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M00seUK
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Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Original Message Jan 17, 2008 3:54 pm |
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dusty
Joined: Feb 8, 2008
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #111 Feb 29, 2008 12:33 am |
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Hi Dusty, In your estimation, how many times a year would you replace this washable filter? Thanks, Venson I guess that would depend on whether the person using it followed the recommended monthly cleaning instructions. Because there is also a pre-filter before the hepa I don't imagine it will get overly dirty but constant flushing under water will eventually break down the material. I'm only basing this on other washable Hepas that I've seen, perhaps Dyson has a new wonder material that this thing is made of but only time will tell that. Hepas take longer to dry than just a foam filter so on that alone I'd think that most people will want an extra filter so they're not always waiting for theirs to dry. A shorter answer would be to say one filter a year with if cleaning instructions are followed :-)
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Trilobite
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #116 Mar 2, 2008 5:01 pm |
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DIB: Thanks for that, I completely forgot about that exploded photo. Dusty mentions about the filters being cleaned every month. Is this not going in the wrong direction? I thought Dysons' thinking was to have as little maintenance as possible. Certainly, previous machines 'Root technology' had 3 month intervals, and doesn't the alternative 'core separation / level 3 root technology' have longer washing intervals? Seems like a counter-productive step to me; almost as bad as the cheap bagless' "...clean after every use..."
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dusty
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #117 Mar 2, 2008 5:17 pm |
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DIB: Thanks for that, I completely forgot about that exploded photo. Dusty mentions about the filters being cleaned every month. Is this not going in the wrong direction? I thought Dysons' thinking was to have as little maintenance as possible. Certainly, previous machines 'Root technology' had 3 month intervals, and doesn't the alternative 'core separation / level 3 root technology' have longer washing intervals? Seems like a counter-productive step to me; almost as bad as the cheap bagless' "...clean after every use..." "concentrated technology", seems to mean smaller and fewer cyclones resulting in less efficient dirt separation in the chamber which in turn means more cleaning of filters. Personally, I think this machines size fits a market segment and the people buying it wont mind the extra maintenance it requires. Either that or nobody will ever touch the filters, the machines will clog and they'll wonder why they ever spent the money on the darn thing in the first place  Dusty
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Motorhead
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Re: Dyson DC24 / DC25 Vacs: Sir James Brings his Ball back
Reply #119 Mar 2, 2008 8:48 pm |
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Dyson customer support was not up to speed on the in and outs of the new DC24/25, I was put on hold while customer support located the answer/s to my questions. I did ask twice if the HEPA needed cleaning and each time was answered "yes and every 3-6 months". That’s all I know of this. Indeed, cleaning a HEPA once a month seems excessive. Hi DIB, I agree, it doesn't make any sense why Dyson would modify the pre-motor filter type for this particular model. I thought that it would have the same pre-motor filter as the other models, that should be rinsed every 6 months. This is interesting. I guess we'll find out the real details in due time. -MH
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