Very good instruction for maintaining a clean Dyson cordless vacuum. I just cleaned my V7 Motorhead for the first time and found it a bit more challenging than cleaning my older V6 Animal. There is one area in the brush/ roller bar part that you did not cover and where I found A LOT of debris after using it for only one month so far. After I removed the brush bar and protective plastic piece using the coins to unscrew and remove those, I cleaned up and around the permanent rod piece, trying to wipe the clear plastic as clean as I could ......then I noticed a lot of dust and gunk at the very point where the cylinder rod thingy attaches.....there are a bunch of little gear-like notches that had collected quite a bit of debris and I had to use a dry toothbrush to really get in there and free it from al that stuff. I think this is an important place to clean and I am going to call Dyson on Monday to discuss it with them. In my older V6 Animal, with the old style brush, so much gunk built up in a similar place that eventually the brush stopped working and I had to either replace it at a cost of about $100 or upgrade, which is what I chose to do. The new method of emptying the bin is so much improved and worth upgrading for me. Let me know what you think of this suggestion? Thanx!
Thanks, this is very helpful. Just did the cleaning (which I dreaded, to be honest) but without having to dismantle all the parts was indeed easy a job and effective, too. Job done, vaccuum cleaning almost - accu is loading after two thirds of my flat.
Nice video :) thank you! I have however problems putting together the cleaning head again. I hope I can find it out. I am sure there is a trick, I just hadn’t figured it out yet. The same is with the bin. It was easier to put it apart than to put it together. Very helpful video but would have been nice to see as well, how to put the machine together again.
thank you soo sooo sooo much for this video. My issue was the filter and I would have spent time and money getting a repair person if if weren't for this and other videos to help me troubleshoot. RUclips is AMAZING. thanks agin
I agree. This video misses a major point, and I almost broke mine because of it. Putting it back together isn't 'simple and easy', and needed more explanation here. To put the bin back in place, the top part (that includes the filter with the blue cap) needs to be pulled back up to the top of the rails first. Although you'll naturally pull it up to the top of the rails before you start to clean it, someone (like me) might inadvertantly place it back down the rails while being cleaned, just for ease of handling. So it must be raised back to the top of the rails first. And then the bin will snap on fairly easily. But that's a major point, that needed to be clarified. Too many times when people explain devices like these, they explain taking it apart, but totally ignore how to put it back together again. In this case, that isn't necessarily easy, and isn't 'a given'.
Tip : to clean the Motörhead’s clear plastic put a wet wipe in and spin the brush up . Make sure the heads on a flat surface so the wipe isn’t spat out . Repeat a few times and it will be 99% clean 👍🏼
It is 10x easier to shove/push the hair off the roller than to try and cut every strand in half. With the roller removed, starting at the end with the slot, you can push off hair, all at one time, very cleanly. That's the only way I remove hair and it works perfectly every time. Takes about 3 seconds.
Thank you this was so easy to follow. Have given my V7 a thorough clean BUT the brush still will not rotate. I thought this would cure it but no the brush wont move ..... now what??? I am stuck Help
Great instructions. The coin he used is a Canadian $2.00 coin. We call it a "Toonie" (pronounced "two-knee" :) ) it is a double mate for a $1.00 Coin we affectionately called a "Loonie". Visit Canada and collect all two of them. :)
someone vacuumed up wet coffee grounds and now my dyson 7 smells like nasty burnt coffee. Your video was very helpful in cleaning it out. I've washed the filter but it still smells like burnt coffee. I don't think replacing the filter with a new one will be enough because the smell is inside the canister and even coming out of the vent from the motor. Do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell.
Absolute piece of!!! Never worked when I needed it and I spent more time online or in the manual "Such as today" than using the product/tool. Constantly trying to figure out why it wouldn't work Vs using it. Thank you for your video but Msg to Dyson...We shouldn't require an Engineering or Design degree to use a consumer product!!!
There are no instructions for refitting the “protective bar.” For some reason, having removed the bar, it doesn’t seem to want to go back in properly, even with various adjustments to the screw clip. Suggestions for what I’m doing wrong? I don’t want to break it.
Great tutorial. At 2:27 you twist the rod that the roller sits on. I am unable to do that to my V7, it is stuck. Any idea what may be causing it and if so how to fix it. Thanks.
