Thank you for the great video! We bought our Dyson in 2012, and it stopped working yesterday. After watching your video, I ordered a battery, and it'll arrive tomorrow. I'm glad I took the battery out because I needed the "A" battery for the DC44 Animal model. Thanks again for your helpful video.
Thank you for the good video on the Dyson battery change. On my DC44 Animal there is a light grey push button above the charging cable connector on the back. The button depresses quite a ways inward. Once the button is pressed all the way in the battery can be pulled downward and out. No screws to loosen and be removed. A dc voltmeter was connected to my battery terminals. There was zero voltage remaining in the battery. It is a little difficult to believe that there was no potential remaining. Assuming that the battery has internal resistance that consumed the potential while the DC44 sat on the shelf. Looking forward to receiving a new battery from Amazon and putting the DC44 back to work.
Excellent video, thank you. The charging light on the plug isn't coming on anymore - does this mean the charger needs replacing or could it be the battery? Last time the battery failed the light came on the charging plug momentarily, this time it doesn't come on at all.
Good video showing the two different battery types and removal! Unfortunately, a relatively new replacement battery for a DC35 Type B (better, 5000MAh much more use time than the original) won't charge as it was left discharged for several weeks, and the 20 sec trick doesn't work (the green led's only flash once and then don't, sometimes). Is there a trick of applying a higher voltage to wake it up type of thing and then be able to charge it properly?
Brian I wanted to thank you again My new battery came today and my Dyson works …. Thank you so much you saved me $700.00 I actually had a new Dyson in my cart and it was such a pleasure to delete it today TY
Thanks! I have literally ripped my Dyson 44 apart. Cleaning everything possible. Still only ran about a min, then kept shutting off. I would wait a min or so and it would run again a few secs. I thought I had to bring to Dyson store, but I am doing what you did and used your link to order my type B battery. Thanks for the info!
I'm here to help... It will fix it right up I promise! We have 3 units and they all died one by one... after countless calls to Dyson, I figured out an easier solution and figured I'd share. Thank you for watching!
My Dyson dc44 animal vacuum has a plastic tab where the second screw is located. I don't want to force anything. Is there a way to remove it? Is it located somewhere else?
Thanks, for the great video! Our 2014 vacuum would only run for a few minutes and then shut down. I figured the battery was dying so I went to Dyson's website to get a part number for the battery and Dyson no longer has parts for it so I couldn't find the right battery there. My battery if 202932-05 and I can't find the exact battery - does it matter if the mAh is 1500 instead of 2000mAh?
So we bought a new battery and that seemed to fix it but same day the light on the plug unit that goes into walk socket isn’t coming on to reflect that it’s charging. Any ideas? The vacuum currently isn’t working so it’s because it’s fully charged. Dead as a dodo….
Chargers do fail too, but put the old battery back in and see if the charger comes on. If not the charger obviously died too. If the charger does come on, it could have been a defective replacement battery, which can happen... but would be the first I've heard/seen in a long while.
On my Dyson dc44 it does not have any screws to undo to replace the battery, nor does the battery have a or b marked on it. It has a grey button with a ⏬️ arrow on the handle which when pressed the battery pops out. It is also a type a battery so this bit of info is for anyone else who found this when they went to change the battery pack & was a little stumped. Great video btw, thank you.
Thanks so much! My DC44 Animal has new life after the Max stopped working a few months ago and the regular setting only lasting 5-10 mins. The second screw was a bit tricky to get out but I'm guessing that's just due to age.
My dc44 had brush problems I solved those. And it worked great. It went off after moderate use. I changed it and when I pushed the trigger the green light just flashed for a second but no action suction or brush. The battery was replaced a couple of years ago. When I unplugged the charger and plugged it in again it did the same thing the light just flashed. Any ideas?
I have a brand new Okeysen Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 22KPa Powerful Suction 250W. It worked for a day and then just quit. It will work for about 5 seconds and shut off. There are 4 bars (lights) on the front which cascade flash while charging, but now they just all blink blue at once. Tried a new adapter, battery is new. I can't find anything online about this product!
You would have to use a voltage meter to test the voltage coming out of the battery to test and see the actual voltage matches the output labeled on the battery. It does sound like a low voltage issue and or a micro chip issue. Either way if it is new it should be covered under their warranty. But battery or the chip are my 2 guesses. And even new batteries can be bad.
@@kelleher2 try this, 1. Unplug your charger, wait 3 seconds. Plug it back in, connect the vacuum to the charger and then hold the trigger for over 20 seconds. Let the trigger go and let it charge until the lights go off. Then it should be okay again.
Many of these have anti-tampering torx screw so you’ll need a special screwdriver set to remove the screws. My normal torx screwdrivers didn’t work. Just be mindful of this.
