Dyson Dc41 Animal Bagless Vacuum Cleaner - Check it Out

Dyson DC41 Animal Bagless Vacuum Cleaner - Review

DC41 Animal is a Dyson Ball upright vacuum cleaner for powerful all-around dirt and pet hair removal. The machine’s cleaner head has an active base plate, which self-adjusts automatically for optimal contact with all floor types. On hard floors the base plate lowers to create an efficient seal, and the brush bar lifts clear off the floor to protect delicate surfaces. On carpet the base plate rises and the brush bar lowers for optimum bristle penetration – removing ground-in dirt and pet hair from different depths of carpet pile. And because the cleaner head adjusts automatically, there are no dials and you don’t need to bend down to make adjustments.

Dyson cyclones capture more dirt than any other cyclone. DC41 Animal has Radial Root Cyclone technology with remodeled airflows to maximize suction power. It also comes with a Mini turbine head to clean pet hair and dirt from confined spaces, upholstery, stairs and the car. DC41 Animal also has patented Ball technology. It turns on the spot, which allows you to manoeuvre more easily around obstacles and into awkward spaces. And because the motor and other key technologies are located in the ball, there are fewer components on the outside of the machine. This makes it easier to steer closer to edges.

Patented Dyson Technology

New Radial Root Cyclone Technology Ordinary vacuum cleaners rely on bags to trap dust and dirt. As you use them, the tiny holes in the bag clog up with particles of dust. This restricts the flow of air, so the vacuum cleaner loses suction. Dyson vacuum cleaners don’t rely on bags to trap dust and dirt. They use cyclone technology, which spins the air at incredibly high speeds. The cyclones inside a Dyson vacuum cleaner generate centrifugal forces many thousands of times the force of gravity. Dust, dirt and pet hair are flung out of the airflow and straight into the bin. No bag. No loss of suction.

Dyson has been continually refining cyclone vacuum technology since inventing it more than 20 years ago. DC41 Animal has new Radial Root Cyclone technology. Reconfigured air channels and improved flow efficiency reduce turbulence and preserve air pressure, so that the inner cyclones can extract more microscopic particles. These refinements help remove more dirt, dust, allergens and pet hair from the airflow.

Ball Technology to Help You Steer with Ease Dyson Ball upright vacuum cleaners use patented Ball technology to overcome the steering limitations of fixed wheels. They ride on a ball, which turns on the spot so you can steer with ease, changing direction with just a turn of the wrist.

The ball itself is made of glass-reinforced polypropylene- the same material used in the manufacture of car dashboards. It combines high impact strength with the resistance to distortion. The ball also holds the heaviest component, (the motor), positioned towards the base for a lower center of gravity and greater stability.

Features

Self-adjusting cleaner head: DC41 Animal has an active base plate. It creates the optimal cleaner head contact for every floor type, reducing air leaks and retaining suction power on all floor types – wood, carpet, vinyl and tile.

Mini turbine head to remove pet hair from awkward spaces: Pet hair can gather in hard to reach places and stick to upholstery. The Mini turbine head attaches to the machine’s wand to remove hair from confined spaces that would otherwise be hard to reach.

Instant release wand: DC41 Animal has an instant release, long reach wand for cleaning stairs and hard to reach areas – it stretches up to 5 times in length. There are no separate parts to assemble.

Extra tools: DC41 Animal comes with a Combination tool and a Stair tool. The Combination tool has a debris nozzle that converts to a brush tool for dusting. The Stair tool removes dirt and dust from corners and against vertical edges of stairs.

Captures allergens, expels cleaner air: Dyson cyclones capture microscopic particles down to 0.5 microns in size, including pollen, mold and bacteria.

Approved for allergy sufferers: All new Dyson upright and canister vacuums are certified asthma & allergy friendly by the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America. Dyson cyclones capture microscopic particles down to 0.5 microns in size, including pollen, mold and bacteria.

