If you use a handheld Dyson, you might want to look at this....

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!! I knew that a lot of dirt accumulates in these filters (and it's often what causes the stop and start business), but today I tried my usual cleaning method and it wasn't shifting anything, so I took the filter apart.
Suffice to say it's disgusting.

It had been dead a very long time time - maybe a squirrel/ferret? It was sort of mummified.,

Said vent has been cleared out numerous times afterwards.

@Howshouldibehave, yes, as long as you don't break the thin bits of plastic holding the tabs, it should be fine.

Should be taken a part frequently, after all - who cleans a cleaner!

@mineofuselessinformation

!! I knew that a lot of dirt accumulates in these filters (and it's often what causes the stop and start business), but today I tried my usual cleaning method and it wasn't shifting anything, so I took the filter apart. Suffice to say it's disgusting.

Omg I didn't know that the middle bit came out

I need to clean my handheld
I’ve never done it

What?! What did you pull out from where OP?!?!

On my hols just now but will check when I'm back!

@ShinyHappySummers, this slot here, plus the other two.

Ah… unless you meant the battery replacement came from Amazon too, @Ulysses.

Yeah, it was a replacement battery @H8H8H8. The old one kept cutting out and made DH swear a lot! I've got the V8 Absolute model.

Battery , Hepa Filter, Prefilter

You can buy 3 packs of the filter kits for the price that I paid for one now

Thank you very much, @Ulysses!

You know you can buy new parts relatively inexpensively. Despite (semi) regular cleaning I just got fed up and started again with some bits.

Are you wearing a cord jacket?! With bare feet! I'm really bloody nosy intrigued.

@mineofuselessinformation I think I love you!!!!!!
My Dyson stick vacuum has been sitting in the cupboard for well over two years. It taunted me with its uselessness every time I opened the cupboard door.
10 minutes work and it’s sorted

@igivein, I'm glad to be of service!

Search youtube- there are videos to show you how to take it apart and get it back together

I’m gutted only to have seen this now I’m in bed; I’m dying to go downstairs and fiddle with mine!

@bluethursday

Ditto. In bed and desp to see what's inside mine too

Stop start issues all the time!

Thank you for this! Just done mine!

Ooh yes I clip mine off and clean it out as it fills up with the dogs hair... I just twist it off

I definitely need a new battery... mine lasts for 5 minutes now

I tried but was unsuccessful at getting the clip bits off :(

I love my Dyson like a third child but it's so high maintenance! My old miele is 8 years old and has just been getting on with the job by itself for years!

@Boatintheocean, ( I like the reference!) Yes, there is a whole undiscovered world in there.

In bed as well. Thanks for this OP, I've been wondering how to clean the filter, didn't want to risk breaking it. Hurrah. Will do tomorrow.

Will try this

Just tried with my DC39 but couldn't get the filter to come apart. Shining a torch inside looks clean - am I missing something?