Dyson - V6 Animal Cord-Free Stick Vacuum - Purple

We are living full time in our motor home and needed something compact and powerful. I didn't realize how much I would like this vacuum. This is excellent for this or any purpose.

The Dyson is mounted in convenient recharging station and is exceptionally easy to use!

June ‘21 was 2 yrs, and Nov. ‘21 it’s failing me. Will run for 2-3 minutes then shuts off. Place it back in the charging cradle, and instantly remove and it will run another 2-3 minutes. Not sure what is wrong with it, but there must be a reason Dyson only has a 2 yr warranty for cordless vacuums unlike the 5 yr on corded ones.

This is not my first Dyson but it may be my last. I have an animal upright, and when I got tired of dragging it to the carport to clean the dog hair out of the car, I went shopping for a handheld. I bought a V6 trigger for about $140 and was proud of the sales price. It worked great in the car, and other places around the house that the animal seemed too big for. I thought about the stairs but wished I had the stick and powerhead that the cordless vacuum had. I called Dyson and they said that they don't sell those parts for the trigger. I would need to buy a cordless vacuum. The V6 animal went on sale so I bought it. It came with the same accessories that the V6 trigger came with except for the stick and the powerhead. The vacuums look exactly alike. But the stick and powerhead fits only one. The attachments are altered just enough that they are not interchangeable. For a company that sells vacuums that are hundreds of dollars, you can afford to have interchangeable parts!

I had always declined to buy a Dyson vacuum -- first of all, because they are extremely expensive, and secondly, it seemed like a status symbol type of purchase -- that people bragged about their Dysons because they paid so much for them, not because they were actually good vacuums. I mean, how good can a vacuum really be to justify paying that price for it? Then I saw the commercial for the Dyson cordless V6 Animal vacuums -- I admit I was intrigued! I still didn't believe they could really be that great, but when they went on sale on Black Friday 2016 I finally decided to purchase one. I got it from Best Buy knowing I could bring it back if it was just mediocre as I expected it to be. How very wrong I was! This vacuum is worth every penny! I've recently retired and am cleaning my house from top to bottom, and this vacuum has made it so EASY! It's lightweight, and easy to keep with me no matter what kind of tight space I'm working in -- the attachments are lightweight and remove and attach easily, and the attachments reach virtually ANYWHERE! The vacuum is weighted for a woman -- so I can easily maneuver it anywhere I need to, just as they showed on the demonstration videos! I have mild arthritis in my shoulder and arm and hand, but it doesn't hurt when I use the Dyson. No more lifting a heavy vacuum in tight spaces, and not being able to maneuver it where I need it to go without hurting myself. I vacuumed under my bed, and the vacuum just laid flat and I could vacuum all the way under it easily and quickly! It's so lightweight and balanced in such a way that vacuuming just seems sort of intuitive, like it "knows" what I want it to do, and it never disappoints! It removes dust and dirt from corners and tight spaces quickly and easily! This vacuum is really NOT comparable to any other vacuum on the market. Its far above and beyond a normal vacuum cleaner. As for the battery life, it's worked perfectly for me! I have a very small house, and only work in a small area at one time, so I just plug it back into its holder when I'm not using it and it charges right back up. The charging wall holder is just amazing and so convenient!! The one con would be that the debris cannister is quite small -- we have three very large dogs, so I end up with a LOT of hair in the cannister every time I vacuum, but it's really simple to empty it out, so it hasn't been a problem. I'm just so VERY glad I bought this vacuum. I never thought I could be so enthusiastic about a vacuum cleaner, but I love my Dyson!!!

