Sudden Dyson Death

[billroper]

So after vacuuming a bit with the new Dyson upstairs, I took it down to the basement to work on the carpets there which were in desperate need of vacuuming. It worked well for a bit, then clogged fatally and refused to restart.

We've removed the hair that had wrapped around the beater bar, but that didn't fix the problem. An undocumented hose was full of carpet lint -- daisy_knotwise managed to unplug that and clear it. Still no joy.

The Dyson helpline closes at 3 PM Central time, so it looks like we won't get to them until tomorrow.

Not an auspicious start.

Comments

[smallship1.livejournal.com]

When our Dyson overheats, it has to be left for several hours--and this is where I fall down, because I can't remember if it was plugged in or unplugged, but I think it was the former--after which time it will function again, if the blockages have been cleared. In other words, it is not dead but sleepeth.

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

You killed it. :)

[kyril.livejournal.com]

Sort of like a breaker that has to cool down rather than letting you reset it?

[billroper]

Thanks for the heads up. This turned out to be the problem, it seems, as it is now working fine.