Disgusting? Sure. Think about how all that disgusting stuff was sucked up off your floors.
well, yeah. That a given. But how do you empty the canister without dust and hair flying up? I much preferred bags. All that crap is contained.
Meh, I don't think it's that big of a thing. I give it a wiggle-shake at the bottom of my kitchen trash. Use a damp paper towel to wipe the dust off the outside of the canister and go. To me, it's a small price to pay.
You've just got to quit obsessing about the size of the canister and focus on the unquestionable positives.
I also like that it doesn't take up as much room in the closet.
Post by blueshirt2003 on Mar 22, 2014 12:37:20 GMT -5
It looks like you need to clean your canister. There is so much dust/whatever on its lid. Just wipe it down with a wet paper towel or baby wipe. You can't use it with wild abandon and never clean it up some.
I assume the canister is engineered to be a certain size so that stuff falls into it a certain way. You can fit your hand into it to retrieve stuff accidentally sucked up. A 3-5 inch layer of nastiness is much better to "dig" through than a 7-10 inch layer.
I have that vacuum and two siberian huskies. The house gets vacuumed twice/week and I don't think the canister is emptied more than once. We do have roombas running daily. Are your dogs blowing their coats? Too many of us have that vacuum for you to convince anyone yours is abnormally small.
Disgusting? Sure. Think about how all that disgusting stuff was sucked up off your floors.
well, yeah. That a given. But how do you empty the canister without dust and hair flying up? I much preferred bags. All that crap is contained.
I make sure the trash can I'm using isn't full and I can lower the canister into the trash can enough so that I don't have a big poof of dust fly back up at me. I simply click the release button. Tap it against the can and that's all there is to it.
I have that vacuum and two siberian huskies. The house gets vacuumed twice/week and I don't think the canister is emptied more than once. We do have roombas running daily. Are your dogs blowing their coats? Too many of us have that vacuum for you to convince anyone yours is abnormally small.
Do you have the Animal? That one is twice as big.
Yes. But I think half your problem is you aren't ignoring the max fill line.
Disgusting? Sure. Think about how all that disgusting stuff was sucked up off your floors.
well, yeah. That a given. But how do you empty the canister without dust and hair flying up? I much preferred bags. All that crap is contained.
My parents owned a vacuum cleaner store growing up and that was one thing that my dad always pointed out to people that wanted a bagless. It makes no sense to get a canister vac with a Hepa filter if you are just going to go in your kitchen a dump all that dust in your garbage and back into the air.
Post by sparkythelawyer on Mar 22, 2014 12:57:27 GMT -5
Regardless of how much everyone else here loves their Dyson, you've given it six months of multiple times using it per week. It just isn't the one for you.
Personally? I'm Team Shark. Bigger canister, amazing sucking, and half the price! Sent from my GT-P3113 using proboards
I have never owned a Dyson, but out of all the canister vacs and bag vacs, I've owned, I MUCH prefer bags. I'm with you - what is the point of a HEPA filter when you have to bang out the dusty canister after every vacuuming?! I hated that chore and I'm not afraid of dirt (I own a farm, for heck sake). Every time I hear about the magical Dysons, I think there must be some secret to their canisters that makes emptying them less dusty. But now that I hear your story, I'm not so sure about that.
Post by foundmylazybum on Mar 22, 2014 13:29:08 GMT -5
I just wanted to say MrsAxilla that we have a dyson and I OFTEN (always) make this face while emptying it:
Emptying the dust and hairballs etc is simply yucky to me--I think that's normal--but also fascinating. Humans are disgusting beasts.
Also...I just realized that the Dyson's have a "max fill line." Maybe you need a different type of vacuum..but also maybe find a balance between the max line and OVER loading the canister.
Post by allaboutme on Mar 22, 2014 13:35:29 GMT -5
Shit,that does have a small canister... I have the dyson from Costco with a bigger canister and I love it, I empty out after every use but it is never even close to full. Maybe put yours on Craigslist to get rid of it,
Shit,that does have a small canister... I have the dyson from Costco with a bigger canister and I love it, I empty out after every use but it is never even close to full. Maybe put yours on Craigslist to get rid of it,
the moral of the story is always buy your shit at Costco. My parents got it at Sears and once our thirty days were up, we were stuck with it.
Regardless of how much everyone else here loves their Dyson, you've given it six months of multiple times using it per week. It just isn't the one for you.
Personally? I'm Team Shark. Bigger canister, amazing sucking, and half the price! Sent from my GT-P3113 using proboards
I never imagined I would give 2 shits about a vacuum but I love the Shark too.