Dyson - V11 Animal
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Last updated: Aug 27, 2025 Scoring
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"I live in a 2700 square foot cookie-cutter tract house. First floor is laminate with an office that has carpet. Then there’s the stairs which leads to 5 carpeted bedrooms, two tile bathrooms, a laundry room, and a walk-in carpeted closet. I can get all of that done one charge."
"being cordless and effective for what I need. ... For some the tradeoff for cordless, no bags, good suction, etal means we vacuum more than we otherwise would. ... I never would have thought I'd defend a near $1,000 cordless vacuum but I got one as a gift and will never buy anything different now."
"I love the dyson stick vacuum for quick pickups."
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"it's designed so well, it's a joy to vacuum 2x daily (concrete floors/live at the beach with a long-haired GSD, I vacuum constantly)."
"Mine sheds consistently so the lightness and suction power makes it easy to do a few quick pickups a day vs long, thorough cleans that last all of 2 hrs."
"it's a dream/works so well. ... I am shocked (kinda disgusted at times!) at how much it picks up."
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"I’ve had my Dyson animal for years & it’s a workhorse. ... Absolutely swear by it"
"It’s 20 years old and it’s still working."
"I also used my Dyson stick vacuum for my 1000sf house, cleaned weekly plus as-needed clean ups. It’s still going strong 5+ years later."
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"I've never run out of charge on my stick vac. ... It will go for about 45 minutes or so. ... I'm never vacuuming for nearly that long."
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"Bought a $20 battery on Amazon last year and it runs like a champ."
"I've replaced like every part except the motor in my Dyson stick vacuum over the last 10+ years and it works great. ... Being able to get cheap replacement parts is a huge benefit"
"any time I need a part they either overnight for free or they charge a fair price."
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"It also clogs constantly. ... The actual design is terrible for pet fur. ... The canister where the dust and debris goes has a tunnel of sorts it spins into and then it comes out of a small square hole no bigger than an inch wide. ... I have to dig my finger in there to pry out corgi fur several times when I use it. ... It makes this irritating on and off suction noise when it clogs and I hear it so often that I’m pretty sure it haunting my dreams. ... pausing every 2 minutes to clear a clog while vacuuming and then having to sit and wait for a half hour for the thing to charge and finish your vacuuming is for the birds."
"I melted three Dyson pet vacs ... Hair melts the plastic eventually"
"you still have to clean the heads periodically because of the amount of cat hair that clog up the works!"
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"My cordless Dyson lasted 3 years. ... not worth having to replace every 3 years"
"the battery seems to not last as long"
"my best friend mounted her Dyson charger, as one would assume was the best way to do it- it came with a mounting kit. They hang it up after every use and let it sit there on the charger. Their battery got so bad they’d get less than 3 minutes of vacuuming towards the end of the first year. ... When they called Dyson, they told them that it was because it was constantly charging and that wears the battery out faster. ... So if you mount the charger, you apparently aren’t supposed to hang the Dyson on it unless it needs a charge. ... My friend had the same experience. They mounted the charger on the wall and the battery died fast. They called Dyson and they told them not to let it charge all the time and that’s why it went bad."
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"The out of warranty repair cost was 75% of what a new one would cost so I chucked it."
"terrible when something goes wrong. ... We used to just write them off if it was anything more than a blockage. ... Dyson are also very difficult to deal with to get parts etc. ... sourcing the parts for the customer and general support."
"My cordless Dyson lasted 3 years. ... not worth having to replace every 3 years"
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"It also clogs constantly. ... The actual design is terrible for pet fur. ... The canister where the dust and debris goes has a tunnel of sorts it spins into and then it comes out of a small square hole no bigger than an inch wide. ... I have to dig my finger in there to pry out corgi fur several times when I use it. ... It makes this irritating on and off suction noise when it clogs and I hear it so often that I’m pretty sure it haunting my dreams. ... pausing every 2 minutes to clear a clog while vacuuming and then having to sit and wait for a half hour for the thing to charge and finish your vacuuming is for the birds."
"I melted three Dyson pet vacs ... Hair melts the plastic eventually"
"you still have to clean the heads periodically because of the amount of cat hair that clog up the works!"
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"It didn't last nearly as long as the price tag suggested it should."
"The shark is 1/3 the price of the Dyson and does nearly as good a job."
"they're really expensive ... selling floor vacs for close to $1000"
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