Possible asbestos exposure on carpet. Will any fibres get trapped inside the filter and not expel back into the room. Very worried. Have an animal ball multi floor. Helpline was not at all helpful. Washed carpet with a Vax. Want to hoover to make sure all fibres are gone but concerned they will get back into air in the room through the Dyson
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Best answer by Jack
Hi
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Although Dyson vacuums work very effectively at capturing microscopic particles like household dust and allergens, they haven't been engineered or tested to pick up hazardous substances such as asbestos.
We’d strongly advise against using your Dyson machine - or any domestic vacuum cleaner - for this purpose. Traces could remain inside the machine or on the filters after use, and result in potential exposure during routine maintenance.
For a material like asbestos, it would be our strong recommendation to consult a professional hazardous substance removal firm as they’re best-placed to offer qualified advice about the safest way to do this.
Hope this helps!
+13Hi
Welcome to the Dyson Community!
Although Dyson vacuums work very effectively at capturing microscopic particles like household dust and allergens, they haven't been engineered or tested to pick up hazardous substances such as asbestos.
We’d strongly advise against using your Dyson machine - or any domestic vacuum cleaner - for this purpose. Traces could remain inside the machine or on the filters after use, and result in potential exposure during routine maintenance.
For a material like asbestos, it would be our strong recommendation to consult a professional hazardous substance removal firm as they’re best-placed to offer qualified advice about the safest way to do this.
Hope this helps!
Thank you Jack. But Dyson claims that its filter captures down to 0.3 micron size particles. Asbestos is 0.3 - 0.6 microns in size. When I corresponded online to Dyson they said it would do the job fine. I just wanted to double check
+13Hi
Thanks for your reply!
I can only apologise if you were given incorrect information when you spoke with Dyson previously. I’ll make sure this is fed back to the appropriate teams.
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