Comments on: Dyson DC23 Turbinehead Canister Vacuum Cleaner Review

By: Marnie Kelly

Marnie Kelly — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:04:16 +0000

IT IS NOT WORTH IT FOR THE PRICE! I bought a year and a half ago. It worked fine for a while, but as it got older, it stopped working as well.

By: Gail S. Taylor

Gail S. Taylor — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:06:10 +0000

Just bought a Dyson DC23 Turbinehead canister vacuum and so far, so good. It does seem a little bulky when storing as opposed to my ancient (and discontinued?) Hoover Spirit vac. I would recommend this for anyone with pets, as it seems to pick up much more of the pet hair without clogging the carpet/floor cleaning bar and eventually, causing the motor to burn out, like it did on our Eureka upright. We were lucky enough to get it on sale (at a 20% discount) at a Sears Essentials store. I think we made a good investment decision!

By: Michele

Michele — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:50:07 +0000

I would like to add that the filter does a super job. With my old vac (shark) I would find a thin layer of dust over my entertainment system the next day. It has been a few days since using my Dyson Turbinehead and I have found no trace of dust. Less work for me! I love it.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:11:49 +0000

I just purchased a Dyson DC23 and I am amazed at the dirt my old vacuum left in my carpet. I like the fact that I don’t have to buy bags and the vacuum is easy to use on stairs and hardwood floors but I find it difficult to use on carpet. I do not have wall to wall carpet in my home. My rooms are hardwood with low pile area rugs in each room and I am finding it difficult to push the carpet cleaning tool over the area rugs, is this typical?

By: BaldSpot

BaldSpot — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:37:33 +0000

@Niel – Check Woot.com every day at 10:00 p.m. PST. Every once in a while they sell refurbished Dyson’s for El Cheapo Deluxe. That’s where I got my vacs for our daughters!

By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:42:47 +0000

Oh, thanks Julie. That makes sense. We’ve been wanting a Dyson for a long time but they are crazy expensive here in Canada and never seem to go on sale.

By: Clingeek

Clingeek — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:52:07 +0000

Your too late!! My wife just got sucked into (heh, heh) buying another Kirby (our 3rd!). She got a “deal” on it. $1,200!!! Wish I had seen this sooner…….

By: Tetsubo

Tetsubo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:55 +0000

I’ve got one of the Dyson upright pet units and I love it. Best vacuum I’ve ever owned.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:25:42 +0000

@BaldSpot That’s funny… your story sounds exactly like I remember the Kirby salesman doing when I bought mine…

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:22:19 +0000

@Neil I need to change that to say shampoo. Sorry.

By: BaldSpot

BaldSpot — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:13:49 +0000

PS: A note about Kirby vacuums – I used to sell a little green German vacuum by a company called Vorwerk. My demo was to vacuum a spot 100 times with the owner’s vacuum, and then go over it with the Vorwerk that had a cloth wrapped around the exhaust to catch the dirt. The Vorwerk out-sucked them all, but the Kirby vacuums were among the worst for leaving tons of junk in the carpet.

By: BaldSpot

BaldSpot — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:05:33 +0000

We had some dopey vacuum when we bought our first Dyson upright. The first time I vacuumed the house, I had to empty the canister after each room. After the initial cleaning, the canister needs to be emptied only once for upstairs and once for downstairs. No need to wrestle the upright while doing the stairs – it has a hose that stretches out long enough to do all the stairs while the machine sits at the base of the stairs. I love not having to buy bags. The HEPA filter is a thick blue sponge that we rinse out every 6 months, and even then, it only has a light layer of dust on it. This proves how effective the cyclone technology is on this machine. 99.999% of the dirt stays in the canister. (Note: You get an extra sponge so you can continue working while the other one is drying.) The cleaning head is too high (thick) to go under most living room chairs like a canister’s does, but there is an attachment for the hose so you get the same effect as with a canister’s cleaning head. We like our Dyson so much we bought one for each of our three daughters as they set up house, and they love their Dysons, too.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:29:05 +0000

“And for the price, it doesn’t have the capability to clean carpets like my Kirby.” – I’m not sure what you mean by this…did it not clean as well as the Kirby?