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cmartin10New Member

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WashG1

Can you add white distilled vinegar to the water for sanitation?

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1 month ago

EamonnpquigleyNew Member

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appaling customer service

Is there anyone that can help me? I bought a V12 machine 5 months ago and it was defective and replaced. The replacement now needs to be replaced and I am having a horrific experience with customer service. So far I have been given 5 collection dates where no collection happened, I have been promised 3 calls from a supervisor but none happened. I was told that the collection courier would bring a box for me to pack. The courier arrived but didn’t have a box. I contacted customer service and was told that it was my fault that the collection hadn’t happened. I was promised a call from a supervisor but of course nothing happened. i am at my wits end! As Dyson products are expensive I had expected decent customer service but I was wrong. i will never, ever buy Dyson again

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1 month ago

MorleyfordsNew Member

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How can I get help with my Dyson V8 vacuum?

Dear Dyson, I purchased a V8 in March of this year it very soon failed to last very long but has got progressively worse. We have run a few trials and now find that making sure it has a full charge, wait until the blue charge light extinguishes it only operates for around 6 minutes. I have reported this and was initially told I would receive a replacement battery. I now understand the battery is out of stock and the order for the battery has been cancelled. I was then sent a message stating that the machine would be collected on the 11th November. I contacted Customer Services by phone but was told I could cancel the return and wait for when the battery returned to stock. I am unwilling to return the machine as I understand it will take 7 days to repair and return. The machine is our only form of vacuum cleaner. The conversation with customer services was pointless as they listened to my concerns but could offer no solution. You do not have field engineers. The reason I replaced the un

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1 month ago

Lily123Rookie Member

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How can I get help receiving a refund for a returned machine?

Hi,I really need help please! I ordered a refurbished Dyson V8 on the 4th October on a special promotion. I was excited to receive it as I could not afford a new one. I received the Dyson on the 6th October but the brush was not turning and I had to return it in exchange for another Dyson V8. This machine was faulty too and I returned this one on the 14th October and it was delivered back to Dyson on the 18th October.Now Dyson’s terrible customer service is saying that they need proof of both returns before refunding me my money. I have proof of the second return but the first one was for an exchange. Their system does not reflect this!I don’t know what to do as all I get from their customer service (they should not call themselves customer service but customer hinderance department) is that they will escalate this issue to their team!I need my money back but there is no complaints department to contact!Please help![Moderation edit - title updated]

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1 month ago

trainracer1956New Member

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Help with the Wash G1

I’ve just bought the new Wash G1 and used it for the 1st time cleaned the floor excellently except when I attempted to use the self clean mode I could not find the mode on the screen to activate it. I’ve held the button down etc but it scrolls through various screens e.g. roller life, language,hydration level etc but still no self clean mode. Am I missing something?

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1 month ago

Judyreed1953New Member

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V12 and Customer Support

I purchased a Dyson B12 and rated two weeks and never received it. I called Dyson and they could not locate the machine. I put a stop payment on my bank account. I called Dyson again and they sent out a new machine. When the second machine arrived, I called my bank and reversed the stop payment. Now I’m having a problem with one of the replacement parts. I called and tried to get it replaced and they said I did not pay for the machine. I have sent proof of my purchase to Dyson three times and have called customer service on numerous occasions, holding up to 30 minutes each time. I still have not received the replacement part, nor has I received a call from a supervisor, which was promised. For this reason, I will never buy another Dyson. You get no support when you need it.

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1 month ago

wzz669New Member

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V11 Animal won't move from ECO to AUTO to BOOST (no power mode switching capability)

Bought the most expensive stick vacuum on the planet and with that I expected top notch quality, engineering and durability!!!! Wrong!!!! First disappointment was the 25 cent plastic trigger that cracks on every (I’ll bet) Dyson!!! If a person can’t figure out how to replace, that person will pay $100+ to get it repaired!!@! And now my Dyson will not switch power modes!!! Any clue on how to repair this????????

