To Purchase a new filter at a cheap price visit: amzn.to/2hr59nG This is a video on how the take apart and clean the Dyson V6 / V6 Fluffy/ V6 Animal / V6 Absolute vacuum cleaner
I'm 80 years old. My vacuum looked very very dirty all over. I looked at your video last night and followed your instructions carefully. This morning I put the whole thing together and lordy lordy it looks like new and works perfectly. Thanks for saving my sanity.
I called Dyson to find a service center than still offers cleaning services and they don’t have anymore but they said they would email me some step by step videos to take it apart and clean it. The videos were so unhelpful so I came to RU-vid and MAN your video is so awesome! Dyson should pay you and send your link out not the nonsense they sent me
I followed the tutorial for my one year V6, as i never took the deeper part off. He's now running perfectly like i bought it yesterday. If you do this carrefuly, no need to be worried about. Thank you for the great video !
This whole time I would take a paper towel and try to get the extra crap out I never knew pressing the button down more releases the entire tube. Thanks!
This is why engineers and 3-year-olds fiddle with everything we can get our hands on. You can learn a lot by pressing buttons repeatedly to see what happens.
The air compressor idea mentioned in the comments worked very well. I also used it to clean up cleaning head. This video was helpful to show me how to get the brush out of the head. When I did that, I discovered there was a piece of paper clogging the intake tube. I would also encourage you to take the cloth part of the removable filter off the plastic frame when you rinse it out. I had been rinsing it as demonstrated in the video. However, when I removed the cloth part of the filter, I discovered there was caked dirt inside it as a result of rinsing. Once I removed the clump of dirt, let the filter dry and removed the paper and dirt clogging the intake tube the machine works like new.
Thank you for a great video, you saved my Dyson from sure and certain threat of being thrown down the garden! I stripped it, clogged up, all clean and now the battery time has increased massively!
Thank you for posting this video. I recently purchased a second hand Dyson V6 which had been fairly well used and plenty of caked dust up around the inner bin and dust cover. Decided to go ahead and follow this video to do my own cleaning with no prior experience or great engineering knowledge, just this video and common sense with a few small make up brushes. Took my time and used blunt plastic pry tool rather than metal head screwdriver to reduce wear and scratches. All went smoothly no problems at all, removed all dust and used alcohol solution to clean non electrical parts and dried with microfiber. Put everything back together and it's good as new. I agree with comment about repetition of this process may well weaken the plastic and allow gaps for greater dust intake. Parts for this are relatively low cost now though on ebay due to the age. Worked for me thanks 👍
Thank you so much. My Dyson had been stop starting. Had cleaned out the bin and head before watching this, and it still did it. I even made sure I cleared every little bit wrapped around the head part and still nothing...but u mentioned the filter part which I didn't even consider! (Still quite new to Dyson) and once I did this it is now working like a dream 👍👍
Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to post this incredibly helpful video. I would never in a million years have had the guts to remove that inner blue part without seeing you doing it. While I was struggling with getting it removed from all of the clips I could hear your voice in my head saying "be careful and have patience".
A very clear, concise and demonstrative Dyson dc59 cleaning video that solved my problems in less than an hour. You are an excellent trainer, communicator and problem solver. Thanks so much for the money saving tips.
Maybe more directed at Dyson itself. The vacuum isn't really cleanable. Having to pry apart plastic parts damages them every time and will eventually break them.
@@marks7445 they are trying to make laws so it is easier to take apart appliances to repair them instead of them ending in a landfill. Terrible that we have to make laws for that, but good it's being done.
Thanks for your great RU-vid video. My Dyson vacuum cleaner stopped working a few months ago, so I used your video. Since then it's worked fine. It's recently stopped working again so I used your video a couple of days ago. It's now all back together and working fine. It takes around half an hour to do the clean but certainly worth it!!! Thanks again
There is other videos on cleaning the filter properly, doing it the way shown doesn't clean it well. You should seperate the filter from the plastic housing, this will prolong the amount of time before you need to start thinking about buying a new filter.
