Dyson V6 Absolute or DC65

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Dyson V6 Absolute or DC65
Price: $199.99 - 299.99
Shipping Options:: $5 Standard OR $10 Two-Day OR $20 One-Day
Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Thursday, Oct 20 to Friday, Oct 21) + transit
Condition: Factory Reconditioned

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Not a great deal. Picked up the refurb stick for $150 on a “popular” auction site.

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[QUOTE=mmcclain6, post:3, topic:627172]
Not a great deal. Picked up the refurb stick for $150 on a “popular” auction site.
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Dyson has a number of different stick models. Hard to compare without knowing which model you purchased.

The Dyson Absolute that we are selling is the second-highest model with the newly released V8 being first.

If you scroll down to From the Manufacturer on this Amazon page, there’s a good chart that shows the differences.

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DC65 Comment…

Woot has really been on a roll lately with their “sales”. Not one month ago they had the yellow DC40 for sale, $189, I snagged it b/c it had hit its lowest price according to WootStalker. Now they’ve got the DC65 for $10 more… I would have clearly bought this if it were available at the time.

This has happened to me twice in the past two months.

One occasion:
The 42nm Apple Watch for $280, one month later for $180. :S Fortunately enough they allowed me a return for full price with that.

I’ve never been more skeptical about my purchases. Now I’m perusing the site just to see what else I’ve bought that they’re selling for cheaper now.

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[QUOTE=Goalieguy16, post:5, topic:627172]
DC65 Comment…

Woot has really been on a roll lately with their “sales”. Not one month ago they had the yellow DC40 for sale, $189, I snagged it b/c it had hit its lowest price according to WootStalker. Now they’ve got the DC65 for $10 more… I would have clearly bought this if it were available at the time.

This has happened to me twice in the past two months.

One occasion:
The 42nm Apple Watch for $280, one month later for $180. :S Fortunately enough they allowed me a return for full price with that.

I’ve never been more skeptical about my purchases. Now I’m perusing the site just to see what else I’ve bought that they’re selling for cheaper now.
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The idea of a constant, never-ending supply of Dyson refurbs over the years is troubling. Or are these, like clothes from “outlet stores,” packaged especially for sale in these venues? To accept the idea that all these are returns is positively Trumpian logic.

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I had to buy it.
But I think it doesn’t include Direct-drive cleaner head

[MOD:The direct-drive cleaner head is included.]

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how do we find out if this includes the Direct-drive Cleaner Head? that significantly impacts how good of a deal this is. it definitely doesn’t appear to be listed on the “what’s included” section.

[MOD:The direct-drive cleaner head is included.]

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[QUOTE=radi0j0hn, post:6, topic:627172]
The idea of a constant, never-ending supply of Dyson refurbs over the years is troubling. Or are these, like clothes from “outlet stores,” packaged especially for sale in these venues? To accept the idea that all these are returns is positively Trumpian logic.
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Since Dyson has that 2 year warranty, they get a lot of vacuums sent in to their service center. Lots of spare parts. Lots of franken-vacuums out there for us to buy.

And for anyone perusing the comments, Dyson refurbs can have old motors, so keep an extra close eye on that during the 6 month refurb warranty so you can replace the motor if it’s more worn than Dyson’s repair center assumed when certifying it as refurbished.

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Bought the v6 absolute about a month ago on here and the waste canister is defective. Won’t stay closed so I had to tape it. Need to figure out who to contact to get this resolved still.

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Until very recently, the V6 Absolute was Dyson’s top of the line cordless vac. Now the top is the V8, which has 40 minutes of battery life, rather than the V6’s 20 minutes (if on Max power, it’s more like 6-8 minutes). The V6 Absolute DOES have the direct drive floor cleaner, which is a must in my opinion.

Here’s my crazy long review of the V6 Absolute that I posted on Amazon:

Assembly is so easy you don’t even need the instructions. Click the wand on the motor end, click a floor tool on the other end of the wand and you’re done. Take off the wand and you can use the vacuum as a hand vacuum by clicking on another attachment, such as the mini motorized tool that works on stairs, upholstered furniture and car interiors.

