How to clean the Dyson V6 / DC59 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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This is a video on how the take apart and clean the Dyson V6 / V6 Fluffy/ V6 Animal / V6 Absolute vacuum cleaner
I do like someone doing the cleaning in their best business shirt. Nice touch
A wonderful, really helpful video. You have a gentle, practical manner and explain this beautifully. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
great video ty :) . Very user unfriendly design for cleaning, not buying Dyson ever again.
Ace X that’s more of an in-depth cleaning. Like Once a year give or take depending on your usage. Not after every use
Go the new miele stick vacs, they are game changers!. Lifetime no maintenance filter in them, I have the last corded dyson cinetic with no maintenance filter and its unbeatable so with a cordless miele its even better
Not user friendly to clean, no good if you have asthma. I skip Dyson.
One thing I dont like about this particular model of Dyson is the cleaning the gap between the core vacuum part and the battery body after you take out the clear plastic casing, but I accidentally find out that you can actually separate the core vacuum part with the battery body by unclicking it, so you can actually clean and wash the whole vacuum core as well the plastic casing. To me brushing the dust off is not cleaning but to actually clean it thoroughly with water in and out. Dusting the dust off the vacuum core will just spread the dust back in the air and house.
Thank you. This is an excellent video. It didn't take me too long to clean the machine although I baulked at undoing the Torx screws and opted to clean out the insides with a compressed gas spray and long flexible tube.
Great tutorial, you don't waste words 👏
Thanks taking the time to make a great video 👍
No problem 👍
Love your video. How often should you clean the vac?
Good video, very useful thanks.
How about the filter behind the device? there is a little screw but i couldn't get the protector out! it's like the one you see in hair dryers. anyway, we can clean the filter?
Just followed this awesome nice clean dyson
Well done. Helped!
over time,
nothing beats the bags.
just for hygiene
Two words: HEPA filter.
Who are the 1600 people who dislike a simple cleaning video?? What were they looking for?! 🤦♂️
Think they're all Dyson employees lol
They are all individuals who own thierbown mobile vacuum cleaning company's.
Maybe more directed at Dyson itself. The vacuum isn't really cleanable. Having to pry apart plastic parts damages them every time and will eventually break them.
@@marks7445 they are trying to make laws so it is easier to take apart appliances to repair them instead of them ending in a landfill. Terrible that we have to make laws for that, but good it's being done.
Wow interesting
This whole time I would take a paper towel and try to get the extra crap out I never knew pressing the button down more releases the entire tube. Thanks!
I stick my finger in and fishing around to get all the fluff out ew but yeah this whole time I've been doing 😂
This is why engineers and 3-year-olds fiddle with everything we can get our hands on. You can learn a lot by pressing buttons repeatedly to see what happens.
@@deusexaethera maybe not in a nuclear power station?!? 😉
@@mikehindson-evans159 LOL!
I very carefully use a knife for quick emptying, when I don't want to pull the bin apart.
When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you turn into a vacuum cleaner 😮😮😮
That took me a while to work out, then I got it. Very funny.
Haha huh a!!!
nice one Cyril.
Or are you a vacuum cleaner cleaner? At which point, if you take a shower afterwards, is the shower also known as a vacuum cleaner cleaner cleaner? o.O
Vacuum cleaner cleaner.
James Dyson forgot when he made all Dysons , that most people don't have a degree in engineering , most complicated , over rated hoovers ever made , give me a Henry any day
I called Dyson to find a service center than still offers cleaning services and they don’t have anymore but they said they would email me some step by step videos to take it apart and clean it. The videos were so unhelpful so I came to UA-cam and MAN your video is so awesome! Dyson should pay you and send your link out not the nonsense they sent me
I would love that but i hardly think Dyson will do that. Really chuffed it helped you though and thanks for the great feedback
CORRECTION >>> The cloth filter wasn't rinsed correctly in the video. You need to turn the cloth filter up-side-down to rinse. Otherwise, the fine dust and small debris will get washed down into the bottom tip of the cloth filter and get collected there. And in a few years the filter might clog up and the motor could start whining in high pitch noise and burnout. So turn the filter up-side-down, tap out the dust first when the filter is still dry, and then rinse with water after.
