@@mymidschoollife8485 hahaha sooo true, the dumbest headphone ever. i think the designer of this headphone came up with this silly design because of a direct family member farting nearby or even next to the dyson heaphone designer while wearing a standard headphone. and yes wearing a headphone and someone let go a smelly eastern egg flavored fart, you cant hear it but smell it. so i am almost sure that nose piece is pure for preventing it🤣🤣🤣
Good attempt steve 👍. I repair these and the cord repair takes me around 20 mins to do. They ALWAYS go exactly where you cut it off. The trick for these is to remove the platic/rubber switch cover, take the 2 small o rings from said cover, and remove the 3 torx screws on tge opposite side, that way you dan remove the half of the handle to get into the wires and access the motor. You can get to the white strain relief by pulling out the old wires and you will see the metal part of the strain relief which you saw when you cut it open. I just use a soldering iron to get to the end of it then pull it out with a pair of grips. It will come out in one piece, throw that away then just feed your live and neutral through the 2 small holes where the original ones were, (the spade connectors to use are 3.5mm female crimps) and i apply some strong glue to hold it in place. Replace everything back and job done, I've done around 50ish of these and its 2nd nature to me now. The one thing we do have in common repairing the Dyson is the tweezers down the fingernail......smarts a little bit. Just a note on replacing the buttons, i always use the B7000 glue to fix them back on, a lot easier to remove if you have to get into it again rather than super glue.
@@Mickwild562 No, I would not expect the same video quality, and humor. But it could still be valuable for those who encounter this problem. I think the "right to repair" is important, we accepted to throw everything away instead of fixing it the last decades . While our parents were much smarter and preserved resources much better.
@@jochenrudiger I agree with the right to repair. I only stumbled on repairing the Dysons when a friend asked to have a look at hers. The stress, blood and even tears were very much in abundance just like stez did, but when her friend asked me to look at hers too I learnt so much and now I enjoy repairing them. Unfortunately like others have said that are very difficult to repair on the circuit board, too many components in a short space. BUT they are an engineering marvel and are one of THE best on the market. The usual suspects are the cable, blocked filters and motor and thermal fuse(s) blown due to the blocked filters or they have been out on their end while switched on, I’ve seen it all with the repairs. I know I can buy another cable from eBay or even china but where’s the fun in that? For the sake of 1p For new spade connections and a bit of glue, half hour of your time and it’s up and running again.
@@Mickwild562 And I am sure that you could add a valuable video for those who encounter this problem. I think it is time to end all this wasting of resources. Even CPU and GPU development is slowing down due to physical limitations. It may be the right moment to learn what is necessary for saving electrical and electronical products.
little tip there, steve - @ 5:04, just before you squewered yourself with the tweezers attempting to pull apart those spade terminals.. use a small pick to push the release pin point in the mid of the spade - this is where it locks with the corresponding spade.. should just easily release then.. cable ties either side of the strain relief point is a good repair job / option for this.. can even put a dot of supgerlue under the tie if you really dont want it to move
Now that the white bit is gone, I would just fill the bottom of the handle where it was with silicone caulking. Once it hardens it will almost be like new. Love the videos!
Dysons are over-engineered, they work well...but once they fail they want you to just buy a new one. Taking them apart is a nightmare, you'll find that with a lot of newer tech. It's part of the "throw-away society" we became accustomed to.
@@JohnSmith-ro8hk You're correct, but no, I don't mean anything else. Dyson makes great products that last, but when they fail you cannot fix them without breaking something. That is the only flaw with over-engineering, it works great until it doesn't.
@@hugegamer5988This is true for every company. However, I'd argue with "made as cheap as possible" over "cheaply made as possible", and absolutely not repairable 😂
Dyson certainly know how to over inflate their product prices. I recently had to replace a switch on a Dyson v11 as the switch mechanism has a design flaw and breaks over the years, it was a real pain to replace but the new non Dyson switch hopefully has improved strength
There's another brand with expensive vacuum cleaners: Vorwerk (also known for the Thermomix), their entry model costs more than the top of the line Dyson, however they're also in business for much longer and offer you spare parts for long discontinued models. I wouldn't say Dyson is pure crap, they're innovative but they're pricey for rather poorly made products with bad repairability and not built to last.
