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Thread Number: 39311
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
2 dyson DC17’s found in the trash |
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| Post# 417090 12/9/2019 at 19:29 (1,592 days old) by Kirby27 (United States ) | ||
Hello all, I was given two dyson DC17 vacuums that has been found in the trash. They both are in okay condition but need a very very good cleaning. Both seem to turn on and the brush rolls spin. Both have a pretty bad smell coming from them but that can be fixed. I don’t know a lot about these machines but they seem to be alright. If anyone could give me some helpful information on them, that would be great. I plan on fixing these two up and selling one and keeping the other. It just depends. I have a few dyson a already but not this model. Thank you!
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| Post# 417092 , Reply# 1 12/9/2019 at 21:37 (1,592 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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Post# 417096 , Reply# 2 12/10/2019 at 08:23 (1,591 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Those are good models.
They have fairly aggressive brush rolls in them. In my personal opinion I think those clean well with the separately driven brush. They groom carpet quite well. Nice Finds! I also find mine in the trash but the scrappers cut the cord off right in front of me. I ended up putting a new cord on it and it just needed a good cleaning as mentioned above.
You can search Youtube for Dyson DC17 I'm sure some instructional videos on how to clean them will show up. | ||
| Post# 417101 , Reply# 3 12/10/2019 at 11:56 (1,591 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 417103 , Reply# 4 12/10/2019 at 12:12 (1,591 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 417116 , Reply# 5 12/10/2019 at 19:42 (1,591 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
The smell is just from dirt and other crap that has been stagnating in the cyclone and the bin. I've found a lot of bagless vacuums that have been sitting with dirt in them for awhile will stink like that. Disassembling the cyclone and dust cup and washing with enzymatic cleaner (simple green pet formula) and a good cleanup should remove the odor. Also putting a new filter in would likely help too.
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| Post# 417127 , Reply# 6 12/10/2019 at 21:48 (1,591 days old) by Kirby27 (United States ) | ||
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| Post# 417128 , Reply# 7 12/10/2019 at 23:31 (1,591 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 417135 , Reply# 8 12/11/2019 at 02:47 (1,591 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California) | ||
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| Post# 417139 , Reply# 9 12/11/2019 at 08:46 (1,590 days old) by Ozzie908 (England) | ||
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I put mine in the dishwasher. Take it all apart including the cyclone and put it all in the dishwasher including the filters they come out as good as new... | ||
| Post# 417170 , Reply# 10 12/11/2019 at 21:57 (1,590 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Filter
I bought a DC 33. I paid $15. I cleaned it up. It's actually easy to clean. I just washed filter. I would have bought one but it didn't need it.
I sold it for $75. I buy vacuums to resell. I hated Dyson but I bought and sold this. I was very very strong motor. I think cyclone concept is cool but the smallest thing clogs the vents. I'd like another but there probably hardest vacuums to get around here. Les | ||
| Post# 417190 , Reply# 11 12/12/2019 at 18:45 (1,589 days old) by Kirby27 (United States ) | ||
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One vacuum down
This one is cleaned to the best I could get it to be. Filters are coming in the mail tomorrow. Now onto the next one
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