Dyson V8Animal Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

This was bought to replace a Dyson roller-ball vacuum of some age. The handheld vacuum has impressed. We found a suitable place to wall mount it. It easily slots in and out, so easily that it is frequently taken down for just a quick scoot around, or a once-over clean up. Instead of the heavy corded rollerball being used once or twice weekly we now find ourselves using the handheld a dozen or more times a week, resulting in carpets which are constantly looking good and wooden floors which are no longer accumulating enough dust to start to be an embarrassment. This means that it rarely works for longer than half a hour at a time, and is almost always found in a fully recharged state. The greatest convenience, apart from the above and its light weight and easy handling, is that it runs easily under our slightly raised furniture allowing proper cleaning. Our resident dog does shed hair, which this vacuum handles easily and effectively. The attachments provided with it are adequate for most tasks. Stairs are also easy to clean. We had expected a reduced suction with this vacuum, but the results don't show this. And I have to mention QUIET, another good feature which in one small way is a drawback! With the roller-ball vacuum the dog would bark at it, back away and bark again and so on; not what you really want to hear. Now, with the much quieter handheld, the dog remains sprawled in the middle of the carpet and we hoover right up to him from all directions as he silently watches! We have to move him to finish the job! Overall, an effective and convenient appliance.

I've given it 2 months or so beside writing this review to make sure my initial opinion stuck. And it did. I blooming love this vacuum! So much better than my Electrolux upright, which is now never used, and much better for the stairs especially. The suction is awesome as is the powered head attachment - especially when I have to dogs with longer fur, a fluffy cat, hair down to the middle of my own back and a messy partner. There are 2 or 3 draw backs. One + Two - trigger finger and battery life. I have a small 3 bedroom on 3 floors. I tend to split up the house and do a floor a day then repeat. By the end of a floor, using the vacuum on max with the powered head , it's ready to be recharged and my finger is sore. I think dyson should consider a button lock like on an extending dog lead so it's not necessary to always hold it in. As for the battery life, this doesn't bother me as it fits with my routine and me using it as a main vacuum, but it would if your house was larger. It life is typically 10 minutes or so on max with the powered head but upto 40 minutes on min without the head. Problem Three - excellent suction so not good on rugs. I have a heavy rubber backed doormat by the back door to stop dog mud. The vacuum is too powerful for it on max or min with the powered head so have to swap attachments which many would be annoyed by. Still love it overall and is excellent in my lifestyle and house. The pros for me far, far outweigh the cons. *edit - about 2yrs 4 mths in, the battery went. Although outside of warranty, Dyson customer service were the best and sent me a new battery free of charge!

Fantastic piece of kit. Reading all the negative reviews I was worried it wouldn't be any good. It has great suction so much so I've never had to use the boost. I am very house proud and hate bits on the carpets. I live in a normal size 3bedroom and it has never gone flat before I finish the whole house even using the attachments. It does exactly what it says and has been my Best Buy of yet. I empty it after every use and there is always a good bundle of dust and other things that carpets hold after every use. The attachments are brill especially the furniture one. As I have joint problems including a bad back it has been worth its weight in gold to me. Shopping around I got it for about £350 from Amazon. I just make sure I charge it after every use so there is always a full battery for the next hoovering session. If you get in the habit of doing that it will never let you down. It is also as light as a feather. Don't get me wrong, if you live in a very large house then you have to be sensible with your expectations of the 40 minute battery life. If you are well off then I suggest having one upstairs and one down stairs, why wouldn't you 😆

It has taken me a while to take the leap and purchase this dyson mainly the cost. But I am so pleased I finally done it, it has change the way I hoover and believe me when I say I look forward to doing my chores. It’s quick to get to work no more lugging around a hoover up and down stairs. It take me around 20 mins to hoover upstairs and the stairs. A little less for down stairs, so maybe 40 mins and the battery does last that time. So I have to charge it up after every use. I have dogs so it comes out every day to hoover the spaces that the dogs use. My old hoover only came out twice a week it was a Henry also a great hoover I had to sweep most days. But not any more my dyson does it every day and it’s light weight got heaps of attachments not sure what all of them do yet. I do charge it quite regularly as it’s used quite a bit. Only thing I would say is that the long tube at times does feel a little flimsy. Plus the bit that store all your dust and fluff I empty after every use, it’s plenty big enough for my whole house. Happy customer 😀