Take the filter apart and rinse from the inside out
Dyson is such a maintenance time hog... spend more time cleaning it than I do cleaning the house. Compared to a simple lidl wet dry vac that has had a lot of abuse it just keeps going.
I’ve had mine for 8 years and only had to do this 3 times. You can’t be serious you are lugging around a wet vac for in home cleaning. I can only imagine how bad hard to reach places are in your home using a wet vac. This is way less maintenance than older vacuums with a bag and belt too. Took me 5 minutes
@@repliestomearewrong6901yeah this guy is just a shitbird lol
I'm 80 years old. My vacuum looked very very dirty all over. I looked at your video last night and followed your instructions carefully. This morning I put the whole thing together and lordy lordy it looks like new and works perfectly. Thanks for saving my sanity.
Excellent instructions. Unfortunately whenever I take things apart I end up breaking them. I am a destroyer, no question.
I followed the tutorial for my one year V6, as i never took the deeper part off. He's now running perfectly like i bought it yesterday. If you do this carrefuly, no need to be worried about. Thank you for the great video !
Great Video, Thanks. I would recommend removing the T-8 screws to clean the inner section. Mine was packed with fine dust.
I saw them but felt I had removed enough stuff. Next time I'll fowllow your recommendation. How did we manage before the internet and youtube? Oh, I remember. We just bust things trying to fix them.
To avoid invalidating the warranty by taking the filter off, just take the small filter and bin off and clean as per this video , and then take it outside and tap the filter on a flat surface, not much force is needed, just gentle tapping and lots of the fine dust comes out in a pile, just keep doing it until it stops releasing the dust and give it a good blow 😜 to just get the small amount that remains off. Warranty isn't affected and you don't risk breaking it..unless you bang it too hard of course 😜
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The air compressor idea mentioned in the comments worked very well. I also used it to clean up cleaning head. This video was helpful to show me how to get the brush out of the head. When I did that, I discovered there was a piece of paper clogging the intake tube.
I would also encourage you to take the cloth part of the removable filter off the plastic frame when you rinse it out. I had been rinsing it as demonstrated in the video. However, when I removed the cloth part of the filter, I discovered there was caked dirt inside it as a result of rinsing. Once I removed the clump of dirt, let the filter dry and removed the paper and dirt clogging the intake tube the machine works like new.
Really good tutorial! No time waisting, all valuable steps and information. Well done!
Thank you so much. My Dyson had been stop starting. Had cleaned out the bin and head before watching this, and it still did it. I even made sure I cleared every little bit wrapped around the head part and still nothing...but u mentioned the filter part which I didn't even consider! (Still quite new to Dyson) and once I did this it is now working like a dream 👍👍
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Ty for that important information ty
This was very helpful! My Dyson V6 is working so much better. I did go a bit further in removing parts, just needed a long handled T10 torx screwdriver. This has solved my problems of the motor cutting in and out endlessly. So much fine dirt//dust in the innards. Also saw that my motorhead brush was worn down to nothing and after your simple tutorial, was able to remove/clean it while awaiting a replacement brush from Amazon. Many thanks!
Great to hear this was useful for you, thanks for the feedback
T10 does not fit
@@pilotjim4595 Sorry to hear. Worked perfectly for me. Good reason to have several in various sizes.
@@pilotjim4595 Oops, had occasion today to another cleaning. You are correct! It's the T7 that's needed to get off the screws. Sorry for the confusion. Clean on..