What if the green light comes on but does not start? If I keep pulling the start trigger many times, it sometimes starts for a few seconds and then stops. If it is just the battery I'll buy a replacement, but if it is the motor I don't want to waste the money.
If you have a multi meter you can test the out put voltage of the battery, if it is low, it obviously will be the battery. You can always buy the battery and return it...
thanks for the reply and info. don't have a voltage meter, but think I'll buy a new battery - it's the cheapest maybe fix - and see how it goes. again thanks! @@GarageMahalLife
Charger should have a green light on while charging. If the battery still has no power, it is the battery. If the green ligh doesn't come on, it is the charger.
@GarageMahalLife there is no light on the charger at all. Nor any light on the vacuum. Could it be both? I did notice when it first happened the charger had no light first? Tia
ive been scouring for dc44 repair videos- ours shows no life at all now. wont charge, no lights. measuring the battery voltage though reads a good 22v ish. the switch operates continuity fine, and motor contacts have continuity. Can the battery voltage read fine, but still cause a non functioning vacuum? wish someone nearby had a spare battery to test! thanks :)
Yes, just like a car battery, unless you have a good starting voltage, it will not be enough to "kick" on, through the onboard CPU it needs a min amount of voltage. These batteries and vacuums run in a very narrow margin of current. A new battery will do the trick for you! Good luck and be safe out there!
@@GarageMahalLife thanks brian - do you know if the battery should be able to be charged outside of the motor head body? ie battery removed, and connected to just the charger. thanks!
Basically, but the battery itself is set up differently. So you need to match them. Switching cells is no fun and you crack the plastic case like crazy to get them out.
Hello, do you know where i can find a spare motorised floor tool for the DC44 version? Later versions have a plastic insert in the middle of the pin socket that prevents me from inserting them into the vacuum cleaner.... Thanks!
While pushing the release button, get something like a butter knife and gently pry the lid/cover open, but make sure you are putting downward pressure on the release switch at the same time. The release mechanism at the bottom can get clogged with dirty... make sure you clean that area with "can air" or some sort of compressed air.
When you switch it back to regular mode after cutting out, does it work again or dead at that point? But that is a typical sign of a weakening battery.
@@GarageMahalLife what's funny is we been using it for years. Ours never had that purple filter in it. Never knew it needed one till your vid. Bought a combo with the 3500 ma battery and a filter.
Thank goodness for people like you who make videos like this! Soooo helpful
Thank you, I'm here to help 😀
Thank you for the great video! We bought our Dyson in 2012, and it stopped working yesterday. After watching your video, I ordered a battery, and it'll arrive tomorrow. I'm glad I took the battery out because I needed the "A" battery for the DC44 Animal model. Thanks again for your helpful video.
Thank you for watching and commenting 😀
Thank you for the good video on the Dyson battery change. On my DC44 Animal there is a light grey push button above the charging cable connector on the back. The button depresses quite a ways inward. Once the button is pressed all the way in the battery can be pulled downward and out. No screws to loosen and be removed. A dc voltmeter was connected to my battery terminals. There was zero voltage remaining in the battery. It is a little difficult to believe that there was no potential remaining. Assuming that the battery has internal resistance that consumed the potential while the DC44 sat on the shelf. Looking forward to receiving a new battery from Amazon and putting the DC44 back to work.
Thanks for sharing 😀
Excellent video, thank you. The charging light on the plug isn't coming on anymore - does this mean the charger needs replacing or could it be the battery? Last time the battery failed the light came on the charging plug momentarily, this time it doesn't come on at all.
That is usually more a battery issue, thank you for watching
Good video showing the two different battery types and removal! Unfortunately, a relatively new replacement battery for a DC35 Type B (better, 5000MAh much more use time than the original) won't charge as it was left discharged for several weeks, and the 20 sec trick doesn't work (the green led's only flash once and then don't, sometimes). Is there a trick of applying a higher voltage to wake it up type of thing and then be able to charge it properly?
Unfortunately not that I have found.
Yes, search for reviving cordless tool batteries. I personally only just saw this question.
Would you happen to have the link please? @mrstephenrobb
Brian I wanted to thank you again My new battery came today and my Dyson works …. Thank you so much you saved me $700.00 I actually had a new Dyson in my cart and it was such a pleasure to delete it today
TY
I'm here to help, glad I did 😀
Thanks! I have literally ripped my Dyson 44 apart. Cleaning everything possible. Still only ran about a min, then kept shutting off. I would wait a min or so and it would run again a few secs.
I thought I had to bring to Dyson store, but I am doing what you did and used your link to order my type B battery.
Thanks for the info!
I'm here to help... It will fix it right up I promise! We have 3 units and they all died one by one... after countless calls to Dyson, I figured out an easier solution and figured I'd share. Thank you for watching!
@@GarageMahalLife il
My Dyson dc44 animal vacuum has a plastic tab where the second screw is located. I don't want to force anything. Is there a way to remove it? Is it located somewhere else?
