On 15/03/2013 18:19, Huge wrote:
On 2013-03-15, Mentalguy2k8 wrote:

"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2013-03-15, Colin Stamp wrote:
On 15/03/2013 13:18, The Other Mike wrote:

The DC01's and a scrap heap acquired DC04 have been pressure washed or
soaked in
a tub of hot soapy water in the past to clean the cyclones. The latter
was
dumped again as it stunk of tobacco.

Forget pressure washing. What you need is petrol. Then it'll be clean as
a whistle )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJQjeBWvm-0

I borrowed a neigbours Die-soon yesterday. First time I've ever used
one, and it confirmed what I've always thought about them. Hideous,
heavy, useless, fragile PoS. And it blocked up.

It probably needed a good clean-out.

I gave it a good clean-out in desperation at how pitiful the result was. No
change. I ended up picking up bits of stuff off the carpets by hand.

Sometimes you just need to pull
one of the removable bits off and put it back on, then it works like a
dream. The brushes tend to get very matted with bits of carpet too, it's
worth spending a few minutes a month cutting all the threads out of it with
a stanley knife.

They do clog up easily but when you take the time to dismantle, clean and
re-assemble, they're very good. Maybe a bit too complicated for their own
good sometimes.

Thanks but I'll stick to both my opinion and my Sebo X-1.

(Oh, BTW, my wife thought the Die-soon was crap, too.)


We've had a Dyson for over 9 years and it's been superb. Can't fault it.