That's a Canadian $2.00 coin referred to as a "Two-nie". Our $1.00 coin is called a "Loonie" because there is a pic of a Loon on one side. Glad we can help a neighbour!..lol
Once a week I take the leaf blower and blow through the place where the filter goes but not have the filter in there and blow a lot of the dust out that way outside
I was wondering if the IS a way to get the back off so that you can clean to post-filter - it's there alright, you can see the foam rubber. So dust must be building up...
Sal. If someone put a filter back in while still damp, would that ruin the motor? Motor won’t work after others used it. I think that possibly happened. Or someone thought the V7 vacuums up wet spots. My motor won’t turn on and I’ve had the battery replaced. Any ideas? Thanks man.
+Unsharpen l used a 18v power sweeper to force out the dust in the capture barrel, shove the air down every orifice including removing the elongated filter an forcing air down there as well, Great way to clean .... people you have the power in your Power Sweeper use it PS make sure you do it outside the house or you will have lot of cleaning up inside :o)
I’ve cleaned the filter looked for blockages and purchased a new battery. The only thing I haven’t done is to take the part off that holds the filter. Has anyone done that? It’s not working
man mines pulsing, i bought a battery still didnt fix the pulsing, i think it has got to do something with the filter part (not that purple thing, im talking about the compartment that purple filter fits in)..i want to open that compartment and deep clean it
You do realise you don’t need a count to twist that if you push it in and twist to unlock it unlocks that way says denting or scratching the plastic, mine undoes so easy just push down and turn to unlock and comes undone
You don't know how the cyclone actually works do you? "Legos in the ductwork next to the motorhead?" or in reference to the top of cyclone head: "The filter doesn't really let dirt get in here." First, a lego could never begin to make it back there unless you liquified it first. Second, the cyclones easily become covered in fine dust before making it to the washable filter - dirt goes up the vacuum tube, into dust bin, passes through mesh filter which filters out larger size debris, then travels up the cyclone tubes, then down through center of filter cylinder from the top, through the washable filter sides, then back up through the duct to the motorhead, aka: lego lair. So yes, there can be quite a bit of nastiness built-up inside the cyclone tubes. The design would be much better if this were easily accessible for cleaning. For now compressed air & oversized pipe cleaners seems like the best approach.
Ugh that plastic thing in the head annoys the bajesus out of me. I thought ours was busted and it was in the way of the actual throat of the vaccum. Just about everytime my wife goes to vacuum it gets clogged between the plastic screen and the throat of the vacuum and we need to take the head apart just to clean out the blockage to be able to use it again. Its a terrible design for the head imho...
@@squidgy4590 Np, I got a v7 animal and it has a rear filter that does need to be changed, dyson doesn't mention anything about changing/washing that one.
@@squidgy4590 No worries, yea it says you can wash the rear filter on the v7/v8 but seems like it doesn't collect as much dirt as the main so I might just do It like every other month for the rear filter.
had my v7 allergy for 8 months (got it on black friday in nov 2019) no dirt or gunk whatsoever i nthe very rear filter behind the motor that has the air output vents. Even the otp one wher e the white head section is (the main filter mentionred in the manual) hasn't gotte n dirty. I only cleaned it once with cold water when ti wasn't even dirty. very reliable. Glad I upgraded to my v11 outsize tho. hugee
so: 1. it's the wiring(!) that you might(!) not get wet, not the plastic! 2. i have the vacuum, it's very(!!) safe to wet even that wiring if you're not letting him in the moisture for long time. ones who know about wires and are not regarding them as magical voo-doo mumbo-jumbo knows that.
Very good instruction for maintaining a clean Dyson cordless vacuum. I just cleaned my V7 Motorhead for the first time and found it a bit more challenging than cleaning my older V6 Animal. There is one area in the brush/ roller bar part that you did not cover and where I found A LOT of debris after using it for only one month so far. After I removed the brush bar and protective plastic piece using the coins to unscrew and remove those, I cleaned up and around the permanent rod piece, trying to wipe the clear plastic as clean as I could ......then I noticed a lot of dust and gunk at the very point where the cylinder rod thingy attaches.....there are a bunch of little gear-like notches that had collected quite a bit of debris and I had to use a dry toothbrush to really get in there and free it from al that stuff. I think this is an important place to clean and I am going to call Dyson on Monday to discuss it with them. In my older V6 Animal, with the old style brush, so much gunk built up in a similar place that eventually the brush stopped working and I had to either replace it at a cost of about $100 or upgrade, which is what I chose to do. The new method of emptying the bin is so much improved and worth upgrading for me. Let me know what you think of this suggestion? Thanx!
