Dyson Gen5 Detect Absolute Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

I purchased this just before Christmas and I really recommend it. So many design changes have been done to rectify previous models faults. The bin opening is amazing compared to the previous one, and it doesn’t all get stuck in the input of the bin like it used to, The additional tool in the long stalk is an amazing idea, The washable filters as previous models have been it’s just really nice as it’s a HEPA filter as well. It has a few very interesting features like being able to see what kind of dirt is going through the machine, and the auto detect on how much power is needed is a great feature, However, that being said at times, it doesn’t detect properly and it stops the machine functioning so you have to switch it off and on again which isn’t a big deal just ... MoreI purchased this just before Christmas and I really recommend it. So many design changes have been done to rectify previous models faults. The bin opening is amazing compared to the previous one, and it doesn’t all get stuck in the input of the bin like it used to, The additional tool in the long stalk is an amazing idea, The washable filters as previous models have been it’s just really nice as it’s a HEPA filter as well. It has a few very interesting features like being able to see what kind of dirt is going through the machine, and the auto detect on how much power is needed is a great feature, However, that being said at times, it doesn’t detect properly and it stops the machine functioning so you have to switch it off and on again which isn’t a big deal just annoying.The machine overall is a little bit on the heavy side, not why you’re using It’s on flat floors, however, this does make stair vacuum clean a little bit harder if you don’t have great balance.One thing that really annoys me is the red seal in the purple plastic area is a soft foam and looks tatty very quickly. Minor really has a little bit of it they have started peeling on the edges.Cleaning this machine is so much easier than the previous models including not having to hold down a trigger the whole time it’s just a button for on and off. I’d like a sad already the dustbin empty and the filters. Even the brush heads have all been simplified to make us a lot easier and hygienic in the way that we are able to wash them.Is really good and while it’s not the full 70 minutes obviously this all depends on the needs of what your floor cleanliness levels are already So I think it is a fair amount of battery life and saying that the recharge time is very quick.If it’s something you were debating about getting, I would definitely recommend it. I have no regrets. Also so happy that now are able to replace the battery as a click and go for those extra big cleans if you decide to purchase the additional battery.

I did lots of research before deciding to buy this vacuum cleaner. I was also sceptical about cordless handheld vacuums.I'm pleased to say that this is a great vacuum cleaner. Some reviews have said that it can be heavy to hold - I agree.It's fab on the stairs. I love the green light that highlights the dust and dirt. It's satisfying when you've vacuumed and know that the floors are properly clean. It works well on both hard and carpeted floors, it works well on both. I don't need to change any settings for different carpet depths and it feels like less physical effort is needed than my previous vacuum cleaner to get a better result. The cleaning is good on the lower power settings e.g. eco, so the battery lasts a long ime which matches what the manufacturer says. ... MoreI did lots of research before deciding to buy this vacuum cleaner. I was also sceptical about cordless handheld vacuums.I'm pleased to say that this is a great vacuum cleaner. Some reviews have said that it can be heavy to hold - I agree.It's fab on the stairs. I love the green light that highlights the dust and dirt. It's satisfying when you've vacuumed and know that the floors are properly clean. It works well on both hard and carpeted floors, it works well on both. I don't need to change any settings for different carpet depths and it feels like less physical effort is needed than my previous vacuum cleaner to get a better result. The cleaning is good on the lower power settings e.g. eco, so the battery lasts a long ime which matches what the manufacturer says. I don't like vacuuming, but I have dogs, so need to vacuum regularly. I find it a lot easier to have a quick whizz around with this dyson as there's no faff trying to plug it in and pulling leads around. It doesn't take up much room to store. You can leave it plugged in and it only charges as much as it needs to. It's also handy for cleaning inside the car and picks up small stones and gravel.It is expensive, but honestly, if you can afford it, it's worth it.