@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 when you buy a Dyson for 700 dollar, a second dyson as replacement plus service + service parts are included in the price calculation.
@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 I think who ever had this hair dryer didn't look after it very well and probably dangled it by the cord which in turn would break some of the best made products, the motor should be good for many years I'd say
@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 I have Dyson V11 and also 20 year old Vorwerk and the difference in quality is crazy. Vorwerk is build like a tank compared to Dyson and will took so much abuse without problems! Dyson on the other hand has super cheap plastic parts that will brake down if you look at them too much.
Well done Steve, although if you google replacement Dyson hair dryer cord they are about a tenner and come with the integrated strain relief are available for some models... I assume they are 3rd party as I can’t see Dyson offering these unless he has had a Jacob Marley moment recently. Keep up the great work 😀👍
For a 3rd party to go to the trouble of making a replacement lead means there is a market for them. Doesn't say much for Dyson engineering does it. Dyson is for people who have too much money to spend on 'Form' rather than 'Function'. So called British company who bailed out and use cheap 3rd world labour to build junk.
@@Woffy. nah, it just says people in 2024 still cant handle cables and break them regularly. They need to be replaced because customer twist them so often, thes simply brake. Not an engineering fault, more an uneducated user fault.
@@Woffy. guess why headphones are bluetooth now. Because people are too stupid to handle cables. There just is not a way for bluetooth power delivery till this date.
With the way my wife winds her appliance cables, I'm not surprised they fail at the grommet. But heaven forbid I tell her the right way to wind cables 😅
I bought one of them for a fiver off a lad who slept rough behind Currys and used to raid their bins. It had been returned to the store as faulty but worked perfectly.
Stez, you can buy low temperatures thermosetting plastic which softens in nothing more than boiling water and takes a few minutes to go solid, allowing you to mould it. You could have made the plastic thingy bit from that. The great thing about it is, if it’s not correct just put it in boiling water to soften and start again.
For a horrible moment, I thought you were going to cut through the plastic while you were holding it. Much relief was had once I saw the vice come out 😅
As someone with long hair, these are actually really incredible hair dryers. I think I picked mine up for like 250 quid used with all the attachments and its one of the best things I ever bought. The flow is just so smooth and powerful and the temp control is stellar. I don't think i'd pay new price for it, but for a good deal its killer.
I don't know about that. If it was an Apple product, they would've glued the handle together and put a microprocessor in the power cord so it would refuse to power on if the serial number didn't match. Dyson's all about form over function, but at least it had screws...
@@dom3827This is not true. We just had a cordless vacuum at the repair cafe. The product is overly complex and poorly designed. The product was chock full of dirt in every place imaginable with most of those places very time consuming to dismantle. This is the opposite of well designed, well engineered, repairable and maintainable. I would not buy a Dyson product To contrast that with another manufacturer of hair tongs which were superbly designed and made with all the spare parts available. The product was a work of art with no compromise in any department.
Here is what i did with similar strain reliever: I cutted wires leaving couple of centimeters on them, pulled all the copper out and drilled the holes a bit bigger following old holes best i could. Then i just routed new wire in with some glue. Quite easy to reuse, even easier if done without glue and just tieing knots to the wires.
The metal piece you removed from the cord was actually a "hognose" clamp they used to clamp on the cord to keep it from pulling out. Lots of equipment uses such metal clamps for that very reason... And yes, you forgot to say; "Stupid Drier"... We all need that phrase to fill a gap in our lives... lol
I am not sure about this, but my electrician-professional friends have told me that with high-voltage, i.e. "wall-power" cabling should never be soldered. The reason is that solder might de-solidify (please use that, at somepoint: DE-SOLID, instead of SOLID, just for fun!) if something faults. And thus, might cause a short-circuit, which might cause a fire hazard. Prove them wrong?