Great video but the top centre filter will separate easily from its cradle and you won’t believe how much dust will be inside around the cradle
Thank you for posting this video. I recently purchased a second hand Dyson V6 which had been fairly well used and plenty of caked dust up around the inner bin and dust cover. Decided to go ahead and follow this video to do my own cleaning with no prior experience or great engineering knowledge, just this video and common sense with a few small make up brushes. Took my time and used blunt plastic pry tool rather than metal head screwdriver to reduce wear and scratches. All went smoothly no problems at all, removed all dust and used alcohol solution to clean non electrical parts and dried with microfiber. Put everything back together and it's good as new. I agree with comment about repetition of this process may well weaken the plastic and allow gaps for greater dust intake. Parts for this are relatively low cost now though on ebay due to the age. Worked for me thanks 👍
This is brilliant. Easy to follow, worked exactly as shown. And yes, you need to do upkeep on appliances now and then to get the best life out of them. Kind of like people ;).
A million thanks for this easy to follow tutorial. The user manual is nearly useless because it's oversimplified and there are way too many release buttons on this vacuum. And all the plastic is intimidating because I think I'm going to break something.
He is rinsing it theo wrong way! The filter draws dirt and dust from the outside so when rinsing the filter you should rinse by running water through the center of the filter.
That’s what I thought! Thanks!
Exactly, disconnect filter from plastic clips and turn filter inside out for thorough cleaning.
Dyson cordless is a good product if you only need a vaccum to work 8 minutes. Clean up very small messes. But totally useless for even the smallest room. Very sorry i bought this toy. Not ready for prime time, they need a battery that lasts at least an hour; they SAY this one goes 20 minutes-- not true.
sounds like a bad battery to me. Mine can do 1500 sqaure feet on a single charge. My battery finally crapped out so I bought a replacement on amazon for $30 that actually is bigger than the factory one. Runs great.
For one thing to become clean another must become dirty.
you should contact dyson and strike a deal to do their cleaning video dvd . well done
chucker roo haha yea totally dude he should so do that i wonder if i could get royalty from it for giving him the idea
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yeah but his came in a very soothing voice
I just made my wife very happy. Thank you
You don't need to take the inner filter shroud off, but if you must do it, then use a spudger or a guitar pick rather than a screwdriver to avoid chewing up the plastic around the edge.
To deal with smells without disassembling your machine, with an empty bin, dump some Shake 'n' Vac on the floor and vacuum it up, leave it in the bin.
Or vacuum up some baking soda.
Video shows the cone filter been cleaned upside down. The dirt is in the inside. By cleaning it this way, the dirt will just gather at the bottom of the cone. Dyson say to hold the cone with the skinny end up and the open end down. That way the dirt can flow out of the filter.
Thank you. 👍👍👍. This is more work than the conventional vacuums with paper bags.
You have a very calming voice
I kept on getting distracted by thinking, ''Why doesn't this chap roll his shirt sleeves up when doing a dirty job like this?''
love my Dyson but for the price of them should of been any easier way to clean .
By that logic a Ferrari should be able to fix itself.
Thanks a lot from germany 👍
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Daumen hoch 🔥🔥🔥
It's meant to take apart and break down to clean, just be careful.... It's so important to clean ALL Dyson's... Magnificent vacuums!!!!
A very clear, concise and demonstrative Dyson dc59 cleaning video that solved my problems in less than an hour. You are an excellent trainer, communicator and problem solver. Thanks so much for the money saving tips.
Great feedback thanks very much
I have looked at several videos of people cleaning Dyson vacuums of various models and what is interesting is that Dyson's instructions do not show or recommend detailed cleaning of this sort! I believe Dyson underestimates just how dirty their machines become and one can only clean them by disassembly which Dyson does not endorse at all! Thanks for showing this.
I use my air compressor to clean mine along with paint brushes and pipe cleaners
While it's so convenient to use, the cleaning is so tedious. Ugh! Thanks for the detailed and informative video though.
This has made me very self conscious about the state of my vacuum when I cleaned it. I can’t even imagine a life where my dirty vacuum would ever look as clean as his dirty vacuum haha
I've found using a can of air duster saves you having to remove the inner cover with a screwdriver. you can blast all the dust off with a blast of air and any fluff caught in the rubber seal at the top
Good suggestion, may be better to do this outside if it is really dusty as the dust can go everywhere
Someone had suggested using another vacuum. I like your idea and I also have a small vacuum that this v6 replaces. I like both ideas.
