Dyson V8 Plus Cordless Vacuum

This vaccum is great in many ways: cordless, lightweight, comes with a wall mount charging station, great suction, practical attachments.

The only problem is the battery has a fairly low run time. It’s okay for handling small messes but if you’re trying to deep clean larger spaces you’ll find your battery runs out too fast. You must charge it again when the battery dies, you can’t use it like a conventional corded vaccum.

For a cordless vacuum, this thing has impressive suckage. It does a great job cleaning. That said, this vacuum is for those who live in small places like an apartment. The battery life is too short to clean an entire house in one go but perfect for an apartment.

I call this the magic wand, despite the fact a very different product has appropriated that name. My needs aren’t great, the house rarely gets very dirty. I wanted a light weight, cordless vacuum to clean chiefly dog fur on two floors, one wood and tile, the other carpeted. The Dyson V8 Plus does the job easily and swiftly, sucking up all the dog debris, small bits of paper, food scraps, and any other dirt on the floors. It is so much more convenient than using one of those big, cumbersome, corded vacuum cleaners I used to have. I hated lugging these around, especially up and down stairs. Now I can carry the Dyson just in one hand and never worry about plugging and re-plugging the machine. I had some difficulties at the beginning because the Dyson got clogged. It still functioned, but not well: it pulsed, instead of being smooth. Only when I downloaded the manual did I discover the simple solution to my problem, which was to find and remove the blockage in the tube. Then the Dyson worked like magic. The battery doesn’t last very long under heavy usage, so I clean one floor at a time, waiting about two hours between these tasks until the machine recharges. I’m probably too cautious because whenever I finish a floor, I know I still have some leftover power. It’s not quiet but nor is it especially noisy – and it works so well I can’t complain.

I bought the Dyson V8 Plus cordless vacuum in July 2024. It was functioning satisfactorily. Unfortunately I bumped the machine and the lid of the dust bin fell off. It was in one piece and not broken. However it was difficult to replace. I chatted with the customer support but got nowhere. I then tried to find a nearby Service Centre so I could take it for service. To my horror and dismay, there are only 2 Service Centers for the whole of Canada : One in Calgary, Alberta & the other one in Mississauga, Ontario. It is a long, long distance from where I live at North York and I am too old to drive now. It is really absurd to have only 2 Service Centers for the whole of Canada !! I also read what other disgruntled customers said at Dyson’s website. Had I known of such poor service support, I would not have bought it in the first place. I also found from Amazon.ca that there are other not-so-well-known cordless vacuums which would do the job but only for 1/3 or 1/4 the exorbitant price Dyson sold for. SO BUYERS BE WARE!

The hairscrew tool is shown to be included in this set and that is why I bought this set for my pets hair problem but that specific tool is not included and will be returning the complete set.

I just purchased my first Dyson and while the price is a little difficult to justify, it does work well. Having 4 different attachments is very useful, the suction power is great and it really does pick up everything.
I am satisfied with my purchase.

We have had this for just over a year or so and have loved using it.

Pros:
It is light weight but still great quality. We wanted something smaller for our small apartment and now that we live in a house we still only use this vacuum. I love that it is cordless so you don’t have to keep moving the cord around the house. The “Max” or “Turbo” setting works great as well, I usually use that whenever there is a lot to pick up!
It has a bunch of attachments so you can you is for many different things like vacuuming couches, getting into corners, and even your car.

Cons:
I can only think of two cons. 1) I wish the battery lasted a little bit longer, sometimes I have to take a break and finish vacuuming after it charges. 2) When using the main vacuum attachment, it has problems picking things up in “reverse” (when pulling the vacuum backwards). Just something to keep in mind.

Overall, very happy with our purchase!