I have a Dyson Animal upright (purple). I took it apart to clean the cyclone chambers. When re-assembling the bottom closed before the opening rod was inserted. I can't get the opening rod installed with the bottom opening closed. How do I open it? Thanks.

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Hi Ira,

You should be able to separate the clear bin and cyclone pack by following these steps:

• Remove cyclone assembly from the machine, and empty it as usual
• With the bin base still open, use the silver catch at the rear of the clear bin to separate the bin from the cyclone pack

When you have the two parts separated, you can wash the clear bin using cold water. Make sure it's completely dry before reassembling. You can clean any debris from the shroud using a dry cloth or soft brush - however, the cyclone pack must not be washed or submerged in water, as this could cause damage.

I hope this information is useful to you - if you need any further assistance or advice, please call us free on 1-866-693-9766, or email us at [email protected] so we can help.

Best wishes,

Jack
Dyson Online Customer Support
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Hi there Creddiscks,
There isn't much more to it once you have those screws out. The rest of the chamber is not designed to be pulled apart unfortunately. I have made a video titled

How do I clean the radix assembly of my DC07 Dyson?. (video)

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Hi your version of the Dyson is the Animal if its purple.

Right, here we go.

1. Firstly you have to detach the cyclone from the main spine, as you would when you wish to take it off to empty it. So you now have the Cyclone and the clear plastic bin in your hand.
2 Next we need to empty the clear plastic bin, just do this as you normally would by pulling the little Silver lever which is underneath the handle. The handle i am refering to says Dyson on it, curved shape. This releases the bin flap and lets any debris fall out. So you now have the cyclone and the bin with the bin flap open.
3. to seperate the Clear bin from the cyclone the bin flap must be open. At the top of the bin and the bottom of the cyclone at the front (directly down from the handle) you will see a purple lever attached to the cyclone and a clear handle on the bin itself. Simply push the purple lever upwards and the bin will seperate from the cyclone.

4. You will now have access to the cyclone.

5. To clean the cyclone properly i would suggest you powerwash it completly. You can also clean inside the cyclone as well as cleaning the wee holes at the top of it.

6. I would then recommend you use a germ killer such as mild bleach on the cyclone. rinse then let dry before using. Do not let water get into the Dyson motor as this will damage it.

7. You can also clean the bin using a pwer washer and bleach or Mr Muscle etc.

8. Simply re-attache the bin to the cyclone. It just clicks back in.

I hope you found this advise usefull

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The cyclone assembly is glued and cannot be taken apart. The best way of cleaning it , is to remove the top held on with three hex screws , the bottom collecting vessel and the perforated filter. Then blast the cyclones from above with either a pressure washer or hose with a high water pressure source. Leave to completely dry , then reassemble.

if your bin opens from the bottom, you need that open to open the clip on the frount of the bin. i only discovered this by accident when i was emptying mine -i knocked it on the sde of my wheelie bin and it dropped off :-) hope this helps.

yes clean with a jet wash