DC07 motor seized up :(

[richardc1983]

Well the dc07 I kindly got for free off of someone on the forum has now blown its motor. Last few days has been an electrical smell when first turning on and today well it sounded like the motor has seized. Motor all frozen up and bad smell of electrical burning.

What are my options - another dc07 refurbished off of eBay for about £40-60, a refurbished dc14 for about £70 or pay Dyson £80 to come and refurbish this one? Don't really want to replace the motor on this Dyson's seem to be a nightmare to get into.

Was loving this until this happened, so it's back to my trusty Henry in the shed! £25 year old and never let me down! Just clumsy to heck!

 

[dysondestijl]

Well if you choose the £80 dyson option then they'll come and replace absolutely any broken parts on the machine...

 

[richardc1983]

Yes but dyson offered me a dc14 for £160 brand new with 5yr warranty.

I already changed the cyclone on this dc07 for a non matching colour one.

 

[parwaz786]

Get a dc14, its about an inch shorter, but its a better design and better built and muchvstronger

 

[parwaz786]

Get the brand new dc14, if the mot blows or anything or goes faulty. It will bw fixed for free! Dont get a dc33 unless you dont mind having a plastic wand. I would get a dc14 new, personally I am watching a DC14 All Floors on ebay too!

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=181153947216&index=16&nav=SEARCH&nid=84975983895

 

[richardc1983]

Seen 3 dc14's from Dyson outlet on eBay....

There's an "animal" "exclusive" & an "overdrive" version. Can't really tell from description which one to go for. I have a cat so the turbine tool would be useful on both the animal and overdrive version. However I also have 50/50 mix of wooden floors but do I avoid the ones with a clutch? As the dc07 did fine on the wooden floors with the brush roll operating.

How does the hose compare on the dc14 to the dc07? Easier?

 

[parwaz786]

The clutch is designed to turn the brush on and off on dysons, dc07 like yours does not havexa clutch so the brush cant be turned off.
The dc14 has a telescopic wand so you dont need to take off the hose and flip it to the other end like the dc07.
So i recommend you get a dyson with a clutch

 

[richardc1983]

Do the clutches fail on them though? I have read they do?

The dc14 is as powerful as the dc07 though? Very impressed with suction on it.

 

[parwaz786]

Dc14 is as powerful as the dc07 yes, clutches dont fail much, belts are supposed to last a life time, but the dysons without clutch groom carpet better and can deep clean better, but the clutched dysons dont have the annoying vibrations and loud noise

 

[ryry_87]

scrap it and get a second hand Sebo X series or Miele S7. I've had a DC07 new and a DC14 and both were rubbish. They're a pain in the ass to work on too

 

[richardc1983]

Why rubbish Ryan?

 

[ryry_87]

I personally have never had good experiences with them, as well as the dc07's I had, I bought a DC14 new a few years back and it was just awful, I had it about 3 weeks and the clutch failed but the thing that got me the most was the amount of crap it left behind that my old Hoover Turbomaster used to pick up. There was also the fact it was deafeningly noisy too and used to topple every time I used the tools

Maybe I was just unlucky and had a duff one but I wasn't impressed. I took it back and got a Miele S5 cylinder instead.

I also had a DC24 which was about as effective as a chocolate teapot. I gave it to my mum who didn't get on with it either and went back to her 1985 Electrolux Twinturbo (which she still uses to this day)

I've had my Miele S7 upright and an old Sebo X1 for a while now and both are superior to anything I've used from Dyson recently.

I just don't get on with them mate, I do know some people love them but I think they are massively overrated (and over priced) for what they are.

 

[parwaz786]

Try a dc04 without clutch, ask Turbo500

 

[ryry_87]

Tayyab I must admit one of the only Dyson's I was quite fond of was a DC04 De Stijl, I really liked that one it was much nicer to use than the 07

 

[parwaz786]

I agree, probably one of the best Dysons, I hate my dc25, its all complex especially with the pull out wand, springy designs etc

 

[madabouthoovers]

The early Dysons were the best. Now they have become rather flimsy and cheaply made in the Far East. But the main problem is that even though manufacturing costs have been made as cheap as possible for Dyson, the purchase price is still as expensive as possible, so that Dyson can line his pockets as much as possible before he retires. This is a very common phenomenon nowadays, and the needs of the consumer are often forgotten, all in the name of greed and profiteering.

 

[richardc1983]

I nearly bought this it has a new motor:

http://bit.ly/11TihfH