replace a broken Dyson

NOWSE

Our Dyson DC01 appears to have finally given up on us and we are looking to replace it. My initial thoughts were to buy another Dyson. I find the large range of Dysons rather confusing, and their certainly not cheap, and so wondered if anyone had any suggestions for vacuums that give Dyson type performance at a lower price.

penrhyn

Meile built to last.

Js_Other_Half

Have you contacted Dyson direct - they will come out to look at the vacuum cleaner and repair it for about £55...
http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=65&hist=,,1,56

http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=2&hist=,,1 has some tips and hints for problem vacs.

hth

sonnyflyer

Js_Other_Half - absolutely spot on. My Dyson gave up the ghost a couple of years ago and for £50, a Dyson engineer came over and practically re-built it with new parts. Worth doing if you like your particular model.

jos22

Yes go for the repair but if you do want a new machine I endorse the Meile and not just for their cleaners. :j

Willxx

Dysons seem to be modular in construction and most bits are available to buy online, a point I wish I had known when ours lost suction and the better half went out and bought a new one, I then found out our old one only needed a new hose which was only about £20.

NOWSE

Js_Other_Half wrote:

Have you contacted Dyson direct - they will come out to look at the vacuum cleaner and repair it for about £55...
http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=65&hist=,,1,56

http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=2&hist=,,1 has some tips and hints for problem vacs.

hth

Having followed the link to the tips and hints re problems, I tried to switch on again. It came on. It would appear to have overheated and I hadn't given it enough time to reset itself.
Thanks to those who took the trouble to reply

Bigun28

I've got a DC07 that needed a few new bits and I got them all very cheaply (cheaper than Dyson costs) off of eBay. Noticed a lot of DC01 stuff on there as well.

Malestrom

Make sure you change the filters if its overheated or it will do it again, DC01's are prone to this!