Dyson V6 Animal Extra
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Great value – Have had our Dyson for three years this month. Excellent value for the price we paid. This is great on carpet and tiles. Has plenty of battery life as well - I can almost do my two storey house. Have had two issues with it since it was purchased and I was incredibly impressed with how quickly Dyson resolved these. Highly recommend! Show details
The vacuum is good but the quality of the battery is dismal – I purchased this hand-held vacuum in 2018 and before its three-year anniversary, the battery needs replacement. This seems like a common problem with Dysons and unfortunately, this will be the last one we buy. Already retired the barrel with a Kirby. Show details
Buy a new battery every 2 years!!! – Bought this a few years ago and was super excited as I always wanted a Dyson Vacuum. It was about $500-600 at the time! A little annoyed that the battery would only last for 20mins each clean, but I was in a small house so it didn’t matter. But just a couple months later the battery completely failed and wouldn’t charge up! So the vacuum became… Read more
completely useless. I called Dyson and they said it was a faulty battery and so replaced it for me.
It worked really well for a while after it being replaced. (Also I took all the best precautions to look after the vacuum ie cooling it down before charging it and cleaning the filter etc). It turns out your battery is only supposed to last you two years anyway and you have to buy a new one for $75ish! I just got off the phone with customer service who ran through some simple questions on how I cared for it, and it seemed I was doing everything correctly. Their customer service is more like a sales team in disguise as she said my options were to fork out for a new battery or fork out even more for an upgrade!
I’ve completely lost faith in Dyson. They seemed like such magnificent vacuums that you’d get good value for what you pay for, but that really isn’t the case. It’s a lot of money for very poor quality and extremely low run time. I won’t be buying Dyson again.
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Positive reviews
Best vacuum best customer service – Hard and carpet Exceptionally n removed pet hair Removes pet hair Had an issue with the vacuums Was pulsating , dyson customer service was exceptional Also sent me replacement battery free of charge Show details
Excellent customer support – I bought a Dyson , I found their customer care well worth the $ spent, 2 year warranty and replacement parts sent at no cost to me within those 2 years, cheers Dyson. Ramon, New Zealand Show details
Excellent – Perfect machine. It's very light and maneuverable. It charges very quickly. I had a warranty claim on the battery and the service team was very helpful and honored the claim quickly and without hassle. Show details
Negative reviews
Not good enough for even 1 star – The worst vacuum cleaner ever. Impossible to empty it without the use of a pencil to scrape the contents out. Collection base constantly comes open whilst hoovering and contents fall on the floor. Filter needs constant washing otherwise vacuum starts and stops. Simply awful. Show details
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waste of money – just out of warranty and it stopped working. Its not the battery but the main housing requires replacing by what dyson customer care said. I won't be spending the money on it as it should of lasted longer. Never again will l by a dyson anything. Show details
Bad service – I have a v6 animal stick, had it for 1.5 years still under warranty. All of a sudden it doesn’t last more than 30 seconds from a full charge. I have emailed Dyson twice and no one responds. Worst service ever! I love my Dyson. But after they can not respond to an email. Very disappointed. I thought Dyson’s were built to perform. Yet mine can’t… Read more
even last 30 seconds and can’t even get a response from Dyson. There service is like there vacuums. Doesn’t perform
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Recent reviews
Love this product – I love this as I have a German Shepard who sheds lots of hair so I use it every second day it’s light and so easy to use without having to plug in any cords Show details
Great for wooden floors – Not the strongest vacuum cleaners but perfect for wooden floors. I have tried it on our rugs and it isnt ideal. Also, steer clear of liquids as it is difficult to clean out when it gets wet and moldy Show details
Fantastic – This vacuum cleaner is one of the best it sucks everything up even though you struggle sometimes with the biggest stuff! I will always have this in my household now I couldn’t live without it Show details
Love it! – Perfect for my carpeted areas. Not as good on my tiles. So easy and suction is still amazing after 4 years use! Battery life is still perfect also. The only issue I have and it not really an issue is I have to clean the head out regularly due to the spinning brush getting long hair tangles as there is 3 girls in my house. Show details
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excellent product – i bought this vaccum last week and so far works well. This is the first product i bought from dyson and definitely much better than my previous machine. It is so easy and works well. Not that pleased with the batteries but ok. Value for money Show details
Great Vacuum. Terrible battery – The vacuum itself is great. It is so easy and works well. I am extremely disappointed with the quality of the batteries on the handheld cordless Dyson V6. I have had my Dyson for just over 4 years and I am on my third battery. The past two batteries have died on the two-year mark. The replacement cost of $85 is exorbitant, particularly since its… Read more
life is so short. I don't use this every day. My mother's cheap handheld vacuum is still going without a battery replacement after 4 years. This is not good enough. The most expensive handheld vacuum on the market should have a quality battery. For this reason, I would not recommend it, unless you are happy to fork out $85 every two years.
