Repairing vacuum cleaner hose assembly

[john bently]

We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is losing
electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and start when
vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but they are very
expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out? Or would it be a
waste of time? Thanks for advice.

[slider]

Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is losing
electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and start when
vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but they are very
expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out? Or would it be
a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

Unsure how old the DC05 is, but I think Dyson still do a 5 year warranty on
all parts. Our hose split a few years ago. I rang Dyson and they sent me
out a replacement no questions asked (well, apart from the serial number).



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[john bently]

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Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out?
Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

Unsure how old the DC05 is, but I think Dyson still do a 5 year warranty
on all parts. Our hose split a few years ago. I rang Dyson and they sent
me out a replacement no questions asked (well, apart from the serial
number).

its eight years old and replacement hose assembly i've told are about £50

[slider]

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Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out?
Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

Unsure how old the DC05 is, but I think Dyson still do a 5 year warranty
on all parts. Our hose split a few years ago. I rang Dyson and they
sent me out a replacement no questions asked (well, apart from the serial
number).

its eight years old and replacement hose assembly i've told are about £50

I'd invest in a new vacuum then.



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[Chewbacca]

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Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out?
Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

Unsure how old the DC05 is, but I think Dyson still do a 5 year warranty
on all parts. Our hose split a few years ago. I rang Dyson and they sent
me out a replacement no questions asked (well, apart from the serial
number).

its eight years old and replacement hose assembly i've told are about £50

It may be used, but for a tenner this may keep you going
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/dyson-dc05-motorhead-hose-x-1-dc-05_W0QQitemZ150403732208QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vacuum_Cleaner_Bags_Parts?hash=item2304c2d2f0

[john bently]

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Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out?
Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

Unsure how old the DC05 is, but I think Dyson still do a 5 year warranty
on all parts. Our hose split a few years ago. I rang Dyson and they sent
me out a replacement no questions asked (well, apart from the serial
number).

its eight years old and replacement hose assembly i've told are about £50

It may be used, but for a tenner this may keep you going
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/dyson-dc05-motorhead-hose-x-1-dc-05_W0QQitemZ150403732208QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Vacuum_Cleaner_Bags_Parts?hash=item2304c2d2f0

many thanks and to all who posted such helfpul advice. thanks

[Ian]

Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop
and start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I
know, but they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be
successfully carried out? Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks
for advice.

One waste of time has already been incurred......... ;o(

We bought a Dyson.

Once.

When we took it to the recycling tip a couple of years later, there
were stacks of them lined up dumped.

Which tells us something about Dysons.

[Gazz]

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Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried out?
Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

One waste of time has already been incurred......... ;o(
We bought a Dyson.
Once.
When we took it to the recycling tip a couple of years later, there were
stacks of them lined up dumped.
Which tells us something about Dysons.

yup, people are too thick to maintain them, they believe that 'no loss of
suction' thing, and no bags needed, and hence use them with only an
occasional emptying of the dust bin,

i take mine appart every year and blow all the acumilated dust from the
small parts of the cyclone cones,

been going fine for 7 to 8 years with nothing more than a wash of the filter
and the occasional unblocking when i suck up a sheet of paper or a big sock.

[char]

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Post by Ian

Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried
out? Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

One waste of time has already been incurred......... ;o(
We bought a Dyson.
Once.
When we took it to the recycling tip a couple of years later, there
were stacks of them lined up dumped.
Which tells us something about Dysons.

yup, people are too thick to maintain them, they believe that 'no loss
of suction' thing, and no bags needed, and hence use them with only an
occasional emptying of the dust bin,
i take mine appart every year and blow all the acumilated dust from the
small parts of the cyclone cones,
been going fine for 7 to 8 years with nothing more than a wash of the
filter and the occasional unblocking when i suck up a sheet of paper or
a big sock.

I've got a Dyson DC01 still going strong...

must be at least 12 years old

[Twayne]

Post by john bently
We have a Dyson-dc05-motorhead vacuum cleaner. The Hose assembly is
losing electrical contact, which is causing the motorhead to stop and
start when vacuuming. A new hose assembly can be obtained I know, but
they are very expensive. Can any diy repair be successfully carried
out? Or would it be a waste of time? Thanks for advice.

From across the pond, but our products are similar. Most likely you'll find
one of two things wrong:

1. Where the wand connects to the vac & hand piece, a widened pin making bad
connection. That can usually be detected just by wiggling the parts at the
junctions.

2. More likely, if there is a head that allows you to rotate to get the
vacuum tool end in & under furniture, etc., a wire is broken in the area
that moves there. I've fixed several and that's always been the problem.
Disassemble the vacuum head & look for the wires. Pull off any drive belts
so you can test-run the motor safely.