Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

All the best ..

T i m.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:24:32 GMT, T i m mused:

Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Broken mains cable would be the most likely, assuming the death wasn't
immediately preceeded by the motor exploding or some other obvious
fault that no-one told you about. There is a possibility it's the
motor, but I'd check the flex first and take it from there.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:34:52 +0100, Lurch
wrote:

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:24:32 GMT, T i m mused:

Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Broken mains cable would be the most likely, assuming the death wasn't
immediately preceeded by the motor exploding or some other obvious
fault that no-one told you about. There is a possibility it's the
motor, but I'd check the flex first and take it from there.

Cheers .. I didn't know if the recoiling cable suffered the same fate
as the non recoiling one (that broke where it bent as it entered the
body of the cleaner)?

I've just looked at it quickly and is it common / likely for the
mains cable to fail at the mains plug end (it feels a bit 'flexy')?
;-(

All the best ..

T i m

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:44:11 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
mused:

T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Yawn.
--
Regards,
Stuart.

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:12:36 +0100, Anne Jackson
wrote:

The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a professional
(cleaner)!

I thought 'you guys' swore by yer Henry's etc? ;-)

We have a DC01 which is probably good for big flat floors (which we
don't have) but is very noisy (so has been used rarely). Brother in
law was given their new DC05 because it wasn't liked by his missus "it
was neither upright nor cylinder and hard work" so he uses it for
'tying up' as a builder. I used with him once and remember having to
take it to bits every 2 mins and knocking all the filters out. ;-(
(ok, it was pretty horrible stuff we were sucking up but nothing that
would have made a Henry break into a sweat).

We'll give this DC05 a go though, should be better on the stairs than
trying to fight the wand out of the DC01 .. as log as we can keep it
there (wheels everywhere!).

The Miele Cat and Dog can have a rest and sit quietly, *quietly*
being something it's very good at. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I wonder if it's the marketing / 'trendyness' of the Dysons that
makes them popular hence 'common' hence why we seem to see a
disproportional amount of them broken?

"T i m" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:12:36 +0100, Anne Jackson
wrote:

The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a professional
(cleaner)!

I thought 'you guys' swore by yer Henry's etc? ;-)

We have a DC01 which is probably good for big flat floors (which we
don't have) but is very noisy (so has been used rarely). Brother in
law was given their new DC05 because it wasn't liked by his missus "it
was neither upright nor cylinder and hard work" so he uses it for
'tying up' as a builder. I used with him once and remember having to
take it to bits every 2 mins and knocking all the filters out. ;-(
(ok, it was pretty horrible stuff we were sucking up but nothing that
would have made a Henry break into a sweat).

We'll give this DC05 a go though, should be better on the stairs than
trying to fight the wand out of the DC01 .. as log as we can keep it
there (wheels everywhere!).

The Miele Cat and Dog can have a rest and sit quietly, *quietly*
being something it's very good at. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. I wonder if it's the marketing / 'trendyness' of the Dysons that
makes them popular hence 'common' hence why we seem to see a
disproportional amount of them broken?





I just love Dyson Vacuum cleaners.
Got lots of second hand bits up for grabs.
--
the_constructor

Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a
professional (cleaner)!

Trust me, I'm a British Institute of Cleaning Science approved trainer -
they are rubbish!


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:04:09 UTC, Anne Jackson
wrote:

I clean four houses every day, and I like them!

But that's only light use...

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In message , T i m
writes
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:12:36 +0100, Anne Jackson
wrote:

The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a professional
(cleaner)!

I thought 'you guys' swore by yer Henry's etc? ;-)

ITYF it's a guyette ...

--
geoff

Anne Jackson wrote:


Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a
professional (cleaner)!

Trust me, I'm a British Institute of Cleaning Science approved
trainer - they are rubbish!

I clean four houses every day, and I like them!

Those who can do - those who can't teach? G

Oh I've done it believe me! I've cleaned everything from a supermarket to a
cross channel ferry. The trouble with the cleaning industry in general is
that nobody from the management to the cleaners actually understand the
science behind it.

I'll bet good money you don't actually know how to polish a table properly
:-)

flame suit on


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

In message , Anne Jackson
writes
The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:
T i m wrote:
Hi All,

I've just saved a DC05 from a fate worse than skip.

It's 'dead' (apparently, not touched it yet) and has been repaired
previously for the same thing (and it's not just a fuse).

Before I set about it, is there a common fault on these (like the
broken mains cable on the DC01's) and if so what please?

Being a Dyson is the common fault :-)

Dysons are still one of the best vacuums...believe me, I'm a
professional (cleaner)!

Trust me, I'm a British Institute of Cleaning Science approved trainer -
they are rubbish!

I clean four houses every day,

With a dyson?

I presume that they are the same four houses - every day, then

and I like them!

Those who can do - those who can't teach? G


--
geoff

"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
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The message from "The Medway Handyman"
contains these words:

I'll bet good money you don't actually know how to polish a table
properly
:-)

Polish? So we're talking about wooden tables here?

I wash them with a mixture of vinegar and water, apply _proper_
furniture polish, (never, ever use that 'spray-on' rubbish!) and
buff them with a soft duster...how would _you_ do it?

Four coats of polyurethane and then use a pressure washer with deionised
water like you do with windows.

"Anne Jackson" wrote in message
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Trust me, I'm a British Institute of Cleaning Science approved
trainer -
they are rubbish!

I clean four houses every day,

With a dyson?

Not all have Dysons. Miele, Bosch, Siemens, Vax, Electrolux, Nilfisk...
and the rest have Dysons, so that's 50%.

I presume that they are the same four houses - every day, then

No, twelve houses. Some I do once a week, others I do twice.

So its very low usage then as its not the same dyson cleaning four houses a
day.
I don't like dysons as the filters don't appear to trap pollen and they just
spread the stuff about and make me sneeze.
The cheap electrolux I have doesn't spread pollen about so its just poor
design by dyson.