Oh god, cleaning a vacuum cleaner with compressed air? The whole point of a vacuum cleaner is to get dust out of your house! At least rinse the thing with hot water instead of blowing dry dust all over the place.
Thanks, very useful. Re the removal of the semi-conical portion starting at 2:26, after using a screwdriver for the main tab as per the video, I found it easier and safer (less chance of damage) to use a plastic bicycle tyre lever to finish the job of prying off the smaller tabs all the way around.
seriously.... get a air compressor, take out the filter in the top. Then blow the crap out of it. Works much better than this video for cleaning the main body. No need to 'pull' it apart.
Getting an air compressor isn't exactly "simple" for the average user.
either is pulling it apart and having it not go back together again.
I just use can air,,the same air I clean my laptop keyboard with I clean my v6 with,,works great
Lu Bre you can get canned air. Not the actual machine. Come on get with it pal
Air compressor works?
Thank you very much, very informative
Thanks for showing this I couldn't figure out why my dyson was hesitating, Once I cleaned that filter it worked great.
There is other videos on cleaning the filter properly, doing it the way shown doesn't clean it well. You should seperate the filter from the plastic housing, this will prolong the amount of time before you need to start thinking about buying a new filter.
You didn't cover cleaning/the filter/hepa filter on the back of the motor. This is important. I found that without the hepa filter fine dust can be blown out and in my experience it can be breathed in which I found was to be a very bad experience. You can upgrade this filter to hepa with a conversion kit but how do you remove the original fitting to clean or upgrade? This is a necessesary action.
Best to empty the bin outside into a wheelie bin. Otherwise dust gets into the air indoors. When you dusted the inside down with the paint brush loads of dust was released into the air in your house!
Also the manual says to use cold water to rinse the filter.
FYI regarding rinsing and cleaning the filter, the dirt is actually collected inside the filter and not the outside surface. You should hold it upside down while running it under warm water. Continue rinsing and gently squeezing the filter until the water runs clean. Turn off the water then lightly tap and gently squeeze the filter to remove excess water.
Man, British accent can make anything sound like shakespeare
That tickled me! 😆🤣😂
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Thank you so much for a clear and very useful instruction video. My 6 year old Dyson had begun stopping intermittently and we thought it might be the filter but on taking it to bits there was a lot of dirt trapped in various areas. Thoroughly cleaned apart from taking the (pink in my case) large head to bits as it just wouldn’t move and I was scared to break that. Everything else cleaned, filter, brush head etc etc and now drying overnight. Can’t wait to see how my very clean Dyson works tomorrow. Thanks again.
This was soooooo helpful! Thank you! I thought mine was a goner! Just dirty!!!
Mine will run for 30 seconds then it starts to pulsate I have cleaned it charged it , I have only used it about 3 times honestly I could through it the bin
Worse purchase of my life so temperamental
My daughter had bought a cheap one from on line , she has had it 3 years not even a blink so when I started looking thought I would by the Dyson used it three times spent all that money as I said stop, start, I can proudly say I got rid of it I cannot believe I broke my own rule never by labels Ha Ha see what happens when you breal your own rules
Very good demo. but I think maybe you should move the heap of dirt you just emptied from the bin before you continue with the cleaning. LOL
Thank u for useful information...i ve the same dyson*...
I can't get the cover off with the screw driver. Feels like it's gonna break.
