DYSON Supersonic HAIR DRYER Loud Noise Fault - Can I FIX it?

In this video I attempt to fix a Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer which has developed a loud noise fault. Will it be easy to take apart, will it be fixable?
Let's find out.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince.

[@tiporari]

That's an electric ducted fan. Precision fit between blades and housing improves efficiency. The bearings in the motor sound dry or galled. Not long for this earth. If you could disassemble and oil them you might get more life. Despite the outrageous price of Dyson goods, the motor and fan assembly is cheaply made. If a replacement motor/EDF assembly is available buy one while you can.

[@ericrichardson3332]

I was going to say the bearings sound like they are not moving freely

[@colinmeredith7114]

I agree a thorough clean and oil those bearings...lightly! Many a time I've had to deal with a "dirty motor" from new!

[@Lying29]

This is definitely the best step by step tutorial to clean/fix the dyson hair dryer. Mine just starts sounding strange today and time to clean it myself. Though I am not sure whether I have an elegant way to take off the bottons as well as glue them back on.

[@DumahBrazorf]

It has passed the 2y warranty so it's working as expected.

[@curbyi76]

Failed just after the end of guarantee perfectly manufactured by Mr Dyson

[@samuelfellows6923]

@@curbyi76 - planned obsolescence 😠

[@martinmalone6324]

@@curbyi76 Apple and Dyson in perfect harmony over priced crap!! for the most part>

[@chrisa6120]

@@martinmalone6324 I call them cr@pple.

[@grahamfoster9404]

Mostly made in the jolly old PRC prob only cost a few yen to make !!!!!!

[@mrjsv4935]

Sounds much better after cleaning the motor. Amazing how the hair got there in the first place as there are those filters.

[@AndyMarsh]

Great video as always... but I fail to understand how pretty much anything from Dyson, but particulalry this and the fan heater represent value for money.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

They do not represent value for money , they are a rip off .£500 for a hairdryer is so stupid but maybe not as stupid as the people who buy them

[@BuyitFixit]

I agree with the other comment, they don't. I just did a video on repairing the fan heater, and a cool fan. The cool one had 3 faults, but I managed to fix all 3. The fan heater (hot and cool) ended up being a no fix due to the MCU being fried, and the PCB's are no longer available....

[@38911bytefree]

In a production assembly line, the last thing you want is all screws from different sizes. Same as having filters with different shapes. Each one is a different part number, more stock, more parts .... I dont think this add to the quality of the product at all, but it is clear how they are fighting the serviceability. Next step should be ultrasonic welding in the handle .... porobably they didnt go this way because the "filters" can be "replaced" ... LOL. Excellent fix Vince, you dont give up easily !!!!!

[@highpath4776]

High Pitch Screem, poss bearing on the motor needs a dab of sewing machine oil. Poss internal duct routing seems a little conducive to xcess noise too

[@deborahrees6443]

Thank you so much for producing this video. I followed it step by step with my Uncle & this resolved all the issues. Really appreciate you producing this as I would never have known where to start without your guide. Hairdryer works fully again now 🎉

[@home-space]

Great repair. Shows a bit of a design flaw and that it needs a decent filter at the air entry point. If I had purchased this and it had developed that fault after just 2 years I would have returned it under the Consumer Guarantees act to the retailer to fix.

[@GadgetUK164]

Blown away by that repair! Definitely sounds far better at the end!

[@davidharmsworth6580]

Just give him the “Brush off” 😊

[@GadgetUK164]

@@davidharmsworth6580 lmao

[@ralphj4012]

Well resurrected. I suspect it was the trapped fly making some of the noise and my other half would be squealing if I spent that much on a hair dryer. You could use very high bond tape for the buttons, making them reasonably easy to remove when it clogs again next month.

[@colintx800]

Yellow mat lovers will be loving this episode 😂

[@Jonnyweareten]

feeling dizzy with yellow mat.

[@raysmancave1]

After 2 years I think it's done well, motor bearings might be a bit dry and worn, but that's just to be expected. It doesn't matter how many filters the manufacturers fit, through time the dust always get's through. Vaccum cleaners are notorious for the motors etc getting coated with a hard coating of dust and gunge making them noisy and ineficient. Good vid of the dissasembly though Ray

[@Hounddoggy33]

Wearing headphones, that fly noise scared the hell out of me! :)

[@smashyrashy]

Seems like a lesson to me

[@lycanlycans7548]

You can do that every month! Don't buy Dyson devices because some is really difficult to repair like apple ! Regards and thank you for your video. Is only my opinion.