I worked on a similar problem in the past. Not exact. I also had a part grommet collar that was half gone but still sturdy. I used a silica cavity solution similar to when putting cables through walls to block drafts. I used a small injection, and it expanded into the gap. Not brilliant either but it gripped better than it did lol
I’ve had the exact fault on the mrs’ dyson. Just shortened the lead a few inches. I can’t remember what I did about that white block. Might have just soldered it back together after it…
Stez I did exactly the same with a pair of needle nose the other day and sent one of them into the end of my left thumb and it bleed like a stuck pig for ages and is still a bit painful to touch a week on.
I took my old Dyson hoover apart. For hoovers that never supposed to lose suction mine only sucked in the proverbial sense after a few years. It was the biggest pain in the arse to work on and I never did manage to get it working any better. I never want to touch another Dyson product again.
When products are at a pricepoint suggests they're more durable and overengineered you'd kind of expect easy access to replacement parts and good repairability but it's so often the opposite.
Not sure why you soldered to the spades, would it not have been easier to strip the wire back and then go wire to wire? Also if you had drilled out the centre of the white plastic part you could have threaded the wire through and secured with a cable tie to hold it in place. Loving your channels
Is it still waterproof? Looks like the strain relief was also a water barrier for use around the sink. You might consider some caulk-like water barrier.
I love your videos. I too have spilled my blood over countless repairs. How do you always remember to put heatshrink tubes first before soldering? I can´t seem to get it, and have to unsolder everything again -.-"
I would have stripped both end of the spade connectors, and recrimped using what I had on hand... Or braided / soldered the wires instead of soldering to the spade... But good job on fixing that overexpensive blower...
My main surprise is that they don't use a connector similar to what you would find in, for example, GHD Hair Straighteners; which allow 360 degree movement between the flex and the straighteners.
Returned mine after just 3 months. I never used it on highest heat or speed. Cleaned filter etc. Was cutting out every other time and final time it would not turn back on. It was good when it worked but just not worth the inconvenience and being unreliable for £330. Did not risk a replacement Dyson, got refund and bought different make. Id read on forums that alot of the hairdryers had same issue as mine but after 2 or 3 years, when warranty expires etc. Like alot of electrical goods now, seems like they set it to have a limited life so the consumer can 'expect' to keep replacing every 2, 5 or 10 years etc.
I see everybody slamming the price and build quality of this hairdryer, however, I bought one for my wife 6 1/2 years ago and it’s still going strong, never gone wrong and zero filter issues. I don’t have to wake up to a ridiculously loud hairdryer. £400 is nothing to me and 6 1/2 years use is double my expected lifetime for it. Just in case you’re curious why I’m watching this video, I like watching video where people fix stuff, it was just coincidence that it was this dryer.
Would it have been possible to drill the wires out of the white plastic thing and just thread new ones through and then butcher it with knots and glue?
Did you try and get a replacement lead from Dyson? not sure if they sell spares but i would have thought so, Another thing to try for replacing the strain relief would be to use some milliput (ebay is your friend), that is a 2 part epoxy putty and dries rock hard overnight, just add some where the white strain relief used to be and just close the case around it, super glueing the buttons on might be an issue if you try and remove them again.
Hey. I see you are using wera drivers and I am thinking of getting those as well over an ifit kit. Just because wera means I could enlarge and grow the collection of bits and drivers over time as the needs change. what would be a good set to start with?
What a coincidence, my mum's one of these had the same issue a month ago. I thought 'Oh, perfect, I'll film this repair, another video to add to my backlog'. As I sat down after setting up, screwdriver in hand, frown on my eyebrows, my mum halted everything. "Dyson are going to replace it free of charge, so please don't open it." Stupid warranties and lifetime guarantees.
hehe, broken wire, dyson vacuums, especially the earlier ones like dc01 and dc05 were notorious for the wire breaking in the cable where it exited the casing , i've repaired many...
great vids,,,,need help tho,,,,need a type c micro charge port for acer iconia 10,model A7001,,if you can help in where to get one be much appreciated,,
We had some ghd hair tongues that failed for the same reason, the cable became damaged at the point it went into the unit. Luckily, it was much easier to open up and you can buy replacement cables. They really need to stop making things that can't be repaired easily. Just not good for the environment.