The warranty expired a couple of years ago.
Very lousy design
I haven’t cleaned my Dyson V7 since I bought it over 3 years ago! I will definitely be cleaning it out when I get a chance now
Thanks, this is very helpful. Just did the cleaning (which I dreaded, to be honest) but without having to dismantle all the parts was indeed easy a job and effective, too. Job done, vaccuum cleaning almost - accu is loading after two thirds of my flat.
Nice video :) thank you! I have however problems putting together the cleaning head again. I hope I can find it out. I am sure there is a trick, I just hadn’t figured it out yet. The same is with the bin. It was easier to put it apart than to put it together. Very helpful video but would have been nice to see as well, how to put the machine together again.
I totally AGREE. Please show how to put the parts back together.
Me too. Video should show reverse process - reassembling
I watched this guy ruclips.net/video/PNV952m2vCY/видео.html
Thank you. I'm hoping our V7 Motorhead will stop pulsating now that I've cleaned it as per your advice.
thank you soo sooo sooo much for this video. My issue was the filter and I would have spent time and money getting a repair person if if weren't for this and other videos to help me troubleshoot. RUclips is AMAZING. thanks agin
I have this vacuum and your step by step video is excellent.
You can take that blue filter apart by pushing down the little tabs for better cleaning
Great info!! I was trying to remove the back cap were the filter was supposed to go, but you said the v7 don’t have one … so, great info !!
Thanks
Showing how to put some of that stuff back together would've been nice!
Thanks for the video
I agree. This video misses a major point, and I almost broke mine because of it. Putting it back together isn't 'simple and easy', and needed more explanation here. To put the bin back in place, the top part (that includes the filter with the blue cap) needs to be pulled back up to the top of the rails first. Although you'll naturally pull it up to the top of the rails before you start to clean it, someone (like me) might inadvertantly place it back down the rails while being cleaned, just for ease of handling. So it must be raised back to the top of the rails first. And then the bin will snap on fairly easily. But that's a major point, that needed to be clarified. Too many times when people explain devices like these, they explain taking it apart, but totally ignore how to put it back together again. In this case, that isn't necessarily easy, and isn't 'a given'.
AGREE! I might have broke mine, because now, I have a hard time opening it to dump it out.
I use a seam ripper from my sewing kit to rip out the hair and gunk build up. They work amazingly but are sharp.
me too!
I used my shop vac outside, worked amazingly when using the blowout option. Strange when you use one vacuum to clean the other. :)
Tip : to clean the Motörhead’s clear plastic put a wet wipe in and spin the brush up . Make sure the heads on a flat surface so the wipe isn’t spat out . Repeat a few times and it will be 99% clean 👍🏼
Not sure of any safety issues, but we like to wrap our washable filter with a dryer sheet for the nice smell.
It is 10x easier to shove/push the hair off the roller than to try and cut every strand in half. With the roller removed, starting at the end with the slot, you can push off hair, all at one time, very cleanly. That's the only way I remove hair and it works perfectly every time. Takes about 3 seconds.
Thank you I needed to see this! I was afraid to take it apart!!
Thank you this was so easy to follow. Have given my V7 a thorough clean BUT the brush still will not rotate. I thought this would cure it but no the brush wont move ..... now what??? I am stuck Help
Mine sucked up wet kitty litter so now I'm taking the entire thing apart to scrub it. Thank you for this video!
Best motor head video I found, thanks!
Great instructions. The coin he used is a Canadian $2.00 coin. We call it a "Toonie" (pronounced "two-knee" :) ) it is a double mate for a $1.00 Coin we affectionately called a "Loonie". Visit Canada and collect all two of them. :)
Ha good info thanks!
someone vacuumed up wet coffee grounds and now my dyson 7 smells like nasty burnt coffee. Your video was very helpful in cleaning it out. I've washed the filter but it still smells like burnt coffee. I don't think replacing the filter with a new one will be enough because the smell is inside the canister and even coming out of the vent from the motor. Do you have any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell.
