Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, Yellow/Nickel

rated as the best vacuum in many categories from rtings.com, most notably pet hair, i bought it on their recommendation alone because i love the guys. and its a beast. i actually kind of ENJOY vacuuming with this thing, just because ive never had a cordless experience before this vacuum, either. i tested against my robot vacuum, which ofc doesnt get everything a proper vacuum will get, but also against my previous corded vacuum, and still, it grabs plenty. anti-tangle head, the head with the light on it is a game changer for non carpet (hardwood, tile, etc) surfaces. the design is minimal, well thought out, and its easy to swap stuff around. finally, a vacuum where you actually care about the different attachments and use them. its just so easy and powerful.BUT, nothings perfect. none of this stops me from giving it 5 stars, the vacuum is that good, but one thing ALMOST did get me to do it, and well start with that first:and that, is that this vacuum DOES try to speed up and slow down depending on what is happening. if it detects more dust, or detects that the airflow has slowed down (because you just went on to thicker carpet, or if something is blocking the pipe, etc), it will of course speed up to continue vacuuming well. the issue though? on some carpet, even if nothing of particular note is going on, it will actually keep speeding up to the point where it will completely stop. as in, the roller will stop spinning, and its quite annoying, particularly because the specific carpet in my case, that im talking about, doesnt even seem that thick or anything. it just randomly bogs itself down until it stops. seems like a pretty bad issue. but thankfully, in my case, after changing the software settings on its sensitivity to the lowest, and ALSO moving the "switch" on the carpet head to the one that allows the most airflow, it doesnt happen anymore. so im basically a happy camper. BUT, i could definitely see these changes not actually helping if your carpet is thick or "weird" enough. whats not in the options, is the ability to turn off the adapting system. that would be very helpful for people with this kind of carpet.its also not that light. i was hoping it would be lighter, and of course the battery is going to be heavy and theres not much you can do that other than completely innovating a new type of battery (which people are working on), i still thought it would be lighter even without the battery. but its not a big deal.the only thing its missing is automatic drive (so it will push itself, mostly for older folks). and again, i understand thats a mostly unreasonable ask because were talking about a battery operated device here. it just sucks because, if it had that, theres pretty much nothing it doesnt do, and very well. i have a golden retriever, and for anyone in the know about these doggos, their hair shedding is among the worst, at least for its type. i honestly didnt believe the anti-tangle brush would work - but it does! it has not tangled a single time yet, and ive put it through its paces in spite of only having it a few months so far.still likely the best vacuum in existence right now. if you need the best, and dont have extra thick carpet, dont even look further - especially if you have a dog.

I am upgrading from the V10 animal Dyson. This vacuum is much better in three ways. It has better vacuum and somehow picks up the dirt off of the tile instead of pushing it around like the V10 animal did. It's also great on carpets. I can set it on the medium height and that works for hardwoods in the carpets. And it's much better at getting the dog hair from my Great Pyrenees dogs off the carpet. Also, the filter lasts much longer than on the V10. On the V10 I would have to clean the filters every three times I used it. I've had this v15 for about a month now and the filter is still fine. Lastly, this vacuum is much quieter than the V10. I run it on the medium mode which has it run quietly until it detects dirt and then it runs the vacuum at a higher power. Oh also the wheels roll much more quietly on the tile. The old V10 used to make a lot of noise every time it hit a groove in the tile but I think the newer one must have softer rubber Wheels because it's much quieter.

It’s lightweight but suction is great! I’m tired so I’m gonna cut to the chase, I LOVE that it tells me what it needs! It told me when the filter needed cleaned. It was easy to clean and returned back to peak performance when done. One day it just didn’t seem to be suctioning as well (something I experience frequently with my past vacuums) and I looked at the display screen and it said that there was a clog in the head of it. I easily found and removed it but would not have known otherwise. After removing clog, it worked GREAT again. I e used this vacuum for 6+ months. I love it so much that I gifted one to my daughter

Where have you been all my life? I switched from carpet to wood floors and my old vacuum could not pick up the dirt and fine sand tracked in the house. I cringed at the price for this vacuum but I spent that much on my Dyson hair dryer so I coughed up the money to buy this one. It’s lightweight, easy to handle and it picks up the fine sand we track in (no matter haw we try to wipe our feet). Love it!

I have a VS22 that's just a few months out of warranty and after troubleshooting with a customer service agent, determined that it needs a new main body. Unfortunately, there are no main bodys for this machine available, no indication of when they'll be available, and for three weeks now the dust builds up on my floor.I have a $700 vacuum that after only two years is dead and unrepairable. The service agent was happy to offer me 20% off a new unit, or to push me off to a local repair shop. I find this frustrating, knowing that even if the exact model detect main body isn't on a shelf somewhere, a newer detect main body that is perfectly compatible with the battery and all the parts must be- since I can apparently buy one in a new unit. In truth, who would expect a company to continue manufacturing old models- new models are subsequently manufactured with some degree of backward compatibility. That seems to be the case (new models are technically backwards compatible), but that is beneficial only to manufacturing and not extended to the benefit of post-purchase servicability.We love this Dyson vacuum, it worked so well up until it died. I expected that by paying a premium for a quality fantastically designed machine it would have support to go with it. The lack of product support, and what appears to be a business model of non-servicable (disposable) vacuums (when it breaks, buy a new one) is disappointing. And for a company calling itself one that embraces sustainability, forcing me to buy a new pile of plastic parts, attachments and battery when simply a single part (the main body) would do, is contradictory to that claim.I wrote because the service agent suggested this could help. If there is a way I can purchase only what I need to get the vacuum working, that'd be great. I don't need all the other parts, and I don't want to spend $700 for another two years of vacuuming bliss- if that's the limit of reliability for this machine.