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Dyson DC17 Animal Cyclone Upright Vacuum Cleaner | 
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Brand: Dyson
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $549.00
Buy New: $399.00
New (14)
Avg. Customer Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 736
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 33.1
Dimensions (in): 39.3 x 14.6 x 9.8
MPN: 00068
Model: 103
UPC: 852184001034
EAN: 0852184000686
ASIN: B000I5REVA
Release Date: October 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | All-floors upright vacuum cleaner with motorized brushbar | | • | Level 3 Root Cyclone technology ensures powerful, consistent suction | | • | Quick-draw Telescope reach; mini turbine head; low-reach floor tool | | • | Hygienic 5/8-gallon dust bin; lifetime HEPA filter; certified asthma friendly | | • | Measures 26-2/3 by 13-1/5 by 43-1/2 inches; 5-year warranty |
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Product Description
This Animal is on the prowl, searching high and low for dust, dirt and pet hair to destroy. The product of over a decade of research, Dyson Root Cyclone technology doesn't lose suction and has the highest average pickup across all floor surfaces, while improved ergonomics and usability makes vacuuming less of a chore. Fingertip brush control turns brushbar on and off at the touch of a button to protect rugs and delicate floors Quick-draw telescope reach extends instantly for stair and high reach cleaning Lifetime HEPA filtration for cleaner expelled air - Expels clean air with 150 times less bacteria and mold Certified asthma and allergy friendly according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
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| Customer Reviews: Read 219 more reviews...
 A real sucker July 17, 2008
There are just two things you need to know about this product:
1. With virtually no written instructions it's confusing to understand how the vacuum's features work. A written manual including photos would be much welcome. The illustrations that Dyson include are not good enough.
2. When you use the vacuum on a good quality wool rug it's going to remove too much of the rug's pile and eventually destroy the rug. This will happen quickly because it picks up so much of the actual rug in addition to any pet fur and dirt.
3. Whoever designed this product is an idiot (I know this is a third thing to know).
Also, if you order accessories or the vacuum itself directly from Dyson in the USA your order is processed through England and you're charged a bank fee for processing the order which sucks (like this product).
 An Animal Indeed! June 26, 2008
We purchased this vaccuum ti prepare for our new house which will be almost wall-to-wall carpeting. We have lived in houses with some carpeting. We have 2 large dogs (including a very sheddy Newfoundland Mix) and 3 cats. We have been using a Kenmore Canister vaccuum which we had been very happy with, but now that our baby is about to start crawling, we wanted to be ready for the new carpeting in the new house. This thing is indeed an animal!! It does a terrific job of picking up the dust and animal hair on our floors. It is very powerful, and we are very happy with this purchase.
OK With Limitations June 26, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the second Dyson. The first one broke at the neck when I was using it. We have 2 dogs that shed tons of hair. Dysons are great at picking up hair on carpet. They are lousy at cleaning bare floors. As mentioned this is the second Dyson and I hope this one will not break after only 3 years of service. I don't think making vacuum cleaners from plastic is a good idea. The vacuum is used at least 3, often 4 times a week in a house. Still it should not have snapped after 3 years. At least with the DC 17 we have a 5 year warranty.
Dyson DC17Animal June 23, 2008
The vacuum came damaged from delivery but Instock helped get the product back out to me quickly and handled the issues with delivery damage. The vacuum works great!!
 Not perfect, but very good. June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought this about six months ago and so far I'm pretty happy with it. We've lived in our current house almost ten years and during that time have gone through about half a dozen vacuum cleaners. It was getting to the point of absurdity. My husband was fixing them for awhile, but obviously he has better things to do with his spare time than fix broken vacuum cleaners. Finally when the last one broke down we were thinking about buying a Kirby, since some friends have had one for many years. Instead, after reading the reviews, I decided to try a Dyson. So far so good. It's not perfect, but it's not bad, and more importantly it shows no signs of breaking. The design is very simple and straight forward and it feels sturdier than the other vacuums we've had. The hose is long enough so I can reach up our stairs and the main compartment is easy to pull off for cleaning. It's also very powerful and there hasn't been anything yet that I've had trouble vacuuming. My only complaints are (1. It doesn't pick up well on the sides, so I have to go over the baseboards with the hose attachment. (2. The dirt inside the cylinder is sometimes hard to clean out, since it gets wedged up pretty high. (3. It tends to blow the dirt around on non carpeted areas. It still picks it up, but it scatters it first.
Despite these few annoyances, this is still the best vacuum I've owned and I would buy it again.
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