On Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:49:03 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

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>A year or two ago I listened to a program on the radio about the
>business of rating products, services and restaurants online. After
>hearing that I have little faith in online reviews.
>
>FWIW, a couple months ago I bought a Dyson V10 cordless vacuum. I
>looked at the reviews and most of them were very positive. The only
>negative I remember was a complaint about battery life. I have to say
>that I am impressed with the thing sucks up dirt and dog hair. One of my
>complaints, that no one else mentioned, is that the canister fills up so
>quickly. Then there is the blockages. When it gets into areas with a
>lot of dog hair it clogs up near the power head and sometimes by the end
>of the canister. Then the filter clogs up. If there is blockage at any
>of these three you have to take it apart and clean it out.The filter has
>to be taken out, cleaned out, rinsed and then dried. It takes a minimum
>of 24 hours to dry it out enough. There is a safety override that makes
>the motor cut out when it gets overloaded it, so you can't even run it
>to such air through the filter to dry it out. It gets frustrating to
>have to go through each step trying to figure out which part is causing
>the problem, and then that long wait. I don't think I could vacuum the
>hole house in one shot. The battery is supposed to last 25 minutes on
>high power, which should be enough for a quick once over, but it will
>clog up before the battery runs down. Then I will have to clean the
>filter and wait a day to finish. I want to know why no one mentioned that.

I have the V8 and it operates flawlessly. Every morning I just run
it around where it looks necessary after I do the litter box, when I
go through the kitchen I make a point of emptying it daily into the
kitchen catcher as I pass it (couldn't be easier to empty it) and it
still operates as beautifully as it did the day I got it. Sundays,
then I do the full McCoy re housework and it has never failed me yet.

I have the V10 on order so that I have the excuse to give the V8 to my
eldest grandson, he has two dogs and two cats, so it will be
interesting to see how it goes for him.