Dyson DC25 Multi Floor Vacuum Cleaner

I can imagine you’re asking yourself “why is this dude reviewing a vacuum cleaner on a health and fitness website?” Well, because your home is important to your health, right? Think about it. If you workout at home chances are you’re going to be on the floor at some point in time (push-ups, crunches, collapsing after a good workout). And when you workout you breathe a lot more air, right? So, naturally I would think outside the box and do a review of a vacuum cleaner!

Last weekend my girlfriend and I brought home the space ship of vacuums. Everything about the box screamed “High tech vacuum! Take me home!” I’ve owned many vacuums over the years.  multi-surface pet vac that didn’t have a bag and promised me the world. Needless to say, I wasn’t impressed. Since then I’ve gone from dual-chamber bagless uprights to slim and trim “sharks” that never lose suction. Until you turn them on, anyway. Having been a Dyson skeptic for years, it was time to jump in with both feet.

Out of the box I was immediately impressed. I’ve never had to really “assemble” a vacuum before. We ended up with the purple DC25 Animal with the ball. I had to clip the cleaning head on the unit and clip the “wand” to the handle. I’ll get into the directions in my pros/cons section, but needless to say they weren’t very clear. Good thing the vacuum itself is pretty intuitive! Once it was assembled it was time to fire it up.



Design

I am REALLY impressed with the design of the DC25. The motor for the suction chamber is in the actual ball of the vacuum. This means it has a really low center of gravity, which means it’s easier to push around! The ball isn’t just great for sharp turns and manuevering around all those forgotten dog toys. It let’s me actually vacuum with my wrist at a natural angle. I was able to vacuum the whole house without any wrist or elbow jarring.

The brush itself has it’s own motor, which is really nice! Anyone with a 4-cylinder car knows that when you turn on your A/C in the summer you lose a lot of power. Same with vacuums. Most have one motor that drives the suction and the brush. Not so with the DC25. This also means no belts to break and replace! Another great feature is the low-profile of the brush part of the vac. I was able to get it under the lip of my couch, under the bed, and closer to the walls. And speaking of walls, one thing I noticed is that this has so much suction it was actually pulling in debris from outside my vacuum path! That was really handy for getting the stuff against the wall that you usually miss because you just can’t get the vacuum close enough. Another great feature is that you can you remove the whole brush assembly with the turn of a dial. After vacuuming the house a few times I got hair wrapped all around the brush tube. Well, normally this is a PITA because you can’t really get it all off! All I had to do with unclip the brush head, turn a screw, and pull out the tube. Then I was able to go to my trash can and pull all the hair off. Good as new!
Another nice design feature is the telescoping wand. I’ll get to the cons of the wand itself later, but as far as the design with the handle it’s pretty sweet. The wand slides into the handle and automatically transfers suction from the brushes to the hose. It’s hard to explain, but just trust me that it’s a sweet setup.

Performance

Ok, so how does it perform? Exactly like a $550 vacuum should! I try to vacuum once a week since I workout at home. It took no less than three complete passes around my 10×10 living room before this thing stopped picking stuff up. It was pulling up dog hair that I couldn’t even see on the carpet! And the amount of sand and small particulates was amazing. It really did a great job and cleaning the rug. It actually “feels” cleaner, if that makes sense.
I’ve owned a lot of “multi-floor” vacuums that claim they do well on hard surfaces. I’ve also found that all of them tend to just kick the dirt and kitty litter all over my feet (some up on the counters!). I didn’t expect anything great from the DC25, but I was shocked! From a pile of litter in front of the cat box to dog hair in the kitchen, it got everything and I didn’t feel anything kicking back at me! I was shocked. And, since you can transition from carpet to floors with the push of a button on the wand it made going from living room to kitchen and back again a breeze!
I’ve read that some people complain about the size of the canister. I don’t think the canister is an issue, I think it’s just the amount of debris this baby picks up! Like I said above, it took three passes in my 10×10 living room before it stopped catching a significant amount of debris. Over my entire house (1800sqft) I think I had to empty it 4 times. Sure, some people may complain that the canister is too small. I think of the positive, it’s just picking up that much crap!!!!

DC25 Multi Floor (previously known as DC25 All Floors) 

Lightweight Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner designed for cleaning every floor surface.