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1 month ago

Michele WRookie Member

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Faulty Hoover

Hi all - a year ago I invested in a Dyson Hoover costing over £250. I thought a great company with a fabulous product with a British Inventor at the heart of the company - its worth investing in something that will see me through the next few years.Recently the battery stopped charging on the hoover and also the tubes stopped clicking together. I contacted Customer Services (via their Chat facility) and arranged collection of my hoover so it could be repaired. At this time I was also charge £100.The day of collection came and as it was an all day option I had to take a days holiday so I could be home. On the morning of the collection I received an email that said DPD cant not collect and I would be given another date soon.I contacted Customer Services again just now and have another collection date booked for 2 weeks time and have also been guaranteed an urgent refund.My gripes: I asked to file an official complaint and have been told there is no process in place to do this - why i

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2 months ago

TimboNew Member

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Dyson V8 Absolute design flaws?

Dear all, I have been trying to get an email address with no success to bring this to the attention of someone in Dyson land with technical responsibility so resort to here for any suggestions or remarks.I own a Dyson V8 Absolute cordless vacuum. There seem to be 2 design flaws which are basic IMO.when using the powered anti hair wrap agitator brush the rear large (~3cm dia) disc wheels leave pairs of ugly tramlines across my carpets. The wheels are fairly old traditional design concept to allow easy steering, angled conical discs. But on this floor head they seem much sharper on the outer edge than my old dyson. Being the case they dig in to the carpets and leave pairs of ugly lines where I have covered the floor. Any suggestions? The dust bin has an internal plastic web from the base to the internal cylinder right at the front of the unit. When the debris is collected in the bin this web stops the waste circulating evenly around the bin. So that when in use with the bin held and an

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2 months ago

dimondt11jRookie Member

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How can I get Dyson to give me answers after almost 7 months or more???

Hi,I own several Dyson vacuum’s and I have been a longtime customer of Dyson. I have an outsize that I have called on since approximately April or sooner, the beater head just quit and so I did a video call where they deemed that it was a defective product to which they stated although it was out of warranty they will replace the head when it becomes back in stock, which was months and months ago, at one point someone sent me a head that is at least 3+ inches smaller and now the wand is wobbly when putting on the head and will shut off and on, none of these parts are available online anymore which tells me that this product is defective as there is no more room on the wait list for parts, according to Susan that I spoke with this morning. I have spoken to Fernando who created the case #37409268 then I spoke with Tatiana, Isac, ( on 05-15-24), Jacob (on 06-26-24) then I called on and spoke with Angela on (08-09-24), then I called today and spoke with Susan, (09-23-24) still no luck!! Th

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2 months ago

Garibaldi22New Member

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V11 pulsing on Eco, Med and Boost. New Dyson filter hasn't fixed it. Motor problem?

HelloWe have a Dyson V11. The model with all the extra heads and accessories.Bought new about 4 years ago I think.The motor started pulsing a week ago on all power settings.We went onto the Dyson Support site and went through all the relevant troubleshooting via the Chat service. Definitely no blockages between brush heads and the dust collection bin. Removed the bin as per online instructions - no blockages. Was advised that a new filter at £39 would fix the problem so we purchased one from Dyson. The filter arrived today and it has NOT fixed the problem.The unit is still pulsing on all 3 power settings. No suction at the brush heads. I guess it's a motor problem or the battery needs replacing? Any thoughts welcome. RegardsGaribaldi22

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2 months ago

My complaintRookie Member

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have not received promised replacement for v10 animal

Dyson customer service promised me a V12 animal to replace my broken V10 which was under warranty. I needed to ship my V10 to them and then they would place the order for the V12. It has been 5 weeks since they received my v10 in the warehouse. I have contacted customer service several times and each time they tell me it will be 5-7 or 10- 12 business days. When I contacted them today they said the warehouse did not receive the entire machine (which I sent). So they have to file a claim with UPS. If UPS says they delivered the package intact and undamaged then I will not receive the new V12 replacement. I am not optimistic!

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2 months ago

AlexPNew Member

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Dyson hand held V7

Replaced battery only last year. Now finding despite charging, the machine only lasts seconds before running out of charge ?!?Can’t be the battery so soon - what can I try ?!?

