I have to either 1) push and pull it a few times or 2) kick the head down with my foot to make the seal. xD the mower tore a hole in the rug and stalled the blades, the engine kept going but the belt sure didn't!

No matter, I fully expect it to give me good service for at least 8 years and now that the dreaded woodchip wallpaper I inherited has gone and the walls are back to plain-lined beige it shouldn't have to do anything outwith its spec. I am saying it is the best Dyson in ages which can vacuum our textured carpet good instead of floating around with the brushbar skimming the carpet.

Replacing blade belts on it was sort of like replacing belts in a Whirlpool-Kenmore belt drive washer. Not only that but if a vacuum cleaner floor head seals to a hard floor, you'll have a jolly old time trying to move the vacuum around. Before it makes the seal, it won't pick up anything, but afterwards, it gets a little harder to push, the noise changes and it sucks up everything in its path. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Indeed, this Dyson upright vacuum comes complete with root cyclone technology with prevents annoying stoppages pertaining to loss of suction and clogging! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.We have a textured rug in tone of our living rooms and it means that the surface is UN even, this DC14 can seal itself onto that carpet as I push and pull it along, whereas others.