Would have drilled through the strain relief passed the cable through and put cable ties on the cable at the other side to lock it in myself. Love tinkering.
...i would have discarded the mangled fiddly-piece and just pumped the strain-relief hole full of hot glue and clamped it in a tightly-closed position for 30 minutes...
We've got a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner. It was alright for the first month or two. A couple of years on I'm still waiting for it to die - and sort of hoping it will so I can move on with my life.
I think i'll go back to melting plastic after this.
probably for the best...
use some hot glue for strain relief.
Stupid Hairdryer
@@proditaki that's the catch phrase missing!! thank you.
Should have hot snotted the strain relief.
So Dyson makes things that either suck or blow, got it.
😂
That one both blew AND sucked.
and the world's dumbest headphones.
@@mymidschoollife8485 hahaha sooo true, the dumbest headphone ever. i think the designer of this headphone came up with this silly design because of a direct family member farting nearby or even next to the dyson heaphone designer while wearing a standard headphone. and yes wearing a headphone and someone let go a smelly eastern egg flavored fart, you cant hear it but smell it. so i am almost sure that nose piece is pure for preventing it🤣🤣🤣
And there good at it
Good attempt steve 👍. I repair these and the cord repair takes me around 20 mins to do. They ALWAYS go exactly where you cut it off. The trick for these is to remove the platic/rubber switch cover, take the 2 small o rings from said cover, and remove the 3 torx screws on tge opposite side, that way you dan remove the half of the handle to get into the wires and access the motor. You can get to the white strain relief by pulling out the old wires and you will see the metal part of the strain relief which you saw when you cut it open. I just use a soldering iron to get to the end of it then pull it out with a pair of grips. It will come out in one piece, throw that away then just feed your live and neutral through the 2 small holes where the original ones were, (the spade connectors to use are 3.5mm female crimps) and i apply some strong glue to hold it in place. Replace everything back and job done, I've done around 50ish of these and its 2nd nature to me now. The one thing we do have in common repairing the Dyson is the tweezers down the fingernail......smarts a little bit.
Just a note on replacing the buttons, i always use the B7000 glue to fix them back on, a lot easier to remove if you have to get into it again rather than super glue.
I believe a video of your repair could be quite interesting.
@@jochenrudiger @stezstixmix
When I do my next repair I will film it, saying that though please don’t expect a high end production like this 🤔
@@Mickwild562 No, I would not expect the same video quality, and humor. But it could still be valuable for those who encounter this problem.
I think the "right to repair" is important, we accepted to throw everything away instead of fixing it the last decades . While our parents were much smarter and preserved resources much better.
@@jochenrudiger I agree with the right to repair. I only stumbled on repairing the Dysons when a friend asked to have a look at hers. The stress, blood and even tears were very much in abundance just like stez did, but when her friend asked me to look at hers too I learnt so much and now I enjoy repairing them. Unfortunately like others have said that are very difficult to repair on the circuit board, too many components in a short space. BUT they are an engineering marvel and are one of THE best on the market.
The usual suspects are the cable, blocked filters and motor and thermal fuse(s) blown due to the blocked filters or they have been out on their end while switched on, I’ve seen it all with the repairs. I know I can buy another cable from eBay or even china but where’s the fun in that? For the sake of 1p
For new spade connections and a bit of glue, half hour of your time and it’s up and running again.
@@Mickwild562 And I am sure that you could add a valuable video for those who encounter this problem.
I think it is time to end all this wasting of resources. Even CPU and GPU development is slowing down due to physical limitations. It may be the right moment to learn what is necessary for saving electrical and electronical products.
You didn't say "stupid hairdryer", now I'm sad
No song either; are we sure this is the real Steve?
@@CDRaff This is StezStix Mix, not Fix. No songs on this channel, unfortunately.
@@DirkDelahayeMy bad, didn't realize it was the second channel.
Stupid mix channel
@@CDRaff yeah me neither! Shame on us! Awesome fix, tho!