The vacuum takes about three hours to charge and then runs around 5-8 minutes if set on Max (the Max power button is on the end of the grip, facing you as you hold the vacuum) and 16-20 if not. It’s powerful––very surprisingly powerful for a cordless.

I know some potential buyers are concerned about the fact that there is no on/off switch; you have to hold the trigger down to run the vacuum. This is not the problem it might seem. The trigger is a hair trigger and it’s located right where your index finger naturally rests when you’re holding the handle, so it’s really effortless. I think it’s actually a good thing that you have to hold down the trigger. You’re not wasting battery life if you stop for a second to move something, answer the phone, or whatever. It’s worth noting that you have to be holding down the trigger to toggle the Max button on and off.

I love bagless vacuums, but the bins on the Dyson cordless vacs are very, very small. Chances are, you’ll have to dump at least a couple of times per run, likely more if you have pets. When you empty the bin, there is a decent chance that not all the dirt, debris and pet hair will just drop out, which means you may have to do some fishing with your finger, a skewer, plastic knife or other implement. I’m totally used to it and it’s not a big deal, but if I had a dust allergy, I might be concerned. Also, NEVER vacuum something wet or damp with these vacuums. It will ruin the vacuum.

It’s important to pay attention to be sure you don’t let the bin get overfilled, because you can then end up with a blockage where the vacuum’s wand enters the bin. If the vacuum cycles on and off every couple of seconds while you’re holding down the trigger, that’s a sign of a blockage at that spot; a safety feature is making sure the vacuum doesn’t overheat. I’ve only had that happen a couple of times, but if you let the bin way overfill, it’s going to happen at some point. If you so much as feel one little hesitation in the vacuum running, or if it starts to feel quite warm in your hand, then you should stop vacuuming, empty the bin and pull off the wand to make sure there isn’t any dirt/hair stuck where the wand enters the bin area.

Although I can get a lot of vacuuming done with the Dyson cordless vacuums, I do sometimes run out of power before I’m finished. I really wish these vacuums had swappable battery packs like my power tools. It’s frustrating to be vacuuming away and then the thing just dies and you have to wait hours for it to charge up again. By the way, there is no indicator light to tell you how much juice you have left. The vac is running full bore or it’s out of juice and you have no real warning that the stopping point is near.

You can extend how long you run the vacuum before the battery runs out by not using the Max setting much. It’s definitely not needed on hard-surface floors and, once you have your rugs good and clean, you can use the regular setting most of the time on the rugs, too.

Dyson added the V6 Absolute to its cordless vacuum line in 2015. The V6 Absolute adds two things: a HEPA filter (the first in a Dyson cordless) and a new floor tool in addition to the usual powered brush roller. (It also has a mini soft dusting brush for dusting hard furniture surfaces and electronics.) The new floor tool that comes with the V6 Absolute is a powered soft roller for hard surfaces. You know how when you run a brush head over a hard surface the rotating brushes sometimes just shoot pieces of debris away from the head rather than sucking them up? The soft roller is designed to avoid that problem.

The first thing I did when I got the V6 Absolute, was to check out that soft roller head. The big roller is covered with a velour fabric, which Dyson says is made of nylon with carbon fibers, and there is another velour-covered small roller behind it. The roller also has brushes, but they only stick out slightly beyond the velour fabric.

I ran two comparison tests between the soft roller and the regular brush roller. First, I scattered a dozen or so Cheerios and tried to vacuum them. The regular brush roller kicked out three of the Cheerios, but the soft roller picked them all up. Next, I scattered flour on the floor. Both heads picked up the flour well, but when I ran my finger over the tile the regular brush roller was used on, I picked up a tiny bit of fine dust. While both floor brushes do a good job on cleaning up visible debris from hard surface floors, the soft roller brush doesn’t kick out larger bits of debris and also seems to get at that ultra-fine layer of dust that can leave your floors looking dull.

