> One thing I particularly appreciate about our Dyson corded vacuum is that I can take the whole damned air path apart if needed, without tools.

the first time i went to clean the filter in ours, i kept seeing that i could easily take off/remove one more thing, so i did. next thing i knew i had completely dismantled and washed it.

then it went back together just as easily. hardest part was waiting for things to dry out.