Dyson DC56 Hard- Hardfloor Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
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Product Feature
- 5 year parts & labor warranty when purchased from an authorized reseller
- Double-edge cleaner head, removes dirt and grime in one action
- Root Cyclone technology
- Powered by the Dyson digital motor V2
- Adaptable, converts to handheld
Product Description
The Dyson Hard DC56 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is engineered for hard floor cleaning. Using dual vacuum suction channels and a wet wipe, it removes both dirt and grime in a single action. It has patented Root Cyclone technology and is powered by the Dyson digital motor V2. It's the only vacuum cleaner to combine powerful constant suction and a wet wipe. Dual vacuum suction channels provide suction before and after the wipe. A swivel neck allows the double-edge cleaner head to be guided into awkward places with a turn of the wrist.The Dyson digital motor sits at the heart of DC56. It spins up 3 times faster than conventional motors, enabling powerful constant suction. Then the Patented Root Cyclone technology generates high centrifugal forces that cause dirt to be flung out of the airflow and into the bin.
Comes with crevice and combination accessory tools, which attach to the wand for easy cleaning
Dyson DC56 Hard- Hardfloor Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review
I am owner of a DC-31 handheld. Loved it so much I got a DC-44 animal for general hard floor and carpet sections. I also own a lot of hard floor tools such as Swiffer (dry and wet pads), and Swiffer WetJet (push button electric power sprayer), and the Evolution Robotic "Swiffer".My steps for cleaning kitchen/nook area's hard floor (15' x 10' area) after a meal are:
1. Use DC-31 or DC-44 to vacuum up breadcrumbs, loose rice, and other small food bits
2. Use wet Swiffer, and re-wet pad once or twice if needed
So when I first heard about this new invention and saw the videos, I was very excited in hope to consolidate two steps into one (suction and wiping). So excited that I headed directly to a local retailer to get one on launch day! I opened the box, charged the unit, and waited to use it after dinner.
Normally I dread for choirs after a meal, mainly because of my two kids (a.k.a. leaky food processors). But not this day! I encouraged everyone at the table to eat fast and loose, and encourage droppings like bread crumbs, fried batter cruds, individual rice (sticky), crushed cookies, and other food bits! To make this event more exciting, I swept all cruds off the table straight to the floor! These are bits that can be picked up by my Dyson handhelds, but I really wanted to do both vacuum and wipe at the same time!
When its show time, I fired up this Dyson Hard to begin suck and wipe...
After few back and forth sessions... sigh...
Got some each time, but took a lot of back and forth. Some the machine got after lifting the tool up a bit (to bypass the "squeegee"). Some just too big for it (but easily sucked up by DC-31/44's crevice tool).
To be fair, it is advertised to "vacuum dirt" and "wipe grime". So I conducted a fairer test by using this DC-56 to vacuum and wipe a larger living room area with dusts and grime. That worked well initially, until wipe became dry. Then it's time to re-wet the wipe or manually spray. It was then I realized why I got the Swiffer WetJet for the larger areas - to simply push a button to power-spray wet solution to mop larger areas continuously.
Why it is not effective on crumbs:
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There is a squeegee-like wall blocking everything from entering the suction, except for the 3 holes/openings spanning the 10-inch wide tool. Each opening is 3/8 inch in width, so overall it's a little bit over 1 inch aggregate opening. That's nearly 90% of the width of the vacuum tool greeted by the "squeegee" first. While dry crumbs and fine grained bits like sand will just get pushed forward, real sticky stuff like wet rice will just pass squeegee, pass suction, and go right under the wet wipe... So the elements to be sucked up have to be 1) lucky enough to be in one of the 3 3/8" openings to pass the rubber line of defense, or 2) heavy/sticky enough to go under the squeegee but can get sucked up quickly before getting under the wet wipe. Repeat back and forth enough times will eventually pick up everything, but by that time my blood would be boiling...
Good for softer wood floor
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People with real soft wood or dent-able coating may have legitimate concerns about scratches from brush-based tools. This vacuum/wipe tool has no brush and therefore won't scratch, and any hard / sharp objects are likely to be pushed away by the rubber squeegee. Check with Dyson first if you have concern regardless.
Other cleaning tools included
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The DC-56 comes with two other hand held tools: crevice and a combo brush. They are standard tools found in all Dyson handhelds. So if this is your first Dyson handheld, they are valuable tools also.
Other Dyson hard floor tools
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I did try Dyson Articulating Hard Floor Tool to get improvement over DC-44's default floor brush accessory, but that turned out to be a crumb pusher equally as a crumb collector (50% opening to inner suction, and 50% brush that pushes crumbs forward).
Summary
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The quality of this Dyson DC-56 is consistent with others Dyson models - but it's best used for its intended purpose - vacuum dirt and wipe grime. So I am not going to lower the rating based on my personal (unrealistic) expectation. However, it works well only for a small area, or unless you don't mind re-wet the pad manually at the kitchen sink. Spray floor ahead of wipe tool is not advised, since it'll be met with squeegee then suction. For crumbs, rice bits, and other cruds bigger than dust, you can first use the included crevice suction tool, then engage the floor with the new wipe tool. Or, I would recommend the Dyson DC44 Animal Digital Slim MK2 if you have hard enough surface/coating to use brush-based tool and follow-up by a swiffer.
Side notes
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1. Use of Swiffer pads: while instructions said only Dyson's pads (not surprised), I have no problem using Swiffer wet pads. They are the same width, but Dyson's is 1/8" deeper (4 1/2-inch vs. 4 5/8-inch). So using Swiffer just mean the pads won't wrap perfectly along on the crease line, which is no big deal.
2. The suction/cleaner tool won't fit to other Dyson handhelds, but other independently sold Dyson tools that fit other handheld should fit the DC-56. It's obvious the suction/wipe tool *can* be designed to attach to existing handhelds like DC-44. This restriction is obviously by design.
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