Thank you for your helpful video. I have this particular cordless vacuume as well as an upright Dyson vacuume. I love my Dyson's.
Thanks for that, the two plastic parts that need to be unscrewed are really prone to damage.
Absolute piece of!!! Never worked when I needed it and I spent more time online or in the manual "Such as today" than using the product/tool. Constantly trying to figure out why it wouldn't work Vs using it. Thank you for your video but Msg to Dyson...We shouldn't require an Engineering or Design degree to use a consumer product!!!
There are no instructions for refitting the “protective bar.” For some reason, having removed the bar, it doesn’t seem to want to go back in properly, even with various adjustments to the screw clip. Suggestions for what I’m doing wrong? I don’t want to break it.
How did you fix it as I can't get it back in either!
Very methodical and well put together. The devil is always in the details and you did a great job covering 'em all! Thank you.
Thanks!
Very useful video, thank you. And nice gentle voice to go along.
Great tutorial. At 2:27 you twist the rod that the roller sits on. I am unable to do that to my V7, it is stuck. Any idea what may be causing it and if so how to fix it. Thanks.
I am watching this and I don’t even have a dyson 🤷🏻♂️
Aw ha ha
Exactly what I needed thanks!!
Cheers! wasn't sure about one of the clips! :)
Thank you so much! You helped me get past an easy manuever that I made so difficult. You're a lifesaver! 😃😃😃
You're very welcome!
That's a Canadian $2.00 coin referred to as a "Two-nie". Our $1.00 coin is called a "Loonie" because there is a pic of a Loon on one side. Glad we can help a neighbour!..lol
Thanks!
Once a week I take the leaf blower and blow through the place where the filter goes but not have the filter in there and blow a lot of the dust out that way outside
My wife loves this vacuum we have a small condo so its very nice!
I was wondering if the IS a way to get the back off so that you can clean to post-filter - it's there alright, you can see the foam rubber. So dust must be building up...
Yes I need to do this asap! Great instructions. Thanks
50 cent piece works great for the first thing you show
How do you put the head back together? My dust container won't slot back into place.
Very useful video, thank you.
Sal. If someone put a filter back in while still damp, would that ruin the motor? Motor won’t work after others used it. I think that possibly happened. Or someone thought the V7 vacuums up wet spots. My motor won’t turn on and I’ve had the battery replaced. Any ideas?
Thanks man.
kirppuntutti I’m buying spare filters loads of them. That way no damp ones.
Mine smells like mildew, how do I clean the metal drum that the purple filter drops into. Looks like there is no way to open that up??
My dyson v7 motorhead is very loud and squealing noise when hovering tile floors , have cleaned it but still squealing any help appreciated
Thanks a lot. Its very helpful for me!
Glad to hear it
My V7 motorhead does have a filter that can be twisted off at back of motor..please add to your demo
+Unsharpen l used a 18v power sweeper to force out the dust in the capture barrel, shove the air down every orifice including removing the elongated filter an forcing air down there as well, Great way to clean .... people you have the power in your Power Sweeper use it
PS make sure you do it outside the house or you will have lot of cleaning up inside :o)
Lol, you can take the filter off the filter housing. Use a flat head on the three slits. Then you can actually wring it out.
LOL "This Canadian dollar"
* holds up a toonie *
It's a Canadian Two Dollar Coin - A "Twoonie"
My Dyson V7 motor-head does NOT have the mechanism at time 6:11, that you lift!
I don't know how to get it apart.
Help.
I’ve cleaned the filter looked for blockages and purchased
a new battery. The only thing I haven’t done is to take the part off that holds the filter. Has anyone done that? It’s not working
Clear and helpful! Thank you!
Thanks this video is awesome and so helpful!!
Excellent instructions!
Thank you!!!
man mines pulsing, i bought a battery still didnt fix the pulsing, i think it has got to do something with the filter part (not that purple thing, im talking about the compartment that purple filter fits in)..i want to open that compartment and deep clean it
A clogged in the filter or airways can cause pulsing. Check for blockages and clean the filter
You do realise you don’t need a count to twist that if you push it in and twist to unlock it unlocks that way says denting or scratching the plastic, mine undoes so easy just push down and turn to unlock and comes undone
Thanks for a really clear and easy to follow instructions.