5-Year Warranty DC41 Animal floor comes with a 5 year warranty - parts and labor guaranteed by Dyson.

The DC41 Animal has an instant release, long reach wand for cleaning stairs and hard to reach areas.

The bin on a Dyson vacuum cleaner is transparent so you can see when it needs emptying.

Dyson Ball Technology overcomes the steering limitations of fixed wheels

Dyson Radial Root Cyclone Technology - No bag. No loss of suction.

What's In The Box?
	DC41 Animal Vacuum
	Operating Manual
	Quickstart Guide
	Mini Turbine Head
	Stair Tool
	Combination Accessory Tool
	Product Registration Card
	5-Year Warranty

Dyson Comparison Table

	DC24 Multi Floor	DC24 Animal	DC33 Multi Floor	DC40 Multi Floor	DC41 Animal	DC41 Animal Complete
Full Size or Compact	Compact	Compact	Full Size	Full Size	Full Size	Full Size
Weight	11.6 lbs	11.6 lbs	17.6 lbs	14.6 lbs	17.1 lbs	17.1 lbs
Cyclone Technology	Root Cyclone technology	Root Cyclone technology	Root Cyclone technology	Radial Root Cyclone technology	Radial Root Cyclone technology	Radial Root Cyclone technology
Ball Technology	X	X		X	X	X
Cleaner Head Technology	Motorized brush bar	Motorized brush bar	Clutch controlled brush bar	Self-adjusting	Self-adjusting	Self-adjusting
Engineered for Pet Hair Pick-Up		X			X	X
Suitable Floor Types	All	All	All	All	All	All
Hose Length	8.7 ft	8.7 ft	15.7 ft	15.3 ft	15.4 ft	15.4 ft
Cord Length	20 ft	20 ft	35 ft	24.7 ft	35 ft	35 ft
Max Reach	28.7 ft	28.7 ft	51 ft	40 ft	51 ft	51 ft
Cleanerhead Width	11.1 in	11.1 in	13.4 in	12.2 in	13.3 in	13.3 in
Bin Capacity	0.19 gal	0.19 gal	0.61 gal	0.42 gal	0.55 gal	0.55 gal
Bagless	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wand Type	Reversible	Reversible	Quick-draw telescope	Instant Release	Instant Release	Instant Release
HEPA Filtration	X	X	X	X	X	X
Suction Power	100 a/w	100 a/w	240 a/w	200 a/w	235 a/w	235 a/w
Tools Included	Combination tool, Stair tool	Mini turbine head, Combination tool, Stair tool	Combination tool, Stair tool	Combination tool, Stair tool	Tangle-free Turbine tool, Combination tool, Stair tool	Tangle-free Turbine tool, Combination tool, Stair tool, Soft Dusting Brush, Stuff Bristle, Brush, Multi-Angle Brush, Zorb Carpet Powder
Warranty	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years

Reviews of Dyson Dc41 Animal Bagless Vacuum Cleaner

Frustration Free Vacuuming
Rating by : N. Howell "Howeln",

I know this will be long, so I will present this in pro's & con's, a summary of my background a little, a summery of my experiences, and then a more detailed follow up on some of those pro's/con's.

All in all, my wife and I are really happy with it. It's only been the first week, so time will tell.

Some of the pro's and con's might appear to be double listed, as some are a plus and a minus.