Some people will be excited about the HEPA filter on the V6 Absolute, but until this vacuum is re-engineered so that you don’t have to fish out the contents of the bin, I can’t get excited about the HEPA filter. The dust gets all over anyway when you empty the bin.

Though I do obviously have criticisms of Dyson cordless vacuums, they are absolutely my vacuum of choice, and I’ve used a ridiculous number of vacuums in my time, including a Miele. The reason is that Dyson cordless vacuums are powerful and way easier to use than a clunky corded vacuum. The first time I used the DC59 (which uses the same engine as the V6) , I couldn’t believe it, but it actually lifted up the edge of a pretty heavy rug when set on Max. I was also impressed (and embarrassed) by how much dirt and dog hair it lifted from my rugs the first several times I used it. I’d cleaned the rugs regularly with a Miele, and yet this little cordless vacuum was pulling out loads more dirt and dog hair.

The ease of use of these vacuums makes it almost a pleasure to vacuum. They are lightweight and tremendously maneuverable. The head is very low profile and gets under everything. It’s quick and easy to swap out the various attachments and they work extremely well on upholstery and stairs. Because of the light weight and their being cordless, it’s easy to grab one and suck up cobwebs when you spot them, or get rid of the gnats that swarm in and get all over the ceiling on warm evenings. And it’s not to be sneezed at that because they weigh only five pounds and they look cool, you actually might be able to get the kids to use them.

With a corded vacuum, I never vacuum on the spur of the moment, but I do it all the time now. Often, when I let the dog out, I just grab the vacuum and do a quick run. With the Dyson cordless vacuum cleaners, I vacuum nearly every day and my floors now actually look good and clean all the time. A vacuum cleaner that actually makes me a better housekeeper is a treasure. And that’s why I am a big fan of Dyson cordless vacuums, while my corded vacuums sit in the closet.

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[QUOTE=pdoobs, post:8, topic:627172]
how do we find out if this includes the Direct-drive Cleaner Head? that significantly impacts how good of a deal this is. it definitely doesn’t appear to be listed on the “what’s included” section.

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Hey guys, the direct-drive cleaner head is included. Sorry for the confusion!

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Just ordered a DC65… hope to be as trouble free as all my Woot orders

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I have some confusion on which version of the DC65 this is. The title and feature description say Dyson DC65 Multifloor Upright and the listed accessories match this. The pictures are of the purple DC65 “Animal” Upright. Then the model dropdown selector has “DC65 Purple Canister”. These are different things. The DC65 Animal is supposed to be engineered for pet hair pickup and the canister style vacuum is a totally different style. Some clarification would be appreciated.

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[QUOTE=mdreyer93, post:14, topic:627172]
I have some confusion on which version of the DC65 this is. The title and feature description say Dyson DC65 Multifloor Upright and the listed accessories match this. The pictures are of the purple DC65 “Animal” Upright. Then the model dropdown selector has “DC65 Purple Canister”. These are different things. The DC65 Animal is supposed to be engineered for pet hair pickup and the canister style vacuum is a totally different style. Some clarification would be appreciated.
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Dropdown selector has been updated to “upright”. The image is correct. The DC65 Animal and Multifloor look exactly the same but the Animal comes with the “Tangle Free Turbine Tool” which is not included in the Multifloor. Today we are selling the Multifloor- thanks!

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I purchased a Dyson Factory Refurbished DC40 a few months back and learned some lessons the hard way, especially coming from my original Woot Dyson DC14 that I had for many years and was still working perfectly.

While my vac does now work well, the first thing is that all the Dyson ball vacuums are overly-complicated. The kickstand wheels have too many moving parts and are not very stable when the vac is upright (like when you are using the hose). This makes the vac very tippy and the cord is constantly getting tangled up in the wheels. Plus tipping the vac backwards and moving it from room to room on the wheels is not easy - the wheels are small and don’t easily roll over thresholds or other transitions and they fold up too easily when you do.

Next and most importantly, everything that is designed to be removed by the user (which includes the dirt canister, venturis, hose and hand tools, filters and filter covers, and unfortunately the powered brush head) are not covered by the warranty. That doesn’t leave much that IS covered. I learned this the hard way when my powered brush head failed after only a few days and I spoke with a very polite customer service rep at Dyson.

