Dyson DC28 Animal Review

The Promise: The tighter the bond between a vacuum’s head and the floor, the much better its suction. Most vacuums make this seal with sheer (and usually cumbersome) weight. The added weight raise the stress against the floor, but have the noticeable side effect of making the vacuums a pain to carry and store. The Dyson DC28 Animal Cleaner purports to utilize a piston-driven pneumatic seal to push the head against the ground without adding unnecessary lbs.

In Practice: When it comes to cleanups, number of situations can match the Popular Mechanics labs after a tough day of product testing and gonzo contraption building. Our surfaces usually end up littered with dirt, sawdust, sand, tiny rocks, nuts, bolts and also screws. Our housecleaning tool of choice is generally a shop vac. To test Dyson DC28 Animal, we had it play shop vac and cleanup after our staff.

Verdict: Dyson DC28 Animal can suck. The suction is adjustable, based upon on how high your rug. When set to tackle deep carpets, the stunning strong push was enough to nearly drag our testers off their feet. While going for walks with this thing, we felt like our forward motion was being helped by some type of kinetic machinery.

After this exceptionally strong appliance passed over an area, it left clear floors behind, together with a satisfyingly full cyclonic chamber of gunk.

Bottom Line: Dyson DC28 Animal is not for every person. Even with the weight-reducing pneumatic seal, it’s still really large-certainly far more suitable for big homes than tiny apartments. It’s also not quite as easy to navigate around tight turns as some of Dyson’s different offerings, which benefit from the pinpoint steering of their spherical “ball” pivot. But if your vacuum-purchasing decision is inspired by power above all else (which includes price, since this thing prices $600), you will be hard-pressed to find a machine that can {match} this vacuum in terms of sheer suction. Our floor coverings have never looked cleaner.