The Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Stick Vacuum: A Cleaning Expert’s Choice

Not only does the Dyson V15 Detect improve raw power for a cordless vacuum cleaner, but it also brings several clever features that simplify operation. A particulate sensor is fantastic since it lets the vacuum automatically change its power and indicates the amount of collected dirt. The new laser is an excellent approach to check that you have everything and view dirt. This is it if you seek the greatest.

After vacuuming, how do you find out if your house is clean? It does not follow that invisible fine dust particles are absent just because it seems so. Apart from offering the ultimate cleaning experience, the Dyson V15 Detect is meant to prove that your house is clean.

While the sensor tells you how much dirt is being picked up, changing the vacuum’s power on demand, a brilliant laser illuminates dirt on hard floors. I have never tested any more sophisticated and robust cordless cleaner than this one.

Read on to know more…

Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Stick Vacuum Specifications

Pricing And Variants

Like other Dyson cordless vacuums, the V15 Detect comes in several models with an additional word attached to the name’s end. Usually, it’s the same base model; occasionally, the variety of tools offered differs. Examining the cost can be challenging, but to give us an indication, we will look at what is directly available to buy straight from Dyson when updating this review. Additional stores could have additional versions and varying pricing.

The Dyson V15 Detect is available in the US and costs $749.99. Additionally available for the same price—reduced to $599.99 at the time of update—is the Detect V15 Detect Absolute. They are the same vacuum in two colors; hence, even the instruments used here are the same.

At a stated price of £649.99, the UK merely has the Dyson V15 Detect Absolute; at the time of updating, it was discounted to £549.99. Australia is the same; only the V15 Detect Absolute, with an AU$1,449 list price. Whichever iteration you choose will fall under the premium price range. Generally speaking, it’s a little less expensive than its Gen5Detect successor ($949.99 / £769.99 / AU$1,549 at list price).

Excellent Cleansing

First, I evaluated the Dyson V15 Detect when it was entered for a past Good Housekeeping Cleaning Award. We had a winner right away. The V15 Detect showed excellent pick-up and suction regardless of my cleaned surface. I’m a control freak when it comes to cleaning and prefer to override established settings to choose what I think is best for what I require, even though its Auto setting monitors the airflow and adjusts the suction to the surface being cleaned. Using its Eco and Max modes, this vacuum lets me do just that: I could clean light throw rugs without sucking them in and remove more dirt from deeper-pile carpets using the settings I wanted. Valid for every battery-operated vacuum cleaner: the more power you increase, the shorter your run time will be.

Simple For Usage

The V15 Detect is simple to reconfigure to a handheld vacuum, just as all Dyson cordless vacuums, and the attachments are easy to take on and off as needed. It doesn’t stand independently (ugh!); hence, wall installation is preferable for storage. I would much rather have the battery removable than versions that must be charged while still entirely built. While the filter doesn’t wholly disassemble for cleaning like on many others we have tested, removing, emptying, cleaning, and replacing the dust cup is easy and handy.

Special Qualities

The laser beam on the fluffy roller head of this vacuum first and most amazed me. For cleaning my hardwood floors, I would rather have a specific fluffy roller attachment than the mix nozzles many vacuums now offer. Using a laser beam shining on the floor in front of the nozzle to reveal dirt undetectable in normal light, the V15 Detect kicks this roller up a level. When this light shone on the dust and dirt hiding in the corners of my stair treads, they were pronounced! Grabbing them and knowing I was doing a deeper clean was good.

The explicit, simple-to-read LCD also appeals to the rear of this vacuum. It displayed the remaining cleaning mode, run time, and battery life, as well as the kind and size of the particles I was gathering. Though it was good to have an indication the vacuum was running as expected, that might be more than I truly needed (or desired!). At first, the display’s button seemed a little small, but that was a minor problem I soon adjusted to.

Lastly, this creative hair-screw-tool attachment works fantastic to remove pet and other hair from upholstery, vehicle seats, and more without tangling, the same as many Dyson stick vacuums. Pet owners or anybody wishing to give furniture, beds, or other above-the-floor materials a more profound clean will find it ideal.

Arranging And Applying The V15 Detect

The V15 Detect comes with a quick start guide that walks over the procedures to set it up, not a complete physical handbook. Online are the whole handbook and ASMS-inducing how-to videos covering the setup process.

V15 Detect setup is simple. Before you use the device for the first time, you unbox it and all of its accessories, then plug it in and let it completely charge. In 4.5 hours, the vacuum charges dead to 100%. Don’t omit this step since Dyson claims it must be wholly charged before its first usage to estimate its running time precisely. The vacuum will ask you to pick your language the first time you use it. English is the default choice; hence, hold the selection button for three seconds to set it. You’re in good shape when you see a green check mark on the screen.

Starting with the V15 Detect, snap on your choice attachments, press the selection button to choose the mode—auto by default—and then squeeze the trigger.

Regarding the V15 Detect—and most of Dyson’s previous stick vacuums like the V8, V10, and V11—something that could or might not irritate you is that there is no continuous on feature, meaning you have to hold the power trigger the whole time you’re cleaning.

Since I only use the V15 Detect (and my previous V8) for touch-ups and cleaning my couch and car and rely mostly on robot vacuums for my floors, I am generally not concerned. If you want to use the V15 Detect as your central vacuum, this restriction could irritate you, particularly if you have a big house.

A Dyson spokesman said the trigger “ensures you’re not draining extra battery and run-time while also allowing you to quickly move furniture or other debris you see, while vacuuming.”

Is the Dyson V15 Detect worth the money?

It was said, yeah! This is a top-notch vacuum with several clever and valuable features. And you might be able to purchase it on sale—especially during special occasions like Black Friday or Amazon Prime Day—because Dyson keeps innovating and including many of the V15 Detect’s features on more recent models. The Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is a good investment whether your floors are primarily wood, tile, or other hard surfaces – or even if you have a combination of carpets and bare flooring.