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Best purchase of my life! – This product was purchased to help with spot-cleaning the high use areas of our home, for example the mess produced by our young children at meal times. However I have found that this product performs so well that I now find that I am using it exclusively! We no longer use our barrel vacuum cleaner (also a Dyson, but more than ten years old now).… Read more
The best feature is without a doubt the Direct Drive Cleaner Head. This has a rotating brush which gets deep into the carpet to remove dust and small particles. The head somehow effortlessly adapts so that we can vacuum throughout the house moving from hard floors to carpet without the need to stop and adjust/change the head. The degree of suction is amazing and I find that it is very efficient with good suction.
The battery when charged provides around 20 minutes of use. We have a smallish house (<20 m2) and find that we can do a quick clean of high traffic areas of the whole house before losing charge. If we want to do a thorough clean (ie changing the attachment for dusting sills and skirting boards etc) we would probably need to charge halfway through.
This vacuum cleaner is easy to empty and we find we need to empty it after every use. (We have new carpet which is still shedding a bit). One of my children is allergic to dust mite and it is so comforting for me to see the degree of dust collection as I am cleaning the house.
Last weekend I performed a thorough clean of our car interior and this vacuum cleaner was perfect for the job, all the different attachments made light work of cleaning the mats and crevices.
I am so happy with this product, it really has changed my life! I love how effortlessly clean my home is
Worth the hype – This vacuum works fantastically and is deserving of all the hype it receives. Dyson customer support is also amazing and will solve issues quickly if/ when they arise. The V6 is let down by the dust chamber, which is not as convenient to empty as the newer Dyson models, but I decided the price saving was worth it which is why I went with the V6.… Read more
The 'Animal Extra' version also comes with a quite a few handy extra attachments to use with the vacuum.
Good but not perfect – I bought this vacuum more then a year ago. Its have a small dust holder so will Bork only for the small house or apartment. I now bought Miller vacuum and its much stronger! I love it more. The Dyson I use now for cleaning my small boutique. Show details
Most frustrating appliance ever – I've struggled for 18 months with this vacuum cleaner. Keep thinking it's me given all the great reviews it's got. I spend more time unblocking it than actually vacuuming. Anything bigger than biscuit crumbs get stuck at the top of the wand or in the bottom. You need a skewer to get the dirt out of the canister and you end up filthy! The canister… Read more
comes off when you don't want it to and won't come off when you do. I hate this vacuum cleaner and have finally put it in the bin. My neighbour by the way has the same model and gave up months ago. I'm going back to Hoover.
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Absolutely love this vacuum – We actually bought this vacuum in Australia and bought it home with us to NZ as we were visiting with my daughter and her family and they have one. It is very light and very easy to use. My old vacuum was great but too heavy. I noticed with this one even my two young grandsons could grab it and do their rooms with ease. I have also convinced… Read more
my mum to buy one as well. It seems fine on any floor surface. We have it hanging up in a cupboard. Just a case of grab it, use it, empty it and hang it up again. Couldn't be easier.
