Dyson - DC28c / DC28ci

I have a Dyson with the ball design from like 2013, it was around $300-400 and it’s still going strong. My only complaint is it’s big and we now have more hardwood floors where we used to have carpet. It is just bulky but it works really great, it’s been used to clean at least weekly or more than that for all these years.

I've found 2 on the curb. The DC 33 I've been using since 2020. The beater bar needs replaced but it works fine. I rescued a DC28 from a rainstorm—it has buttons for the settings. Cleaned it up and resold it for like $75 i think. It was heavier and kinda mechanically complicated. I've used the ball ones and not a big fan. Is your current vacuum you mentioned commercial? Because that's what I'd get next. Or a Kirby. Idk if I'd buy a Dyson brand new. They're so spendy.

I have 2 broken shark lift away navigators one so far is just the head replacement and the other is the hose to the vacuum elbow connector but I can't tell if it includes the hose. Then I have an orange ball dyson I can figure out how to engage the beater bar. I bought the navigators refurbished. One lasted years the other more recent 1 lasted maybe a year. They keep making them so much less quality it seems. What can I do with these vacuums? I literally got a vacuum graveyard growing in my living room.

Buy a Ryobi with an extra battery. Mine works better than my $600+ Samsung cordless. I have a 6000+ sq ft house and it does half on one battery. With both batteries I can finish and vacuum several sofas. I still use a plug in Dyson for deep cleaning but the a daily vacuum, it rocks.

Me too! True workhorses that do a great job. I bought an expensive Dyson animal ball at one point and my kenmore ate it for lunch. 

Hi, If you’re attached to your Dyson Ultimate Animal that you mention then, why not keep it and just find replacement parts for anything that has broken? I’m not entirely sure where you’re getting your information about Dyson’s decline from but they most certainly haven’t moved their manufacturing to China. Most, if not all, of their machines are manufactured in either Malaysia or the Philippines. Also, manufacturing things in China isn’t inherently a bad thing, the phone or computer you most likely typed this on was made in China. Dyson materials haven’t changed and neither has their design philosophy. The use of plastics/polymers instead of metal doesn’t immediately make a machine less reliable, there polymers are a blend of different materials that are tested for the strength and durability. Have Dyson machines gotten more complex? Absolutely! Do people hate that? Also yes! Dyson’s support, in my opinion also has degraded. People complain about it due to them not getting what they want. Dyson machines work flawlessly for many years if you maintain them (key point). This is the part people refuse to accept and is what causes a lot of the complaints about quality. There is nothing inherently wrong with them, it mostly falls down to user error or neglect. If you want a good quality vacuum that will last you a life time then get another Dyson. Their updated Ball Animal range is probably the greatest vacuum on the market for Carpets. If you want cordless then shell out for a Gen5. Unfortunate you’re not going to get the Dyson experience/ease of use from any other company. They’re far ahead of anyone else in their field and actually put a lot of research and development into their machines unlike the majority of their competitors. At the end of the day, are they a perfect company? Absolutely not. They have very much gotten things wrong in the past and made mistakes in some of their designs. The important thing to remember is that they’re constantly improving what it is they are offering. Also, if people want to argue with me about the quality/reliability of Dyson machines, I would advise you actually take a look at what it is you’re complaining about and work out whether it’s caused by user error/neglect or if it’s a genuine issue.

I mean you could always try a $50 turbo nozzle and return it if it doesn't perform as you want. But generally they are not ideal for medium pile or higher. I have medium pile wall-to-wall on my 2nd floor and am using a Miele Classic C1 Cat & Dog with the electric brush roll. It works extremely well, much better than my upright Dyson Ball Animal. I also use the Miele downstairs for hardwood and area rugs, and got rid of my dinky shark stick vacuum. So I replaced 2 bagless vacuums with 1 bagged.

On the corded front We have a Dyson Ball Animal we bought in 2021 no issues at all with 5 girls, and 3 males most with long hair which we bought while we replaced a host the kids shot a short pencil through. We also have a Dyson Multi Floor 2 (bought 2018) that the kids shot a short pencil through the curved back hose. we replaced with the newer Dyson ball while I decided to get around to fixing. I fixed it by buying that curved hose part for $18, then installed it and it is working great. We also have Dyson V8 (2018) which is great but doesn't have a long battery life on turbo. I have other family members that also have V8s except 1 which has A V10 they got at Costco which seems to be like the V10 but longer battery life. Other brands I hear good things about is Shark which Costco also carries. Unsure the hate. Over 10 Dyson vacuums in the family absolutely none of the have had issues unless we caused physical damage to it. Seems it was very easy to repair.

I have a Dyson Animal Ball vacuum. It's easily 12-13 years old. It continues to be a great vacuum. My wife wanted a lighter vacuum 5 years ago, so we bought a Shark. She won't use the Shark anymore as the Dyson is vastly superior.

3 huskies, so daily vacuuming is the norm here. We bought the Dyson Ball Animal and it did a decent job until it gave out after a year or so. Went with a much less expensive Shark Pet vacuum and it works wayyyy better than the Dyson did.