Dyson DC20 Stowaway Animal Reviews: , Cylinder, Bagless Vacuum cleaner


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Score: 8.8/10

257 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Vacuum Cleaner scored high on design. It has no outstanding negative points. “Weight to power ratio is good. auto re-wind of cable is excellent. ease to empty…” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 257 real customer reviews

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Real customer reviews

257 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
94% of people recommend it.

Reevoo's summary of reviews:

Pros: Multiple tool heads for carpets and hard floors, storage, light yet powerful, easy to empty
Cons: Difficult on the stairs, main vacuum head is too bulky, long hair gets tangled round the brush bar

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All purchasers (256)
Design8.8
Ease of use8.5
Performance9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.3
Overall rating8.8
bargain hunter (1)
pet owner (1)
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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small size

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great design- easy to use/assemble all the bits and bobd stow away--overall excellent

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jan 2009

Score 2.0/10

David, chesterfield

+ looks

- not very practical changing heads pipes etc not very manouverable expesive tiime cosuming compaired with the upright

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purchased 24 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

cathy, sevenoaks

+ its small and easily stores away in a small space
lots of attachments
powerful

- its heavy

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purchased 28 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Lorraine, Middlesbrough

+ Good suction

- a bit cumbersome

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very good suction power; i didnt know i had so much dust in my house...

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ excellent suction

- it's very heavy

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purchased 28 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact - easy to store - excellent pick-up with a variety of attachments - Is expensive but well worth purchasing for the long term

- Cylinder is rather small so lots of emptying is required - but in fairness the process is very simple

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purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

tina, Buntingford

+ very nicely styled and does the job no fuss

- none

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

john, Newcastle

+ The amount of dust this machine removes is phenomenal. It never leaves a smell of dust, the air in the room is left fresh.
There are all the tools you could`possibly need.

- None that I have come across

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purchased 31 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use. good suction. great design - looks fab!

- compact but not THAT compact

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purchased 31 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

tracey, london

+ Excellent performance, compact and easy to store

- Design means hose is close to ground and can tip up the unit if you're not careful. Not good

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purchased 27 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Nicholas, kirby cross

+ compactness, suction, environmentally friendly

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 28 Dec 2007

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ powerful suction, easy to use

- does not pick up hair from carpet.

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purchased 28 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Emma, London

+ Easy storage. No expensive bags to buy. Easy to see when cylinder is full. Filter easy to clean. Lightweight. Easy to use on stairs. Lots of attachments.

- It wasn't free!

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purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

neil, newcastle

+ powerful

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 27 Dec 2007

Score 4.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Heavier than I expected. The head is too wobbly and doesn't fix in place. Noisy.

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purchased 31 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

tania, luton

+ dyson DC20 is a compact vacuum cleaner that has good suction power.. lovely colour scheme..

- empty the bagless bin is sticky and dust tends to fly about.....

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purchased 25 Dec 2007

Score 8.0/10

Baldeep, Leicester

+ Good hose system and very powerful

- Heavier than I thought

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purchased 01 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Derek, Axminster. Devon

+ Compact as described, telescopic arm is great, good suction.

- None found to date.

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purchased 30 Dec 2007

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ dyson are always good in terms of suction.

- the additional parts to use around the house are not very good.

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purchased 06 Jan 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ versatility

- trying to get it apart too empty it

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purchased 26 Dec 2007

Score 7.0/10

David, Birmingham

+ Powerful and picks up animal hairs well

- Flimsy telescopic suction tube

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purchased 12 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

john, northiam

+ the brushes to pick up hair

- the connectors between different heads

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purchased 03 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

Ken, Tyne and Wear

+ A very compact design. A useful range of attachments.

- An implement to clean the brush heads after use would be very handy.

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purchased 02 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ easy to use, easy to clean, light weight, easy to store

- difficult to do the stairs because it's a bit bulky, but manageable

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purchased 23 Jun 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It picks up dust and dirt that you didn't think was there!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 02 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Poor instruction book

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purchased 04 Feb 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nadine, Kent

+ Good suction and lightweight.

- The carpet cleaner head has become blocked up with cat hair but at least it is possible to unscrew the head allowing the cat hair to be removed.

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purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Nothing”

+ Convenient, stows easily and doesn't atke up much room plus the usual "animal" power for getting rid of dog hair

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Aub, Billingshurst , “Both OAP's”

+ The good point of this machine is that my wife, a technophobe, loves using it!! 'nuff said!

- Needs to be carried from storage area to rooms to be cleaned and is a little on the heavy side.

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purchased 25 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent suction and easy to empty - very good for dog hairs

- The way the tube attaches to the main body of the vacuum for storage drops off when carrying

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purchased 04 Feb 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Rochdale , “IM TRUTHFUL”

+ ECELLENT PICKUP AND MANOUVREABILITY

- HAVEN`T FOUND ANY YET

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purchased 07 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Woody, Cumbria , “semi commercial dog owner”

+ Excellent at removing short animal hair, and good normal vacuum. Good set of accessories.

- Long hair gets tangled round the brush bar, requiring daily manual removal. Brush bar slowed spinning after a few days, required dismantling ( easy clips), cleaning and re assembling.