After reading all the comments below,many of you ask why dyson don’t show you this....”come on guys”there not going to show you because they have a monthly instalment plan for £5 a month which only starts after your guarantee has run out,as my mum had taken this out,after having been rang up at random by a dyson rep,mum has 3 dyson a dc25 and dc25i (both roller balls,but she always uses the oldest one of the 3 which is a dc14 animal,which still works as good as ever and no prob wi it todate,yet the Dc25 (orange rollerball) has had problems with the brush head Vibrating really bad since 4mths after purchase yet despite having a Dyson maintenance man come out to look at this dc25 the problem still exists to this day and mum feels like she’s pestering them when she has to ring up time and time again for same thing so she hasn’t bothered calling em again and bought the dc25i ,I would also like to point out that the 5 pounds a month maintenance fee my mum pays only covers for one dyson hoover I just thought I’d make you aware of this.ive since convince my mum into cancelling this maintenance monthly fee and reassured her that in future any problems arise I will fix myself,by watching videos as I’ve been doing it for 20yrs now with my own dyson hoovers and I strip em down to clean em ,time consuming yes I agree but it’s worth it when you see the hoover performing as if it was bought only day before,thanks for taking time to read this msg .
I’ve cleaned mine today after having had it for 3 years...I have cleaned the bits it tells you but it always still smells awful, I disassembled the cyclone as you have shown and it now smells brand new... I have been contemplating buying a new vacuum because of the smell. A new rear plate and brush for the bottom and my work here is done.. 🙏
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The filter probably has pet hair inside it. Remove it from it's plastic mount (outside or over a trash can cuz it gonna have more fine dust and hair) and rinse and dry it again
Regardless of what Dyson recommends it is much better to dissemble the center filter rather than just rinsing it as shown. Depending on your circumstances there can be lots of hair, debris inside the filter bag which can only be removed by separating the filter from the plastic frame.
......if you're chasing down an odor...a more thorough cleaning is in order. The clam shell at the top has to cleaned too. The finest particles will cake on the surfaces in there. You'll need a hex screwdriver.
Great video. However, I am afraid to use screwdriver to remove filter. Ridiculous of Dyson to make cleaning vacuum such a chore. Not sure if I would have bought it if I knew about it. Have had it few years but never did thorough cleaning shown in video. Will try doing it now & hope I do not break it.
Safety first when you clean out Dyson vacuum cleaners, because water and electricity don't mix. I watched my dad remove the brush bar from the orange Dyson DC24 ball upright vacuum cleaner this year in the spring and observed his sanitation skills. He's never seen that much hair in his life.
My god, what a helpful vid, and kudos to Bob Pritchard and Colin Banes for the nudges in the comments to go farther. Colin's suggestion to use a small screwdriver to wedge open the top filter revealed that it was 2/5 filled with sludge. That's two fifths! I actually checked the original instruction manual to make sure it didn't indicate that step. Nooooo, and it must take quite a toll on the motor through overheating, I was having trouble with thermal cutoffs.
Thank you for showing us how to clean the Dyson V6 vacuum cleaner properly
This machine is too expensive to do all this cleaning.
Black and decker is much easier.
I regrette that I bought the dyson. Really. Not worth it.
The first top filter actually unclips from its plastic cone shaped holster . Dirt clogs inside on plastic inserts plus it is then easier to clean , I use a an old toothbrush with soapy water to give it a good clean . Thanks for the information .
Next week...... How to clean your filthy dirty tile grout !
Thanks so much for this - it also worked for our V8 Animal. You have really saved the day!!
Fantastic. will clean my machine thoughly now.. something not mentioned was with the sock. I believe the outer sock component comes off. if just washed , the dirt inside just build up and fills the whole sock.
Thank you so much, easy clear and uncomplicated instructions, I followed to the letter and even I managed it.
Also the filter cloth can be unclipped and removed like a sock. Apparently over time smaller particles can get through and you end up with dust on the inside of the filter.... Plastic prying tools at the ready👍🏾
Thank you you have brought my dyson back to life!!
Just running that cone filter under water is not enough if the inside is filled with gunk. You will just be making it a solid piece of gunk. It needs to be taken apart. The fabric part unclicks from the plastic rim and clicks back together afterwards. There are also internal filters on the back where it blows the exhaust air out. One around the rim and one in the middle. If your vacuum is pulsing, those two filters need to be cleaned. I do like the rest of the video and have followed his directions.
