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Dyson DC41 Animal Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner - Page 5 Questions & Answers
How to replace upright switch on a dyson ball up13
Dyson will supply parts but don't provide manuals to their appliances (in the UK) but provide a fixed price repair service at a price they consider reasonable (I don't).
Dyson vacs are designed to manufacture as cheaply as possible, they aren't designed for easy repair or replacement of components. I haven't much experience of Dyson but the little I do have has taught me patience and a devious mind are prime requisites to dismantle...
Stiff hose on new Dyson Animal upright
Actually the hose is fine, but you really need to break it in... Dyson should have a robot at the factory break in the new hoses before shipping them with the new vacuums. I just got my first Dyson and it's an Ball Animal 2. Anyhow, I noticed immediately the new tube on the new vacuum was incredibly stiff. To the point that making use of the wand and attachments becomes a complete frustration.
Such an experience is not uncommon because engineers rarely dog food their own creation out of the box... Anyhow...
I had to stretch and massage my new hose aggressively for 20 minutes to get it to the point the vacuum wouldn't just flop over when I pulled it out. With the vacuum off I pinned it on the corner of the couch and maxed the hose out. Sitting 12 feet away watching TV I stretched and relaxed the hose over and over, pulling the full length a little harder every time. After 10 minutes of that I sat next to the vacuum and starting at the base of the hose, I aggressively stretched 3" of collapsed hose out to 12" with all my strength about 5 times like an accordion, over and over, before moving up to the next bit of hose. Repeat this workout the length of the hose. Now, I'm 6'6" and strong for a strong man, by the time I finished, the hose worked as seen in the marketing footage.
Happy hose stretching...
My dyson DC 39 triggerhead brush not spinning.
The brush is activated by the suction of the vacuum. If it stops spinning, that means that either there is a broken part inside housing that surrounds the brush, thereby lessening the power of the suction to spin the brush, OR there is a lot of debris, usually hair, trapped and tangled around the brush. That can cause a troubling amount of friction and cause it to stop spinning. Either way, you will need an Allen wrench set to open up the trigger head. I found this video on youtube which details how to do that. It's not my video, but it is helpful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwNDO3pUxzM
Our dyson only runs one or two min. And quits it is about 4 years old
Odds are it's overheating and can't breathe. Check for clogs in the wands (they are very thin in diameter). They can also clog in the lower hose and/or the long hose you use for attachments. If all that is clear your filter could be clogged. But it definitely sounds like it's overheating.
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