Category Archives: Dyson News

Possible soleplate design fault on DC40 and DC41

Although the DC40 and DC41 are recent models of Dyson machine, and most are still under warranty, an alarming fault has been noted by a few people and the only answer is often a new cleaner head. These machines have a central wheel on the soleplate that prevents the machine making too much contact with… Read More »

Dyson launches the DC50 ball.

Dyson have launched the new DC50 ball. (What happened to the late forties machines we don’t know – maybe they are saving those model numbers for later). Confusing isn’t it? 40 or so models of Dyson vacuum cleaners. Why re-invent the wheel so fast? Or is re-invent the ball……… Anyway, the new DC50 appears to be part of the DC40/DC41 family, in that… Read More »

Dyson’s over-priced mini turbine tool no longer dominates the market!

For some time, Dyson customers have been wondering why the mini turbine tool that Dyson sell costs an agonizingly expensive £45 to buy from them. It seems a little over-priced at £45 doesn’t it? “Forty five quid?” I hear you gasp in disbelief. For sure, Dyson have never been shy in selling an item at the very top end of what they… Read More »

What is the difference between the Dyson DC40 and the Dyson DC41?

What is the difference between the Dyson DC40 and the Dyson DC41? I was asked this question the other day, and although regarded by some as a bit of a Dyson guru, I didn’t have the foggiest idea. I knew they were both recently released “Ball” machines, but as to the difference between them? No idea at all.  So today, whilst in a… Read More »

Why a Dyson DC07 Needs a Proper Service

Why a Dyson DC07 Needs a Proper Service. An unusual article title you may think. Not so….. When you have the “fly-by-night” cowboys in your home to do a twenty minute Dyson DC07 service, they will not do a proper job. “Why not?” you may ask. Well, the reason is, that with a Dyson DC07, a professional service involves stripping the cyclone… Read More »

The Slow Demise of the DC01 and the DC02

A few months ago, Dyson UK pulled all support for their first flagship models – the Dyson DC01 and the DC02. The DC01 was the first model that Dyson produced in the UK. Launched in 1993, that makes early models now nineteen years old. That’s pretty old for a vacuum cleaner, but there are still untold thousands… Read More »

Where to buy Dyson clutch belts

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 »

Dyson DC07 DIY Servicing – Repair Your Dyson DC07 Yourself!

Is it possible to repair your Dyson DC07 yourself? Yes it is. Why pay excessive service fees at vacuum cleaner repair shops or Dyson’s eye-watering £73 service charge? Are you a practical person? Can you change the oil in your car? Can you use a screwdriver? Can you wire a plug? Do you know the difference between a live and… Read More »

All the Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Models

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 »

An interview with James Dyson

James Dyson has made millions by allowing us to see the dirt we suck up. As he calls for more inventors, Lucy Siegle asks him about manufacturing abroad, design disasters and whether he could build a nuclear reactor. I am at Dyson HQ in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, the beacon of British industrialism, which is not a… Read More »