24th Generation Vacuum

I feel a bit like I did when I finally replaced my original 1st generation iPod with a 4th generation Nano – I just replaced our Dyson DC01 vacuum cleaner with a DC24.

The DC01 has lasted well – perhaps almost 15 years – and had various bits replaced… the sole plate a couple of times, new brushes, new wand and a new motor. The cover where you put your foot is broken now, though, and that coupled with the fact that the replacement wand has never fitted properly and keeps popping out made me just think, soddit, I’ll get a new one. (Dyson just called me back – the hood normally requires a £70 engineer visit to replace, they might sell me one for about £20 with no instructions and replacing it is ‘tricky’ – and no that does NOT sound like a challenge to me…) So I skipped 22 generations of Dyson cleaning technology and got a DC24 from Amazon. So far, so good. I like the way you can empty it without getting a face full of dust, and it is tiny and light enough to carry upstairs. Mains flex is just not long enough for our house, though – not because it’s a big house but because we have no sockets in the hall…