You can pop that out, screw is behind it
Thank you Brian I actually found a button with an arrow on the handle When i press on it the battery popped off. Thank you Sandra
Excellent, I knew you would get it 😀
Thank you Brian, I hope you see this? Have you looking into the adapter for the DC44 that allows you to use a deWalt battery??
No, interesting, I search it out, Thank you
Thanks, for the great video! Our 2014 vacuum would only run for a few minutes and then shut down. I figured the battery was dying so I went to Dyson's website to get a part number for the battery and Dyson no longer has parts for it so I couldn't find the right battery there. My battery if 202932-05 and I can't find the exact battery - does it matter if the mAh is 1500 instead of 2000mAh?
As long as it fits the vac mah doesn't matter that much
Also on same model (DC44), the screw in front or where filter goes is often obscured by plastic tab and it not evident as in this video
Some slightly different layouts in model years...
Thank you...saved my sanity and new dyson purchase x
I'm here to help and glad I could 😀 Thank you for watching and commenting
My DC44 Animal does not have the screws in those places and they differ by being Torx type screw heads also
Model years change a bit...
So we bought a new battery and that seemed to fix it but same day the light on the plug unit that goes into walk socket isn’t coming on to reflect that it’s charging. Any ideas? The vacuum currently isn’t working so it’s because it’s fully charged. Dead as a dodo….
Chargers do fail too, but put the old battery back in and see if the charger comes on. If not the charger obviously died too. If the charger does come on, it could have been a defective replacement battery, which can happen... but would be the first I've heard/seen in a long while.
@@GarageMahalLifeI forgot to mention. The light on the handle only flashes once. But the battery only shows 15.5 volts
On my Dyson dc44 it does not have any screws to undo to replace the battery, nor does the battery have a or b marked on it. It has a grey button with a ⏬️ arrow on the handle which when pressed the battery pops out. It is also a type a battery so this bit of info is for anyone else who found this when they went to change the battery pack & was a little stumped. Great video btw, thank you.
Great info. Newer design perhaps. Thank you for sharing
@@GarageMahalLife I actually think it’s an older model but I’m not sure. Your advice re the a & b batteries was invaluable. Thanks again.
Thanks so much! My DC44 Animal has new life after the Max stopped working a few months ago and the regular setting only lasting 5-10 mins. The second screw was a bit tricky to get out but I'm guessing that's just due to age.
I'm glad you got it working! I'm here to help and happy I did ☺
I am stuck on the second screw. Turns but won’t come out. Any tips? It’s in deep! Thanks!!
My dc44 had brush problems I solved those. And it worked great. It went off after moderate use. I changed it and when I pushed the trigger the green light just flashed for a second but no action suction or brush. The battery was replaced a couple of years ago. When I unplugged the charger and plugged it in again it did the same thing the light just flashed. Any ideas?
Definitely the battery again...
I have a brand new Okeysen Cordless Vacuum Cleaner, 22KPa Powerful Suction 250W. It worked for a day and then just quit. It will work for about 5 seconds and shut off. There are 4 bars (lights) on the front which cascade flash while charging, but now they just all blink blue at once. Tried a new adapter, battery is new. I can't find anything online about this product!
Any ideas? 🙏
You would have to use a voltage meter to test the voltage coming out of the battery to test and see the actual voltage matches the output labeled on the battery. It does sound like a low voltage issue and or a micro chip issue. Either way if it is new it should be covered under their warranty. But battery or the chip are my 2 guesses. And even new batteries can be bad.
I replaced the battery and it worked for about a month. Now it doesn't.Is it the charging cable
Check to make sure the power cable is making s good connection, does the charger show it is "charging" or showing it is charged?
@@GarageMahalLife green light comes on for a few seconds then off
@@kelleher2 try this, 1. Unplug your charger, wait 3 seconds. Plug it back in, connect the vacuum to the charger and then hold the trigger for over 20 seconds. Let the trigger go and let it charge until the lights go off. Then it should be okay again.
@@GarageMahalLife it seem to solve the issue. Why didn’t dyson tell me this instead of selling me a new one. Thank you BN
@@kelleher2 Sometimes tech help is not very helpful. Anyway, I'm here to help and glad I could. Be safe and Thank you for watching and the questions 😀
When dc44 plugged in to charge should there be a light on showing that it’s charging,there’s a light on the charging plug but not on the Hoover
It will show green until fully charged on most models.
Mine does not show a green light on the vacuum either, only at the charger port on the wall, but it still seems to charge :)
Many of these have anti-tampering torx screw so you’ll need a special screwdriver set to remove the screws. My normal torx screwdrivers didn’t work. Just be mindful of this.
I hadn't run across this, but Thank you for pointing that out, Thanks for Watching!