This is the second Dyson vacuum I owned. The first was one of their big, intimidating upright vacuums that took up tons of space but made up for it with raw sanitizing power. As such I was eager to try out the Gen5 Detect to see if it could serve as a worthy and more space-conscious replacement. And while I’ve been overall very impressed by its performance so far… I sadly have come to the conclusion that it may be more of a supplement.To start, I’d like to highlight that there are a lot of things that this vacuum did right. The first thing is that it comes with just about everything you might want or need standard, rather than requiring you to go out and look for expensive accessories after the fact. And as you’d expect it offers a ton of suction power and very ... MoreThis is the second Dyson vacuum I owned. The first was one of their big, intimidating upright vacuums that took up tons of space but made up for it with raw sanitizing power. As such I was eager to try out the Gen5 Detect to see if it could serve as a worthy and more space-conscious replacement. And while I’ve been overall very impressed by its performance so far… I sadly have come to the conclusion that it may be more of a supplement.To start, I’d like to highlight that there are a lot of things that this vacuum did right. The first thing is that it comes with just about everything you might want or need standard, rather than requiring you to go out and look for expensive accessories after the fact. And as you’d expect it offers a ton of suction power and very good cleaning performance. The standout feature here is the “fuzzy optic” brush cleaning head meant for solid floors. A green light source scattered in a wide fan in front of the cleaning area causes every speck of dust, stray dog hair, or scuff on the floorboards to immediately fluoresce so that you can identify which areas need the most attention as you work, which is supplemented by a real time display on the back showing you how much material the vacuum is picking up as you go and how big most of it is. I’ll admit that I’m not sure getting a final tally of the number of dust particles removed is necessarily something I NEED to know, but it does add to the cool factor of the tech. Other features such as the hair-removal combs for the carpet cleaning head or the interesting corkscrew design for the upholstery head aren’t quite as flashy, but they do the job as well. And, as I’ve come to expect from Dyson, there’s a lot of attention shown to making the unit easy to maintain as well. Every time you open the dust bin a set of seals scrapes down the permanent metal filter, helping to clear it out and making sure none of the crud you pick up works its way back into the rest of the machine. The main HEPA filter twists off and can be cleaned in the sink. And everything with moving parts that need to be maintained is designed with toolless maintenance in mind, making it quick and easy clean up after you’re done or swap in spares when the time comes to replace parts.As for the actual user experience, I was very satisfied. The cleaning heads aren’t quite big enough that I’d want to be vacuuming an entire house with them, but they’re great for spot cleaning after a project or quickly touching up a bedroom. And the motor, despite its bulk, is shockingly quiet. By default it operates on an auto mode, where it adjusts the motor speed to how much dust it picks up. In the past I’ve found that these kinds of things are usually very hit or miss, with it often making more sense to just turn them up to full and leave them here, but I didn’t have any issues with the Dyson. It was responsive any time it found a big pile of dust or stubborn clump of dog hair, and apart from that it kept things dialed down so that I could enjoy watching the bin fill up without feeling bad about scaring the dog.Unfortunately, as much as I liked my time with the vacuum, I also kept running into little issues that did dampen my enthusiasm somewhat. The first one was encountered right as I opened the box and found popped seams on two of the cleaning heads. It wasn’t particularly hard to fix – a little pressure along the open seams was all that it took to get the plastic parts to seal back together and there haven’t been issues since – but it was very surprising to see that it made it through quality control on a product from a company that’s made a name for itself on paying attention to small details.I never ran into any similar issues with build quality again, but I did find a lot of things about the design that seemed a little… off. The weight distribution, for example. The motor and battery unit are very heavy, and the attachments do not do a good job of taking up any of that weight as you use them. This can make the thing a little ungainly to maneuver, which made getting into ceiling corners something of an adventure. Apparently with this model they also moved the power button from a trigger on the grip to a button placed on the rear of the unit. While I can see how a trigger wouldn’t feel great to use here, I don’t think that a button that more or less requires a second hand to reach is that much better. Often I do find myself needing both hands to steady the vacuum, particularly with the wand attached, so the presence of a thumb switch or some other mechanism to allow for one-handed operation would have gone a long way towards making it feel less awkward. I was also rather disappointed to see that there was little if any attention being paid to how you store the collection of accessories that come included. On my upright vacuum, everything either had a storage solution or was designed to retract into the body of the unit itself so that you never had to worry about losing something. Here, it feels like an afterthought. The charging stand has two sockets for accessories, but there simply isn’t enough space to make use of them. Just about everything is wide enough that if you insert it into one of the sockets, you block access to the other. The only exception to this is the main wand, which you’d normally probably be storing attached to the vacuum anyway. So everything ended up scattered around the living room for a day or so before being shoved unceremoniously into a bag stowed in the closet. Finally, the carpet cleaning brush was constantly getting bogged down when I tried to run it until I was able to dial in the right clearance using a stiff slider on the front of the cleaning head, where you basically had to flip the thing upside down to adjust it. If you live in a home with throw rugs or multiple thicknesses of carpet, it seems to me like this would be an annoying extra step to go through every time you wanted to move on to another room.Ultimately, I don’t think any of these issues are necessarily deal breakers. Most other vacuums I’ve used have had similar problems, if I’m being honest. But when you’re paying extra for a brand like Dyson, which is supposedly offering an elevated experience, it feels like it’s not unreasonable to expect more. It’s still a great option for small spaces or as a supplement to an upright or robot vacuums to do detail work, but in my opinion it’s still something of a lesser option to Dyson’s upright offerings.