To make matters worse, even after spending a half-hour on the phone doing diagnostics on my vac to determine that the powered brush head was bad a trip to the local Dyson-approved service center found it was nothing more than a bad power switch which WAS covered under warranty.

If I ever get another Dyson, it will most definitely be the non-ball version like my former DC-14.

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DC65 arrived today. It is the Animal version and has lots of fancy purple attachments, so the Woot listing was conservative at best. Great deal.

Problems out of the box. The rubber seal that makes contact with the top side of the canister is all wrinkled/folded and it doesn’t make a seal. Air just wooshes between the void. Loss of suction, Dyson. That’s an issue.

The rotating bar button is super mushy and won’t stay depressed. The beater bar will work for one pass, than stops. I have to literally hold my finger on the button to use the rotating bar. That’s an issue.

The plastic circular mount for the beater bar attachment is broken (around the neck). This means there is a loss of suction since it doesn’t seal properly at the base. That’s an issue.

So, while a good deal for a DC65 Animal at $199, you do get what you pay for.

Calling Dyson pronto as this isn’t going to work at all.

Best of luck everyone. Seems to be a super lottery, despite the confidence inspiring letter that’s included with the unit “our engineers test thoroughly to ensure it performs like a Dyson.”

Nah, not really.

Edit: lol, Dyson support said their policy is to return it to the vendor inside of the 30 days. This is despite the flyer in the box that explicitly states not to return it to the retailer.

Nice.

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[QUOTE=erictollison, post:17, topic:627172]
DC65 arrived today. It is the Animal version and has lots of fancy purple attachments, so the Woot listing was conservative at best. Great deal.

Problems out of the box. The rubber seal that makes contact with the top side of the canister is all wrinkled/folded and it doesn’t make a seal. Air just wooshes between the void. Loss of suction, Dyson. That’s an issue.

The rotating bar button is super mushy and won’t stay depressed. The beater bar will work for one pass, than stops. I have to literally hold my finger on the button to use the rotating bar. That’s an issue.

The plastic circular mount for the beater bar attachment is broken (around the neck). This means there is a loss of suction since it doesn’t seal properly at the base. That’s an issue.

So, while a good deal for a DC65 Animal at $199, you do get what you pay for.

Calling Dyson pronto as this isn’t going to work at all.

Best of luck everyone. Seems to be a super lottery, despite the confidence inspiring letter that’s included with the unit “our engineers test thoroughly to ensure it performs like a Dyson.”

Nah, not really.

Edit: lol, Dyson support said their policy is to return it to the vendor inside of the 30 days. This is despite the flyer in the box that explicitly states not to return it to the retailer.

Nice.
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Jeez, sorry. Please send your order number to support@woot.com, along with your issue, if you haven’t.

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[QUOTE=manhandsha, post:18, topic:627172]
Jeez, sorry. Please send your order number to support@woot.com, along with your issue, if you haven’t.
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After “checking with her manager” (??) they were able to grant an exception to have me bring it to the local Dyson service center.

Why are they fighting, on day one, for something I bought and need now (I paid for overnight)? It seems the 6-month warranty is as flimsy as a cooked noodle. Now, needing it for a party this weekend is out. Good thing I overnighted it. Guess I’ll get it back in a week or so from the service center.

Lesson learned, but thanks for the deal Woot. Not your fault, it’s Dyson’s shoddy “engineers” that “refurbish the units to as-new.” I have no clue how this unit made it past the first human inspection that supposedly takes place. No idea. And I forgot, when you click it in the upright position, it won’t hold. This results in the handle rapidly falling to the floor. That’s a great feature!

The lady did say, in a sarcastic tone, she hopes the service center is able to fix it like it was new. I said I don’t expect new for the refurb price of $199, I kinda expect it to work as intended on day one. I didn’t want to return it because I was uncertain replacement units were available on woot.

All new to me. Who knew a vacuum could be so much fun?