Anonymous Posted on Dec 17, 2012

DC44 Animal Cordless Vacuum power cuts on and off while trigger is pulled

The machine now has stop working. I am not sure if the battery needs to be charged or is something else wrong. Now that it has stopped working, when I hold the trigger the battery light flashes?

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Very interesting topic

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This doesn't address the intermittent power cut offs...power cuts off intermittently and you have to keep recycling the power 'trigger' to get it to work...total PIA

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Carolanne Frome Sep 03, 2015

Try this:http://www.fixya.com/support/t23779865-d...
Vicki Gavin Jan 10, 2016

Just had the same problem with mine, turned out to be the seal along the top of the collection pot being blocked up so much the seal wasn't sealing properly stopping the vacuum from being created, once it popped and a vacuum was created it worked again, I suggest a good clean up of all compartments to try to get it working again, as it sounds like it's struggling to create a vacuum properly
Anonymous Jan 15, 2018

OMG THANK YOU!!! OMG THANK YOU!!!
Christine Adelfio Keehn Jan 15, 2018

you saved me so much aggravation, this has been going on for a year

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Posted on Jan 14, 2008

SOURCE: dyson not working

I suggest you check the hepa filter for black soot. If it is black and yucky then the motor is probably burnt out. Check out the guide at www.tasweb.org for instructions on how to fix it.

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Posted on Nov 15, 2008

SOURCE: dyson animal, have to hold ON switch for it to work

Pull the wand out of the Vac. Need to use a small Torx bit to take out 2 screws hidden behind the wand storage. Once screws are out, there are 4 push-clips which need to be un-latched. Pry the power panel off and you will expose the two switches (one for power, one for the brushes). Push the power switch down and it should "release" and go back to clicking when pushed. Re-assemble. Took about 5 minutes to fix.

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Posted on Jul 28, 2010

SOURCE: whistling noise on dc25 Animal

there may be a small cut in the tube or there is something stuck restricting the suction check all hoses

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Posted on Aug 30, 2011

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SOURCE: Dc 31 animal: even when

Hi there,

Sorry to hear you're having difficulties with your DC31 Animal. It's probably best if you get in touch with us directly, so one of our experts can run through some troubleshooting over the phone with you to identify the cause of the issue. They'll be happy to recommend the best course of action. You can call us free on 08002980298 (UK), or 1866MYDYSON (US). We'll look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Jack
Dyson Online Customer Support

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