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The little vacuum that sucked! (In a good way :-) ) Sep 07, 2008
Wow! This thing really sucks!! No kidding! My wife brought it home from Target and I had it up and vacuuming within minutes (Hey! She brings home a new vacuum and I end up vacuuming the house?) The unit is compact and lightweight .. just perfect for our small house, with mixed floor coverings. I started off with the carpets and was amazed at all the dust and fur (where is the cat?) that it extracted out of the old carpet; with a reality check of "debris" swirling around in the transparent cyclone container you'll know in a short while how well this unit is working. The only thing I didn't like with unit is the high pitched whine produced by the motor/venturi container. Most people won't even notice .. but it drove me to put on ear buds!
Moving on the to the tile entryway .. there is a switch on the unit that shuts off the spinning beater bar that is not needed on non-carpeted surfaces. It rolled easily into corners and around the door jambs. It did a good job of removing the dustballs from the corners. I suppose you could have popped out the extension hose and went after the finer dirt in the corners or the spider webs near the top of the drapes. The cord is about 20ft long - which is fine for getting into the remote places of the house. I liked being able to transition between carpeted and non-carpeted floors with a flick of a switch (to the right of the main power switch). The telescoping handle is great for storing (collapsed) in small spaces or (extended) for usage.
One thing to notice here .. is the beater bar will NOT start until the unit is in the run position (this is the vacuum position)! This caught me off guard after it digested one of our A/V cables (ok, I was trying to be thorough and vacuum behind the A/V gear!!) and it suddenly stopped spinning. I cleared the cable and tried to restarted it .. no go! With my better half asking " Did you break it already? It's not even 1 hr old!" .. I had to open the sealed operators manual (I used the quick start guide to assemble it) and ensure the reset switch was in the "run" position. But, really, what happened was that I had the unit in the store position (which shuts off the beater bar while powered on). Once I put it back into the "run" position, it started spinning and I was off to another section of the house.
I like the lighter weight of the machine (11 lbs) .. as we have to carry it down stairs sometimes to do the laundry room. The suction is fantastic (has anyone seen the cat?) and is consistent across all types of surfaces. Be careful of sucking up small pets or you might just find them swirling around the cyclone container with their little eye-balls bugged out from the centrifugal force (just kidding)!
Some folks might find this unit small .. it is! It works just fine for a small home (less then 1100 sq. ft ) or a small office / studio space. For us, it works great. Just be sure to wear some ear muffs and don't suck up the cat!
Perfect for a scaled down model Aug 27, 2008
Unlike many people who have bought this vacuum, I have a 1700 sq ft house with carpet on the second floor. Originally, I had a DC17 Animal. It was big, heavy and bulky. I never thought it worked particularly well.
The ball changed it all for me. After lugging the Animal up and down stairs for 3 years, I decided that I just wanted something lighter. We opted for the DC24 because of its small size (and we got it from Bed Bath and Beyond with one of those handy 20% off coupons.) I am able to store it in a closet and I love that.
I am able to use it on the carpeted stairs. I am able to use it on wood floors and on area rugs. I can pop the handle off and use the brush thing in a second.
Sure, I have to move the cord a few times and plug it in different outlets. But it isn't like I don't have 2-4 outlets in each room. And yes, I have to empty the canister once during if I do my whole house. But normally, I am doing either up or downstairs or just a room at a time. Plus, the canister empties into a normal kitchen trashcan with ease.
The only drawback I can see right now is having to clean the filters once a month. But since we don't use it as often as some, I will probably do it every other. We have a Roomba, anyhow.
 Best Vacuum! Aug 26, 2008
Well, all I can say is that, when I received my Dyson, I had already vacuumed the carpet, but I was anxious to try it, so I vacuumed again. The stuff that accumulated in the cup convinced me that this is the best vacuum out there -- it was like I had never vacuumed before! Now, I feel like my carpet is as clean as it's going to get. Does it make an old carpet look like new? No, but that old carpet does looked refreshed (mine is unfortunately 10 years old and needs changing, but now I feel like I've bought some time). Save up and buy the Dyson, it's worth it.
smaller, but the same! Aug 25, 2008
I bought the CD24 as a second vacuum. I already own a larger Dyson, which I use at home. The second smaller one is for my studio - which is a much smaller space. This model works the same way (very well!) as the larger model, but holds less dirt, and is easier to handle because it is lighter and smaller. A great choice for a smaller space!
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 don't buy Aug 20, 2008
To start with, I really wanted to like this vacuum.
I needed something light and efficient and did my online research, so this seemed to be the right king for me. It wasn't even that expensive compared to all other lightweight quality vacuums.
So, I have a 3 story house, mix of hardwood and few rugs. It seemed to work ok at the beginning, I wasn't blown away by the suction power or by the amount of dirt it collects, I guess I do clean my house on regular bases), but it was doing the job until the brush simply stopped working. So ok, this was my first cleaning and there is no reason that something like that would happen. The brush eventually started on again, but for fear that this will happen again very soon, I am returning it.
Other impressions - it does move very easily and it is very light. The container for dirt is small - very, you do have to pull stuff out of it - it doesn't really shake of like on TV and the cord is short. It is loud. On top of all that it feels extremely cheaply made and I do believe that the plastic will start breaking if not right away in a couple of years.
I am giving it one star because it does indeed work, but I am pretty sure you can achieve the same result with something that cost $ 50, not $500.
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