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purchased 24 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Compact and picks up well

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cleaning head

- extending handle feels very big but I suppose I will get used to it, also way it gets pulled along by flexi is not as good as original

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purchased 22 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Neat little unit, good suction, picks up alot of dirt

- Due to the head being a turbine head it spins at different speeds depending how far the handle is extended

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purchased 27 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Chris, Hythe , “I have a dog!”

+ Suction power, storage, untensils and 'bag free'.

- Hose/tube at handle end detaches, but would be better if still attached to handle for close up hoovering with untensils,without the full length telescopic arm!!!?.

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purchased 05 Jan 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Hard to please”

+ Excellent for pets or children. Good cord length; good tools and brush heads; good storage; easy to manouvre;

- o on board room to store change of brush head. Still very expensive.

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purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

Karen, Kent

+ I thought my house was clean untill I used one of these! Wooooow fantastic power, suction. Light and easy to move up/down stairs.
Great extension pole comes with great parts. Loving it:)

- I have a lower back problem, even with extended pole still feel I get lower back pain after a while. I am only 5 foot 4 so not a tall lady and only in my thirties so not elderly, this is my only bad point:( Extension pole needs to be a bit longer.

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purchased 11 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ just what i needed for my long cat hair on the carpet - real lifesaver

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 15 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Very houseproud!”

+ Compact, ease of use, good suction and varity of tools

- none

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purchased 16 Feb 2009

Score 9.0/10

Ruth, London

+ it looks good and for a large powerful vacuum cleaner it packs up quite small with no dangly bits.
as to be expected with a dyson it is very powerful and easy to use

- do I really need so many attachments?

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purchased 02 Jan 2008

Score 3.0/10

Ken, Wilmslow / Cheshire

+ Bagless and small

- Poor suction and overpriced, with we had not purchased this product

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purchased 24 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ceri , Yeovil

+ fantastic, hoover,

- None

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purchased 14 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

Cathy, Harlow

+ as expected, superb machine. Very light & very powerful.

- none

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small,powerfull,everything well thought out

- Bit heavy for size

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purchased 21 Jan 2008

Score 6.0/10

Suzanne, Pwllheli

+ most things

- The solid pipe is too wide and it's not so easy to use in a confined space.

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purchased 22 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ brilliant suction easy to move around excellent for pet hair

- trouble with emptying dust bin not very easy

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purchased 06 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ suction power

- my husband can't work out how to put the hose back so leaves it like a snake in the cupboard. (at least he uses it !)

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purchased 03 Jan 2009

Score 10.0/10

peter, banbridge

+ very powerful suction and easy to use

- Heavier than our last Dyson

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purchased 05 Jan 2009

Frances, St Albans

+ I like the power and pick up ability

- I don't like the way the brush moves and would prefer a static brush head

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purchased 13 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ The wheels on the floor unit enabled my 81 year old mother to use the unit without problem, she also liked the amount of suction the cleaner has.

- A bit gimicky with the fold up bits and pieces.

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purchased 14 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jacqueline, Solihull , “Very busy woman”

+ Its compact for storing away, picks up the dirt well and the flat tool for under chair is good

- none realy

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purchased 13 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Amazingly powerful

- None really

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purchased 27 Dec 2008

Score 9.0/10

Alan, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire

+ Ease of use. Manouverability. Performance.

- None to date.

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purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 5.0/10

Vicky, Sutton Surrey , “Housewife”

+ The suction is good

- It's not easy to manoeuver, the flex is not long enough.

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purchased 02 Jan 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very powerful. Easy to empty without any mess. Manouverable head is very easy to use. One of the best vacuum cleaners I've ever owned.

- Nothing major. Some of the plastic brackets that the tools plug into when not in use might suffer wear and tear over time. It would be nice to be able to quickly stand the cleaning rod on the machine instead of having to put it down on the floor when you take a quick break, but that's hardly a big problem.

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purchased 31 Dec 2008

Score 7.0/10

Susan, Gravesend, Kent , “Happy homemaker”

+ Great looking product - collects all the 'bits' brilliantly

- Hard to keep the nozzle extended when vacumming! Locks into place for a while and then suddenly disengages and becomes flexible, which is really irritating when trying to use it!!!

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purchased 29 Dec 2008

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Product Features

Shape Cylinder
Type of Dust Container Bagless
Weight (kg) 8.6
Pet Hair Brush Yes
Dust Capacity (litres) 2
Multifunctional No
Noise Level in Decibels 82
HEPA Filter Yes
Dimensions (mm) 348x283x430
Cable Length (m) 6.5
Variable Power Yes
Colour Silver
Telescopic Yes
Integrated Tools Yes
Cable Rewind Yes
Power Supply Mains
Release Date 13 Mar 2007
Bagless Technology Cyclonic Filter
Tube Material Metal Telescopic
Power Brush No
Fragrance Diffusor No
Controls in Handle No
Hardfloor Brush Yes
Turbine Brush Yes
Power (W) 1400

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Manufacturer's Description

Turbine head
For better pick-up on all floors. Brush bar can be turned on or off.

Mini turbine head
Cleans pet hair and dirt from confined spaces such as upholstery, stairs and the car.

Root Cyclone™ technology
Patented technology that doesn’t lose suction power as you vacuum.

HEPA filter with Bactisafe™ screen
Clean expelled air. Ideal for allergy sufferers.

Telescope Wrap™ system
Hose and wand compress and wrap for easier storage.

On-machine tool storage
Durable tough construction
Hard floor tool

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