PRO'S
* Sucks - pulls dirt out of somewhere where my last vacuum couldn't find it.
* a bit quieter than any vacuum I have had...lower pitch as well. My wife and I can actually talk at reasonable levels when the vacuum is running.
* Vacuum head self adjust to floor, so no bending down to turn the @!#$ switch on most vacuums.
* Attachments lock into place, so they don't come off when using them
* Dirt canister removes as one unit (no dirt on the floor), dumps out of bottom over a trash can - some dust may come up, but small
* Beaters/rollers (rolling brush that hits the carpet) stops rotating when the vacuum is in park, which also diverts the airflow to the hose.
* Beaters have a switch to turn them off - for hard floors
* Pulling on hose to clean with does not cause the vacuum to fall over
* Hose does not fight you to keep it extended, but does spring back when needed...not sure how they pulled this one off - looks weird.
* Feels lighter
* Wand is one piece, so you don't have to assemble it to use it
* Lots of attachment options
* Filters are all washable, it says once every 3 months - after 2 wks, there was only the finest, and almost no dust...washed it just to see.
* LONG elec cord - 30+
* no wasted space, so the design looks cleaner (i.e. hose tucks into frame/handle)
* easy to unclog (see very end - 1.5 month update)

CON'S
* Wand is a bit awkward, length is a solid 3ft, and has to be removed to use tools with the hose
* Ball takes a little getting used to.
* Elec cord is not a self wind up
* Canister dumps out the bottom - not all the dirt comes out, but most. way too much dog hair while using hair attachment will require fishing it out by hand, though not difficult.
* Most attachments are extra, meaning extra money.
* Smaller canister than most vacuums, but not bad either.
* (new from 15mo review) Pushing the vacuum into upright takes a little getting used too.

BACKGROUND
I decided to go with frustration free in the title, rather than the typical "this vacuum sucks". I'm a guy, I think I'm typical in that I'm not a fan of vacuuming. I do it to keep the filth down.....my wife can see dirt better than I, either it's in the genes, or men are better at ignoring things they don't want to know about, cuz then we would have to do something about it.

At any rate, I'm always frustrated when vacuuming. Getting it out, moving it around, the endless back and forth. This is before you start dealing with attachments and emptying/maintaining the thing. I've been using bagless since they came out.

We have pets, 1 cat, 2 dogs, and others (but they don't leave hair or dirt around). These 3 pets are also allowed to come and go as they please, so for the most part, vacuuming is needed to keep the hair down, and the dirt as well. As such, pet hair kills vacuums. Which is why the last few I have purchased have been Bissels. Especially the pet one. I had a Eureka once that killed itself in less than a year on dog hair (gets in the rollers, and burns the bearings up. I've liked the Bissels (last two vacuums), but decided with a Dyson for a number of reasons based on reviews, plus I would rather buy one good machine, than a lot of mediocre ones.

MY EXPERIENCE
I've had the Dyson for a whole week, so keep in mind, mileage may vary. I'm actually rather impressed. We tend to vacuum weekly, though more would be better (white long haired dog, means you see hair the day after you vacuum on dark colored rugs). Our Bissel needed replacing, so I'm told by my wife, but it seemed to do a pretty good job...so I thought.

On opening up the box, I'm a guy, no need for instructions, the vacuum went together pretty nicely. No tools required. Snapped together like an expensive lego set. Though rather straight forward, they include cheat sheets on the vacuum for those that didn't open the instruction book. I didn't time myself, but it took longer to get the parts out of all the packing material, than it did to assemble it....not that there was too much packing material.

On first use, a bit of dirt (and hair of course) came up. A bit more than I would have expected. I was impressed on that alone. I then vacuumed the next few nights. I was amazed at how much dirt came out of the carpet (same each time). I know dirt packs into the carpet, but geez.

Most vacuums it seems a chore to vacuum, in that you have to move back and forth while rotating the vacuum to move it across the floor. Basically I can move the Dyson around with almost no effort. The head is a little lower in height, so I can actually get into places I couldn't before. One thing to note, most vacuums have many of those brushes on the beater/roller, where the Dyson has half as many - spaced further apart.

MORE DETAILS (than you probably needed)
So most reviews talk about how much the thing sucks (meaning less back and forth), I mentioned my results above. What is amazing is that it is noticeably quieter. It's not like you can vacuum while someone sleeps, but it is quieter. The lower pitch also seems to make the noise less bothersome.

