Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum

Overview

Pet owners and fine dust watchers get a cordless Dyson that pairs a de-tangling Digital Motorbar head with an illuminated head for hard floors. A piezo sensor sizes up debris and adjusts power, showing results on an LCD screen, and the stick converts to a handheld with one click.

Seeing and measuring dust is what defines the Detect Plus, through illumination on hard floors and a sensor that reports debris on screen. Boost mode is the limit, running only a few minutes, and the listing notes sensor accuracy varies and is highest in Auto mode.

Who it's for

Homes with hard floors that show dust, plus carpets and shedding pets, suit the two cleaner heads and the sensor. Shoppers who want plain suction without a screen or lights will not use much of what it adds.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

Power output is set by the selected mode, and in Auto the piezo sensor raises or lowers suction based on the debris it detects. The Digital Motorbar head also adapts suction to the floor type. Runtime stretches or shrinks with mode, dust level, floor type and attachments, so Boost use drains the battery fastest.

Where it stands among stick vacuums & electric brooms

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Specifications

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