The Natural Philosopher wrote:
doozer wrote:

I agree that dysons can be a little messy when emptying but I have
never really had a problem with it. Perhaps that's because we have
wheely bins round here so you can hold the cylinder right at the
bottom of the bin when emptying.

As for the plastic being dirty you can clean it along with the rest of
the gubbins.

After using our dyson for DIY for about 6 month (sucking up filler
dust and other fine particles) I noticed it didn't suck as well as it
did before (yes I had been cleaning the motor filter). I noticed that
the little perforations in the collection chamber were nearly all
blocked but there is no way, normally, to get to them and clean them.

I intend to put together a page about how to clean the canister but
here are a few quick instructions:

1)Open the base as you would to empty the contents and leave it open
(this is needed to remove the clear plastic cylinder).
2)Remove the three screws on the top
3)Lift off top. It will be very dirty in here.
4)Push release clip on the front and take off clear plastic cylinder
5)Carefully slide vanes down. This can be hard but they do come off.
6)Pull off perforated plastic

Note: The top section doesn't come to bits. It seems to be glued
together.

7)Take all the parts outside and spray with hose giving the clear
plastic a bit of a scrub if needed. There are no metal parts to go
rusty and mine has suffered this treatment a few times. If you have
the multiple cyclone types DC07 squirt water down the cyclones from
the top.

8)Once clean (it can take a bit) give the top bit a really good shake
to get water out. There are some very twisty pipes in there which seem
to love holding onto water. Place in the airing cupboard for at least
3 days probably more like a week until you can't hear water when you
shake it.

9)Put everything back together. Make sure you have the opening rod in
the opening hole _before_ you close the base.

10)Marvel at you clean dyson and the fact it now sucks like new.

Graham

Or buy a cloth bagged 50 quidder and wash the bag after 6 months.

My panaosonc cloth bagger is still going strong after about 8 yeasr of
sucking up plaster, sand, and balsa dust.

No bags bought ever. Cost when new 59.99

Yeah I stupidly gave my cheepo bagged vacuum cleaner away (although it
went to a needy cause) when we moved house thinking the dyson was the
ultimate vacuum cleaner. Dysons are great for general house hold dirt
but terrible with fine dust.