DC25 Multi Floor is a lightweight Dyson Ball vacuum cleaner that uses patented Root Cyclone technology for no loss of suction. It has been engineered for powerful cleaning of every floor surface, with a motorised brush bar that can be turned off for hard floors and delicate rugs.

DC25 Multi Floor also includes patented Ball technology, which allows you to steer with ease around obstacles such as furniture and household appliances. It rides on a ball, so there's no more pushing back and forth to turn corners.

At just 7.4kg, DC25 All Floors is one of Dyson's lightest full-size uprights.

DC25 Multi Floor includes: 

Ball technology to help you steer with ease 

The motor is housed inside the ball to lower the machine’s centre of gravity.

Have you ever got frustrated pushing an ordinary upright vacuum cleaner back and forth, back and forth to steer around furniture and other obstacles? Have a look underneath it, and you'll see that's because it sits on fixed wheels – perfect if all you want to do is travel in a straight line, but not so good at corners. Frustration is an important source of invention for Dyson engineers – it sparks new ideas, new ways of solving problems. It was their frustration with fixed wheels that led them to develop a new way of turning corners.

Dyson Ball upright vacuum cleaners use patented Ball technology to overcome the steering limitations of fixed wheels. They ride on a ball, which pivots around itself so you can steer with ease, changing direction with just a turn of the wrist. The idea for Ball technology came about from a Dyson engineer studying new ways to steer. It started crudely - an old wand handle attached to a wheel. Eventually the wheel became a ball - and an ideal home for the motor.

The ball itself is made of glass-reinforced polypropylene – the same material used in the manufacture of car dashboards. It combines high impact strength with resistance to distortion. The ball is also where you'll find the motor. By putting the motor inside the ball, at a neutral point, Dyson engineers were able to lower the machine's centre of gravity and improve manoeuvrability even more.

Motorised brush bar for powerful pet hair removal.

Quick-draw Telescope Reach wand for high-reach cleaning.

Motorised brush bar for powerful pet hair removal
DC25 Multi Floor has a motorised brush bar for removing dirt and pet hair that have lodged deep inside carpets. The stiff bristles on the brush bar spin at high speeds - up to 90 times per second – to agitate the carpet pile and dislodge dirt and pet hair so that it can be vacuumed up and removed. Don't worry if you also have hard floors or delicate rugs – the brush bar can be turned off so you can use DC25 Multi Floor on these surfaces too.

Quick-draw Telescope Reach wand for cleaning stairs and other high-reach areas
When you want to clean awkward-to-reach spots like stairs and ceilings, you can use the quick-release wand on your DC25 Multi Floor. It extends by 16ft quickly and easily, with no awkward components to assemble. You can also attach tools and accessories, extending your cleaning abilities even further.

Washable HEPA filter for clean expelled air 
DC25 All Floors includes a sealed HEPA (High-Efficiency Particle Air) filter – the same filter used by hospitals – to trap tiny particles as small as 0.1 microns. That's about the size of a single particle of cigarette smoke. Particles this small include common household allergens such as pollen, mould spores and dust mite faeces.

The air expelled by DC25 Multi Floor contains up to 150 times less mould and bacteria than the air you breathe. And because the filter is washable you won't need to replace it. Just give it a rinse once every 3 months with cold water.

Brush bar turns off for delicate rugs and hard floors.

Hygienic bin emptying - one-touch trigger release.

Clear bin lets you see when it needs emptying
The bin on a Dyson vacuum cleaner is transparent so you can see when it needs emptying – and just how much dust, dirt and pet hair your new Dyson machine has picked up. Emptying is quick and hygienic – just press the button to release the dirt.

Approved for allergy sufferers
Dyson upright and cylinder vacuums are approved by 12 allergy associations worldwide, including the British Allergy Foundation (BAF) and Allergie Suisse. Allergie Suisse approval is one of the most stringent in the world. To secure, it vacuums have to provide constant suction and separation performance so that they don't lose effectiveness while you clean.

No bags to throw away
The bags in ordinary vacuum cleaners clog with dust and dirt, causing a loss of suction. After a while the suction can fall so low you have to replace the bag – and throw the old one away. A lot of vacuum cleaner bags these days are made from a mixture of plastic and paper, which means you can't recycle them. Like a lot of waste, they end up in landfill, where they take years to decompose.

