Slim Ball Animal Upright Vacuum Cleaner

We've got a Dyson Small Ball and the small wheels on the head hardly turn now and they're very hard to clean. I noticed when the thing started scratching our nice jarrah floor. Completely ruined an area of it. The lid on the handle keeps falling off too. I contacted Dyson and they said they would send us a replacement head but a few days later they cancelled the order. Turns out they don't make them any more and they won't do anything else about it. We went to Kmart and bought one of their stick ones and it does the job for us. I also have an Ozito wet and dry vac for the rabbit's enclosure. My brother has a Henry and he loves it. They cost a bit but they're industrial grade. Maybe Miele is good too always used to be. I'm from the UK and 3 of my cousins worked at the headquarters so in the early days of Dyson they got us a good deal on a machine and it was plastic fantastic. Just fell apart.

I have a dyson ball from 2020. I got the “pet” version, but i forgot the model specifically. But i’ve had it for 5 years. And have 2 short haired cats and a wife. I vaccum every other week. It works well and the carpet definitely feels cleaner after the round of cleaning i did. I’m happy with it and i hope it keeps working sell. I do keep up with cleaning it as much as i can to keep it in good shape. There may be alternatives to dyson, but i’ve enjoyed them so far.

I just got a Dyson ball upright for $160 refurbished. That’s like half the cost of a new one and it’s through them so it’s legit. I know people gonna come at me for this cuz they’re not the best vacuum. But I just needed something decent. Not the best vacuum on the market. It works great though!

I did this, they’re anywhere from $40-$100 and is an insanely good deal for the price but you’ll need to clean the cyclone which takes a decent bit of time and patience so be aware.

If your budget is $500+ then a Dyson V15 is what matches your requirements, it's not very reliable and is fairly weak compared to corded counterparts in that price range. If you want a compromise I would go for a Dyson Animal Ball, its reliable and just needs its cyclone disassembled and cleaned every few years (takes a few hours DIY). No point in buying a weak cordless when you already have robot vacs pulling off surface debris. People on this sub love to hate on Dyson but their corded vacs honestly makes me understand the hype.

Like someone else mentioned my recommendation would be a Kenmore Intuition, your wife probably hates the idea of a bag from how they were back in the 90's/2000's - its not like that anymore lol. If you must get a bagless the Dyson Ball Animal is good, just be aware itll take a bit more maintenance than a bagged vac.

I have a corded Dyson ball vacuum for 5 years. Still going strong. Dont see the problem