The Canister: it's nice in that you don't have to open up the container over the floor to take it over to empty it. With dog hair, on other machines I usually end up pulling some hair out of other places and getting dirt on the floor, as well as the vacuum. Basically, I had to re-vacuum the area I stopped to empty the old vacuum. As nice as it is to just pull off the whole canister, hold it part way into the trash can, and push a button to empty the whole thing - not all the dirt comes out, and you do have to close it by hand....I've been giving it a little jiggle before closing it, causing the usual dust cloud at the trash can...will have to see if I work out a better method of use.

Vacuum hose wrestle mania 2000 is closed for business on this machine. Typically, on other vacuums I have had, the hose has a strong pull which means I have to hold on to the hose, and also make sure I don't pull the vacuum over....or onto me if I'm close by - I've hit my head a few times with the old vacuums forgetting this part. This is in part that vacuums tend to have the hose high up on the vacuum, making them tilt easy. Dyson is very low on the vacuum. Also, I'm not sure how they do this, the hose will spring back together for putting it up, but when you pull on the hose to use it, it takes little effort to maintain the extended hose....it kinda pulls itself back together when you are done. It will take some pressure to maintain it outstretched, but not much.

I have not actually weighed the Dyson and my old vacuum (I'm not that geeky). And while I would swear the Dyson was lighter while using it, they kinda feel like the same weight if you just lift them up....I'm guessing this is a result of a lower center of gravity.

Attachment heaven - have you ever had the attachments fall off while using them. I have. Not all the time, but enough to be annoying, or you push them on really hard, but then have to work to get them off. Dyson attachments all lock into place. Rather simply done, and easy to use, even one handed. Though, the way they go on, they can't be rotated...not sure if this is a bad thing.

And lastly; the ball. It does maneuver better than a regular vacuum, and I think it is the big plus in significantly reducing the frustration in vacuuming. It's actually rather maneuverable. Though it takes a little getting used to, in getting into tight spots.

1.5 Month update
We both still love this thing. I won't go over what I have before. I recently decided to clean the car. Not that it was filthy, but with the dogs and use, it needed to be cleaned. It worked like a champ, but one aspect I wanted to point out was that I found I missed an unused Starbucks napkin under the seat. The vacuum pulled that thing in so fast, I couldn't even react. A few points from this event. I believe the vacuum has a bypass when the unit is clogged to save the motor. I could hear something as it kicked in and out. Also, to unclog the unit, since the napkin was way in there. If you turn it off, and move the handle down like you were to vacuum the floor...there is a tube that I had not noticed before that switches from the hose to the floor. When it does this, that is where my vacuum was clogged. i.e. you don't need to try and push it through like on other vacuums, or figure out how to get the napkin out....though it did take a few minutes to figure this out...quite by accident.

Approx 6 month update
Not be repetitive, but we both still love this thing. The ball, and its operation, is much easier now. I've been getting pretty good at rotating my wrist to get the vacuum to move around some pretty tight spots or around obstacles. The dogs just dare me to make them move.

Not sure if this is a bad or good thing, but the throat of the vacuum in floor mode is not very large. I still have to pick up the occasional item that I would think would be small enough when compared to my older vacuums, but the Dyson will not pick it up. i.e. having to either pick it off the floor, or tip over the vacuum to pull it out (not difficult, just annoying.) Of course, come to think of it, it was usually one of these objects that clogged the old vacuum. Aside from not picking something up, and the one car incident, I have not really experienced any clogging with the Dyson in the 6mo we have had it.

My wife loves how easy it is to clean and to find any clogs, without having to practically take it apart - she said that she has had small twigs like items that seem to get stuck at the throat to the canister..meaning she pulls off the canister and uses her fingers to get them out. Since a slight injury to both wrists, my wife has difficulty rocking the vacuum up or down to disengage/reengage the upright "stand" wheels/mechanism, and she also has difficulties with pushing the button to empty the canister - the former issue more to technique I think, and the later more with strength -- neither issue she had issues with prior to the injuries. She can do it, but not as easy as it once was. Something to note.