With a Dyson vacuum, you can simply detach the clear bin and empty it onto the compost heap. Biodegradable dust and fluff will be broken down naturally into useful fertiliser. With no bags to replace, you won't be adding to the landfill problem.

No extra costs
Other vacuum cleaners are still designed to need replacement bags and filters – and the cost soon adds up. Over 5 years, you could end up having to spend up to £175. Dyson vacuum cleaners don't need bags and have lifetime washable filters, so there are no extra costs to worry about. You'd be amazed at some of the tests Dyson carry out on their machines to make sure they're as tough and reliable as possible. During development, a push/pull rig moves Dyson vacuum cleaners a minimum of 4,452,651 feet. The hose is kinked 7,280 times. The bin is opened 1,560 times. Upright vacuum cleaners undergo 207 different validation tests, cylinders 235. That's why Dyson are so confident in their machines they guarantee all their uprights and cylinders for 5 years – parts and labour. 

Root Cyclone technology for no loss of suction.

Patented Dyson technology

Dyson engineers are constantly testing and inventing, trying to find new ways to make their technology work better. As they work, they file patent applications to protect their inventions from copycat manufacturers. That's why the only place you'll find Dyson technology is inside a Dyson machine.

Root Cyclone technology for no loss of suction
Ordinary vacuum cleaners rely on bags and filters to trap dust and dirt. Air is meant to flow through tiny holes, leaving dust and dirt behind. The problem is that when you use them, these tiny holes quickly clog up with particles of dust. This chokes the flow of air, so the vacuum cleaner loses suction.

Dyson vacuum cleaners don't rely on bags to trap dust and dirt. They use patented Root Cyclone technology, which spins the air at high incredibly high speeds. The cyclones inside a Dyson vacuum cleaner generate centrifugal forces many thousands of times the force of gravity. Dust, dirt and pet hair are flung out of the airflow and straight into the clear bin. No bags, no loss of suction.

Root Cyclone™ technology

Conventional vacuums rely on bags to trap dust and dirt. But when you start to use some bagged machines, dust can clog the tiny holes in the bag. Some ordinary bagless vacuums work in a similar way. They use a central filter to trap fine dust, which can clog too. Suction drops, leaving dust and dirt behind in your home.

Dyson’s patented Root Cyclone™ technology doesn’t rely on a bag to trap dust and dirt. Instead, it spins the air so fast that centrifugal forces up to 100,000 times the force of gravity fling dust and dirt out of the air and straight into the clear bin. And that includes the fine dust that can restrict airflow in some ordinary bagless vacuums. Unlike some other vacuums, Dyson machines don't lose suction.

Ball™ technology for upright vacuums

Ordinary vacuums can’t always retain all the dust they remove – so some of them vent some of it back into your room in the air they expel. That’s the reason for the dusty, electrical smell. Dyson cyclones can capture microscopic particles such as pollen, mold and bacteria.

Captures allergens. Expels cleaner air.

Ordinary vacuums can’t always retain all the dust they remove – so some of them vent some of it back into your room in the air they expel. That’s the reason for the dusty, electrical smell. Dyson cyclones can capture microscopic particles such as pollen, mold and bacteria.

Hygienic and quick to empty

Emptying the bin on a Dyson vacuum is quick and hygienic. Just press the button to release the dirt. The bin is clear, so you can see when it needs emptying – and how much dust, dirt and pet hair the machine has captured. Dyson vacuums were the first to have clear bins – despite market researchers insisting it was a bad idea. Now clear bins are everywhere (though not all are made from the same ABS polycarbonate as riot shields, like Dyson bins).

Quick-draw Telescope Reach™ wand

The wand pulls out in a single action. It makes cleaning stairs and high places convenient, whilst the vacuum remains stable. Tools click-fit to the end of the wand for even more cleaning options.

Motorized brush bar

Stiff nylon bristles spin at up to 90 times per second to agitate carpet pile and dislodge ground-in dirt and pet hair. The brush bar can be turned off to protect delicate rugs and hard floors. The button is above the clear bin – no need to bend down to find it.