V11

For dealing with dog hair on hardwood and carpets, try the Dyson V11 Absolute. It's lightweight and cordless, making cleanup a breeze!

Dyson V11 Absolute. Comes with soft roller head for hardwood and power head for carpets. We’ve had ours for 5yrs and no issues. This model has removable battery so can add a 2nd battery if needed but never found that we needed one. 5yrs and have not seen any noticeable drop in battery life. We have a big dog and a cat and this thing pulls hair out of the carpet like a pro. We tired numerous Shark pet Vacs and they all sucked (or didn’t suck lol)

My Dyson V11 absolute+ just died (motor issue), gone through the repair process and it can’t be fixed. I love that vacuum, used it everyday, rather fuss free maintenance: washable filter, easy to remove the dust collection bin and rollers for washing. The main problem is that it doesn’t last. From what I read, 3-4 years seem to be the average. Mine lasted 3.5 years before the motor spoiled, had it fixed and a year later (now), it spoiled again. I’m looking to get a new one but not sure which version is good (V8 V12 V16)? Don’t want wet vacuum. Open to trying other brands of cordless vacuum if they are as good and even better if they can last.

Yes I enjoyed using Dyson and feel hesitant switching to other brands. Went to a battery recycling business and the boss showed us that Dyson uses good quality ones. I didn’t have battery issue for the 4.5 years I had it, only the motor. Fixing it each time costs more than $200 (thankfully mine was under extended warranty)

V11 refurb w/ a laser head off eBay for $40 is a good deal

i’ve owned and abused my Dyson v11 torque drive. never gave me any issues. recently bought the dyson gen 5 outsize. it’s way bigger and heavier than my old dyson. moving it on carpet can be difficult if you can’t figure out the angle at which it works best. both my dyson filters are Hepa certified and although it blows air from the top, it doesn’t release particulates into ur house. so ur allergies must be from ur house still being dirty. get a air purifier and vacuum more often. i love my dyson and would never get anything other than it. works perfect for my use case. you may need a self propelled cordless vacuum. those are expensive if they even exist and if they do, they are most likely corded