Dyson Soft Dusting Brush

Five stars, but with caveats…, January 13, 2007

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Naomi (Storm) (Texas) –

  

  

How it works –
The attachment is around a foot long (including bristles); it is a lint remover brush-head surrounded by soft plastic bristles. The red area is the lint remover (think of the dog hair removal brushes your mom uses); it has two suction holes – one at the head, one at the base – which allow the swept dust to be sucked into the vacuum while running. When both holes are covered (such as when doing a large, flat surface) the suction is as powerful as any of the other Dyson wand attachments. When only one hole is covered or there is a break in the surface between the two holes (smaller surfaces or blinds) the suction is still strong, but not quite as “vice-like.” The idea behind the brush is that the vacuum action will suck in all the dust instead of allowing it to escape into the air. In this regard, the Dyson seems to leave a much smaller “dust footprint” than manual dusters because it does not cause dust clouds. As with all Dyson wand attachments, the dusting brush comes with two adapters which plug straight into the wand which allow it to be used with any type of Dyson vacuum.

Pros and Cons –
I bought the dusting attachment because the brush heads that came with the DC17 weren’t cutting it for what I needed. They were either too small or did not form a tight enough seal around the areas I was dusting to pick up all the dust and debris. I live in an old house with old fashion plaster walls and with three furry dogs, so there is constantly dust in the house.

The Dusting Brush is very good for handling things like blinds and large, flat surfaces, but not quite as well in the little hard to reach spots or thin areas. So the brush will get all the dust on the entertainment center, floor-standing speakers, coffee table, etc, however the rear speaker stand, some furniture molding, tight corners – will all require touch-up even after vacuuming. You can pretty much forget dusting behind furniture or in awkward places. Even if you’re able to get the brush to fit, chances are you won’t form a tight enough seal around the object you’re trying to dust for the vacuum action to work. You’re still better off using a crevice tool – or no attachment at all.

Also, I purchased this attachment specifically because of the picture of the brush taking the dust off of the TV. The hard surfaces of the dusting brush are prevented from touching your wares only by way of padding. In other words, the suction holes (which are ringed by plastic) are only kept apart from the surface by the padding within the red lint dusting material. If your Dyson “really sucks” (sorry, couldn’t think of another way to put it), you may be like me and get nervous about putting this attachment near anything that scratches easily. This brush would be fine for CRT tube TVs or even LCDs, but I think I’m still going to wipe down my plasma manually with a soft rag.

Reading what I’ve written so far, my review sounds very negative, but I don’t want to leave you with that impression. The dusting brush is extremely useful and I would go so far as to say that I hope that Dyson would consider including it as a standard attachment in their future vacuums. However I think most people who look at the Dyson attachments already know what the attachments *can do*, and want to know about what they *can’t do*. I do not regret my purchase, and I would definitely make it again because I do use the heck out of the brush, but I’m not using it for the same reasons I had mentally in my head when I purchased it.

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