I received this as a present. And I was excited to get such a great gift! Normally I would not buy expensive stuff like this for myself, but cleaning the house needs to get done. I thought at first, after seeing the reviews, that the negatives of battery time and small dust cup maybe were just having expectations that were too high. But after using it for a short while, I find those two things to be really frustrating. Why? I have a modest townhouse, with tile/wood floors downstairs. This area needs to be vacuumed each day, and we have a dog with long fur, which makes it even more necessary. My battery vac, which I've bought two of in two years had just broken down again, a motor problem, just out of warranty. And I would use that each night, and I'd fill the dust cup, empty it, and do it again the next day. But with the Dyson, I have to empty the cup 3x for the same cleaning area and conditions. And I find myself draining the battery by the time I'm done - the other battery vac I had, didn't have either issue. Now, I think I'm getting more dirt up, and certainly more dust, it is evident by the amount of stuff filling up the cup. But, while getting the dust up is great, it is hard to get the unit clean. I can remove the dust cup, I can remove the cylindrical filter, but I cannot really clean the mesh/screen by removing and washing it. This makes no sense at all. And I've noticed an accumulation of dust inside of the tube, which is a bit concerning thinking about this long term. Most amazing to me, was when I turned it on, I smelled that dog smell thing. I have hepa filters around the house, and have always had hepa vacs that don't emit that smell, well for the last 10 years anyway. For a pet vac, I found out it doesn't have a hepa filter; come on, really? A pet vac without a hepa filter, and for $300 on a black friday special? The dust builds up on the inside rubber seal, which is also not easy to clean as it stays attached to the area you cannot remove and wash. Then without a hepa filter, and a dirty seal you cannot easily clean, it is making for a long term frustration trying to keep it clean. So, now I'm thinking about the minimalist battery issue, the small dust cup issue, and the lack of a hepa filter, and I'm wondering if it is really worth the money. The problem is that battery vacs are mostly not good. I have had several and they were not powerful - the Dyson is really powerful, while it lasts. It is balanced and not heavy, and even has a way to stand it against the wall so it doesn't fall. All of this is really good, no doubt. But do the negatives outweigh the positives? Normally I use the heavy duty plug in vac a couple of times a week, and use a battery vac each night in between, and for quick pickups. The plug in vac, which you've seen on infomercials, is amazing. But it is big, heavy, and a pain to unravel the cord, plug in, fight with the cord while vacuuming, then wrap it all up - it just adds time to an already short day. The real answer is what Dyson has come out with, a longer lasting battery vac, with a hepa filter. But that is hundreds more. Is it worth it? Is it worth keeping something that on a great sale costs $300? Will this last? I know the suction goes down with the dust in the area that is hard to clean (they say to run the dust brush over it to get the dust out of there, but that doesn't work so well). Good thing Best Buy has a good return policy and I'll give it awhile to see if in fact it is worth keeping. Maybe the other units will come down in price once these are sold out. Dyson has amazing products, no doubt. And this is better than any other battery vac on the market today, because it does really outshine the performance of other battery vacs. But, in the back of my mind is how much this cost and I expected those concerns I've had (and others have had) were not really big deals - but they are a concern. Time will tell, but I thought I should mention these things so you see if you really want to invest the money for something that is already expensive, and if you are, maybe spending a bit more would be the better way to go. I'm not cleaning nut or anything, just so you know. But it seems I've added to my chore list now, cleaning the vac every couple of nights, because of the dust build up and the lack of being able to easily clean it out.

We were tired of pushing around heavy vacuums so we decided to get a lightweight vacuum. We considered the Shark corded and cordless, but the Dyson passed our in-store tests. We have 2/3 tile floors and 1/3 carpeted floors at our house. It really meets all of our requirements, except for runtime. We were not going to pay an additional $150 for the V8 with its double battery, so that is all the complaining I can give this topic for the V6. Its only other downside is that you have to keep the trigger depressed for it to run, and that gets tiring after 5 minutes; a lock or a palm switch would be easier. It lasts about 20 minutes, or on MAX only 6 minutes. It took a few days with charge cycles and runtime to figure out that we never really need MAX. Either floor type worked fine at the regular setting and we could see everything swirling around the canister while we cleaned, so we knew it was doing its job. So one or two rooms at a time and back to the charger. Because of its small shape a that it is so lightweight it gets right under sofas, beds, and tables; no more missed areas. It is fun to use still after a month. And in dustbuster mode, it kicks butt; I never had anything that could clean the cars so easily. Only the shop vac had more suction, but now I don't have to wind up 50' of extension cord. Because of the ease of use and low weight, we vacuum sofas and seats which were previously avoided due to size and weight of a shop vac. Now the seats are maintained cleaner than before.

Read a bunch of reviews and a lot of people had mostly only positive things to say. I've gifted two dysons in the past but hadn't bought one for myself, so when I saw that this was on sale I figured why not give it a shot. Plus it is a good size for my living space and Is cordless. This vacuum is very powerful for being as small as it is. Has plenty of handy attachments, it's light and picked up everything - the tiniest of dust particles - my old vacuum couldn't. Dual power levels means you can run at max suction power for a shorter amount of time or on the lower setting for much longer.. I can't wait to see how this works out over the next few years but for now I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a light cordless handheld vacuum for an apartment or smaller living space.