dyson died

There's (at least on mine) an internal thermal cut-out which should re-set itself after half an hour or so.

Stephen

Ours did that. The mains flex broke inside the machine, close to the on switch. I shortened the cable by a couple of cm at a time until continuity was restored, testing using the ohms range of a multimeter, then re-terminated the cable and re-assembled. Spade connectors from a car spares shop worked OK.

When it failed a second time within months, I replaced the Dyson original cable with a generic flex and it's not failed again since.

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Yeah ours smoked enough for me to put it outside and it worked ok after it cooled down :)

You can have a service for 65 quid from dyson. Don't know anyone who has ever had one though.

Would have helped if you'd mentioned a model!

I repaired an upright for a friend once...apparently the mains cable often fails just where it bends and enters the machine. I shortened it past the (internal to the insulation) break, and crimped on a new spade connector from the auto parts shop down the road.

I had one once - our DC14 suffered a motor failure. Chap came, replaced motor, fixed / replaced anything else that looked worn, and departed. A couple of bits he did not have in stock with him, so they were delivered a couple of days later mail order.

Our ten plus year old DC04 was treated to a service several years ago. In home, chap arrived at the scheduled time, replaced the worn and broken bits, had dust sheet to work on, tidied up well, parts he didn't have (the wand IIRC) arrived a day or two later. All for the fixed fee.

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Bit more than that now but well worth it as they will replace anything that's worn not just fix the original fault. It includes labour and parts.

The early Dyson flexes tended to go brittle and crack. I think they are a bit better now.

I saw the title and thought you meant the inventor had died.

In regards to the vacuum, throw it out and buy something not made in Britain. Or do what I do and collect broken ones on freecycle. People are constantly giving them away with all sorts of faults because they're a pile of s**te. Find two with a different fault and you've got a working one, for a while at least.

They're not made in Britain.

Designed in Britain then.

It seems to me that there is a huge number of people with failed Dysons .... maybe it's just good marketing and selling of a poor product.

Heard people in work say "They are great, I'm on my 3rd"

I'm on my first vac system .... one that is more powerful and lasts :-)

Mine is a DC01 and is 20 years old so f*ck to all those whingers who say they fail after five minutes.

Mine failed in just the way you describe, Bob, and I fixed it the same way. Five years later still going strong.

OP should look at the on/off switch on the machine and check for continuity.

thank clapton for that. Otherwise they would be on strike for better pay and conditions instead.

Is it one of dem digital motor jobbies, could be the control gear. Brian

et voila - an hour later it started up again - for another 1/2 hour then did same thing - conked....

diagnosis & treatment please?

cheers Jim K

"Brian Gaff" wrote in news:ksuipn$5lu$1@dont- email.me:

Seem to have ignored the thermal cutout and people are jumping onto the cable. If it tripped and then reset then I would look for tight bearings on the motor or the brush bar if it is an upright.Might also be worth looking at the post-motor filter - if this is blocked then cooling air will not pass through the motor - in fact any blockage wil reduce motor cooling.

Your vacuuming takes more than 1/2 and hour! ...

Probably not getting enough cooling to work properly, pathways, vents blocked or the pre motor filter blocked.

"Our fixed charge vacuum cleaner service of £79.00 (inc VAT) is fully inclusive of spare parts and labour (excluding accessories and filters)."

I doubt they pee about cleaning the old motor with the risk it may have other faults after overheating. Quicker to swap the motor and any other bits that are worn or bust will also be replaced.

Sounds like lack of air flow, and hence cooling. Check and clean / replace any filters, and make sure there are no blockages.