Dyson Disassemby and Reassembling

In the previous episode I explained how to fix the scaping or rattling noise on a Hot and Cold Dyson fan. During the video I breifly explained why what was going wrong was going wrong. In doing so I needed to disassemble the fan and then reassemble it. Here is the video of me doing that.
-The GirlFriend

[@benstutley2904]

Thanks- this was really helpful! Just finished a rebuild on this model that was filled with tobacco tar, -yours was the only helpful video on the hot/cold model out there! Dyson really don't want users servicing their own equipment do they! ;) Nice Work.

[@TenshiR]

This video was unbelievably helpful!!! Thanks!!!!

[@zeon86]

Dyson's fan look neat outside. It's harder to clean inside of it. I use my Dyson vacuum to clean the grill often, that try to let less dust in.

[@ion337]

Today I fully disassembled my (similar) AM07 fan which was highly clogged at the intake. It took quite a while to figure out how to get it all apart and some caution around the delicate motor loom, loom passthroughs and some plastic clips, but it is possible to fully disassemble these units for cleaning/repair if you care to do so. Didn't find any full disassembly guides and only considered filming mine a bit late in the process, but it's good to see some actually useful videos like this one, thanks OP. For any disassembly that becomes complex, I recommend taking some photos at the key stages and keeping different screws/pieces on a blank piece of paper where you can describe/sketch their location to avoid any missing ones :)

[@MrHondaa518]

My M

[@jenvarn]

Why do the video in speed motion when you are explaining how to disassemble? It’s extremely difficult to see exactly what you are doing.

[@ericchu2682]

Thanks for your instructions on how to open the Dyson. I was getting H2 error code on my Dyson hot& cool fan. Opened it up and cleaned out the interior. Then vaccumed and brushed the airblades and my Dyson started working again. I've read you can also open up the airblades and clean them out, but requires a lot more work and separating glued plastic pieces... fortunately I didn't have to do that.

[@cedrikb7124]

I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing. They really made sure any newcomer wouldn't open it!

[@corvette2006vert]

Wow, that is WAY more involved than I thought! Nice Job! You have A LOT more patience than I do! Can I just put the darn thing in the dishwasher to save time and hassle?! J/K! I'm going to try sucking out those TINY holes from the outside. TY!

[@johntrowbridge7468]

great how to do video you have best one for my cleaning AM09.

[@outsidecompany6022]

great job! do you know how to disassemble the top part? it has heater inside, so i don't want to just water wash directly, thanks!

[@TiaL26]

Extremely helpful

[@jumbo4billion]

Do you have a slower speed version of this?

[@rohnbarton]

Enjoyed your video. It helped with my AM04. A little less speed framing would make your videos even better. Thx

[@mdmcolt]

Very good 👍👍👍

[@joejoe-mw5pf]

Nice I like your video.

[@IceSlushi]

My Dyson fan doesn't push any air on the heat temperature. I'm hoping I can clean it and it will fix the problem.

[@BB22ac]

00:52 I just care this moment a_a

[@petermanbuilds859]

nice

[@chiharufukuda489]

i cant focus :-)

[@GremLant]

Great video, thanks! Persuaded me to NOT buy a Dyson.

[@titancrawfort5203]

Is the engine connected with more than 2 cabels?

[@vinaypanchal6234]

What kind of screw driver you need ?

[@billmyer2990]

they use a star type screw in the later models so you cannot dissasemble,just tried,they dont want people fixing them on their own.

[@621jihoonkim]

The screw is so unique.

[@TallTinyHouse]

I've always wondered where the thermostat is located. Did you notice it anywhere?

[@xcvxc1338]

I like how you said the main purpose was cleaning it yet it looks filthy af after reassembly

[@suesdm]

what screw driver did you use?????

[@LiquidXScuba]

I took the top off and separated the bottom a bit then used compressed air to blow the dust out. There was a lot of dirt in there. Works great now. You can even blow around the top where the air comes out and get the dust out of there as well. Mine took a T-8 torx bit for the screws.

[@christophergiangarlo7490]

This was super interesting but I am not feeling confident that it will solve my problem. My fan (hot/cold) is grossly clogged at the intake. It works but not effectively. Any ideas?

