On 6/06/2010 6:27 AM, nemesis wrote:
>>
>> I take that 'WTF' as disagreeing with me.
>
> nope, sorry.  About the whole thread.  Only replied to your by sheer lazyness.
> :P
>

Sorry if I was snarky.  There are 3 or 4 products / brands that I've 
found to be close to perfect.  When some Internet know-it-all (not you) 
starts mouthing off about one with no more basis than what he or she 
'thinks' based on 15 seconds looking at a web site and maybe reading the 
opinion of other equally un-informed people - well you've got to take a 
stand at some point :)

>> By its nature there is a large amount of dusty and dirty air being
>> passed through the device.  Number of trips to maintenance thus far is
>> zero.  Apparent loss of functionality due to the inevitable (you say)
>> buildup of dirt is zero.
>
> Isn't a vacuum cleaner designed to be cleaned and have the dirt properly
> "captured" and packaged?  I don't think that's the point of this device, which
> is to just get the blades out of sight (and, possibly, cleaning maintenance)...
>
>

Yes.  But two points - First, as far as I can see the Dyson vacs are 
designed and engineered such that you don't have to clean the internal 
components.  The whole air path through the system which must include 
the fan / impeller seems not to allow any build-up.  There is a final 
stage 'HEPA' filter that they recommend rinsing out and drying once a 
year (I recall).  Again the design is such that it snaps out and back in 
as easily as you can imagine it could be done.  However so little dust 
gets to that stage that it does not seem to need any attention.  The 
'turbo head' does get long strands of hair wrapped around it over time. 
  Easily cleaned and I can't see how that can be avoided.

Second, to the extent that dust could be a problem in their fan, I'm 
willing to venture that the Dyson people have given just as much 
attention to the problem.  That is their strong suit.

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