I worked on a Dyson vacuum cleaner recently. I fully go along with 'Not wanting to work on Dyson stuff' ever again. :)
Why? Really easy, straight forward devices. 15 Minutes for a full repair taking everything apart and back together.
The new ones, yes horrible, had one where motor was one piece with hepa filter. But the older ones are brilliant, nicely done and great to repair.
That's the Dyson philosophy: Make the overpriced crap impossible to repair so the dopey punters have to buy another one.
little tip there, steve - @ 5:04, just before you squewered yourself with the tweezers attempting to pull apart those spade terminals.. use a small pick to push the release pin point in the mid of the spade - this is where it locks with the corresponding spade.. should just easily release then..
cable ties either side of the strain relief point is a good repair job / option for this.. can even put a dot of supgerlue under the tie if you really dont want it to move
The skill and dedication to fixing this really had me blown away...
Now that the white bit is gone, I would just fill the bottom of the handle where it was with silicone caulking. Once it hardens it will almost be like new. Love the videos!
That's the primary intake.
Dysons are over-engineered, they work well...but once they fail they want you to just buy a new one. Taking them apart is a nightmare, you'll find that with a lot of newer tech. It's part of the "throw-away society" we became accustomed to.
Dysons are the Apple of the small appliance world.
Something over-engineered usually means redundancy so it doesn't fail. Perhaps you meant something else?
@@JohnSmith-ro8hk You're correct, but no, I don't mean anything else. Dyson makes great products that last, but when they fail you cannot fix them without breaking something. That is the only flaw with over-engineering, it works great until it doesn't.
They are designed to be as cheaply made as possible and absolutely not repairable.
@@hugegamer5988This is true for every company. However, I'd argue with "made as cheap as possible" over "cheaply made as possible", and absolutely not repairable 😂
Dyson certainly know how to over inflate their product prices. I recently had to replace a switch on a Dyson v11 as the switch mechanism has a design flaw and breaks over the years, it was a real pain to replace but the new non Dyson switch hopefully has improved strength
There's another brand with expensive vacuum cleaners: Vorwerk (also known for the Thermomix), their entry model costs more than the top of the line Dyson, however they're also in business for much longer and offer you spare parts for long discontinued models.
I wouldn't say Dyson is pure crap, they're innovative but they're pricey for rather poorly made products with bad repairability and not built to last.
@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 when you buy a Dyson for 700 dollar, a second dyson as replacement plus service + service parts are included in the price calculation.
@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 I think who ever had this hair dryer didn't look after it very well and probably dangled it by the cord which in turn would break some of the best made products, the motor should be good for many years I'd say
@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 I have Dyson V11 and also 20 year old Vorwerk and the difference in quality is crazy. Vorwerk is build like a tank compared to Dyson and will took so much abuse without problems! Dyson on the other hand has super cheap plastic parts that will brake down if you look at them too much.
Looking at that, it seems like 300 quid spent on 'how to make it difficult to repair".... that's appalling design.
Well done Steve, although if you google replacement Dyson hair dryer cord they are about a tenner and come with the integrated strain relief are available for some models... I assume they are 3rd party as I can’t see Dyson offering these unless he has had a Jacob Marley moment recently.
Keep up the great work 😀👍
The OEM replacement is nearly £25 and is currently out of stock.
For a 3rd party to go to the trouble of making a replacement lead means there is a market for them. Doesn't say much for Dyson engineering does it. Dyson is for people who have too much money to spend on 'Form' rather than 'Function'. So called British company who bailed out and use cheap 3rd world labour to build junk.
@@Woffy. nah, it just says people in 2024 still cant handle cables and break them regularly.
They need to be replaced because customer twist them so often, thes simply brake.
Not an engineering fault, more an uneducated user fault.
@@dom3827 So you engineer a solution to twisty cable syndrome. Braun had a slip-ring arrangement.
@@Woffy. guess why headphones are bluetooth now. Because people are too stupid to handle cables.
There just is not a way for bluetooth power delivery till this date.