I actually had to clean the filters because it was time....though they were not really that dirty. The canister seems to capture almost all of the dirt and only the finest and smallest amount make it out. The filters take a little bit of washing to get cleaned out, and never really looked clean....I just rinsed and squeezed until no dirt came out....and took at least a few days to dry out (it was cool that time of year), maybe as much as a week to dry? Actually, we forgot to put them back in on the next vacuuming - which didn't really concern me, given the lack of dust that makes it out of the canister. That said, being able to buy another set of filters would be nice for rotating/could vacuum the next day.

Since buying the vacuum, we have bought a number of attachments, all seem to do a pretty good job, though storing them is another issue. Of note, is the dog hair one, but that will be a review under that product. The others do their job, but are not frequent use item like the dog hair one.

1yr+1mo update:
Still going well, but the polish is off. It's not doing as well as it was, takes a couple passes to get the same amount. I should note, other vacuums were in worse shape by now - given all the fine dust (clay based) and lots and lots of dog hair. That said, for the money.....

I found a local service place, and will see what the cost and results are. My other plan it to purchase a second set of filters. First, because for use it typically takes a few days for them to dry. Second, because if I did not wash correctly or the fine clay dirt, maybe they are slowing the flow rate - I'm an engineer by trade, so experimentation in in the blood. I also know that dog hair can kill a vacuum fast, so my other thought is that hair is located in places that are lowering performance- heck, or maybe I'm not taking care of it correctly...I think it came with instructions.... Again, I plan to take it in for service soon, so I should have another update soon.

Our Dyson has been cleaned!! 1yr, 3 months after purchase

First off, we still had our old vacuum, for use in the garage/workshop, though it hadn't been used much. One thing my wife noticed, is that it was so loud, she thought it would blow up...though, it's not any louder than it was, just her reference is the Dyson now. Compared to our dirty Dyson, it still didn't come close.

The certified Dyson dealer, for the higher priced cleaning option of $78 (San Diego, Ca), cleaned out every square inch of the thing and pressure washed the filters (sub 40psi) - the canister was sparkly clean!!, though of course not clear anymore. They noted it was dirty, in good shape, and while it needed cleaning, was not in dire need of it either. That all said, I bought an extra set of filters so I don't have to wait for drying. Cleaning was improved after the service. Though, not as much as I thought it was when it was new...but then, maybe I had stars in my eyes since it did so much better than the older vacuum did new.

All in all, we are quite pleased with it, and yes I still use it :-)

I would recommend buying an extra set of filters right away (think they were like $15ea), and maybe have it cleaned every 1.5yrs.

The service person noted to only wash the motor filter in the opposite direction of air flow, so the dirt is pushed out, rather than into the filter. Also, if you do pressure wash the filter, to be less than 40psi to avoid damage.

I should note one additional con/flaw. Returning the vacuum to upright can be a bit tricky. Don't just set upright and walk away. Make sure it actually stays. First, I find to do this correctly, as you move handle up, rather than hold the handle as you would for vacuuming the floor, allow your hand to kinda glide over the back, to where you are pushing the vacuum upright, and not twisting your wrist all out of wack. Secondly, when you let go, move you hand back in case it decides to come back. More technique than anything, but probably my biggest issue.

For those with stairs, I don't have them, lucky you, that picture on the product page is kinda funny. Notice, the vacuum parked against the bottom stair, and the hose in only about 10ft, thought the picture makes it look longer. I should note, to write this, I actually pulled the hose all the way out, something I had not done, with my wife having just her foot at the base. It easily stretched all the way out, as much effort for 3ft as 10ft. Though, the hose does this twisty thing around 8ft, so the hose slinky thing it does, must have a slight twist to it, meaning to get the full length, you will need to turn it a few times around, sub 6ft, not an issue.

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