DC44 Animal

I have a DC17 that’s been trucking along for ages. Probably needs a new belt but that’s about it. Clean the filters, clear the brush. Golden. Have a DC44 and V10 that I bought when they first came out. They’re doing just fine. Did have to eventually replace the batteries with Amazon Chinesium knockoffs…and they’re fine. I’ll look into power tool conversions in the future, but I mostly have Ridgid and don’t really want to adapt the adapters for Dewalt or Milwaukee. Gets bulky.

I bought a Dyson DC44 Animal and it’s been discontinued. I can’t get parts for it. It’s been hard to go back to a brand when I spent so much money in it and now it’s a brick. Most recent is the head that broke and can’t find an OEM replacement.

I have 2. The old DC44 I've used weekly for 20 years. Clean it, replace the battery, clean the filter. Thats about it. It's in the basement now. Works like a champ.

cordless dyson on the main level and one in the basement

yeah i've had a look at the sebo and its just a bit more than i'm willing to spend. there is a sale on the sebo website for a green e3 for £449.52 so it is something. i've seen the miele c3 for £250 or the dog edition for £300 we had a henry but its gone kaput. we've got a dyson dc44 which we used for small spills but need something permanent. we've just had new carpets put in all through the house so the henry never really got used on the new carpets.

I’ve had a Dyson handheld (V4 I think) since 2017, and it works great. It does need a thorough cleaning once a year. An ex of mine had the same vacuum, it was beat to shit, never cleaned, was anemic. I cleaned it out thoroughly and it was as good as new again. My theory is people buy Dyson as a luxury appliance thinking it’s zero maintenance like a bag vacuum. It’s actually way higher maintenance because dust gets into every nook an cranny. My Miele vacuum has a bag, a filter, and a pre-filter. It’s way easier to maintain than a Dyson.

I bought the digital slim from target. It came with one brush roller head which Dyson said will scratch hardwood floors. My floors were just redone so I need a soft roller. I called Dyson 5x and each time got different and mostly incorrect info. They told me they had a soft roller attachment for floors. Then the $100+ attachment they said would work they said would NOT fit my model. I love the vacuum- it’s light and goes for an hour+ without recharging. I took a chance and before returning it, I ordered a soft roller head from Amazon that did not say it worked with the digital slim model - but it looked like it might work. It worked!!! It even has a light so you can see the dust on the floor. Dyson customer service and communication sucks, but I am happy with the product and the $34 soft roller head for wood floors that I bought online

I’ve got a Dyson that I bought in like 2012. Maybe earlier. I do virtually no maintenance because I’m lazy. It’s still trucking along, no problem. Edited to add: it’s lived through my long hair, my sister’s long hair, and a Great Pyrenees.