Suction Head Power - Is it strong enough? I read that this model has a air driven rotating brush in the suction head. All of my other canister vacs (Rainbow, Electrolux, etc) had electric motors to run the brush. Is the air driven brush in the suction head on this Dyson model sufficient to clean shag type carpet without bogging down? I'm really concerned about getting this vacuum and then being disappointed with the lack of power for the rotating brush. When you are purchasing a vacuum for this cost and specifically for pet hair, you want assurance that the device will be powerful and the tools will work correctly.I would certainly appreciate any feedback from current DC39 owners. Suction Head Power - Is it strong enough? I read that this model has a air driven rotating brush in the suction head. All of my other canister vacs (Rainbow, Electrolux, etc) had electric motors... » Read More Suction Head Power - Is it strong enough? I read that this model has a air driven rotating brush in the suction head. All of my other canister vacs (Rainbow, Electrolux, etc) had electric motors to run the brush. Is the air driven brush in the suction head on this Dyson model sufficient to clean shag type carpet without bogging down? I'm really concerned about getting this vacuum and then being disappointed with the lack of power for the rotating brush. When you are purchasing a vacuum for this cost and specifically for pet hair, you want assurance that the device will be powerful and the tools will work correctly.I would certainly appreciate any feedback from current DC39 owners. « Show Less
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I don't think the canister compares in the least to dyson's uprights... but it works well on hard wood floors.. for carpeting, I would never recommend the Dyson Animal Canister vac.. it's quite horrible at cleaning carpets.. (even normal size carpeting).
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By now, you've no doubt made your purchase, however . . .after using my DC39 on a mix of hard flooring, ceramic tile and shag carpeting, I finally broke down and purchased the DC41 for use on the carpeting. The extra weight at the brush end helps greatly in reaching down to the lowest fibers.
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one guy said it has a rotating brush on the included nozzle head but others in comments said it doesn't have a powered brush roll head ! what gives here? are all these people buying a new or used vac and from different sellers, maybe don't all include same stuff? i wish people would say which one they bought, because unfortunately all are lumped together in these listings.
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The motor head is worse the brush bar barely touches the floor. I have had both the dc59 animal and the dc59 Motrhead and I like the animal much better. Dyson claims the motorhead works better due to its stand alone powered brush bar but I beg to differ. I think they failed with the brush bar itself and didn't put it low enough. Get the animal, it's a cheaper better vacuum.
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The turbo head attachment has a suction-powered beater bar. I use it on one low-pile area rug and it does not work especially well, especially if there is any pet hair. The beater bar spins pretty fast when you pick it up, which may be why some people mistakenly think it is powered? But this is a clip-on attachment: there is no way it could be powered.
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I don't have the powered house as I don't have a lot of carpet. I just use the regular floor attachment. It works well enough for me on carpet because the suction is so strong. I love my vacuum cleaner, though in tight spaces it's a little difficult to maneuver.
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IT move easily with the brush turning on carpet. I don't think there is anything other than the brush that moves it, It's a great vacume cleaner -- I like the switch that lets you use it without the brush turning to do hard floors. works great at less money than some of the super-high-end vacs.
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I believe there are 2 main things that make it an "animal" model. First the battery lasts longer than the DC35 with boost mode on (8 min compared to 6). Second, I believe the brush has more bristles and spins faster on the 44 compared to the 35; According to the Dyson website - "The motorized floor tool has twice the power of the DC35 floor tool, to drive the bristles deeper into the carpet pile with more force. Floor tool attaches to the wand or directly to the machine for cleaning awkward spaces."
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I have a low pile carpet and it does a great job. I also have a Great Dane and it works great on pet hair. I don't think the brush head is strong enough to work on plush carpet but why not try it? You can always return the unit.
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it has no power to the head you can only use turbo brush which does pretty good light duty job for area rugs for me. what I really do not like about this vac is that control buttons are very soft and I always hit them while carrying the vac against my knee and turn it off or rewind the cord or reduce power. Since I do not drag the vac behind me but rather carry it in my arm wile vacuuming i do it every few minutes and it is very irritating otherwise it is a good vac
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Hi, I have the 500 and I love it. Just the right attachments and easy removable hand wand to clean corners and such. I had a Dyson Ball and this one is much better. I didn't like the stand and separate hard floor attachment, they are not necessary as it works great just the way it is. Has a carpet button and then just turn that off when doing the hard floor if you want. Does a better job than my Dyson ever did and you can clean the filters. Huge plus !!!
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@byron: I'd say the suction power is better than the typical portable vacuum, but it's no match for (say) a heavy-duty shop vac. For a battery powered vacuum, this is the most powerful of the three or four that I tried. On hard surfaces, things like dog hair are easy...on carpet and fabrics, it can take a bit of brushing to dislodge the hairs, but eventually they come up fine.
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I have the vacuum. But I did not get your question. I really like the vacuum and tools. Only problem I ever have is when I turn around in a time place I bang the back pack. I have a fairly deep Pyle on some carpet and I am amazed that the carpet attachment which is air powered really spins fast even on the carpet. Dirt bags seem over engineered. Suction is strong enough that dust within several inches of the attachment is taken in.
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We have had ours approx year with four long hair girls and dog. It is extremely powerful. Sucks alot of dirt u have to watch the green and red lights to know if u are ready to move to next spot. We have ad no troubles out of ours. Well built. I vacumme a lot I use it more than my wife.
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I'm not as excited about the suction as I was, when I first purchased the unit. Apparently horsepower (HP) is a bogus metric in which to measure the power of the motor and subsequent vacuum. This unit has about 1/2 the suction as my old red/black bulbous unit, with the same HP rating. So no, I would not recommend it for carpet, other than to vacuum up an initial spill of something dusty/dirty/wet that you don't want contaminating your household vacuum cleaner.
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Hi, the suction worked great, but I have to confess, I returned mine due to a structural problem. It's smaller and lighter in weight than the old Dyson it was meant to replace, and truly did a super job picking up fine sandy gravel that was tracked in, I'm certain Cheerios won't be an issue. Also have tiled floors in a couple of rooms and had no issue with suction power.
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Great Question :) So this is the model D4. On the model D4 the cord from the power nozzle runs up the outside of the hose. Rainbow has a pet tool like what you are thinking of called the Rainbow mate. However it wont work on this model because it requires a electric hose. The next model which we sell sell on Amazon is the Rainbow SE. That model it will work on. You can also buy one for this model. However in order to find it you would need to google "Animal Pet Tool Mini Head upholstery tool attachment for standard vacuum with brushroll" and that will work perfectly on this one. In other words you can buy that attachment or buy a SE Rainbow here on Amazon. Let me know if you have any other questions :) Thanks Dustin GreatVacs (Seller) service@greatvacs.com
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While it has great suction, emptying the canister is a pain and it does fill fast. I would go with a Dyson. Best vacuum I ever had! I have a Shepard and a Husky!