This has made me very self conscious about the state of my vacuum when I cleaned it. I can’t even imagine a life where my dirty vacuum would ever look as clean as his dirty vacuum haha
This was very helpful! My Dyson V6 is working so much better. I did go a bit further in removing parts, just needed a long handled T10 torx screwdriver. This has solved my problems of the motor cutting in and out endlessly. So much fine dirt//dust in the innards. Also saw that my motorhead brush was worn down to nothing and after your simple tutorial, was able to remove/clean it while awaiting a replacement brush from Amazon. Many thanks!
@@pilotjim4595 Oops, had occasion today to another cleaning. You are correct! It's the T7 that's needed to get off the screws. Sorry for the confusion. Clean on..
thank you for this video on cleaning the purple filter. I had previously contacted Dyson about this and the guy said that the filter can come off but he wouldn't recommend me trying. Then I saw the Dyson being demonstrated in a store and I asked that guy did he know how to clean it and he told me there was a video on RU-vid but it was not an official video. I decided to follow your video. I was very nervous. I put matchsticks in the gap as I went round trying to lever off the filter. Eventually I got it off. Dust everywhere! There is no doubt that I have made little dents in the plastic edge of the filter, but as long as it goes back together (I haven't got that far yet!) too bad. I used a pastry brush to get in all the nooks and crannies. It is now as new. I am going to write to Dyson about this problem (not mentioning what I've done!) and see what they say. It's a really bad fault that this can't be cleaned properly.
Great video, thx. I give my Dyson a deep clean once/twice a year. For anyone having a fluffy head few tips... the detachable rollers on the Fluffy are machine washable, really brings them back to life. For the main plastic housing vacuum out the dust, then use wipes and the back of a spoon to dig into all the nooks and crannies, really lifts out all the dirt... just be gentle, especially around the motor and you'll end up with a Dyson as good as new!
I have looked at several videos of people cleaning Dyson vacuums of various models and what is interesting is that Dyson's instructions do not show or recommend detailed cleaning of this sort! I believe Dyson underestimates just how dirty their machines become and one can only clean them by disassembly which Dyson does not endorse at all! Thanks for showing this.
Thank you for making the cleaning the vacuum cleaner job so easy. I've had my Animal for years but always struggled to get the bin back on. You have shown me the (secret) clip at the front! I have now mastered my Dyson vacuum cleaner!
This is the reason I like Dyson Hoover's. Any one from a certain age will remember the Hoover paperbags "messy and smelly" and they never lasted long enough🤔 and they would rip open as you tried to empty it, and you would pumpe the stagnant smell of the paper bag you have just emptied back into the house 🤯. Thank you Dyson everything nice and clean and fresh 👍🏿👏🏿🤗.
CORRECTION >>> The cloth filter wasn't rinsed correctly in the video. You need to turn the cloth filter up-side-down to rinse. Otherwise, the fine dust and small debris will get washed down into the bottom tip of the cloth filter and get collected there. And in a few years the filter might clog up and the motor could start whining in high pitch noise and burnout. So turn the filter up-side-down, tap out the dust first when the filter is still dry, and then rinse with water after.
Thank you from California! I have a V6 handheld. Your instructions were very easy to understand. I had gotten stuck when it comes to the part where you need a screwdriver. Now I'm confident I can get the unit cleaned up. Thanks again.
A million thanks for this easy to follow tutorial. The user manual is nearly useless because it's oversimplified and there are way too many release buttons on this vacuum. And all the plastic is intimidating because I think I'm going to break something.
Thanks, very useful. Re the removal of the semi-conical portion starting at 2:26, after using a screwdriver for the main tab as per the video, I found it easier and safer (less chance of damage) to use a plastic bicycle tyre lever to finish the job of prying off the smaller tabs all the way around.
OMG! I was WONDERING how on earth to get one of those pieces open for years. Lol. I was afraid I’d break it. You did do well instructing and are pleasant to listen to.
