Had our DC33 for about 12 months now, and had no real issues with it until recently
It wasn't picking much up and took forever to hoover up the dog hairs, that turned out to be the brush bar solid with hairs wrapped around it. It was a miracle it picked anything up at all, that was fixed just by cleaning up the brush bar. So shows how strong the suction is ......
Anyway, its still not as good as it was, and today tried it on the lino floor in the kitchen on the
carpet setting which usually make much racket due to the brush bar trying to brush the lino and also tries to suck the lino up, but on the
floor setting goes quiet (as it should I believe)
It was a bit noiser but not as it was and didn't appear much difference between the two settings, where previously you knew when it was on the wrong setting
Both belts are fine, the brush bars spins freely and bearings were cleaning and oiled a few months ago as they were looking a bit crusty. The clutch knob is doing its job but as I said it doesn't seem to be as powerful on the carpet setting as it used to be
Took the filters out and cleaned them all again today, the dust filter wasn't as bad as it was last time but I cleaned them all anyway
If I have to change the clutch and belts as a unit, do I need any special tools or things to be aware of. I have all the usual torx bits so that shouldn't be any issue
On a side note, looking through previous postings about issues with the top cyclone seal, ours starting breaking up very early on and I managed to rescue most of it but there are some bits where the very thin seal had literally been sucked away so there is no seal as such. If it is vital then I'll make my own from very thin dense foam I'll hunt for. It appears to be an issue as its pretty much tissue paper thin so is no where near as thick or dense as it needs to be to make a long lasting seal
Thanks for any reply