Totally plug and play and pretty much indiscernible from the original. Apart from being longer than most at over 10m. Original Dyson cables are rather expensive, so naturally many people seek a good aftermarket replacement. The terminals on the end of the flexes varied across many Dyson models, and many of the later Dysons had varying different lengths of flexes fitted to them.

Early Dyson models used to use a pale grey 0.75 mm flex. Often these used to fail where they entered the machine because they weren’t heavy-duty enough. Start by removing your pre-motor washable filter by depressing the two buttons indicated by the arrows below: I do not recommend putting this one in the washing machine. This one has a more delicate paper element that Dyson suggest can be washed up to ten times before it needs replacement. If you have access to any, compressed air is best to start with. Follow this by a pressure washer if you have one; if not, any strong water flow will do. Wash it as best as you can and dry it as you did with the other filter. Cross reference with these part numbers: 920913-07, ES1557062, ES1117629, ES1085566, ES1640070, ES1117631, 923427-01, 911399-01, 914269-16, 915736-07.

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But not everyone wants Lidl and Aldi do they? Some people prefer Waitrose or Marks and Spencer, right? Imagine if you could buy a good quality 1.00 mm replacement aftermarket Dyson cable? Imagine if it was in the correct dark grey, with the correct terminals on the end and a nice little cable tidy clip already fitted? It may even come in a cardboard box so that isn’t yet more plastic to kill the marine life in our oceans. Dyson has always fitted nice little cable tidy clips to their original cables and most of the aftermarket don’t bother to supply these on their cables. Why? Because it adds a few pence to the production cost.

Now it can be washed. Dyson tell you to only run it under a cold tap. I suggest that this method is close to useless; and putting it in the washing machine will be just fine. 30 degrees will be great (not too hot or it will shrink). I prefer to give them an initial dowsing with a pressure washer first; that gets the real gunk off. After that dry it out PROPERLY on a radiator or in a warm place. DO NOT refit while it is still damp – that will kill your Dyson stone dead. At least 24 hours in a warm place is needed. This has always created a little bit of a headache for those in the aftermarket and Dyson repairers. Because, for example, if you use a cable designed to fit a DC25 it often won’t wrap correctly on a machine such as the DC41. Dyson Red Button Tools: Two Sizes That Look the Same. CY22, CY23, Light Ball & Big Ball Adaptors Explained.

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So all you need to know now is what to do with them to save you a few Pounds, Dollars or Euros in the repair shop. Here is a Dyson Medic photo tutorial to help you do just that.

This is a 1 mm, two core, longer than OEM specification, dark grey compatible flex that fits these Dyson models.

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Its often hard to tell the difference between colour shades, good quality and a bad quality cable when looking at online listings, and by the time it prematurely fails, the window for return will have long passed anyway. Buying a replacement Dyson flex (or cable, lead, wire or cord if you prefer) is often a bit of a minefield. Now on to the other filter. The post motor filter. First, remove your cyclone unit by pressing the red button as indicated below.