Dyson DC07 Animal Review

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Dyson DC07 Animal
2.6 stars
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Joe9tee's Review of Dyson DC07 Animal

18th Nov 2007

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Special Features
    Animal turbo tool
  • Durability
    4.5 stars
  • Service & Support
    0 stars
  • Owned Product For:
    1 - 6 months
  • Ease of Use
    4 stars
  • Style
    5 stars
Good Points

Sustained massive suction
Rugged, cool design


Bad Points

Cumbersome


General Comments


The DC07 is simple to assemble, the various parts fitting together with a satisfying CLICK.
Once assembled, the 'Animal' is a gaudy, in-your-face beast, unlikely to blend in with your decor unless you're Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen. Large and fairly heavy, too.
Its first outing was across our new upstairs carpet. Amazing! After emptying the large dust canister for the third time I expected to find bald patches, so much fluff did the Dyson suck up!
On open spaces you can really see the difference it makes. It is less effective in tight corners, and the large dust drum prevents it from getting far under beds, etc. That's when the wand comes in handy, being simply unclicked from the body of the machine and a tool attached to it. One thing, though; the MOST useful attachment, the animal turbo tool with fast-rotating beater, can't be stored on the Dyson, so it could get lost. It reaches the places its big brother can't, and works well on stairs, furniture, mattresses (bye-bye bed bugs) and, of course, on hairy pet beds.
Emptying the dust canister is unmessy and simple, and, unlike the Vax we had before, doesn't require frequent disassembling to clean loads of filters to get any suction at all.
We can't comment on the ruggedness of the Dyson after such a short time, but by this stage the Vax had already lost a wheel and split a hose.
I moaned about the lack of a self-retracting power cord, but it's only 5 turns around the wide-spaced pegs( and the cord's not short).
Finally, housework-oppressed women rejoice: your lazy male partner may actually WANT to use this funky machine, because he will be captivated by the whirling vortices of fluff in the transparent drum and the visible rejuvenation of carpets...I am.

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