Product Description

DYSON DC16 STEEL/YELLOW 12156-06

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2548 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Dyson Limited
• Model: 12156-01

Features

• Dyson DC16 Steel/Yellow 12156-06
  • Dyson DC16 hand held vacuum cleaner with Root Cyclone technology and twice the suction power of other hand helds• Charges up to 3 times faster and is hygienic and quick to empty• Includes combinatio

Manufacturer's Description
The only handheld that doesn't lose suction.

'Dyson is all about developing new and better technology - and now Dyson's engineers have applied these principles to handhelds. Dyson Root 6 is the only handheld vacuum with powerful constant suction.' James Dyson. Other cordless handheld vacuums rely on filters to trap the dirt. These start to clog as soon as you start to pick up dust, causing loss of suction. A Dyson works differently - the dirt is spun from the air into the bin so the suction stays constant.

Customer Reviews

It's not 'bad'
We purchased this little dyson for times when you have irritatingly small jobs that you need a hoover for, but don't feel like lugging the large hoover in and out of the cupboard.
I have twin girls, so you can imagine the mess!

If you are looking for a vacuum cleaner, and expecting the productivity of the larger corded types, then forget this little one. However, if like me, you need it for cleaning up the crumbs and clearing day to day mess, like kitchen worktops after cutting bread etc, then this little one is perfect.

I think that many reviews I have read are from people who wanted a miniature dyson, which was pretty much the same as their large one, but in my opinion, dyson couldn't really have done much more when designing it. It is light (weighs less than 3lbs), it looks nice, it's not huge, so it'll fit in your kitchen cupboard, and it has an easy empty function which is great, one click of a button and the dust is in the bin with no mess.
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Yes the battery is a bit pants, but if they had made it with a bigger battery, you would never have been able to pick the thing up! It would have made it extremely heavy and cumbersome. And after all, it was never intended to be a full sized vacuum, it's a glorified dustbuster, so you can't really complain. Also I do believe that with each subsequent charge, my dyson is eeking a little more power into the battery each time, bit like when you get a new mobile, they tell you it won't get up to full capacity until you've charged and fully discharged it a few times.

I can do the stairs and around the edges of my hall and landing thoroughly before it runs out. Today for example I got about 8 minutes out of it, which was plenty for me to do those two jobs. It's IDEAL for the stairs in fact because I almost break my neck every time I try to hoover them lugging my cylinder dyson up and down them, teetering precariously on each step!

All in all I am not too disappointed with my little dyson. I think the price could be a tad cheaper - say RRP of £.. instead of over £.., but when you think of the technology you're buying, it's not really so bad.

This product is equivalent to a dustbuster not a hoover
I nearly didn't buy this Dyson cleaner having read the reviews but went ahead anway as I was looking for a product that had a better performance than the dustbusters I had used over the last 10 years.

I have not been disappointed at all and in fact this cleaner has surpassed my expecatation.

If you need an easy to use but powerful cleaner to clear up mealtime detritus, mud on stairs etc then this has a much better performance than the 3 different dustbusters I had over the years due to the power of the suction and the useability of the included adaptors. By implication you are generally not needing it for a 6min clean and I have not had any problems wtih the battery running out or time taken to recharge. It is robust - capable of withstanding my 3year old dropping it down the stairs and has become invaluable in a very short period of time.

However if you are looking for a hoover equivalent, you will be disappointed as that is not the function this product was designed for.

Dyson with no staying power
As usual with Dyson this gadget is beautifully designed and offers excellent no fade suction. The one potential drawback (and its not mentioned in any specification or in their literature) is that you get a MAXIMUM 4 minutes of use before the machine simply stops dead requiring a further 3 hour charge before the next 4 minutes of use. This may sound a ridiculously short period of use but actually these dust buster type machines are designed for small one off jobs - who would use this machine to hoover an entire room? Theres just about enough time to hoover out the car before it dies but then again theres no dust buster out there that gets anywhere near the performance of this Dyson. Lifetime washable filters are very easy to access and wash. The clear plastic bin which holds the debris is simplicity itself to empty via a trigger which releases the floor of the bin straight into your dustbin. The nozzle is well designed with a pull down sleeve brush which turns the nozzle into a soft brush. It also comes with a slim crevice tool. The LED light display gives a good idea of charge left as well as doubling up for possible fault displays. In summary - a fantastic cleaning gadget for 4 minutes at a time!