My dyson has been making some horrible noises. Can anyone tell me whats wrong with it?


Thanks Locosters




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Sounds like a partial blockage to me?

have you taken all the pipes etc off, ?

steve

no clutch on that one.Disconnect belt and try,disconnect the waste container.That eliminates brush roll problems and the container removal discounts a blockage.If its still noisy probably motor,cheap enough but a ballsache to fit for the first time.

If you have a daugther like mine living at home it probably a load of hair grips trapped inside

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Originally posted by austin man
If you have a daugther like mine living at home it probably a load of hair grips trapped inside

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there are a few airway inspection holes you can pop open, it has the whoosh of a partially blocked airway to me.

I can beat that one my son went out one evening and was sick due to too much beer, so decided to hide the evidence and clean it up with the Dyson!! Cost him a new one

Ours sounds the same - a knackered bearing I think.

Stu

Been there done it, they are total crap, get a Miele instead, you'll never go back.

had a dyson it was poo. eventually saw the light and got a miele, its is easy 1000times better than the dyson. i even use it to hover out the workshop sometimes when the other half is out as it better than a henry.

We've got the Dyson DC?? (25 I think) "animal" and it's been great so far. I would certainly recommend them having seen other leading brands destroyed by my other half every few years. I'm not quite sure what she does to them when I'm no looking but eventually there is usually smoke and sparks and some horrible noises. So far after 2 years the Dyson has been faultless and still has 3 years warranty left (standard 5 year). I've never heard of Miele to be honest and prefer to buy British if I can (I looked it up, Miele is German).

The most common source of strange noises with our Dyson is usually BB pellets from my son which seem to find their way into every part of the house even though he only uses the BB gun in the attic, his room or occasionally in the garden. They make a horrible rattling noise.

I have seen pipe blockages a couple of times but these are usually easy to find on convoluted tubing due to the way it sucks in on the motor side of the blockage. Usually easy to fix as you can take the hose apart and drag out the offending kirby grip and hairball (usually)!

Good luck getting it sorted!
Craig.

Edit: Yes mine is a DC25 - highly recommended by me and 97% or Argos buyers according to this: http://reviews.argos.co.uk/1493-en_gb/4061612/reviews.htm

[Edited on 11/12/2011 by craig1410]

Only used a Dyson once myself. Then bought a Henry. Never looked back.

We have had a DC1 for years and it just keeps going. Keep the filters clean, change the odd drive belt and no problems.

Blockages can usually be cleared from the flap/trap at the bottom of the flexi tube on ours.

Matt i have exactly the same model as that in the garage and guess what it makes the same noises (so the wife had a new one)
Have know idea what the noise is so not very helpful for you but its been like it for a couple of years now and still going strong

I didn't notice the video link earlier as I was reading on my phone. Just listened to it and it sounds like something slipping on the main shaft, like the cooling fan perhaps? The way the sound keeps coming and then going is like the slipping item is sometimes gripping and then slipping again, perhaps due to heating up and cooling down. Personally I'd strip it down and rebuild it cleaning it out as I went and watching for things that should be fixed, slipping and things that should slip, sticking.

I've just realised what it reminds me of - PC fans when they start to fail. You know how they screech for the first few seconds or minutes and then quieten down? Fortunately I've had an iMac since 2007 so fan noise (in fact any noise) is a thing of the past. I think you have a plastic fan slipping on a metal spindle somewhere. A spot of glue might be all that's required to fix it.

Had the fan on the motor come loose on one, got a second hand motor for not much money from ebay.

Dave

Some ideas on this forum:

http://www.fixya.com/support/t162435-dyson_dc14_animal_vacuum_terrible_loud

Mainly to do with beater bar and associated clutch. Might be as simple as requiring some cleaning of the ends of the beater bar or it might need a new clutch (£15 as far as I can tell). Have a read for yourself and see what conclusions you come to.

It is a DC14 isn't it?

HTH,
Craig.

Cant help you with the noise but this website helped me change the motor on my DC07, it might help you too.

Thank you all for the replys.

Sounds exactly like ours did a few months ago - looked at the Dyson website, decided that their overhaul offer was good value (yeh - I know) so gave them a ring to arrange it. Bloke on the other end of the phone was ace - he said "before you sign up, let's try a quick test". Told me how to unhook the drive belt off the beater bar (easy job), and restart the vac - and the noise had gone.

It turns out that the beater bar has a sealed ball-bearing at each end - when I tried to turn the inner races they wouldn't move, due to a few years of dust blocking them up. The bloke said "drip some oil into each bearing, and see if you can get them to turn - job's done if they do, else buy a new beater bar". In my case, a good soak in oil did the job, saving me a heap of money.

So - try unhooking the drive belt between the motor and the beater bar (I think you can undo the cover plate underneath to get at it) and try running the vac.

Warning - if you do take the beater bar off, don't push on the bearings, or they'll go into the beater bar. If you do that, then you'll need a new one (or a lot of luck in getting them back into place).

Or get a Sebo, 8 years old now, looks and works like new

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Originally posted by David Jenkins
It turns out that the beater bar has a sealed ball-bearing at each end - when I tried to turn the inner races they wouldn't move, due to a few years of dust blocking them up. The bloke said "drip some oil into each bearing, and see if you can get them to turn - job's done if they do, else buy a new beater bar". In my case, a good soak in oil did the job, saving me a heap of money.

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