Worth every cent – We use the stick every day. A multiple dog household, we couldn't live without it. Wood, concrete, carpet, cleans all brilliantly . Easy to use & clean. Waiting for Dyson to invent a dehair clothes machine! Show details
Dyson v6 animal – I have had the Dyson v6 animal for around 1 mth now and i was a little concerned at first. One being the price but i cannot talk this beauty up enough. It's light and so easy to use. No cords to trip over and it attaches to the wall so it's out of the way. It has so much power. With my busy family of 5 it definitely gets a workout. I highly recommend this vacuum cleaner. Never going back now. Show details
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Way to go rechargeable stick vacuum – The vacuum is the altimate its great on tiled floors and carpet , it sucks up everything and leaves the floors clean . And it's amazing with dog hair and when finished every easy to empty and clean and put it back up on the wall and recharge. Highly recommend Dyson stick vacuums. Show details
Dyson keep upping their game – Yet again, really impressed with Dyson. Prior to this had another model. This hand stick is light weight and picks up after a toddler and baby; from hard wooden floors to carpet and tiles. Easy and convenient to clean and empty. Show details
Great power but lacks battery p o wer – Great suction and I love using ours but the battery doesn't last long at all. I will keep ours as it's so handy for cleaning our cars too. Picks up deepest dirt really well . Show details
love it – this is a great product and very good when you have animal hair. imhave found this is a great little unit which is easy to carry and provides good suction Show details
Good but not as tough as I'd hoped – I've had this for about 12 months now. The suction is great on the power mode, but the average suction is only ok. We have floor boards so its useful but if you want it to suck up anything over dust its hard. A bread clip for example wont go up, neither will a twisty tie tag for a bag. The hair gets stuck in and around the middle part of it and… Read more
its gross having to use your fingers to pull it out. Little pieces of cat food just get pushed away so you have to bend over and use a dustpan and broom anyway.
This is perfect can't live without it – I have a cat at home and there are always hair everywhere on the floor. With the Dyson V6 vacuuming is easy and feel like less work! Highly recommended for pet owners. Show details
rate this – I have a carpet house, with tiles and lino. I bought the animal extra for additional fittings and have found this is a great little unit which is easy to carry and provides good suction. Show details
The Only Vacuum I Would Buy Again – I bought this for a sharehouse I was living in (five people and a labrador). It was on sale and the current vacuum cleaner was practically useless. Straight out of the box this thing just works; we have a mixture of low-pile carpet and tiles, which the Dyson makes light work of. The "Max Suction" setting can actually be frightening because it's so… Read more
strong. In a medium-sized house, I have never had issues with battery life and it charges without issue (I bought the earlier version of this for my parents back in 2014 and it's still going strong). I vacuum every day and it never feels like a chore. Yes, clearing the head of hairs can be annoying (but actually it's totally fine), but just as with any well-performing product, it requires basic user care. The mountable dock and attachments are a nice touch. Highly recommended.
Was a cynic when hubby bought it, but love it now! – So handy having a powerful little vac that you can grab for any of those little messes that the little ones or pets make! So good for the stairs as well. We have a ducted vacuum in our house and I haven't used it once since we got the dyson! My only whinge is that it doesn't last forever and takes ages to charge back up again, but I guess you just have to do little vacuum sessions more frequently. Show details
Convenient but the battery does not last very long – Convenient but I wish the battery lasted longer that 10-15 minutes. It does a great job on sucking up daily life grime and accidental spills etc. Easy to used and very light weight. Show details
Great one – I was think about this for a long long time . Finally I bought it during this Xmas time. It works wonderful on my carpet. It is enough for 2 bed room with fully carpet Show details
Amazing- Has changed the way I clean – I’ve had this vacuum for a few days and I love the Dyson Animal. Having a cordless vacuum is so convenient. I use this on carpet, tiles and floorboards and it cleans all surfaces very well. It is easy to empty the compartment when it’s full and has a variety of attachments for different cleaning tasks. The only slight negative is the 20min charge… Read more
time is sometimes not enough if you are vacuuming the whole house throrougly but this is a small negative and I still think the positives out weigh this small negative. Must buy
Disappointed – I have laminate floors and a dog that sheds some fur.I got tired of dragging my big LG vac around and thought that the v6 would be ideal for spot cleaning. A few months ago I bought one and at first I was so impressed that I no longer vacuumed but instead Dysoned. Now,after 2 rooms(approx 3x3 each) the battery is shot.So now i drag my LG around and hang up the Dyson. Expensive hanging ornament.Would not recommend Show details
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