"T i m" wrote in message
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Hi all,

A mate was cleaning his shop yesterday with a Dyson DC01 that he was
given that apparently had been handed across a few people before it
got to him.

He mentioned that it had no suck up the hose / wand part and several
diy type folk have looked at it but not been able to fix it? (Ok, on
the main floor part, no suck from the flexi tube).

So of course it's now in the boot of my car awaiting 5 mins for me to
give it a look.

So, a couple of questions ..

1) Are parts availiable mail order etc and if so anyone got a link to
a reliable one please?

2) Any predictions on what may be the fault and therefore what parts
(cost) might be needed please?

The person(s) who correctly diagnose the correct faut get a free go on
the thing when it's fixed (and huge respect from this list of
course!)!

All the best ...

T i m



Have a look at the flap valve at the bottom, this is opened when the tube is
pushed down and should be sucked up when the tube is removed and the power
is on. I have often known a hair pin or similar to hold this open.

mrcheerful