Tim Lamb wrote:


Our Dyson DC 04 has a regular fault (annual) where the supply cable
flexes close to the machine. Initially intermittent operation followed
by the conductor arcing clear.

Access to shorten back the cable is via the start/stop button. A thin
blade inserted down the flat side of the button can be used to release
the retaining tang (not easy!) With the button removed, repairs are
straightforward.

New issue DC04's now have a cable strain relief to stop this.


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I agree the way they sell 'em is pants, but having used one for 4yrs I can
say they're a bloody good vac.. Buy a new Dyson now for £300, will it still
be in use in 4yrs time ? I doubt it. I've bought vacs for our home since
1986 approx one every two years upto getting this one.

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Pete Cross

"Peter" wrote in message
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Kirby!

You have to be kidding.
This is a scam marketing company with ludicrous margins.

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:03:35 UTC, "Pete Cross" 1@2 wrote:

I agree the way they sell 'em is pants, but having used one for 4yrs I can
say they're a bloody good vac.. Buy a new Dyson now for £300, will it still
be in use in 4yrs time ? I doubt it. I've bought vacs for our home since
1986 approx one every two years upto getting this one.

You've obviously never bought a Henry! Someone just mentioned that
they're using an old one, too...

I suspect our Dyson would have died by now if the Henry hadn't taken
over...!

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Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

Pete Cross wrote:
I agree the way they sell 'em is pants, but having used one for 4yrs I can
say they're a bloody good vac.. Buy a new Dyson now for £300, will it still
be in use in 4yrs time ? I doubt it. I've bought vacs for our home since
1986 approx one every two years upto getting this one.


You must be the ideal customer.

Lemme see. Used my mums old constelattion from 1973 to about 1980, then
gave it back and spent time in S Afriuca, where of course you use a
black-o-matic as they used to be called. But anyway, not liking to rely
on those, I bought a resuable bagged sanyon in 1981, brought it back to
te UK, re motored it in 1992 or so, and threw itr awy finally about 1999
when all its plastic bits had got lostr abnd broken. Got another 50 quid
panasonic re-usable bag and still have that.

So in my total life away from home post college, I have hasd use of
precilesy three machines in 30 years or so, one of which was probably
still going strong (the constellation) but I skipped it when we cleared
he house out last year.

At LEAST ten years for 50 quid of cheapo re-usable bag, and no spares or
bags ever needed and with a re-motor, maybe 20 years. I knew I should
have washed the motor filter at least ONCE in ten years...

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:05:13 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Lemme see. Used my mums old constelattion from 1973 to about 1980, then

There's a (apparently working) Constellation in the Science Museum...!
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Bob Eager
begin a new life...dump Windows!

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

So in my total life away from home post college, I have hasd use of
precilesy three machines in 30 years or so, one of which was probably
still going strong (the constellation) but I skipped it when we cleared
he house out last year.

At LEAST ten years for 50 quid of cheapo re-usable bag, and no spares or
bags ever needed and with a re-motor, maybe 20 years. I knew I should
have washed the motor filter at least ONCE in ten years...

Bloody cheapskate. If like me you'd spent a bit more money on a proper
cylinder Electrolux in 1977, to replace the 1928 Hoover upright, which
could destroy carpets and eat eggboxes, but wouldn't cope with dust,
then like mine it could still be running, in spite of the wooodshavings,
sawdust, plaster, cement dust etc. OK I've had to repolish the motor
shaft last year when the smoke came out, but one piece of routine
maintenance isn't bad. BTW, what's a "filter"?

Regards
Capitol

In article , No Spam
writes
Tim Lamb wrote:


Our Dyson DC 04 has a regular fault (annual) where the supply cable
flexes close to the machine. Initially intermittent operation followed
by the conductor arcing clear.

Access to shorten back the cable is via the start/stop button. A thin
blade inserted down the flat side of the button can be used to release
the retaining tang (not easy!) With the button removed, repairs are
straightforward.

New issue DC04's now have a cable strain relief to stop this.

Hmm.. They might do better by looking at the cable spec.

regards


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Tim Lamb

Capitol wrote in message

Bloody cheapskate. If like me you'd spent a bit more money
on a proper cylinder Electrolux in 1977,

Well, that beats my 1982 Henry then, is anyone here using anything even
older?

Holly

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:06:46 +0000, No Spam
wrote:

Read the original post, In case you didn't understand run the bagged
cleaner over it with a NEW bag, THEN put a new bag and run the cleaner
over again - see how little crap is in the bag (like NONE) - the
bagged cleaner can't pick up any more but the muck is still in the
carpet.

Then run over it with a new Dyson (or one that has been well washed
out) - tons of crap comes out of the carpet.

It's not the Kirby test, it is sub different, its not getting 90% on
each pass out either.

Hi,

My father borrowed a Dyson, and it picked up the same amount of dirt
again as his existing cleaner did with a new bag.

Still wouldn't buy one, despite the fact he has asthma! :|

cheers,
Pete.