Product Description

• Root CycloneTM Technology
• Up to 3 x faster recharging - 21.6volts lithium ion battery
• LED Battery indicator
• Charge time 3 hours
• Run time 6 minutes
• Includes combi tool and crevice tool
• Motorised brush bar
• 0.8 litre bin capacity
• Lifetime washable filters
• 36 Air watts
• Dimensions (HxWxD in mm): 225 x 350 x 110
• Weight: 1.80 (Kg)
• 2 year guarantee

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23087 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Dyson Limited
• Model: 13229-01

Manufacturer's Description
DC16 Animal Root 6 handheld;combination accessory tool;crevice tool;motorised turbine head:instruction book and guarantee details;Battery charger

Box Contents

• DC16 Animal Root 6 handheld
• Combination accessory tool
• Crevice tool
• Motorised turbine head
• Instruction book and guarantee details
• Battery charger

Customer Reviews

great little machine
As an owner of a couple of cats and having always found it difficult to get the stair carpet clear of cat fur- I ordered this machine with little real hope that it would be able to get fur easily off the carpet. However, charged it up for 3 hours, turned it on and hey presto, stairs cleaned of car fur easily with no real difficulty.
Would recommend this to anyone with pets as it does what it says- the rotating head attachment clears through carpet pile, its light and easy to use, its not too noise and charges easily. The instructions are a little unclear- only pictures with little text but did manage to figure the pictures out. That is pretty small negative though as on the whole it is user friendly and gives great results.

Only six minutes of battery life
I brought this to clean my car and needed good suction to remove clumps of mud, dog hair and grit. It certainly removed them and the motorised head which is not air powered but a separate electric motor which gets its power through two prongs just above the nozzle join is very good with its coarse and stiff bristles.

But what good is it when you can only get six minutes of use out of it. I figured I could just get a second battery and have that on charge while I vacuum with another battery - alas not! The only way to charge a battery is to couple it to the device and charge it. A major design oversight in my opinion.

I could forgive the six minute thing if the price was not so high and use it for spot cleaning as the suction and bristle are really good. But £95 is too much for very occasional spot cleaning in my opinion and not enough charge for a good car cleaning, which meant I returned the product and spend my £95 on a better portable vacuum cleaner! A token two stars for this product - good suction and good motorised head.

Dyson DC16
less enthusiastic than other reviews, I'm afraid
looks good and not heavy, so easy to handle
- however like other Dyson products is over-designed but under-built - feels flimsy and not likely to last (had Dyson fullsize vacuum - heavy, dirty and kept breaking)- also short battery life a pain
in it's favour is that suction is excellent, if short lived, and power brush pretty good.
no real competition in the U.K. - maybe that explains the outrageous purchase price - should be about £60-£70 for what you get.