The Dyson DC04 is one of the classic Dyson models of vacuum cleaner dating from the late-nineties that is what we call the Ford Transit of Dysons: It does everything you want it to, and doesn’t break down very often if you do simple maintenance. It does what it says on the tin. Decade after… Read More »
Dyson have recently announced that they are ending spare parts and service support for the DC04 range of vacuum cleaners. Released in 1998, the DC04 was one of Dysons all time most popular models and many tens of thousands are still around today. Dyson ended spare parts and service support for the DC01 and DC02… Read More »
For the lady who left a comment here today requesting how to access the clutch on her DC04, I was going to put up a tutorial. However, I found a video that showed how to do it very well indeed. So I didn’t need to make one. The video was produced by Alec Nelson over at Vacuum Spot in… Read More »
Looking for clutch belt information? The Dyson DC04, DC07 and DC14 brush control models are fitted with a clutch. That clutch means the machine has two belts instead of one. One belt goes from the motor spindle to the clutch, the other goes from the clutch to the brush roll. If one or both of… Read More »
How many Dysons are there? Dyson makes so many different models of vacuum cleaner, and are always introducing new ones onto the market, that people find the model numbers very confusing. Was the DC01 the first? No it wasn’t actually. The first widely-available vacuum cleaner James Dyson made was called the ‘G-Force’ . It was the first vacuum cleaner to use… Read More »
Hello Dyson Enthusiast, As a member of the Dyson Forums, we just wanted to take an opportunity to bring you up to date with a few happenings, a few special offers and a handful of other things that may be of interest to you. Although the forums were only recently added to our site, they… Read More »
Dyson models DC04, DC07 and DC14 are fitted with a switchover mechanism that diverts suction either to the wand or the head unit. It is operated automatically by reclining the machine. Occasionally, the carriage assembly can break necessitating replacement of one or more parts. Here is how to strip the machine down to access that… Read More »
We had a couple of emails recently asking how to fit a wand cap and/or a top end cap spring to a Dyson DC04. As with many jobs on Dyson vacuum cleaners, it is very simple when someone shows you how. The end cap (top cap) is the bit on the very top of the… Read More »