Hey mate, I think this a great clip altho' call me ignorant (and this is NO WAY a criticism) but why would you need to clean anything that the manual doesn't particularly specify needs cleaning. I mean, I'm sure inside my TV is rank, but I'm not going to pull off the back to have a look and clean it unless the manual says so. It just seems a bit too anal to start cracking it down to nuts and bolts to give it a clean. After all... it is only just a vacuum. Parts of it would be expected to stay dusty. I did enjoy your clip tho' mate...
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Well, in my case, I have cats and the dust from the cat litter that's been sucked up over the course of a year has given the machine a lovely cat sh*t odour when using it.I could throw it away and buy a new one, but taking it apart a bit and cleaning it seems less drastic.
Yeah dander from animals make the dyson animal smell like an animal. You need to clean the inside to not fill your home with pet odors.
So hilarious you enjoyed the video but found it useless... can't stop laughing...
well, in my case the machine had stopped working...would start, stop, start, stop...and a bloody good cleaning using this how-to fixed it.
Cat shit smell hasn't been a problem for us since I don't vacuum the litter box with it. I empty my unit after every use and wash my filter monthly, just like the manual says.
Good video thanks. How can the spindle in the vacuum head that houses the spinning brushes be removed? It would be much easier to clean the clear perspex if the spindle is removed.
Great video, thx. I give my Dyson a deep clean once/twice a year. For anyone having a fluffy head few tips... the detachable rollers on the Fluffy are machine washable, really brings them back to life. For the main plastic housing vacuum out the dust, then use wipes and the back of a spoon to dig into all the nooks and crannies, really lifts out all the dirt... just be gentle, especially around the motor and you'll end up with a Dyson as good as new!
Useful video, just one thing bothers me .... the screwdriver! You will end up butchering the locking mechanisms (Use a coin ...2p is good). On the same point, again the screwdriver is far too brutal to use to remove the inner filter! Your video already shows many little marks around the edge of what should be a smooth internal cup with the filter, these will fill with dust and further reduce the amount of seal there. The more you do it the worse it will become. I would possibly use a well fitting screwdriver to break the initial seal at the purpose made slot . But after that I would suggest either a plastic or wooden tool to avoid more damage to the soft plastic edge. A substantial tongue depressor would probably work well.
The very first time I used mine it filled far above maximum long before I even realised it. So keep a close eye on the muck being collected ... its much easier to empty it before it over fills :)
As I said before, A very useful video never the less. Dyson would not get a clarity mark for their instruction manual. The washable filter can be very awkward to remove the first time, tho once removed once it comes in and out very easily afterwards.
While I think this makes a very nice clean machine; I just want to say that taking off the Purple plastic part with the clips may do more harm than good.. You risk damaging the unit and will void the warranty. If you simply get a Long butter Knife coat it with a wet paper towel and poke it in this area. After poking it for a while turn it upside down and all the big clumps of dirt will come out. This allows you to clean the obstructive large pieces while keeping the unit operational. It's a vaccum cleaner it's always going to have dust in it.. don't strive for this.. And as mentioned it's not necessary. Good luck.
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Jedi Gill Gaming. yeah, but I want to get it out because it stinks! It drives me crazy. It's just a stinky dog smell...plus the vacuum blows air in my face when I use it, and of course it's blowing that stink at me!!
Same problem. the Dyson smells like a wet kennel.
Same problem, it stinks, the blowing is a problem!
Same problem. it smells like shit, did you guys follow the instruction to take of the purple plastic part for cleaning? I want to know if it can fix the smells after cleaning inside
That's why I bought an LG instead. It is so much easier to clean & has interchangeable batteries. Sorry, but Dyson lost the plot with too much complication & lack of appreciation for users to have interchangeable batteries. It is such a joke that vacuuming has to stop when the battery charge runs out.
If only I would have seen this years ago! Thank you!
