Dyson DC24 Multi Floor Ultra-lightweight Dyson Ball Upright Vacuum Cleaner

3 reviews for Dyson DC24 Multi Floor Ultra-lightweight Dyson Ball Upright Vacuum Cleaner

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mr. Terence R. Scarborough – April 22, 2025

   I must confess to having a rather jaundiced view of domestic appliances, vacuum cleaners in particular. I wonder whether the people who design them ever use them! Cables should exit high up on the handles, not where you can run over or trip over them (not possible on this one because the handle collapses for storage). Foot switches entail body twists. Here the switch is on the top of the body, which is better, and the release from the upright position usually entails further body twists. On the Dyson it is still on the floor, but as it is a straight bar it is very much better. Suction is always the criteria quoted for vacuum cleaners, when air flow is really the important thing.

   Being the one who does all the vacuuming in our house I have been running on cheap cleaners and discarding them when they became a nuisance. But I was intrigued by the Dyson Ball. When Amazon had an irresistible special offer, and free carriage too, I decided to take the plunge and try one. So, how have I found it?

   With the handle folded down it looks diminutive. Perhaps it is true that a big house with acres of carpet would need something bigger. But its ability has surprised me. It is light and quiet and once one is used to the ball system highly maneuverable. As a result it does the job much quicker than previous, often bigger machines I have owned. Initial push gives some resistance due to the good suction (you can see it pulling the carpet) but once on the move it is fine. Moving it on the ball seems strange at first but you soon get used to it, and then it gets into corners and small spaces easily. But it does mean some twisting of the body as you wiz round, and whilst good exercise I wonder how anyone with arthritic hips would find it. It cleans well to the edges and is the first vacuum cleaner I have had at our present home that will properly clean the close pile carpet in the hallway. It picks up a lot of dirt and, thankfully, emptying the container is easy and the muck does not get all over me in the process, as the Tesco one I have now discarded.

   There are some downsides. It is good that nothing has to be disconnected to use the attachments, but the wand is a little difficult to extract and I am concerned whether the plastic “concertina” hose attached to it is strong enough, or if it will eventually split. However, it is guaranteed for 5 years. The length of cable is a bit mean for such a pricey appliance. For convenience it needs a few feet more.

   I will have to see how it fares, but so far I am impressed. I like it more each time I use it and so far haven’t moaned at having the vacuuming to do, which must say something.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   L. Jones – May 10, 2025

   I had never used a Dyson before and my preconception was that they are massively over-priced for a vacuum cleaner. When my cheap cylinder cleaner finally packed-in I looked around for an upright that was compact but effective and this new DC24 model just caught my eye and I thought I’d give it a chance, though it was about £50 more than my budget. The Amazon deal was the best one I could find. When it arrived the next day I was shocked by how compact it really is. The performance is phenomenal though – it pulls up vastly more dust than my cylinder did and the motorized brush bar is a great advantage. The thing that strikes you most though is how well thought out the whole design is – the little features like converting the handle to a cleaning wand and the ease of emptying the bin are what really makes the cost justifiable. Buy one, you won’t regret it!

   ** Update May 2013 **: It just occurred to me that I’ve now owned this for over 5 years and it’s still working just as well as it did on day one! One extremely minor niggle is that the dust container door-release button stopped working about 3 years ago, so I have to manually open the latch at the bottom when it needs emptying instead of pushing the button at the top – really not a big deal at all. I suppose one other point worth mentioning is that it’s mostly been used in large 1-bed flats over these 5 years and the dust container doesn’t need emptying until I’ve done a full sweep of the flat. We’re moving to a 3-bed flat and I think it’ll now need emptying mid-job, but I’ll still probably stick with it as it’s easy to lug up the stairs, unlike bigger vacs.

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Old Codger – May 12, 2025

   This vacuum is a neat item with a big heart. It is very easy to use and lightweight. The ball greatly adds to the ease of cornering and getting around objects. It is very powerful and so easy to empty. I have two objections, one that the tools are not stored on the actual machine and come as a separate purchase, (see my other review on this attachment kit) and the other is that you have to turn the tube around in the handle to fix the attachments. On my other Dyson’s you just pulled out the handle and attached the required tool on to the end, now you have to take out the handle from the tube, turn it round, put it back in and attach the tool, this sounds easy, but if you only use the tools now and again (i.e. when you spot a cobweb) it was much easier just to whip out the extension and zap it away. We did have a small problem once, there seemed to be no suction through the tube when using the attachments, we fiddled around with it and eventually it worked better, but we haven’t a clue what we did to fix this, maybe we had the handle in the wrong position, I don’t know, but there was no lever to move and there was nothing in the book to say what to do to switch on the suction through the handle part, so we assume it is automatic when the tools are attached, but this wasn’t clear. Despite these few niggles, I would definitely recommend buying this version if you want a Dyson vacuum, even I can use it and I hate vacuuming with a passion as I used to end up tying myself up in the flex and running it over my own toes! but not anymore, well, the flex is still a bit of a problem for me, nothing can change that, but at least my toes are safe for now……… the cleaner loves it too!