[@cyberprompt]

Hi Chris, funny you wrote this yesterday and I took mine apart today for the same reason, intake problems. I did NOT take the top off, I might try that later, but I was able to get my GROSSLY CLOGGED fan back to around 90% airflow buy taking off the bottom only (my screws were STAR, not Phillips, so have a small screwdriver kit) 1. take off the platform 2. on its side, slide the base and you'll see two retaining screws, repeat other side, sliding to reveal them (4 total for mine) 3. this exposes the fan, use a Q-Tip to pull out junk between all the fan blades, then clean around the interior as needed 4. to clean the perferations on the plastic housing (you know the 1000 of them?) I used a cup of hot water and a toothbrush to brush and poke into the holes. When doing this, you can hold a paper towel inside to catch extra water. repeat a couple times, you'll miss a bunch of holes, check with light. Use an air can blowing from the outside-in with the paper towel. Wipe it all down, should be much cleaner and have open holes! Then just butten it back up. The top portion probably has crap in it too, I'm sure mine does, but i did enough today on it! GOOD LUCK!

[@donalam007]

cyberprompt wow thx mate. This is the one of the best explanation I ever read here. Really appreciate that thank you.

[@deftdawg]

The GirlFriend got skillz... Nice video, thanks.

[@thecamarogarage]

Im shocked they didnt put SOCKETS so it can be easily maintained! For the price, they seem to purposely make it so it's NOT easy to open up and maintain

[@VengeanceLN]

Ha the "Audio Jungle" Seems you didn't pay them for the music, any whom thank you for the tutorial! You should buy yourself an Ifixit Kit, extremely handy.

[@donalam007]

I have a question...... did your fan really work after after you put it back together as you didn’t record if it’s really worked 😂

[@petermanbuilds859]

It did actually work. It still works great, we've had it running for 2 months straight as of right now with no problems.

[@johngilmore6942]

Disassemby

[@robbie_]

I'm thinking it's probably easier to do a day's work and buy a new Dyson.

[@mirkosavik6920]

Lmao, I was thinking the very same thing!

[@addledaide7634]

"So...You earn US$300 a day?"

[@cyberprompt]

Anyone concerned how to quickly clean a BADLY CLOGGED bottom air intake read my response to Christopher Giangarlo below. My fan was clogged with years of cat hair mixed with vaporizer juice from vaping in my room, STICKY AND GROSS! Air flow went from about 10% to 90% cleaning the intake grill and fan.

[@badpsychosis]

Put what model your doing as theyre all different

[@MrRubenmunoz]

That is easy

[@megatron0007]

This was a nightmare and I got frustrated at the part she skipped, ended up busting and writing it off since the white lever clips on the inside and way too delicate for most people to try and remove, kept going since I knew it was bust and just wanted to see how far I could go with it, over 50 screws later and some still left in, removed about a dozen circuit board clips and had to cut a bunch of welds to get all the wires apart(no big deal could have re sodered),watched other videos on how to clean them and they did nothing, there is so much more gunk on the inside,DONE! can't put it back together now lol, had no idea what I was doing when I started :)

[@bhsim2897]

Wow paying a high price for this product that is not maintenance friendly, just cleaning only so tedious!!

[@MrRubenmunoz]

Tr another models

[@graham6229]

That's after you have been to technical college and after you've signed away any warranty from Dyson. Just follow Dyson's s instructions and vacuum it out with a vacuum nozzle. Simples.

[@petermanbuilds859]

The problem here wasn’t the cleanliness of the fan, it was a screw inside that had rattled itself loose because it had not been properly tightened at the factory. Has been running perfectly fine since this video and hasn’t rattled since

[@waynechang6552]

To anyone with an old AM03 from like 2011 thinking of opening it to clean in 2020--don't fucking do it

[@ItsBuradorii]

oh no. really? why?

[@im0rtel]

this is just a bladed fan with extra steps

[@petermanbuilds859]

You're not wrong lol

[@mikewhite9818]

Bottom line never disassemble a Dyson Hot Cold.

[@DazJeffo]

Such a shame this has been speeded up, instead of real time. It would have been an amazing video.

[@littodevilish]

Personally I'm actually glad it wasn't in real time, the video would have been too long and.. being sped up, I was able to get to where I wanted to see to help disassembly. :)

[@capdriving]

too difficult to lose a screw u are screw

[@cdphil1974]

lost my train of thought at 51 seconds

[@petermanbuilds859]

nice

[@chrismiramonti5222]

terrible video