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

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Score: 8.6/10

91 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This vacuum cleaner is a good all rounder. “The small tool is perfect, just takes a bit longer because its smaller. so…” victoria, Stockport View all 91 real customer reviews

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91 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (91)
Design8.7
Ease of use8.5
Performance9.1
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.2
Overall rating8.6
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

victoria, Stockport

Score 9.0/10

+ The small tool is perfect, just takes a bit longer because its smaller. So although I do have some carpet, I prefer the small head attachent. This also gets ito the corners better. But so far, my morning sneezing fit is no more. Fantastic!!! Fits perfectly into a small storage space.

- The main attachment holds too much grip to be useful on hard floors as it is hard to move it about.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ An amazing hoover that's easy to use.

- None so far.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2007

Emma, Willington

Score 8.0/10

+ Easily stored.
Great at hoovering laminate and carpets.

- Once you have used it a few times the cord stretches and is harder to wind round the hoover.
When carrying the hoover bits are always falling off it

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 May 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 5.0/10

+ good suction. easy to change the head for carpets and then to harder floors you just have to push a button rather than actually change heads.

- The extedable tube is a nuisance as when you try to extend it it sometimes takes a few goes for it to click in place so when you start hoovering the goes back into itself and you have to keep extending it to stay in place.
The bendy hose is supposed to wrap around the machine when storing but it is very difficult to do and to get it to stay there i have given up trying. Also when using the machine (although we are probably not supposed to) but when you are using the machine and you pull it towards you as you are moving along the bendy hose comes out of the machine. Also when you are pulling the machine along it doesnt follow along in a straight line it veers off to one side which means you cant steer it through doorways and it is always crashing into the skirting boards you have to go and pick it up and carry it.
It doesnt sit on the stairs very well like my old dyson used to.
To sum up i would say that the machine is not very user frendly

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Excellent, perfect for small spaces and works on all surfaces throughout the house

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Jun 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ amazing how much stuff it sucks up. we vaccumed our flat after the builders had already done it with a henry and filled the thing up. very powerful

- switching on wood flooring mode, seems to switch back to carpet mode too easily.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ Light enough to use on the stairs, and the head unit can get under the bed. When working almost flat (i.e. me lying down!) the head has excellent suction - ideal for under the bed! Best when using the smaller attachments on the hose, and getting on tops of cupboards or in corners - very easy to use. When you get the suction the cleaning is great - it has transformed our bedroom, and my husband no longer wakes up sneezing as a result of his dust allergy!

- The suction offered by the head when used upright (i.e. me standing up) is not that good for cleaning wider carpet areas. It tends to 'skid' off the carpet. I have another 'upright' dyson, and I use that for the main carpet areas.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2007

Steve, Llandrindod Wells

Score 9.0/10

+ This is my third Dyson cleaner and I'm always very impressed with them. I've only given 8 for ease of use because it takes a while to unwrap the hose and put the head on but to be fair it's a Stowaway and that's what it's designed for.

- I'm a little concerned about the Telescope Wrap as it does appear to be a little flimsy but then the cleaner does come with 5 year guarantee.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Aug 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 7.0/10

+ The design is good The suction power is very good.

- It is a little on the heavy side and the parts are cheap. The main stem of the hose keeps disassembling from the rest of the machine.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 9.0/10

+ strong suction, good storability, easy to use, transfers well between different floor surfaces

- the cylinder doesn't always follow you straight - it goes off to one side and gets stuck around corners

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 17 Apr 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ small and compact

- to many clipps and connections, could easily streach and damage hose wrapping it round the body of hoover.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Apr 2008

Eleanor, Glasgow

Score 7.0/10

+ Good suction.

- Probably more suited to a bigger area, bit of an awkward drag around furniture in a smallish room.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jul 2008

Ricky, Walton-On-Thames , “Married man with child”

Score 8.0/10

+ powerful, compact and stylish

- fiddly to set up and put away

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Apr 2008

john, high wycombe , “no”

Score 9.0/10

+ suction exceeds any other cleaner we have used before and the disposal of the rubbish is very clean and easy.