With the way my wife winds her appliance cables, I'm not surprised they fail at the grommet. But heaven forbid I tell her the right way to wind cables 😅
Make her buy another
My bottom was twitching watching you hold the strain relief with a Dremel 😂 thank god for vices
I bought one of them for a fiver off a lad who slept rough behind Currys and used to raid their bins. It had been returned to the store as faulty but worked perfectly.
Stez, you can buy low temperatures thermosetting plastic which softens in nothing more than boiling water and takes a few minutes to go solid, allowing you to mould it. You could have made the plastic thingy bit from that.
The great thing about it is, if it’s not correct just put it in boiling water to soften and start again.
Thanks for the videos Steve 😉
Thanks Paul! Really appreciate the support 👍
For a horrible moment, I thought you were going to cut through the plastic while you were holding it. Much relief was had once I saw the vice come out 😅
I just love you fishing for anything.
Pure awesomeness!
As someone with long hair, these are actually really incredible hair dryers. I think I picked mine up for like 250 quid used with all the attachments and its one of the best things I ever bought. The flow is just so smooth and powerful and the temp control is stellar. I don't think i'd pay new price for it, but for a good deal its killer.
A wonderful vid after a stressful day.
Thanks mate
The guest appearance of Dusty in the end was epic! XD Like my room in some corners. XD
4:54
Need a “Days since last blood drawn” counter to go next to the melted plastic one?
Dyson definetly goes out of their way to make their devices as unfixable as possible. Basically the apple of rubbish overpriced fans.
I don't know about that. If it was an Apple product, they would've glued the handle together and put a microprocessor in the power cord so it would refuse to power on if the serial number didn't match. Dyson's all about form over function, but at least it had screws...
No they don’t. Dyson even supply service manuals.
They are very easy to service.
Just because some people lack the skill, it is not the products fault.
@@dom3827This is not true. We just had a cordless vacuum at the repair cafe. The product is overly complex and poorly designed. The product was chock full of dirt in every place imaginable with most of those places very time consuming to dismantle.
This is the opposite of well designed, well engineered, repairable and maintainable. I would not buy a Dyson product
To contrast that with another manufacturer of hair tongs which were superbly designed and made with all the spare parts available. The product was a work of art with no compromise in any department.
@@SimonEllwood again. Lack of skill and inderstanding.
Nice fix Steve, maybe remove the sleeving to go through the clamp ?
Here is what i did with similar strain reliever: I cutted wires leaving couple of centimeters on them, pulled all the copper out and drilled the holes a bit bigger following old holes best i could. Then i just routed new wire in with some glue. Quite easy to reuse, even easier if done without glue and just tieing knots to the wires.
Please be careful of Dave. We would be lost without him.
You can fill the empty space inside the cable strain relief with some non-acetic silicone rubber.
Job well done
Anthony
Time for a 3D Printer ;)
The metal piece you removed from the cord was actually a "hognose" clamp they used to clamp on the cord to keep it from pulling out. Lots of equipment uses such metal clamps for that very reason... And yes, you forgot to say; "Stupid Drier"... We all need that phrase to fill a gap in our lives... lol
Ooooh Sir James is gonna be pissed at you! Expect the goons at the door very shortly 😅
12:26 The dust! 😆
you mean the 'druff?
I am not sure about this, but my electrician-professional friends have told me that with high-voltage, i.e. "wall-power" cabling should never be soldered. The reason is that solder might de-solidify (please use that, at somepoint: DE-SOLID, instead of SOLID, just for fun!) if something faults. And thus, might cause a short-circuit, which might cause a fire hazard. Prove them wrong?
Ooh! One I could have diagnosed and fixed myself. I've had a few devices with this problem, from leaf blowers to hair straighteners. Nice.
I worked on a similar problem in the past. Not exact. I also had a part grommet collar that was half gone but still sturdy. I used a silica cavity solution similar to when putting cables through walls to block drafts. I used a small injection, and it expanded into the gap. Not brilliant either but it gripped better than it did lol
so glad iv found your second channel
I’ve had the exact fault on the mrs’ dyson. Just shortened the lead a few inches. I can’t remember what I did about that white block. Might have just soldered it back together after it…
Cool Project, love these type of work, hope i find something simular to work on
The cable, incuding strain relief, is available as a spare part.