Thank you so much for a clear and very useful instruction video. My 6 year old Dyson had begun stopping intermittently and we thought it might be the filter but on taking it to bits there was a lot of dirt trapped in various areas. Thoroughly cleaned apart from taking the (pink in my case) large head to bits as it just wouldn’t move and I was scared to break that. Everything else cleaned, filter, brush head etc etc and now drying overnight. Can’t wait to see how my very clean Dyson works tomorrow. Thanks again.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! To answer one person, you MUST pry down that part of the head because it is FILLED with dirt! I used a couple of screwdrivers to get it down. Yes, it was difficult to pull down that piece, but follow carefully, and it will come down will gentle pulling. I I have a cat and don't know whose hair is more in the unit!!! This guy has told it well. Do it once, and it will be easier the next time. It takes over a half hour to clean the unit! That's the bad part of the Dyson, but it's a great cordless! I followed your video before, and it worked wonderfully. I just did it again, and I don’t know how to thank you enough for your wonderful tutorial.
To avoid invalidating the warranty by taking the filter off, just take the small filter and bin off and clean as per this video , and then take it outside and tap the filter on a flat surface, not much force is needed, just gentle tapping and lots of the fine dust comes out in a pile, just keep doing it until it stops releasing the dust and give it a good blow 😜 to just get the small amount that remains off. Warranty isn't affected and you don't risk breaking it..unless you bang it too hard of course 😜
I know I already thanked you for this video. It saved me from buying a new one or, worse yet, a vacuum cleaner that uses bags. The filter around the central unit was extremely dirty and dusty and. I cleaned everything out really well using a toothbrush and warm water. Let everything dry for two days. And it worked. Before, it had said it was charged though it only ran two strokes before saying the battery was dead again. Thank you again so much.
No problem, its great to know that some of the content i produce is helpful like this, and if it save you having to buy a new vacuum then all the better. Well done and thanks again for the feedback.
Very helpful, there are mor places to clean than you’d think. Had enough fluff out of mine to make a robin’s nest, and it now works fine. Big ££ saver here. Mikko
Yet, only one is a Dyson lol..just comes to show that Dyson simply has a cult followers. I wasn't impressed with the Dyson at all. Mine just stopped that's why i'm here
Thanks so much. I really needed that. Couldn't figure out how to take it apart but definitely loved the complete visual instructions. Great job making this video too.
This is brilliant. Easy to follow, worked exactly as shown. And yes, you need to do upkeep on appliances now and then to get the best life out of them. Kind of like people ;).
OMG! I've always cleaned the filter but had no idea that outer portion could come off. Yes, I also had a clog and was able to clean the filter from the outside to the inside. Thanks!
My machine hasn't been working properly for a week or two and finding the serial number to contact Dyson with is so hard but with this link about cleaning it is sooooo simple and hopefully I won't have to contact them again, Thank you
I saw them but felt I had removed enough stuff. Next time I'll fowllow your recommendation. How did we manage before the internet and youtube? Oh, I remember. We just bust things trying to fix them.
thanks had this vacuum for 2 years before i realized i needed to clean it like this😅 almost chucked it out and bought a new one but now it’s perfect again
Totally agree with the others. This is a great video. I had no idea how I was going to get that dust bin really clean, didn't know that continuing to push on the empty tab would release the whole thing. Bravo! Very helpful
Thank you for this. Just watched it and have successfully taken myV6 to pieces and cleaned it. I’ll be back in the next few days to say whether I got it back together again and it worked!
I’ve cleaned mine today after having had it for 3 years...I have cleaned the bits it tells you but it always still smells awful, I disassembled the cyclone as you have shown and it now smells brand new... I have been contemplating buying a new vacuum because of the smell. A new rear plate and brush for the bottom and my work here is done.. 🙏
The filter probably has pet hair inside it. Remove it from it's plastic mount (outside or over a trash can cuz it gonna have more fine dust and hair) and rinse and dry it again
Regardless of what Dyson recommends it is much better to dissemble the center filter rather than just rinsing it as shown. Depending on your circumstances there can be lots of hair, debris inside the filter bag which can only be removed by separating the filter from the plastic frame.
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......if you're chasing down an odor...a more thorough cleaning is in order. The clam shell at the top has to cleaned too. The finest particles will cake on the surfaces in there. You'll need a hex screwdriver.