- none we have found to date.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser , “senior citizen”

Score 8.0/10

+ Very efficient and powerful.

- Bit heavy to handle but realize other makes would be heavier.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Does a good job and is nice and compact for storing. Not too heavy.

- Short hose doesn't reach up the stairs like my old upright dyson.

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purchased 05 Sep 2007

Rav, Harrow

Score 10.0/10

+ Good Suckton, I have asthma so has made a huge difference when vacuming.

- The handle can be a bit heavy bit thick. Maybe would be better if thinner

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purchased 25 Sep 2007

gerard, london

Score 6.0/10

+ Very powerful

- The tools fall off

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purchased 01 Nov 2007

Stuart, Chester

Score 6.0/10

+ Very conpact design that is easily stored - It does what it says in terms of stowaway

- The cleaning head that it comes with is inadequate - Really need the rotary head which is extra. Would have bought the next model up which comes with the rotary head as standard if known.

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purchased 23 Oct 2007

Yamuna, Northfield

Score 9.0/10

+ Very good perfoemance

- Not enough length of the hose(sucking)

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purchased 04 Jul 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ quiet highly effective filters out everythong dust level in house mch lower light

- awkward to empty, needs empying frequently, head is clumpy and doen not clean in corners, tools a bit small
looks ugly

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purchased 08 Oct 2007

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ good pick up. long mains lead. can dust furniture with brush on.

- heavy to carry. hard to sit on stairs. Hard to clean stairs. emptying dirt can be messy.

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purchased 27 Mar 2008

sue, Ludlow

Score 8.0/10

+ easy to store away.good suction/cleaning.

- telescopic tubing feels a bit cumbersome.

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purchased 23 Apr 2008

Valerie, Swindon

Score 10.0/10

+ Does what it says on the box.

- None

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purchased 07 May 2008

Owen , Telford

Score 9.0/10

+ Can store it in quite a small space. Stylish design. Excellent suction on a variety of surfaces

- None

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purchased 11 May 2008

mandt, whitley bay

Score 9.0/10

+ storage is fantastic. dyson have thought of everything to keep everything tidy.

- havent come across any yet

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purchased 20 Apr 2008

Ann , York

Score 10.0/10

+ Great design and very easy to use - and to store away as you dont' have to take it to pieces to do so, or put it back together before use. Have also noticed a differerence with my dust allergy since I have been using it.

- Can't think of anything bad to say about it. It is expensive, but compared with other cleaners it gives good value for money.

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purchased 21 Jul 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ everything

- none

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purchased 01 Dec 2008

Natalie, Ware, Herts

Score 9.0/10

+ Suction is excellent and it is compact

- When hoovering the stairs I have to pick it up as i go up as it doesn't quite reach top from the bottom.

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purchased 23 Nov 2008

karen, telford

Score 10.0/10

+ Easy to use and store away. picks up dirt no problems. maneoves excellent.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 10 Dec 2008

Audrey, Northumberland

Score 10.0/10

+ Much easier to use than the previous Dyson models, seems to be stronger less likely to need to replace parts.I like the stowaway design it fits into the cupboard much better.I also like all the utensils on the main part of the vacuum, rather than the old way of being attached to the wand.

- No BAD POINTS AT ALL.

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purchased 17 Dec 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Living very much to the Dyson expectation

- The floor parts are so flexible that it actually makes it tricky to manage

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purchased 26 Feb 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 6.0/10

+ Good suction, easy to empty, compact and easy to carry.

- Main head is hard to control, hose could be longer.

