Vacuum abuse - the dirty Dyson

[riccarlover]

I have a Dyson story for you people...

I saw my second cousin recently and the conversation went something like this:
"Hey Clayton, guess what?!"
"Hey, what?!"
"I got a new vacuum!"
"Cool, what kind?!"
"A Dyson!!!"
"Aw, Shelia!!!"
"What?!"
"You sounda got a Riccar or something. not expensive plastic!!!"
"Well, this was $600 and I love it!!! I asked three different people and they all said Dyson so I figured it was good!"

I myself wanted to slap her!!! She is smart but $600 of plastic?!?! Com'on!!! She had a Riccar, that died, bought a Kenmore canister, fell apart, and now has the DIEsoon. I would much rather buy a nice Riccar that is CLEANER, higher quality, and just an exellent machine. Whatever. Personal choice.
Clayton

 

[electroluxxxx]

i have never tried a dyson but have been wanting too well dying too I must say. I want one for display really and maybe use it on a special occasion

 

[turboace]

All Clean and running like new

Here are a couple pics of the dyson all cleaned up. After working on this machine, I would never buy one. I can not believe how much crud built up in the cyclones. Granted, this machine was abused, I'm curious to see how much build up there would be in one used for "normal" vacuuming. Can't say that these are going to be my favorite to work on.

Andy

 

[turboace]

and zooming in

 

[vinvac]

Andy,

Great Job! I am not a fan of any bagless machine. I was surprised that Dyson did not make a better hit in the last consumer reports. The bagged machines all did better. Dyson brags so on pet hair cleaning and that was one of their weaker points in this last issue.

Of course, Kirby scored high not only in the cleaning end, but in the repair side as well.


Morgan

 

[xraytech]

Andy,
You did a great job restoring that Dyson. As for not liking to work on them you will probably get plenty of them to fix.

 

[louvac]

Guys....

Don't know how many of you know this little trick. My mom used to do this all of the time in the refrigerator and I also used to use this method in the case of my saxophone which I studied for more than 15 years! As you can imagine, over the years, saliva does deposit naturally in the small crevices of the instrument and will inevitably get soaked into the pads. Thus, odors will result and can be difficult to rid. So here it is...

Put some PURE vanilla extract on a cotton ball. Place the cotton ball over the bottle of extract and invert for a few seconds till a good amount is absorbed but not to the point of total saturation. Then place it any place where you want to rid the odor. It works like a charm. This would work great inside the cup of a bagless vacuum! Try it and let us know how well it works!

Louis

 

[kylesdyson]

Plaster dust = the number one dyson killer!

 

[jeaneallenn]

I drifted here just to see the old model of Dyson. And yes, I loved how you rejuvenated this gem.

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

I got a shark which is better than Dyson. I dissambled it and use a power washer. It cleaned up nicely.
I've cleaned dysons before mine looked very similar. The brush roll look like a hair brush. I cleaned it up it looked brand new. The cyclone filters clog easily.
When I was done it had serious power. I will knock them but they have strong suction.
I do like sharks better as they are built better. I notice every Dyson is cracked or missing a piece and sharks have all the pieces.
Sharks are easier to maintain and they don't clog like dysons. I will say I think the Dyson had more airflow than any shark but it would be short lived as a cuclone tube would clog.
Les

 

[jake1234]

Dirty Dysons!

Dyson vacuum cleaners are definitly my least favourite to service/repair. I hate taking the cyclones apart there so fiddly and messy and awkward to clean and are almost guaranteed to be covered in fine dust. My favourite vacuums to service are bagged uprights. There so much cleaner and easy to work on. I guarantee even a Hoover Purepower will outlive a dyson by far.