So I have just washed my Dyson filter for the first time in 5, maybe 6 years....

[VanillaPumpkin]

will I notice a difference or is it just too far gone?
What difference does it make anyway?
Am I a minger?

Am I supposed to wash something on my Dyson???

yes you will - we wash ours all the time now - doing up house - bt it does make it work much better

I will do mine one day... promise.

Well I have to say it was a revelation to me too. DH did them twice when we first got it apparently. I have no recollection.

Really?? Great. I think the foam bit will be OK but possibly the other bit is just too far gone .
DH has just said he thinks there are two . Is this likely?

OK someone needs to help me, all I do is switch it on and push it round then when I remember, press the button thing to empty it in the dustbin while looking the other way.

So which bit am I supposed to wash?

The problem is I remember when I am just about to use the thing and by the time I have finished I am so relieved to put it away again I forget....

Where? Which bit? I have got a standy-up one.

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DC04. An upright. One of the originals. Not a new poncy practice freebie with a filthy name .
BTW I saw that pic of Dorothy and you have too much time on your hands....

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Is the dirt canister the bit I take off to empty?

Wow, you can WASH them?

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So, DH just found a bit at the bottom and said F** hell, it's black!!! Do I need to wash that too. It doesn't have a sponge bit like the top one
FBB - What model? Ask the expert rabbit....

I knew it! Congratulations! .
Oh thanks for link. Off to look. I think I might need to buy new ones....

from the dyson website

ooh, this has just reminded me that mine hasn't been washed in over a year!

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Ah, the black thing should not be removed.
And I used hot water . Oh well. I have been trying to break this for some time as I want a new one. Fingers crossed.

I just paid £50 for someone to come and tell me to wash my filter

He did fit a new brush bar as well and it was cheaper than buying a new hoover I suppose

Had never washed filter & machine is about 3 years old.

He also told me to clean everywhere regulalry esp where bits join together as once grime builds up in the expansion gaps it stops the vacuum being created...apparently