BM08

Dont know if anyone else has experienced this or knows whats wrong..............

Basically it was being used for about 10mins then when the hovering was nearly done it just stopped completly, so it was plugged into another socket and it started back up for a few seconds then stopped again, now we cant get it to work at all?

Hoping its just the switch or something?

kiddie

just use your hand and leave your mums hoover alone

focusjohn

They have a overheat cut out leave it for a hour. If it does work after that is fubarded.

BM08

hmmm ok, cheers for the info

das

could be the motor over heating my DC04 packed up last week and just bought the DC25 animal for Ł199 quid worth every penny

silver

could be the cable where it goes into the machine. My mum kept pulling the cable that tight when she put it away that the cable broke inside. Easy repair.

RichieST

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Clean out the filters as that could be making it overheat. Leave it for an hour and try again!

BM08

Ok folks, just tried it and its now working..................

Will check the cable and the filters etc

The DIVA

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Try cleaning the lower filter under the dust compartment, they get clogged up and keep going off on thermal cutout.....

Failing that it sounds like brushes in the motor worn out, i`ve replaced mine twice....

Everyone thinks dysons last forever but they do need regular servicing, just like our cossies




Only the`re a lot more reliable

BM08

Cheers will check the filters and the cable

RichieST

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James Dyson rents half a hangar at my work, which is where he flies out from. In the hangar he's got a private jet, helicopter, and a row of Range Rovers, Ferraris and Maseratis just waiting to go! When his and his wife fly in, they choose whichever car they want and whizz off in a couple of cars.

Jealous? Me? Never

BM08

Apparently the bottom filter has never been changed so i got that off and the filter doesnt really look that dirty but under where the filter sat is black? you can write your name on it

New filter or clean it?

The DIVA

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If its the thick sponge one just give it a wash and stick it on top of the radiator for a few hours...... i usually blow mine out with the compressor first (Make sure you do it outside )

Job done

BM08

Thanks Diva and everyone else for their replys, should have a working hover again soon i hope

dojj

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you mean you shuld have a working dyson again mate

there are a few filters in there, some are tighter than others to get out and osme need replacing yearly or monthly or cleaning ut or whatever to kep them tip top

there are also loads of little bits you can remove by unclipping to clean ou tth ebiger bits of crap

but i've found that they really don't like sawdust, it kills them to fuck

scryby

we have a dyson and the motor burnt out, it was 3 years old so thought i would have to buy another but someone told me to call dyson, gave them a ring and they sent someone out (on a sunday!!) who replaced the motor, cable and anything else that looked knackered and it cost me about Ł60, well worth it as a new one was 5 times that and its practically new now and has a fresh guarantee

call them if its stuffed as its a much cheaper deal than buying a new one mate.

The DIVA

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I may do a full service thread with pics for all you dyson lovers

Mine could do with a winter freshen up

dojj

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just don't go all detailing world on us will you

The DIVA

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I saw that one


Thought i was a wierdo, that guy beat me hands down

BM08

I asked on here last year if someone knew where that forum was with the Dyson detail, it was hilarious, he even took it to an underground carpark and took pics




P.s To be honest i didnt know there was more than 2 filters on it

john

How longs your mum owned it for ? In warranty still ?

BM08

Right we used it today after washing the bottom filter and cleaning out under it, and it sounds abit quieter but it ABSOLUTLEY STINKS, its like a plastic burning kinda smell, thats the best way i can describe it, but it works fine and sounds quieter?

I felt underneath and nothing feels hot either?

BM08

Its actually a DC04 but i dout that makes a difference.

Also i read on the net that if you take out the bottom filter and its black thats a sign that the motor is on its way out? as above it was very black under the filter

RichieST

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Could be fooked then. Take the brush out the bottom, clean it, unclip everything that unclips and clean it all. I'd be inclined to keep using it until it fucks up, then just replace/repair it. Could just be a lot of shitty going through it now you've cleaned the filters and its running better?

BM08

yeah thats what i thought but its just the smell, really does smell like burning plastic.

We'll see how it goes

RichieST

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Make sure the belt isnt rubbing or too tight or anything. My mrs was using our hoover the other day, she was using the hose bit and left it running on top of the cable, the spinning brush bit wore straight through the cable, i were fooking fuming!!!

Although not as much as my mrs might have been if she didnt turn it off sooner when she smelt the burning rubber smell

BM08

well its just funny that there was no smell prior to cleaning the filter?

Bloody hoovers

dojj

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if you haven't let the filter dry out properly it can cause the motor to work harder than normal as it's got to sort the water out as well as the dirt