@@nemesis2264And to be fair £10 is still cheaper than even the cheapest new hair dryer, outside of at places like Temu.
@@nemesis2264 But £25 OEM , if you can find one in stock???
@@nemesis2264 For all the faults of Dyson, they tend to be pretty good at selling spares
7:20 why didn't you push the clip in to open the strain relief
Stez I did exactly the same with a pair of needle nose the other day and sent one of them into the end of my left thumb and it bleed like a stuck pig for ages and is still a bit painful to touch a week on.
Ah, best Chinese wiring practice I see - live to black. Big Clive will love you. :)
Them Buttons Went The The 4th Dimension When You Popped Them off, Good Find Mate!
£400. wow thats some premium hot air from Dyson.
For that price I would expect lifetime warranty...
@@jonasgustafsson9728it has a warranty for the lifetime of the part. Which had expired. You’re welcome.
@@jonasgustafsson9728LOL, they know that the idiots that buy these, wouldn’t
dare complain about this overpriced status crap.
I took my old Dyson hoover apart. For hoovers that never supposed to lose suction mine only sucked in the proverbial sense after a few years. It was the biggest pain in the arse to work on and I never did manage to get it working any better. I never want to touch another Dyson product again.
Has this been reuploaded? Couldnt find the Video for a while
When products are at a pricepoint suggests they're more durable and overengineered you'd kind of expect easy access to replacement parts and good repairability but it's so often the opposite.
I felt a pit in my stomach as those tweezers slipped at 4:45. It's been a while since that has happened while watching a video...
Not sure why you soldered to the spades, would it not have been easier to strip the wire back and then go wire to wire? Also if you had drilled out the centre of the white plastic part you could have threaded the wire through and secured with a cable tie to hold it in place. Loving your channels
What heat gun do you use for your heat shrink???
Is it still waterproof? Looks like the strain relief was also a water barrier for use around the sink. You might consider some caulk-like water barrier.
Your hair looks great
I love your videos. I too have spilled my blood over countless repairs. How do you always remember to put heatshrink tubes first before soldering? I can´t seem to get it, and have to unsolder everything again -.-"
The repair demon requires sacrifice. if you don’t anoint it with blood, it won’t work.
I would have stripped both end of the spade connectors, and recrimped using what I had on hand... Or braided / soldered the wires instead of soldering to the spade... But good job on fixing that overexpensive blower...
I think that would have been better
My main surprise is that they don't use a connector similar to what you would find in, for example, GHD Hair Straighteners; which allow 360 degree movement between the flex and the straighteners.
I would probably do a little modification
Returned mine after just 3 months. I never used it on highest heat or speed. Cleaned filter etc. Was cutting out every other time and final time it would not turn back on. It was good when it worked but just not worth the inconvenience and being unreliable for £330. Did not risk a replacement Dyson, got refund and bought different make. Id read on forums that alot of the hairdryers had same issue as mine but after 2 or 3 years, when warranty expires etc. Like alot of electrical goods now, seems like they set it to have a limited life so the consumer can 'expect' to keep replacing every 2, 5 or 10 years etc.
Your videos are oddly satisfying 😄
I to have felt the sharp pointed end of stupidity... many times 🤣
I find Zip ties make a good strain relief and somehow can be made to fit most spaces
I see everybody slamming the price and build quality of this hairdryer, however, I bought one for my wife 6 1/2 years ago and it’s still going strong, never gone wrong and zero filter issues. I don’t have to wake up to a ridiculously loud hairdryer. £400 is nothing to me and 6 1/2 years use is double my expected lifetime for it. Just in case you’re curious why I’m watching this video, I like watching video where people fix stuff, it was just coincidence that it was this dryer.
Same goes for any hairdryer my mum has had. Usually thrown out due to age. All of them were under £100
Oddly this video is not listed on your Videos page but it did appear on my recommended videos list.
I always drill a hole through the cable restraint and fill with hot melt glue or epoxy glue to support
Not exactly quiet is it? How is this better than a normal one?
vacuum wizard online shop has the replacement cord right up to the spade connectors through the strain relief for £20
More Dyson products please. The air wraps are rubbish so should be plenty online lol
Would it have been possible to drill the wires out of the white plastic thing and just thread new ones through and then butcher it with knots and glue?
