the sponge filter and holder are suposed to be cleaned twice a year (4 times a year in dusty conditions) on all dysons. The heper filter is supost to be changed every 12 months but some are now lifetime and dont need changing at all.

I'd better inspect all these filters. Can someone enlighten me on where i find them?!! And where I get replacements? Mind you I have't noticed it isn't vaccuming as well.

I've bought Dyson filters at pound shops, they don't stockthem very often though. Apart from that market stalls or electrical shops may have them or you can buy them direct from Dyson.

Natnee what modle do you have?

Mine's an animal, purple and silver.

is it a DC01, DC02, etc

Oh I don't know that one, hold on i'll go and look.....back now, it's DC07.

Thanks for that I will have a dyson inspection later.

I could have sworn sometime posted a link on here earlier, was I imagining it? I didn't get a chance to look at it, and it's gone.

yes I did but the mods have removed it

I wil try posting it again

http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=38&hist=,,1,2

Thanks (again!) cuckoo! I have bookmarked the page now, so if it gets removed again I can still look at it.

Just been looking at the dyson site. I have learnt something else new - you can reverse the 'wand' i never knew it. Quite a good site, but one thing that amused me - the little demo 'cartoons' of how to attach the assesories (i did know how to do that btw!!) it was a man doing it!
Sorry to all you men out there who vaccumm, but i bet the majority are women. I bet it is so they don't come across as being sexist!!

I'm a man, so was James Dyson.

Sorry cuckoo I didn't mean to offend you or anyone else for that matter. Maybe men have to show you (or me to be precise) how to use their vacuum properly. All this time I simply switch it on and roll it around on the floor, but it probably has 101 functions I don't know about!

mines a DC14 blitz it, and it comes with loads of extra noizzles etc. it's a special edition available from currys. it doesn't cost anymore than the regular DC14, and when i got mine a few months back, it had £100 off!I got mine earlier this year, and it has been lovely.

I had a Dyson once and it was the worst hoover I have ever had. You cannot beat the little Henrys. They are absolutely fantastic.

Natnee.

You didnt offend me.

Our vax has brilliant sucktion but you cant beat a Dyson for constant suction, all others drop off as bags and filters clog.

Do any of you have an 03 model? We are considering that one as it is the lightest one they have, but are trying to confirm the length of hose for the stairs ie does it reach to the top of the stairs without movin the hoover from the bottom? Found one website that told you length of hose on all models except that one!!

try http://www.dyson.co.uk/aftersales/help.asp?article_id=38&hist=,,1,2

I couldnt care less about which dyson i have

Having tried lots of vacs (I`ve worked as a domestic cleaner), for ease of use, light weight,easy for doing stairs, get a Sebo.
They also came highly recommended by good house keeping magasine.I have had 2 dysons in the past, and I will never get another.

My "m-i-l" got a Dyson , can't remember which one, from a car boot sale for £25 a couple of weeks ago and is raving about it. She already has one but loves the new one even more

I had a dyson (upright one) and when we changed to wooden floors and tiled floors I gave it to mu mum as she is all carpet and she thinks it is the bees knees...have a cylinder Vac now and it is just ok.....