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Thread Number: 23967
Dyson DC14 blitz it refurb |
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| Post# 268351 2/18/2014 at 14:34 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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So, I got a phonecall about a broken vacuum I could have for free. Turns out it was a fully working dyson dc14 with all the tools... But it certainly wasn't clean!! 
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| Post# 268353 , Reply# 1 2/18/2014 at 14:45 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Had been in the persons shed for the past few years 
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| Post# 268355 , Reply# 2 2/18/2014 at 14:46 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Dunno what they had been vacuuming up but it was everywhere 
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| Post# 268357 , Reply# 3 2/18/2014 at 14:47 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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God knows how long that had been in there, or what it even was... 
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| Post# 268359 , Reply# 4 2/18/2014 at 14:48 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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But was in all the ducting etc 
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| Post# 268360 , Reply# 5 2/18/2014 at 14:49 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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And the tools... 
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| Post# 268362 , Reply# 6 2/18/2014 at 14:50 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Anyway, stripped down to discover that the motor was replaced in 2009 (found a repair sticker on the back of it, they payed £70 for a new motor in 2009 and £40 for a service in 2007!) 
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| Post# 268363 , Reply# 7 2/18/2014 at 14:51 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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In the bath 
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| Post# 268364 , Reply# 8 2/18/2014 at 14:52 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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The bits I didn't wash 
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| Post# 268365 , Reply# 9 2/18/2014 at 14:53 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Forgot to take any rebuild photos other than this one lol 
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| Post# 268366 , Reply# 10 2/18/2014 at 14:54 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Together!! 
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| Post# 268367 , Reply# 11 2/18/2014 at 14:55 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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With its friend 
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| Post# 268391 , Reply# 12 2/18/2014 at 15:51 (3,713 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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WOW That looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! :D Brings back memories of my DC14 :D XD (Y) Well done Loving the DC14 models I might use my Auntie's DC14 this Thursday when we visit them :) | ||
| Post# 268426 , Reply# 13 2/18/2014 at 18:45 (3,713 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
"What they vacuumed up" Looks a whole lot like Soot, likely from vacuuming out an older wood-burning stove or fireplace. Defiantly not good for the filters, or motor for that matter. If they keep using the cleaner on Soot that's likely why the motor was replaced in 2009. As with any vacuums, Replace the filters! (Never could break down a dyson, esp. the Cyclones! need to learn how one day | ||
| Post# 268472 , Reply# 14 2/19/2014 at 03:54 (3,713 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK) | ||
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Well I found some cleaner filters that I put in and threw away the ones that were in it, they where ruined! | ||
| Post# 268679 , Reply# 15 2/20/2014 at 14:29 (3,711 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
Definitely looks like soot from a chimney. Looks exactly like what we got when we cleaned our wood stove's chimney a while back. I used a crummy bagless Bissell to clean up after and the soot stained all of the clear plastic parts and hose. I completely tore it down and washed everything and it still smells like soot. Oh well, at least it wasn't a rare or collectible machine.
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