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purchased 13 Mar 2009

joe, tewkesbury , “clean freak”

Score 10.0/10

+ great for flats

- none, love it well reccomened

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purchased 09 Dec 2008

James, Coalville,Leicestershire , “Dyson prefered user”

Score 8.0/10

+ Powe of the Suction,Stowabilty and Emptying are excellent

- 1. Telescopic Wand is too large in diameter making it awkward to use.
2. Does not sit on the Stairs as did the Model DC02.
3. Stair Tool too small in length compaired to the DC02, also awkward to use when fiitted to the telescopic wand / flexi tube.
4. Had I been aware of the above, I would have probably chosen a different model. Rather dissapointing having used the Model DC02 for10 years

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purchased 18 Apr 2008

Rosemary , Selby , “hate vacuuming”

Score 10.0/10

+ fantastic cleaning

- the extention is sometimes difficult to manage

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purchased 20 Dec 2008

Kenneth, Plymouth Devon , “Late seventies”

+ First class cleaning item, due to size easier to store plus easier to manipulate for elderly purchasers.

- Nil.

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purchased 07 Dec 2008

Sarah, Datchet , “Sarah Laclau, Datchet ”

Score 10.0/10

+ very compact when put away as it folds away.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 29 Jul 2008

Chantel, Eas , “Working mum children pets”

Score 10.0/10

+ This is my second Dyson after making the mistake of buying a cheaper one in between. I have a big hairy dog and two cats and a cream carpet the Dyson makes pet hair disappear, it folds away brilliantly and is really easy and clean to empty. Please don't waste your money on any other brand like I did, just stretch that bit further and buy this. I have just taken down our real christmas tree and vacumed and it picked up every needle - Fab!

- Fairly heavy but moves well so not a real problem.

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purchased 07 Dec 2008

Ian, Royston Herts

Score 3.0/10

+ 5 Year Warranty

- Difficult to handle, store, assemble, disassemble, empty and generally manouvre...

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purchased 07 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Very good suction. Seems stonger than the old type. Better storage for small utensils. Better recoil on the electric wire. Like the handle on it.

- A little heavy for me.

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purchased 14 May 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 8.0/10

+ Looks and suction

- hose connection could be better

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purchased 19 Jun 2008

Matt, Manchester

Score 8.0/10

+ it goes like the clappers !

- the hand held extending section is very heavy compared to similar models

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purchased 05 Aug 2008

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Light, good suction. Easy to assemble, neat for storage.

- Haven't had it for long enough to comment.

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purchased 05 Mar 2009

Dave K, Pershore

Score 9.0/10

+ Light, compact, easy to store.

- Suction hose is not central which means when pulling the vacuuum it goes sideways and doesn't roll easily.

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purchased 16 Mar 2009

Anonymous verified purchaser

Score 10.0/10

+ Its compact, very powerful and I think if you are going to buy a hoover, it needs to be a Dyson!

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Apr 2009

Jan, Isle of Man , “clean freak”

Score 10.0/10

+ light, powerful suction, great multi purpose main tool for hard & carpeted floors. wrap arpund hose & tool storage means its takes up hardly any space (the least of any vacumn I've owned), also means its easy to carry to a different floor (no tripping over pipes & hoses when coming down stairs). cleans the carpet really well, sucks up dust & dirt that you didn't realise was there, but the dyson does all the work for you so it doesn't feel hard work. easy to attach all the tools & take apart for storage. I'd strongly recommend

- initial assembly instructions would be more useful if there were words rather than pictures, it took a while to work it out. to be honest i haven't found anything bad with the dyson yet. rrp is very high so you need to shop around, but the 5yr guarantee & quality of the product justifies cost.

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purchased 17 Apr 2009

Dele, Chippenham , “IT Professional”

Score 7.0/10

+ Very handy and easy to move about

- a bit expensive

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purchased 18 Dec 2008

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Product Features

Shape Cylinder
Type of Dust Container Bagless
Weight (kg) 8.61
Pet Hair Brush No
Dust Capacity (litres) 2
Multifunctional No
Noise Level in Decibels 82
HEPA Filter Yes
Dimensions (mm) 430x283x348
Cable Length (m) 10
Variable Power Yes
Colour Grey
Telescopic Yes
Integrated Tools No
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 No
Turbine Brush No
Power (W) 1400

Also known as: Dyson DC20 allergy

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Manufacturer's Description

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
Contact Head™ tool


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