Did you try and get a replacement lead from Dyson? not sure if they sell spares but i would have thought so, Another thing to try for replacing the strain relief would be to use some milliput (ebay is your friend), that is a 2 part epoxy putty and dries rock hard overnight, just add some where the white strain relief used to be and just close the case around it, super glueing the buttons on might be an issue if you try and remove them again.
New cables, fitted with the strain relief thing, are available for less than £15.
Hey. I see you are using wera drivers and I am thinking of getting those as well over an ifit kit. Just because wera means I could enlarge and grow the collection of bits and drivers over time as the needs change. what would be a good set to start with?
What a coincidence, my mum's one of these had the same issue a month ago. I thought 'Oh, perfect, I'll film this repair, another video to add to my backlog'. As I sat down after setting up, screwdriver in hand, frown on my eyebrows, my mum halted everything. "Dyson are going to replace it free of charge, so please don't open it."
Stupid warranties and lifetime guarantees.
I felt your pain Steve when you cut yourself under the nail, hope it heals well
I guess not beeing able to repair your power coord is reparability index below 3/10, congrat Diiiiiiiiiison 🎉🎉🎉
It looks like they sell the whole cable assemble including strain relief section, around £12.50 on ebay.
Hi Steve I would have used a couple of cable ties around the flex on the inside some how. 😋
I got a 15 year old Bosch hair dryer still working
Am i being stupid but why can't you just cut the break out of the cable and rejoin the wires?
Well done Steve, I'd have thrown it across the room lol.
You should have put some shrink tube on the main cord coming out of the strain relief as extra strain relief.
guess how many times i've done that with a pick tool over the last 20 years :) get yourself a set of Engineer brand crimpers for purdy crimps.
Maybe we need a "days without blood" tally alongside our melted plastic
did you remember to put those filters back in there...
This is a cheeky vid out of the Blue!!
hehe, broken wire, dyson vacuums, especially the earlier ones like dc01 and dc05 were notorious for the wire breaking in the cable where it exited the casing , i've repaired many...
how would.you fix one that overheats
great vids,,,,need help tho,,,,need a type c micro charge port for acer iconia 10,model A7001,,if you can help in where to get one be much appreciated,,
there's looks to be lots of room in the 'cage' bit in the handle to fit a cable tie as strain relief.
what about using miliput for the strain releif?
Why didn't we just 3d print an improved version of the plastic strain relief thingy?
We had some ghd hair tongues that failed for the same reason, the cable became damaged at the point it went into the unit. Luckily, it was much easier to open up and you can buy replacement cables. They really need to stop making things that can't be repaired easily. Just not good for the environment.
Would have drilled through the strain relief passed the cable through and put cable ties on the cable at the other side to lock it in myself. Love tinkering.
7:45 did he just tell me to…..😂 🤣 😂.
Days since bloodshed counter?
Try using a zip tie on the cord inside of the dryer to hold it from slipping through. Just a thought
This si the first time ove ever seen a cable soldered onto a spade connector. Definitely a different take on connecting wires together. 👍
I have a hunch he repaired this for someone he cares about ;) one of the scenes you hear a door closing and it clearly wasn't Steve
Good result. I think that strain relief will hold.
...i would have discarded the mangled fiddly-piece and just pumped the strain-relief hole full of hot glue and clamped it in a tightly-closed position for 30 minutes...
Throws strain relief, ties knot in cord. Saves Mr Dyson £1 per unit...
ya think Mr Dyson told his collection of undergrad students "Yes, Make it sound like failing brakes on a Mk.1 Cortina!"
We've got a Dyson cordless vacuum cleaner. It was alright for the first month or two. A couple of years on I'm still waiting for it to die - and sort of hoping it will so I can move on with my life.
can't wait for part 2 of this !
My daughter bought a house, a car, and accessories Dyson galore. She visits regularly to beg for money. STOP the stupid spending if you're not rich.