Work as advertised: for dirt and grime (only)
I am owner of a DC-31 handheld. Loved it so much I got a DC-44 animal for general hard floor and carpet sections. I also own a lot of hard floor tools such as Swiffer (dry and wet pads), and Swiffer WetJet (push button electric power sprayer), and the Evolution Robotic "Swiffer".
My steps for cleaning kitchen/nook area's hard floor (15' x 10' area) after a meal are:
1. Use DC-31 or DC-44 to vacuum up breadcrumbs, loose rice, and other small food bits
2. Use wet Swiffer, and re-wet pad once or twice if needed
So when I first heard about this new invention and saw the videos, I was very excited in hope to consolidate two steps into one (suction and wiping). So excited that I headed directly to a local retailer to get one on launch day! I opened the box, charged the unit, and waited to use it after dinner.
Normally I dread for choirs after a meal, mainly because of my two kids (a.k.a. leaky food processors). But not this day! I encouraged...
Not as good as I'd hoped
The suction is good like other Dyson vacs, but the opening won't pick op anything other than small dirt and dust particles. Pet hair and other larger particles just gather at the front of the cleaner head and need to be picked off. A glob of dirty,wet dog hair is what I had to deal with every few minutes. The soft squeegee projection in the cleaner head is the cause. The cleaning wipes dry out too soon because of the airflow around them.I just took the floor attachment off and used the open end of the hose to pick up larger particles of debris. I got half-way through a 12 x 12 room and the wipe was dry. There are other attachments for cleaning above the floor and they work well because of the larger opening. If you want to dry vac and use the cleaner head as a floor vacuum with out the wet wipe attachment,it won't pick up anything but dust. I think I'll buy the floor vac attachment for $39.99 and just use it as a cordless vac.
Unfortunate name, good little machine
I live in a very small apartment with hardwood floors plus have two very hairy dogs. I went ahead and spent the money and purchased the Dyson Hard. I've been using it for a few days now and here are some of my thoughts.
1. Simple to setup and use. It was easy to get started, although I at first thought it wasn't charging because the light on the unit did not light up when I plugged it in (no, I did not read the directions). I realized the light on the actual plug shows you when it has charged.
2. I bought a 36 pack of Swiffer wet mopping refills and they work with the Hard just fine. I found the Dyson wet pads do not last very long, although they do smell nice. They also left some streaking on a laminate hardwood floor in a portion of my apartment.
3. It doesn't pick up everything. It has some trouble with large "dust bunnies" and they tend to get wet and spit back out on another portion of the floor.
4. I wish the unit had an adjustable height - I find...
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