Dead Dyson (yes, really!).

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:24:32 GMT, T i m mused:

Broken mains cable would be the most likely, assuming the death wasn't immediately preceeded by the motor exploding or some other obvious fault that no-one told you about. There is a possibility it's the motor, but I'd check the flex first and take it from there.

Cheers .. I didn't know if the recoiling cable suffered the same fate as the non recoiling one (that broke where it bent as it entered the body of the cleaner)?

I've just looked at it quickly and is it common / likely for the mains cable to fail at the mains plug end (it feels a bit 'flexy')? ;-(

All the best ..

T i m

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:44:11 +0100, "The Medway Handyman" mused:

Yawn.

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a professional (cleaner)!

I thought 'you guys' swore by yer Henry's etc? ;-)

We have a DC01 which is probably good for big flat floors (which we don't have) but is very noisy (so has been used rarely). Brother in law was given their new DC05 because it wasn't liked by his missus "it was neither upright nor cylinder and hard work" so he uses it for 'tying up' as a builder. I used with him once and remember having to take it to bits every 2 mins and knocking all the filters out. ;-( (ok, it was pretty horrible stuff we were sucking up but nothing that would have made a Henry break into a sweat).

We'll give this DC05 a go though, should be better on the stairs than trying to fight the wand out of the DC01 .. as log as we can keep it there (wheels everywhere!).

The Miele Cat and Dog can have a rest and sit quietly, *quietly* being something it's very good at. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I wonder if it's the marketing / 'trendyness' of the Dysons that makes them popular hence 'common' hence why we seem to see a disproportional amount of them broken?

I just love Dyson Vacuum cleaners. Got lots of second hand bits up for grabs.

-- the_constructor

Trust me, I'm a British Institute of Cleaning Science approved trainer - they are rubbish!

I clean four houses every day, and I like them! Those who can do - those who can't teach?

But that's only light use...

The message from "Bob Eager" contains these words:

I wasn't advocating their use as industrial cleaners...

Oh I've done it believe me! I've cleaned everything from a supermarket to a cross channel ferry. The trouble with the cleaning industry in general is that nobody from the management to the cleaners actually understand the science behind it.

I'll bet good money you don't actually know how to polish a table properly :-)

The message from "The Medway Handyman" contains these words:

Polish? So we're talking about wooden tables here?

I wash them with a mixture of vinegar and water, apply _proper_ furniture polish, (never, ever use that 'spray-on' rubbish!) and buff them with a soft duster...how would _you_ do it?

Four coats of polyurethane and then use a pressure washer with deionised water like you do with windows.

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I don't clean windows with a pressure washer, though! Some meths in water, a blade and a linen scrim...