Not very user friendly to clean. It’s not good if you have asthma. I am not buying it. I don’t like to stuff around cleaning it.
Great, thorough overview of how to clean the V-6. Thanks a lot!
The only mistake in this video is regarding the filter, never wash it before empty it as it usually full of dirt. Empty it first then wash or replace with new one.
Got one and am generally quite impressed with its performance, but this model does need continuel cleaning and unclogging, especially the brushhead which tends to clog up the hole through which the dirt goes, you can tell when this is happening, it stops picking up dirt and the motor sound gets noticeably louder. Have to agree that some of the plastics used do feel a bit "brittle", so be careful taking it apart, it obviously was designed not to be.
You know that filter on the top you actually have to take it apart and pull out the guts from the inside as it gets all full of hair inside their and packed just rinsing it doesn't cut it and you should use an air compressor on these parts and blow the dust out
an air compressor works really well to get the dust out of the filter bin without taking it all the way apart.
You shouldn't have to take it all apart like that. That's not that dirty at all it's how it's supposed to look, doesn't restrict any airflow. Save yourself some time and chewed up plastic and leave the dirt on, doesn't hurt anything.
Brilliant - no more pulsing and its like having a new cleaner - many thanks for taking time to help us all out.
Absolutely no need to take off the head with the clips and risk damage. After I took off the bottom cup and rinsed it out I just used my vacuum to do the rest of the work. Even sucked out the crap from the bottom of the motorhead. Mine was pristine when I was done. I also didn't have dirt and dust flying around. I'm working on a Trigger V6 which I use for my car and maintenance around my home. I use my 30-year-old Hoover Upright for the big stuff. Sorry but it sucks better than a Dyson. If the Dyson is your main machine then I guess you gotta break it down. Good luck.
To clean the purple filter use the hard sprayer on your sink if you have one. Hold it at an angle at the bottom and spray the water through the element to push the dirt out. This works very well for me.
In wintertime, to dry all of the components after washing, place them on a floor heat register. They will be dry in a jiffy. In summertime just set them outside.
I used PC air cleaning machine instead of water, great video!! Many thanks
Tip for the viewers: grab yourself a bucket or bowl and do this outside. You don't want to be spreading all this dust and dirt in your home.
Not a problem as when you have finished you can clean it up with your Dyson.
Note: Once the top filter is removed, the outer covering (the purple and white mesh), shown at 37 seconds is removable with a small screwdriver. It’s essential to do this every few months as the internal structure holds onto a massive amount of dirt, plus when you rinse the filter gauze this dirt gets wet and never really dries. You’ll be surprised how much it hangs onto.
Hey thanks. The retaining ring is flimsy and showing signs of stress despite never having been dismantled, but I got so much crud out of it with rinsing, wringing etc!
My god, what a helpful vid, and kudos to Bob Pritchard and Colin Banes for the nudges to go further in the comments. Colin's suggestion to use a small screwdriver to wedge open the top filter revealed that it was 2/5 filled with sludge. That's two fifths! I actually checked the original instruction manual to make sure it didn't indicate that step. Nooooo, and it must take quite a toll on the motor through overheating, I was having trouble with thermal cutoffs.
Thanks! Unfortunately I didn’t see this till after I washed it, but was still able to remove a good sized chunk of dog fur/dander.
This comment doesn't have enough likes ... was on the verge of buying a new vaccum after years of rinsing the filter (cursing why it's so badly designed) and getting nowhere! Kudos to you!
Thanks for the video as it helped a lot. I have 2 of these stick vacuums and needed to do a thorough cleaning on both. Once I had it open, I shook and slapped it - got a lot more caked on dirt off. I did try to go further to get the post motor filter but had difficulty taking the back off so didn’t bother for now. PS. We did order a battery from Dyson thru service trouble-shooting…it was very expensive ($150) but ordered another from Amazon last year at a reasonable cost. ($50) thanks again.
Thank you so much this was helpful. Why Dyson doesn't have this info available