Dyson V11 Animal vs Dyson V15 Detect Absolute

Dyson cordless vacuums are a bit spendy, but deliver best-in-class performance that tends to match their steep price. In testing, for example, CNET's Brian Bennett found that the V11 "demonstrated near-flawless pickup of both sand and black rice test samples," and that pet owners will love the vacuum's ability to remove hair fibers from carpeting.

"When lots of dust is being vacuumed, the graph rises quickly," Dyson says. "But as less and less dust is picked up, it slows down, letting you know you've achieved a thorough deep clean." 

I opted for the Dyson V11 Animal, but I’m sure there are other cheaper models that are similarly effective. Before this, I had a really clunky corded stand up vacuum. It cleaned just fine, but it was so heavy and clunky that it was difficult to get the stairs and it was just generally a pain to lug it from room to room.

I haven’t posted here for a couple years after buying our Miele U1 Cat & Dog which we are still very happy with. Although we have occasionally wished we had a portable vacuum for between weekend spot cleanings around the house and that our young children could more easily carry up and down stairs for their chores.

1, the switch why can it be held in or be a lockable switch? try to do some cleaning where you might use a flexible hose and the crevice tool? you have to keep one hand on the switch and try to stretch your other arm way way back behind say a desk or other object to try to get into places.. So you can only get as far as your 2 arms can reach while holding the power switch down. 2 This unit is way off balance I have lambert eaton syndrome and this puts the full weight right on my wrist

I think cordless is really the main draw for her. We have been looking at the Dyson V15 Detect.

I feel like it takes me 3 hours to resolve these each time and it is never easy. Suction drops and I basically have to use stop my cleaning and wash out the filter and wait for it to dry in two days . I feel like I'm at the point where I can't clean my house in a single session without cleaning my filter. I already dislike cleaning and I almost feel like I have PTSD with vacuuming because it never goes well so I put it off as long as possible and by then it's pretty bad which compounds everything

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For some reason all of the dust goes directly into the filter. Some goes into the main container. Shake and tap the filter out and it still has issues with suction. Something is wrong as I would not think having to rinse and clean the filter daily is indicated? It requires 24 hrs to dry so what do you use in the meantime? I am going to check and see if I am still within the return date

That being said, I am exchanging mine because it has an (seemingly somewhat common?) issue where the LCD display advises the filter needs cleaned after five minutes of vacuuming (the warning is reset after it's charged and it doesn't effect the performance of the vacuum but nonetheless you're paying good money for a working product). Dyson support have offered an exchange (courier picks up the broken machine and gives me a replacement at the same time) which I'll receive on Thursday (US customers seem to have shit support but EU/UK folk get much better support).

When emptying the bin, I just shake the dust and hair off the sponge. The exhaust filter which is behind the main unit handle was never even a little bit dusty or dirty, which means that the main fine dust filter does its job well. All the filters and the bin are washable, supposedly once in a month but I already did it twice because I like it clean. The whole stream of exhaust air goes around the battery and PCB unit and keeps it cooled

Update: today is day 14 from I purchased my Dyson v15, in the 2 weeks I used the Dyson 5 times, fully charged it twice and had to wash the filter 4 times. I took my Dyson back to the store I purchased it from (Harvey Normans Ireland). Last night I washed the filter one last time before returning it and it was still a bit damp today, I informed them of everything, they reapplied the filter and the vac still functioned with a damp filter, which they informed me was a hazard within itself (apparently it should have a safety to cut itself off if it's got any moisture at all around it). They changed it for a new one for me or offered me a diff Dyson or money back, I took another v15 in hopes this one will be different

I was looking at a Dyson V11 Absolute because its easy to clean, and wireless. And also the V11 is on sale for $699 CAD right now.

You get the wonderfully named Laser Slim fluffy cleaner head, which we'll talk more about separately than an anti-tangle high torque cleaner head suit...

At least you don't have to purchase bags. The dust filter seems to get dirty very quickly (I have a dusty old house with two pets, so your mileage may vary). This is a good thing and a bad thing. On the one hand, it's tedious to have to clean the filter so often (like after every full-home vacuuming)

Personally, I'm in the camp that even the washable filters should be replaced every couple years.

If I give it a couple hours to a day, it runs again, but honestly disappointed in the lack of quality and design thoughts on this. Overall, this doesn't work any better than a less expensive vacuum, for less than 2 years of use.

.. I sincerely hope that Dyson redesigns the whole clear bin/shroud design sooner than later, because I am starting to get tired of having to thoroughly cleaning my machine every time I use it