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2 months ago

JohnRRookie Member

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What am I doing wrong with Customer Support?

I bought my second V11 Outsize, but the circular pieces on the cleaner head broke off on both sides, making it useless. On 9/20 Customer Support told me they would exchange the entire unit for a different model, since they didn’t have the replacement head in stock. I agreed to this, and returned the entire unit, which was received by Dyson on 9/30.I was told I would receive the replacement within 15 days of their receiving the old one. I’ve called several times on this. Yesterday, I was given another exchange option, since the one they had promised to send was backordered. I was told I’d have an email with a tracking number within 2-4 hours.This morning, no email, no tracking number. I called again, and was told that within 24-48 hours I would get a ship notification, and that the previous agent didn’t process the request properly.Each of these calls takes a minimum of 20 minutes due to the long process of assuring me they will solve all the problems, asking me to identify myself in 3

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2 months ago

Thommo14Novice Member

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Dyson V8 Absolute Filters

Can someone please advise if the Dyson V8 Absolute has a HEPA filter? Thanks

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2 months ago

PetertruNew Member

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Whats going on with my Exchange?

I have been having non-stop trouble with my exchange. This process started on September 11 when a part of my cordless vacuum broke. When I contacted Dyson they said the part was out of stock and since the unit was under warranty they offered to exchange it. They said the process would take 15 business days to complete We received the shipping label and sent it in the 20th of September and heard nothing back from Dyson for weeks even after we verified that it was received at their warehouse though UPS. We contacted Dyson customer support a week and they told us to wait a week to process the unit.We contacted Dyson again on October 14th and the rep stated our package has left the warehouse and we would receive a shipping label in the next few days. We waited another week and called again on October 21st. This time the rep said the package just arrived to the warehouse and that it would take 15 more days until we receive it. After letting him know that the previous rep said it had alrea

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2 months ago

CharlesWNovice Member

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Link to wrong manual for Dyson V8 cordless stick vacuum (SV25)

There is a link on the web site which leads to the wrong manual, ie not for the machine featured on the page.I started at my list of registered appliances, and got to the page "Support for your Dyson V8™ cordless stick vacuum": https://www.dyson.co.uk/support/journey/guides/476596-01?machineId=476596-01There is lots of useful stuff on that page. However the link to the manual, on the words "User manual // Check your user manual online or download a copy", is: https://www.dyson.co.uk/content/dam/dyson/maintenance/user-guides/en_GB/vacuumcleaners/cylinders/cy28/232573-01.pdfbut this is the wrong manual. It is the manual for the "dyson big ball".Eventually, going via the support pages, I found the page: https://www.dyson.co.uk/support/vacuum-cleaners/cordless/v8/star-pre-filterand there was the correct link for the V8 SV25 manual: https://www.dyson.co.uk/content/dam/dyson/maintenance/user-guides/en_GB/vacuumcleaners/sticks/sv25/8490137-GB-N285L-V8-OUG-MASTER-Creative.pdf

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2 months ago

SEJNew Member

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Has anyone else had a delivery problem and been told I need to wait while Dyson and Australia Post sort it out (up to another 30 days)??

I purchased by Dyson G1 and could track the delivery until I was told to contact Australia Post who then told me to contact Dyson. Now 3 weeks later and Dyson have informed me that the package is now empty when it got to one of the post transit centres and it t will take up to 30 days to work out what has happened to it. I have been in touch with customer service and keep getting a template email back thanking me for my patience. Meanwhile I have paid for something that hasn't been delivered - wouldn't you think Dyson would send a replacement now? Interested in anyone else's experience.

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2 months ago

m.j.hollandNew Member

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Unfortunately you have to give at least one star...

