Friday, May 18, 2012

HAMVENTION 2012

Picked up a couple awesome things at Hamvention!!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Dyson Animal DC-41

http://www.dyson.com/store/product.asp?product=DC41-IRSPU

The Dyson Animal DC-41 appears to be a lightweight, awkward, flimsy, plastic, expensive tool compared to the 45 dollar Bissel - at least, that is how it looked initially at Lowes in the lineup of new vaccuums.  NOT THE CASE.  Although it costs a Brazillion dollars, it is worth every penny.  When at home, on carpet, it is a graceful, well-built, bulletproof tool, that TOTALLY SUCKS the sh*t outta the carpet that must have been there since it was installed!  The difference in the price is worth seeing the 3 containers of trash it pulled out of just the livingroom carpet AFTER I used my existing vaccuum!  BUY ONE TODAY!

****************UPDATE***************

Although this sweeper was awesome in the beginning, it has started to "suck" in a different way.  It appears to be akin to a Ferrari - all geeked out and finicky.  run over a hair pin, and you'll puncturing the gasket surrounding the mouth of the beater bar.  Dyson is good about support, but they wanted me to ship the thing to a service center.  I said just please ship me the parts and I would just fix it myself - they did.  However, they sent a whole lower section, and I swapped that out successfully.  I saved back all the old parts, which is good, 'cause I ran over a throw rug with the thing and broke the motor - and had to grab it out of the old one.  If someone took this thing and cast each and every piece out of Magnesium - (might catch on fire, so maybe Aluminum,) then it would be awesome.  it now creaks under the weight of itself - I don't like the action - it is too "bendy."  Still cleans carpets well, though, I have to admit.