What if the green light comes on but does not start? If I keep pulling the start trigger many times, it sometimes starts for a few seconds and then stops. If it is just the battery I'll buy a replacement, but if it is the motor I don't want to waste the money.
If you have a multi meter you can test the out put voltage of the battery, if it is low, it obviously will be the battery. You can always buy the battery and return it...
thanks for the reply and info. don't have a voltage meter, but think I'll buy a new battery - it's the cheapest maybe fix - and see how it goes. again thanks!
@@GarageMahalLife
Excellent, very helpful.
Thank you
Thankyou for your video. Is there a way to check if it's the charger unit or the battery first, before replacing battery? Tia
Charger should have a green light on while charging. If the battery still has no power, it is the battery. If the green ligh doesn't come on, it is the charger.
@GarageMahalLife there is no light on the charger at all. Nor any light on the vacuum. Could it be both? I did notice when it first happened the charger had no light first? Tia
Thanks, saved me time and aggravation.
I'm here to help, glad I could. 😊
ive been scouring for dc44 repair videos- ours shows no life at all now. wont charge, no lights. measuring the battery voltage though reads a good 22v ish. the switch operates continuity fine, and motor contacts have continuity. Can the battery voltage read fine, but still cause a non functioning vacuum? wish someone nearby had a spare battery to test! thanks :)
Yes, just like a car battery, unless you have a good starting voltage, it will not be enough to "kick" on, through the onboard CPU it needs a min amount of voltage. These batteries and vacuums run in a very narrow margin of current. A new battery will do the trick for you! Good luck and be safe out there!
@@GarageMahalLife thanks brian - do you know if the battery should be able to be charged outside of the motor head body? ie battery removed, and connected to just the charger. thanks!
@@jchedley As a spare battery? They usually need to be on the vacuum to snap into the charging base.
How come you've taken it apart to charge the battery. Mine come outs without doing that mines a DC31 animal
Each models are different
@GarageMahalLife yes, thanks. I figured it out. Took me ages to find my model name. It's not even that old. About 16 months and the battery is dead.
Curious. Is the charging port the same for the a and the b type battery?
Basically, but the battery itself is set up differently. So you need to match them. Switching cells is no fun and you crack the plastic case like crazy to get them out.
My Dyson DC44 does not have the screws you are referring to
There has to be at least 1 screw...
I'm confused. My DC44 animal has a push button to dislodge the battery pack. It makes so much more sense to be able to replace it.
Do you have the A ir the B model?
i have the dc 31 and switched batterie and charging kable and there is no led turning on the dyson -.-
Does the charging cable sit well in the Dyson socket?
Hello, do you know where i can find a spare motorised floor tool for the DC44 version? Later versions have a plastic insert in the middle of the pin socket that prevents me from inserting them into the vacuum cleaner.... Thanks!
Email me at Brian.niskala@cnjrail.com and include a pic of what you have and need. Thanks
I need help with the dc31 the trash won’t open! Any suggestions
While pushing the release button, get something like a butter knife and gently pry the lid/cover open, but make sure you are putting downward pressure on the release switch at the same time. The release mechanism at the bottom can get clogged with dirty... make sure you clean that area with "can air" or some sort of compressed air.
I will give it a try and let you know how it goes. I called dyson and they had no idea !!!
Hi mate,my Dyson cuts out after I use it on hi in about 10 seconds but operates ok in regular mode ?any advise
When you switch it back to regular mode after cutting out, does it work again or dead at that point? But that is a typical sign of a weakening battery.
@@GarageMahalLife yes ,goes in regular mode after cuts out ,cheers mate
@@raffuja7321 Yes, it would be the battery
Great vid my friend. My dc 44 just died. Order charger thought that was issue. Wasn't... Ordering battery now...
Glad I could help, Thank You!
@@GarageMahalLife what's funny is we been using it for years. Ours never had that purple filter in it. Never knew it needed one till your vid. Bought a combo with the 3500 ma battery and a filter.
Thank you, you helped me to know the right one to order
Excellent, thank you for watching! Be safe.
@@GarageMahalLife on pressing the max button the power dies so i think i need a new battery?
@@anthonyperry9801 Yes sir, Max is the 1st thing to go...
Is there a trick to getting the screw out on the back of the battery? I can loosen it, but i can't get it to come out.
Sometimes the plastic sticks on them... do you have pick tool? Or real skinny small flat head screw driver to kind of pry at it.
I had the same problem. It worked when I unscrew it upside down, the screw fell off.
@@spotlessmind1234 Yup, sometimes tricky...
Super demo
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Nice one mate. Appreciated
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Thank you so much!!
Thank you for watching, I'm here to help 😀
Thanks , short useful information
Glad it was helpful!
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Thank you for video excellent.!
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I have even easier fix just buy new vacuum on Amazon!
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