Unfortunately, you have to click on at least one star...My current CS experience with Dyson is deserving of much less. After purchasing the new £600 G1 direct from Dyson as advertised to do for 'the best support and service' I am still waiting on a resolution to my issue. The mop itself is ok. Not great, just ok, but I did decided to keep it nonetheless. Wait to purchase it until they start discounting the price as it isn't worth the full one. After just three uses, a jammed roller sensor fault occurred and the machine stopped working. I went through the trouble shooting steps and after being unable to resolve the issue, contacted Customer Service. Here I note that the name of this department is perhaps misleading. The department of ‘I can’t help you so someone will call you back’ would be a more apt title for those answering the call. Call Number 1Actually my first contact regarding the fault didn’t go too badly. It was ascertained that a replacement machine was the best cause of acti

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2 months ago

daysuhnNew Member

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V10 animal - stops after 1s

Hi, My V10 has a problem, I press the trigger and it just does the "boing" noise and stops. Machine thoroughly cleaned, filter clean etc. Looks like it's a very common problem with the motor developing a fault. How can I go about getting this fixed? It's exactly the same issue as this one: https://www.reddit.com/r/dyson/comments/1atfni6/dyson_cyclone_v10_immediately_stops/

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2 months ago

KaraPNew Member

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$1200 unit for this kind of treatment is insane.

It’s funny, when I started looking at Dyson I saw nothing but good reviews on everything. Now, all I’m seeing are the horror stories that I seem to be going through. We bought the $1200 unit, Gen5Outsize because of the square footage it was going to be covering. In 3 months the control wheel on one side broke off that helps keep it on track. I called Dyson as it was still under warranty and they said thy would send a replacement but the replacement was out of stock. They told me to call back in a couple weeks to go over all of this again and then it will be sent. Excuse me? I have to call back and redo all of this? Why? That is asinine. Within the next two months the other wheel broke off essentially making my unit unusable because now it’s just sliding all over the place on the hardwood and wont even move on the carpet. SO I called Dyson back and they again said they would replace the head but IT’S STILL OUT OF STOCK! So instead I can send the unit back and they will replace it. BUT

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2 months ago

RichardAllen44New Member

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Dyson shutting down after 2 seconds on MAX power mode

I have 2 V7 slim stick cleaners. One works as expected while the other shows the characteristics as indicated in my title. On normal mode it works fine but after switching to max power setting it cuts out after 2 seconds. At this point the sweeper is dead and will not work in either mode. I have to connect the charger for perhaps 5 seconds to get it to work in normal mode. I think that the battery does not get emptied by going to max power but something in the controlling circuitry calls a halt and the unit shuts down. I see no physical damage to the battery, contacts are clean. I was told there was a problem with the battery. So paid £65 for a new battery and the fault is still there, So that was a waste of money. Anyone else have the same issue?

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2 months ago

HECIIIRookie Member

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Vacuum cleaner has no suction powere

I bought my Dyson from outside the Philippines. The Philippine Service Center of Dyson does not want to accept for repair my vacuum cleaner. They said they will only accept Dyson product that was bought in the Philippines, even if they recognize that the serial number in my unit is legitimately Dyson. Why is your customer service policy as such? I will never purchase a single Dyson product in my lifetime and will tell all my friends of my experience. Where do I go now to have my unit repaired?

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2 months ago

DeborahOsbornNew Member

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High Torque XL Cleaner Head - Replacement

Dear team,Please can you help? I need to buy a replacement head for my Dyson SV16 cleaner (serial number: P2T-UK-PAA0151A). My current one has broken. The part I need is a High Torque XL cleaner head (part number: 970426-01)The part has been out of stock on your website for many months now - I suspect the product is now discontinued. When I tried to obtain an ETA via the digital assistant, I was instead taken down a route of being offered a 25% discount on a new cleaner. I don’t need or want a new cleaner, I would like to replace a broken part of my existing cleaner.I then tried getting this information via the customer service line and was told I had to give an email address to get the information. Not sure why it’s necessary to have my email address before a customer service advisor tells me when a part's going to be back in stock - especially as I’d already supplied the serial number of my Dyson. They then couldn’t tell me other than “our managers are working on it” -whatever that m

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2 months ago

VickihyemNew Member

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Dyson Wash G1 foaming

My wife really hates this machine as it constantly foams up and takes longer to clean the floors than a standard mop. She’s not using any detergents and actually vacuums before using the device. I’ve seen a few posts that this is common. Does anyone have a solution

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2 months ago

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