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Dyson - V11 Animal
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"was the best for animal hair at the time. ... GOD the amount of hair it picks up<3 ... now I only need to vacuum once a day (I have 2 heelers & 3 cats)"
"I even roll over his dog bed and it gets so much out of the small fibers."
"spend half the time I would with a typical vacuum. ... now I only need to vacuum once a day (I have 2 heelers & 3 cats) & spend half the time I would with a typical vacuum."
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"spend half the time I would with a typical vacuum. ... now I only need to vacuum once a day (I have 2 heelers & 3 cats) & spend half the time I would with a typical vacuum."
"Has replaced the rechargeable battery, said it was just pop in, easy."
"Cordless, light weight."
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"Has replaced the rechargeable battery, said it was just pop in, easy."
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"continually having to take it apart and cut fur from the roller."
"animal and people hair can twist around the beater bar, so watch that and keep it clean. Take the whole thing out of the head. Get the hair hidden in the gaskets."
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"continually having to take it apart and cut fur from the roller."
"animal and people hair can twist around the beater bar, so watch that and keep it clean. Take the whole thing out of the head. Get the hair hidden in the gaskets."
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"one of those el cheapo cordless on Amazon for $100 something and it works just fine as the Dyson."
Ich hab mir nen Defekten Dyson V11 für 90€ geschossen und dann nochmal ca. 100€ für die Reparatur hingeblättert (Motor war Defekt aber es war nur die Komplette Griffeinheit erhältlich anstatt nur der Motor). Das Ding kam mit mega viele extras (Vorbesitzer hatte diese Animal Version oder wie die heißt). Bin ein absoluter Fan von der Saugleistung, vor allem den angetriebenen Bürsten am Saugkopf. Der Dyson wird primär verwendet um unser Sofa etc. zu reinigen, der Boden wird vom Roboterstaubsauger (Roborock S5 max) gesaugt. TL;DR: Ich bin mit der Dyson Qualität super zufrieden bisher, würde mir aber im Leben keinen neuen Kaufen bei den unverschämten Preisen.
I love my Dyson V11 Animal. It has withstood the past 5 years of weekly use against golden retriever, various foster dogs, and cat hair.
My experience with Dyson was not good. Purchased 4 from Costco. One battery failure, one canister seal broke after a month. The laser fluffy head was taking the finish off some of the beveled edges of my less than 2 year old hardwood floors. Looking at other cordless, none of them had a brush head I would trust with my wood floors. My other vacs are a very old but reliable Electrolux Epic 8000, and a newly purchased Sebo K3. The floor brushes with horsehair bristles are the only thing I can trust to not damage my hickory floors. Or a swiffer.
The last two dysons I got (an 8 and an 11 animal) were terrible. I used to swear by Dysons! The viral tineco from Amazon was even worse. Landed on the shark rocket just to get by until I regroup.
I got the V11 Pet and it’s great so far! About a year into using it daily
Wow interesting. We had our Dyson Animal first generation for 15 years with two cats and two dogs. When it broke we bought the next generation one. Fingers crossed it lasts as long.
That’s what I thought, too. Here’s my math on that: I spent $1k on my Sebo in March. I added up the cost of the 3 Dyson vacuums( I’ve had since 2017) and the parts I’ve had to replace = I should have bought a Sebo sooner. Models I’m literally placing on the curb tomorrow for whoever wants them. I’ve had it with Dyson’s cheap plastic crap: The upright Dyson (2021), V6 (2017) replaced with V11 (2022). All have had their brush heads replaced. 2 of the 3 are broken again. Not sure what’s wrong with the upright, again. We don’t even use them heavily, I have cleaners in once every 2 weeks. It’s absurd.
Newer dysons and shark have tangle free brush bars and there actually work!
I have a Dyson V8 and a V11 Torque handheld on fake wood floors right now. They were good for the hair but TRASH at picking up litter. Probably would be better picking it up off carpet.
I like mine a lot, but the biggest thing that bothers me is the battery. It doesn’t last quite long enough to vacuum my living room, kitchen, and back room. And it takes like 5 hours to charge. So vacuuming takes planning and I can’t get it all done at once anymore. My next vacuum will be a ryobi cordless.