Hello. Can anyone help me please. I have the X! Automatic SEBO and I need to replace the Chrome Strip on the sole plate and the brushing strip. I have bought both the parts bit cannot see how to get the old chrome plate off?  Any help or advice would be gratefully received. Thank you very much. Natalie

PS: having read several posts relating to this, the issue is not the brushroll being worn or gone 'soft': it was replaced less than a year ago.
The belt sensor also seems OK, with both magnets in place, and it turns freely.

Guys,

First post, please be gentle etc!

I have a Miele S5280 which doesn't work. The reason why it doesn't work is that I tried fitting a motor from a Miele S571, which didn't work. However upon closer examination I discovered that while the S571 motor plugged straight in the pin-out on the contacts is different so it was never going to work. However fitting a known-good S5280 motor again (the one fitted before the swap) reveals that it has damaged something else in the hoover.

I happen to have a spare S5280 so I swapped the control board from that to the napoo machine and it worked a treat. Therefore the control board is kaputt.

The question is what could have failed on the board, given what I did to it? And is the board repairable or should it be replaced? Interestingly, the motor can be made to spin very briefly with the duff board if you toggle the power switch - here's a video.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6aECuCZVC_U

To me this almost looks like a poor connection in the power switch but a multimeter suggests that this isn't the case.

The board itself looks fine; there's no burn marks or broken tracks. A very primative comparison with the known-good board using a multimeter doesn't throw up any obvious things to look at. Soldering in a new 220microF capacitor (the biggest blue one) doesn't solve the problem.

I'd be quite happy to hard-wire the motor to the switch and do without the speed control, as has been suggested by beko1987 on this thread here: https://manchestervacs.co.uk/DysonForum/index.php?topic=2912.0 . Examination of the board suggests that the motor connections are as follows: Blue = live, Back = neutral, Brown = control wire. However when the blue and black are connected to mains the motor doesn't run at all.

So, is there anything else I can do to make the motor work without the speed control? And/or does anyone have any suggestion about how to troubleshoot the control board? If I can't make either of these options work then I'll have to buy a new board, which I'd rather not do if I can avoid it.

Thanks in advance for any suggesions.

Hi all, I'm really in need of a Dc04 De Stijl wand and cyclone handle. I would like them to only be in the original colours but I cant seem to find any anywhere

Hard to come across now. If it’s for collecting purposes you’ll just have to hold out and keep looking until one shows up, be prepared to be buying a donor machine however,

if it’s just to refurb and sell slap a grey or purple one on and swap over the buttons etc. I sell quite a few DC04s based off a De Stijl refurbed but due to lack of components these days most arent anything like a De Stijl and just feature whatever components I can make up look uniform.

Hi All,

I own and run 'Links Repair Shop (The Original Dyson Doctor) and have been here since 2016.

I am in Hellesdon, Norwich. NR6 5PQ.
Due to my local council restrictions (I am residential officially but have a proper commercial workshop here) I am open every week day 3-6pm - no need to book, just turn up during our opening hours with a £10 CASH deposit so I can book you in.

We work on a 'First Come, First Served' basis but can usually get machines back to their owners in 48 hours.

** Be careful though as my former apprentice has set up a business in my postcode area and has helpfully chosen almost the same name as Me so my customers think I have another branch over the road, they remember seeing him in my business so it's an understandable mistake (by design of course).

If you are trying to find me, just check our Facebook page here: Links Repair Shop.

Nik Grey.