Thread Number: 33899
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Hot Dyson plug? |
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Post# 367904 , Reply# 1   3/5/2017 at 21:56 (2,580 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH)   |   | |
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Your plug-end is most likely failing. I have a DC14 and a DC28 and the 28's prongs got very hot and then the machine started cutting out completely. I could easily tell that one of the prongs had broken loose in the molded plug, so I replaced just the crappy aluminum molded plug end with a real copper pronged one. Cost me $1.75 and no more heat build up anywhere!
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Post# 367907 , Reply# 2   3/5/2017 at 23:40 (2,580 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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You say your house was built in 1976. Does it have aluminum wiring? It was all too common in that era. They quit using it because it was a fire hazard. The wiring would overheat just like your plug. The prescribed fix is to 'pigtail' the outlets with a few inches of copper wire to act as a heat sync. My house, built in 1970, has aluminum wiring and I had an ongoing problem with burnt wires on my furnace until I had an electrician pigtail the wires at the furnace and at the breaker. Better to fix it than have a house fire like my sister and her first husband did with a similar vintage house.
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Post# 367916 , Reply# 3   3/6/2017 at 03:00 (2,580 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Does your Dyson plug heat up if you plug the machine into another outlet and run it?If so--you will need a new cord.If it heats up from the outlet-then your outlet or its wiring has problems.Then its time to see your electrician. |
Post# 367993 , Reply# 5   3/7/2017 at 13:36 (2,578 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Sounds like your wiring is probably okay, at least for the load the vacuum cleaner is pulling. I checked and it appears they quit using aluminum wiring after 1972. Replacement plugs are very inexpensive as Bill said. You can find them in any hardware store. Get one with a round hole for the cord and brass fittings and you'll be fine.
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