easy to use as you would expect. the hand unit was heavier than i anticipated, but using the normal long extension tube and floor head - it is a matter of rolling the wrist to guide the unit rather than actually lifting it - so it is fine, you just need to "go with it". As a standard replacement it is easy and flexible. the tools that come with it. The charge time is fine for our standard UK house (2up 2down semi) on standard power mode. The Turbo mode really chews up the battery power though if you need it. my only complaint - and this is really quite picky, is that the cable length to mount the recharging cradle, is not long enough. Where management wanted the cradle and unit located, did not have a close enough power socket - and lovely though the design is, my mgt wanted it mounted in a corner "out of the way, but convenient". there was more than enough space in the cradle body to store excess cable if it had been longer. other minor gripe - if there are going to be more than 3 tools supplied - the cradle should have enough slots for them. the animal came with 5 "bits" but only storage slots for 2 (plus 1 on the unit in storage) FWIW

What a wonderful Product this is. Though it’s not the cheapest of such products it’s certainly the best. I have 3 different types of Dyson Vacuum Cleaners. My first Upright Dyson lasted me over 20 years and was still working when I replaced it I gave it to a friend who used it for another 5 years. I bought this one to replace one that I could no longer get a spare Motor for - it didn’t owe me anything though as I’d had that for so many years.

This is the first time I have ever give a product straight 5's! I did a lot of research before I bought this vacuum cleaner as it's not cheap and I have to say so far it far exceeds my expectations. The battery length is quite sufficient to clean a 3 bedroomed house - those reviewers who say it doesn't last long enough either live in enormous mansions or are very slow cleaners! You do not need to use the extra strong suction - normal is perfectly sufficient. We have just had new carpets fitted and this vacuum is keeping them looking brand new. We also have a G-tech which is good but no-where near as efficient as this one. It is simple to use, light, has useful attachments so easy to do the stairs, upholstery, the car, cupboards etc - sadly, I am almost enjoying doing the vacuuming (and I HATE cleaning!). This vacuum cleaner is a must for every houseproud person - I love it!

One star - only due to having to add it, otherwise can’t submit review, not deserved. I was going to return this last year, as it dysgraphia hold charge for longer than 5-7 minutes -I was told this was normal by the seller, and I would have had to arrange courier etc, to return it myself, u decided to carry in and see how it went. So, normal speed, lifts zero - I don’t have carpets, only one rug. It literally doesn’t work. Therefore have to use higher setting and that lasts for about five minutes. Not ideal. The Hoover now, despite full charge, cuts and out, for about 1-2minutes, and now stops working after that. Overpriced price of rubbish. Unless mine was faulty in the first place, which I wonder about now. I defjntely do not recommend this product.

Produit vraiment très efficace. Attention l'enregistrement de la garantie sur le site Dyson France où angleterre est impossible lorsque le produit est acheté chez Amazon en provenance de l'Angleterre.

Aspiradora excelente.Cubre totalmente las expectativas.Tengo un pastor alemán y cuando cambia el pelo, me resultaba incómodo sacar las aspiradora de cable.Con está, no da pereza, es muy rápido limpiar.Aspira a la perfección pelos de las alfombras y en cualquier rincón d la vivienda.El tiempo de carga se ajusta a la limpieza de una vivienda grande.Un 10.

È un articolo molto caro ma questa è l unica pecca oltre al fatto che la batteria dura poco se si usa la massima potenza però...non occorre sia al max perché ha un efficienza ottima anche al minimo e poi se non hai una villa ti basterà sempre la batteria, male che va puoi comprarne una più potente. Sono molto soddisfatta .

Zu laut,der Behälter zu klein und die Akkulaufzeit zu gering.Würde ich für diesen Preis auf keinen Fall mehr kaufen,da gibt es günstigere und bessere Akkustaubsauger.

fa quello che prometee, forse i nuovi modelli hanno la batteria che dura di più! questo modello se utilizzata al massimo non dura molto. Però aspira benissimo, è leggero e maneggevole, noi lo utilizziamo anche tre volte al giorno con il cane in casa e fa degnamente il suo lavoro.