is a dyson DC40 noisy
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Lewis, I read an article about Dyson and his path to designing and marketing his vacuums some time ago that said the company actually increased the noise of the machine for the American market because we perceive loudness to be equivalent to power. In other words, if it were too quiet, Americans would consider it not powerful enough. Having said that, I find the machine no more noisy nor more quiet than comparable vacuums. It's about the same as an Oreck or a Bissel, in my opinion. Hope that helps.
1786335
Very quiet; certainly better than a conventional vacuum. It's value is in its suction power, easy ability to discharge trappings and light weight. No complaints here and through Amazon, price (when we bought ours) VERY reasonable!
1786336
Lewis,I read an article about Dyson and his path to designing and marketing his vacuums some time ago that said the company actually increased the noise of the machine for the American market because we perceive loudness to be equivalent to power. In other words, if it were too quiet, Americans would consider it not powerful enough. Having said that, I find the machine no more noisy nor more quiet than comparable vacuums. It's about the same as an Oreck or a Bissel, in my opinion. Hope that helps.
1786337
I don't feel it's too noisy at all. It's about the same as other vacuums, plus it works better.
1810809
Noise is not excessive, vacuum is great for pet hair removal. I have three cats and they don't mind, however I make sure they are not too close when I use it because they don't like it much.
1578110
Yes, it is loud. I was warned by one the reviews before buying it, but bought it anyway. I am happy with the machine overall, but the noise has got the biggest downside.
550327
For the most part, yes. There is a very faint hum of the motor and a bit of a trickle. I actually had to go turn one on to see if it made noise as it is not something intrusive at all. I have three of them in our house.
1718744
http://youtu.be/Ll4qKt4Jz00 This will help to explain some differences on video, also DC40It is easy to empty out the vacuum's canister. The roller ball makes this machine easy to maneuver while limiting what the vacuum can go under like couches and beds. The DC40 lets you turn off the brush bar when you are vacuuming hardwood floors. There are complaints that the DC40 has a high pitched whine, though it is quieter than competing vacuums. Cons The DC40's cord length is only 25 feet. The DC41's cord goes an extra ten feet. You may end up unplugging and plugging back in the DC40 as you clean a room. Its bin only holds 0.42 gallons of dirt and debris. If you are cleaning a dirty room, you may have to empty it more than once. The bin doesn't attach as securely as prior Dyson vacuum versions like the DC25. The machine has such powerful suction that it sometimes stalls on shag rugs. The DC41The DC41 is designed for people who own animals. It does a great job picking up cat and dog hair. You have to clean out the suction chamber regularly to maintain its strong suction. It is also supposed to be able to handle more types of flooring than the DC40. This vacuum also has a wider cleaner head, so you'll need fewer passes to clean the floor. The DC41 has a larger bin at just over half a gallon. This vacuum also has about 10% more suction power. This vacuum has auto-leveling wheels to help it get all carpet or tile equally well. The DC41 doesn't need to be adjusted when you transition from carpet to tile or hardwood floors. Cons The power cord is not retractable like earlier Dyson versions. And while this is the latest edition of the vacuum, it lacks the headlight earlier versions often had. The vacuum wand doesn't have much reach. If you want to use the vacuum wand, you have to attach a crevice tool to the hose which adds to the time it takes to vacuum corners and crevices. And then, because the crevice tool is seven inches wide, it doesn't fit into the small nooks and crannies that need to be vacuumed out the most.
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On carpet it is a little noisier than my last vaccuum ( which wasn't a Hoover) but it isn't terrible. The vaccuum works SO incredibly well that I'm ok with the noise, but again it isn't substantially noisier than any other vaccuum I have used. The one situation where this vaccuum is very noisy, is when you vaccuum bare floor with the rollers. If you click off the rollers (with a simple foot press) and use suction only on the bare floor , that makes the noise drop significantly. I use suction only on my bare floors and it picks up everything. Hope this helps.
689059
I do not find it to be noisy at all...when you plug it in, there is a startup noise similar to a computer starting...that is all. I love this machine!!!
1126736
yes it is very noisy. a high pitched (loud) whine. and it blows air out of the back (into your face, depending on your position) while you are using it.
1422212
No. mine is not loud at all. The suction is very strong so you have to be careful when vacuuming.
225386
In my opinion, it's not noisy. I think it's more quiet than a window AC. I really like the hum of the motor, and it doesn't bother me at all.
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We find the Panasonic moderately noisy when the rug-beater brushes are whirling. Not enough to be a deal breaker but that would depend on the buyer's hearing sensitivity.
1839232
Yes, this vacuum does make a loud squealing noise on certain area rugs, not all. Some of our are rugs we can vacuum with this vacuum and others can't. I'm not sure why that is. It's a pretty good vacuum cleaner other than that.
681414
Well, We have 3 of the Dyson DC40 , and I love them, the size , the easy to empty canister, and what it picks up. I have a Golden Retiever and he has lots of hair and the Dyson does the trick... two of vacs are older and I did recently take them to have them serviced, they are like new..
829480
I have a Dyson and will admit that it cleans well. It is noisy and I had to send it back for problems with extreme noise, it took two weeks before it came back. A year later the same problem came back. I am looking to buy the Hoover.
129437
It is very powerful, with good suction. As for the noise I would say its comparable to your average vacuum.
1598694
In my opinion no; it is about as noisy as I expected it to be. I barely notice it when it does come on and it may be partly due to just having gotten used to it. However, I can see how someone might say it is noisy. This has been a great machine for me once I got the refrigerant level fixed. It may ship with very little refrigerant and you may need someone to come out and add some if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
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I haven't noticed it being noisy, it works great and looks like it was much more expensive than is actually was.