it was "on sale" and our Dyson finally kicked the bucket (and Dyson stopped making replacement parts for it and no one here would work on the damn thing). So yes, yes they are that expensive. Normally, it retails for $1.3k in my area. Miele are just as expensive where I live.

Ours lasted from 2008 until earlier this year; then we finally had to replace it. Mostly because Dyson dropped the support and parts for it and no one in our area would even work on it. The older ones seemed better made than the newer models, though.

I've had a Dyson DC14 upright for about 12 to 14 years and it's definitely the best vacuum I've had. I tried Shark, Hoover, Eureka, Rainbow, and a couple random brands I can't remember the names of. It's easy to clean. It's made to be taken apart easily with no tools and the parts are color coded so you know the part can come off for cleaning or repair. You might have to watch a YouTube video the first time but we've now shown two of our friends with Dyson's how to disassemble to clean and they operate like new now. Every couple of years we do a deep cleaning and once a year we get all the hair and debris out of the roller and clean out the filters and catches and easy to reach passages. One of our friends bought the cordless and said the technology just isn't there yet. To get really good suction you have to run it on high and then it dies before you can finish a house. I can't speak for any other models, but I gave a used and cleaned up DC14 to a friend as a house warming gift and they're very pleased two years later.

I was about to make this exact post, I’ve had the dc 14 for a decade now and it’s still a pretty awesome vacuum. Barely any maintenance I think I’ve replaced the belt once. Just clean the filters every now and then, get the hair off the beater bar. That’s about it, it’s about as good as new.

Same here, the Dyson DC14 is getting long in the tooth. I have tried a Shark - Worked well for 2 years then fell apart. Tried a Vax - Same thing. Tried a DC50 - Flimsy pile of shit, sucks ok but nowhere near as good as the DC14. DC41 - Same issues as DC50 and was stupidly hard to push because of the stupid ball. DC14- The king, had it for 20 years and still works like new, except it has a very strong burning smell. DC04 - Was good, but not as good as the DC14 and fell to pieces after a couple years.

Same as you and u/zkwarl. Bought my Dyson Animal so long ago, I don't remember when exactly. Corded bagless upright canister. (Not that ball thing that replaced it.) It's still going. (edit: looked it up, it's the [DC14](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dyson_products), released in 2004 -- 21 years old! But it's important to mention we barely used it for 13 of those 21 years.) But it has its shortcomings (cord not long enough, head too bulky to go under low furniture). Spent a couple months on r/vacuumcleaners. After tons of research and tons of debating between a Miele or a SEBO, bought a SEBO D4, which is a BIFL vacuum. Have had it over a year now. No complaints. Still use the Dyson in the basement. Main levels get the SEBO treatment. I do recommend r/vacuumcleaners for anyone looking for a new vacuum.