This was recommended to me by my physical therapist. I have a very bad back and cannot deal with heavy canister or uprights. This Dyson V6 very lightweight, the head maneuvers around and into the smallest areas, and the accessories just pop in and out like a kids toy. Wonderful design.
Now turns on and off, took it apart and cleaned all filters, found T7 screwdriver and took the tunnel but no dust. NOW charging light blinked yellow and turned off! Phone contact doesn't work,, so am trying to contact by texting. Dont know if appliance repair can fix it. If not, will buy another brand same type
Video shows the cone filter been cleaned upside down. The dirt is in the inside. By cleaning it this way, the dirt will just gather at the bottom of the cone. Dyson say to hold the cone with the skinny end up and the open end down. That way the dirt can flow out of the filter.
Ideally you need a set of plastic pry tools for doing this job. Also, as already said by Jeff Wilson you can remove the whole Cyclone assembly from the motor body. To do this remove the waste bin then look between the Cyclone top and the motor body you'll see a white plastic clip (well the two ends of it anyway). You'll need a pair of long-nosed pliers or something similar to squeeze these together while wriggling the Cyclone free.
Great walk through, I was able to clean the machine and remove the long-running foul smell from the dust and filter. I almost gave up and bought a replacement before I found this video.
FYI regarding rinsing and cleaning the filter, the dirt is actually collected inside the filter and not the outside surface. You should hold it upside down while running it under warm water. Continue rinsing and gently squeezing the filter until the water runs clean. Turn off the water then lightly tap and gently squeeze the filter to remove excess water.
@scooby jon. How has your comment sat here for three years without anyone joining in with more great bottom gags ? Come on Dyson owners, where’s your sense of inyourendo ?
Or are you a vacuum cleaner cleaner? At which point, if you take a shower afterwards, is the shower also known as a vacuum cleaner cleaner cleaner? o.O
The first top filter actually unclips from its plastic cone shaped holster . Dirt clogs inside on plastic inserts plus it is then easier to clean , I use a an old toothbrush with soapy water to give it a good clean . Thanks for the information .
To clean the purple filter use the hard sprayer on your sink if you have one. Hold it at an angle at the bottom and spray the water through the element to push the dirt out. This works very well for me. In wintertime, to dry all of the components after washing, place them on a floor heat register. They will be dry in a jiffy. In summertime just set them outside.
Brilliant I've been wanting to know all this for ages, when i was shaking it side to side over the bin to empty it the plastic container came off and i thought id broken it....fear not i hadn't phew, now i know what to do properly thank-you so much for this video you have explained it really clearly and now i know what to do to empty and vlean it properly , i wish the instructions it came with could be more clear.
You took my thunder. I was going to write what you wrote, word for word. The same thing happened to me. I think the author did a bang up job of showing how to clean this Dyson. I use a long glass vase cleaning brush (Lee Valley) to get into the centre area. that was missed in the video. A very messy job. After owning the V6 for a few months I often thought a disposable dust bag version would be great and I wouldn't have to deal with all the fine dust cleaning. Dyson doesn't show the bin after a fine dust collection. The stuff sticks like glue because of the static electricity in the plastic. If I could give the author more "likes" I would. Dyson fell down on the cleaning in the manuals. Bagless vacuums are great if the cleaning is easy. The V6 isn't.
You took the words out of my mouth. Glad I accidentally stumbled on this great little Video ... explains all that I had wanted to know (and cursed about my dyson) as I had no idea how to do all this.
Thanks for the explanation! Small tip: If you don't want to open the internal filter (with the screwdriver), I found you can clean it quite effectively by just blowing through the filter. Preferably outside ;-)
Hey the bin can be a bit finicky to put on and off I figured out a fast easy and damage free way of putting it back on , so you place the empty bin on a table or the kitchen counter , then you aim the front notches up when you firmly press down the unit clicks perfectly into place :) super easy and simple method hope that helps because me discovering it just now it’s going to save me some headaches trying to finagle the bin back on ;) hope it helped
I thought all the matted hair attached to the brushes inside was part of the brush itself. When I saw your's I realised I had a lot more to clean than you did in yours. Thanks for the instruction, was really helpful!