And yes a British pound coin works perfectly!
I found a 50p piece better
“Canadian Dollar” 😂 That’s a Toonie!
I have trouble openning the small socket with a coin. Any other ways to open it easier? Like I can't pass that "Lock" mark.
You don’t need a coin just push down and turn it open mine does find says marking the plastic
Thanks again!
Thank you so much. An Australian 10c coin works well, also :-)
When I slide the purple part back into the clear after disassembly it's really stiff and needs forcing to lift it again
What is the purpose of that dumb clear interior piece of clear plastic? It looks like it would work way better just breaking it off.
I have a different style motor head nothing on either side to turn. looks like a very small round screen
Please disregard my previous comment. I got it. Thanks for an excellent how-to video
Take care Bruce happy cleaning
Maybe help putting it back together afterwards ...
Greetings from Winnipeg
Thanks!
how do you remove the motor piece, the plastic side is quite dirty on the inside on mine but i cant reach it
You can't remove the top piece unfortunately.
You don't know how the cyclone actually works do you? "Legos in the ductwork next to the motorhead?" or in reference to the top of cyclone head: "The filter doesn't really let dirt get in here."
First, a lego could never begin to make it back there unless you liquified it first.
Second, the cyclones easily become covered in fine dust before making it to the washable filter - dirt goes up the vacuum tube, into dust bin, passes through mesh filter which filters out larger size debris, then travels up the cyclone tubes, then down through center of filter cylinder from the top, through the washable filter sides, then back up through the duct to the motorhead, aka: lego lair.
So yes, there can be quite a bit of nastiness built-up inside the cyclone tubes. The design would be much better if this were easily accessible for cleaning. For now compressed air & oversized pipe cleaners seems like the best approach.
Sounds like we agree then.
@@unsharpen Awesome!
Looks like someone must have a furry friend around the house.
Ugh that plastic thing in the head annoys the bajesus out of me. I thought ours was busted and it was in the way of the actual throat of the vaccum. Just about everytime my wife goes to vacuum it gets clogged between the plastic screen and the throat of the vacuum and we need to take the head apart just to clean out the blockage to be able to use it again. Its a terrible design for the head imho...
I always tend to accidentally hold the power on trigger when i clean the motor head. How do i hold it correctly ?
@@unsharpen thank u for the tip, i will try it out ! :)
Toonie! Oh how I miss Canada
That's a two dollar 'Toonie' coin, which has a polar bear on it, not the one dollar 'Loonie' coin, which has a loon on it. ☺
It’s a Toonie ($2) not a Canadian dollar!
can you wash the rear filter?
Tsuj-Music No, on the Dyson V7 there is only 1 filtre. The main blue one that pulls out, and the end does NOT come off.
Hope it helps!
@@squidgy4590 Np, I got a v7 animal and it has a rear filter that does need to be changed, dyson doesn't mention anything about changing/washing that one.
Hey, sorry I was talking about the one in the video (The V7 Motorhead)
@@squidgy4590 No worries, yea it says you can wash the rear filter on the v7/v8 but seems like it doesn't collect as much dirt as the main so I might just do It like every other month for the rear filter.
had my v7 allergy for 8 months (got it on black friday in nov 2019) no dirt or gunk whatsoever i nthe very rear filter behind the motor that has the air output vents. Even the otp one wher e the white head section is (the main filter mentionred in the manual) hasn't gotte n dirty. I only cleaned it once with cold water when ti wasn't even dirty. very reliable. Glad I upgraded to my v11 outsize tho. hugee
I rinsed my bin with the metal contacts oh no ?
Not advisable, but if you make sure it's 100% dry before reinstalling it, should be ok
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"plastic that you don't want to get too wet" =)))) 'Murican?
so:
1. it's the wiring(!) that you might(!) not get wet, not the plastic!
2. i have the vacuum, it's very(!!) safe to wet even that wiring if you're not letting him in the moisture for long time. ones who know about wires and are not regarding them as magical voo-doo mumbo-jumbo knows that.
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That’s a toonie 💁🏼♀️
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Amazing video , very clear .