[@BuyitFixit]

I just did a video on repairing a Dyson fan, that had 3 faults. I then got a hot and cold version, but unfortunately that one the PCB was quite badly damaged, and I cant get the MCU as it needs code programmed into it, and spare PCB's are not longer made.

[@vipjevipje5873]

Hi Vince, I often make screenshots when you show us special tools and other materials, in case I want to do a repair myself. Would you please consider to make a separate video only about all your tools your are using and tell the use, pros and cons? Thanks in advance!

[@renataavgeri1132]

I agree he should. He did tell that he would do it at his some subs special when he told the story on how he started etc and he showed the filming of the videos. He said that he will do one separate for tools but mabe he forgot

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Hot air station , soldering station , tweezers , screwdrivers , various other common tools and IPA , . Watch the videos and take notes , pen and paper . Its not rocket science

[@gilles111]

@@UserUser-ww2nj It isn't but I would like to hear what Vince has to say about, let's say the soldering station. I'm not into soldering so if I want to buy something I have to look up what I should buy. But with the average posts on the internet I always got the feeling they are trying to let me buy the most expensive/advanced station they sell. I'm pretty sure Vince can give some directions/opinions on what you should buy or not and what is important to have (or not). I can be completely wrong but in my eyes Vince is honest about the pros and cons of his tools.

[@MirceaD28]

Great job Vince. The sound comes from worn rotor bushings. Put some oil and it might reduce the noise.

[@roykettenis4965]

Nice fix Vince! You can buy some b7000 its a great glue and easy to take off if needed!

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

Nice little fix there. It definerly sounds better.

[@chrisnewitt7444]

Hi vince the mat is like the sun lol always watch your videos like the car fix and when your home can always hear pots in background like some one is washing up all the time lol prb no put sounds like it 😀

[@brendonelton]

Can't argue with the her indoors Vince...

[@thewizard_22uk52]

Great video Vince, Pity it was full of Hot air ;-) I'll get my coat LOL!

[@AcornElectron]

Bought one for my girlfriend a couple of years ago. I’ll take notes

[@Feeoryne]

Nice work!! I also think that the hair should not get caught inside the hair dryer, after all it is a Dyson and they are pricey...

[@virgildeklerk]

Very nice fix, yes it was quite easy but still you show us how to do it so thank you so much and keep up the great content

[@HorrorPl4Yer]

Vince is the best content and KZbin creator❤

[@DG-mi2mc]

Please consider making a video on moulding that hideous yellow mat into something else not in frame? A Pikachu maybe? And get that lovely sweet blue mat back in the game 😆🙏

[@graealex]

For people interested, I have both an original Dyson hairdryer, as well as a fake one from Ali for 75 bucks, and they're about the same quality. Ali is only slightly worse. But even the packaging and the cable is similar quality.

[@philgornall]

Doesn’t surprise me. These are THE biggest marketing rip-off out there. Hair dryers for around £40-£50 easily as good as the Dyson hairdryer

[@38911bytefree]

China can actually duplicate with the accuracy they want and they dont give a f... about product placement, they sell the item at a logical price.

[@MrRelevance02]

8:19 the little details Vince. Love it hahahah

[@fishandreptileinfo]

Love these videos, when is the next Rolls Vince.

[@douglasdeans2839]

Oh the yellow peril! Come on you Blues!

[@Tim_3100]

Great video vince really noisy indeed when first heard i thought motor

[@barryjackson2351]

can not see how they charge £500 for this , can not cost £30 to make

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Are you serious , £500 , that is taking the P*ss big time . Does making KZbin videos pay enough to be able to buy these things

[@jamescollins6085]

@@UserUser-ww2nj It's not £500, I'm not sure where he got that number from. It's still very much overpriced at ~£350 brand new and ~£275 refurbished, though.

[@6581punk]

The cost of the parts doesn't cover profit and R&D costs. But as we know, if it says it will reduce hair damage (it might, although using heat is always risky) they can market it as a more premium product to women.

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@@jamescollins6085 Just did a price check , where i am it is around £456 and more depending on where you buy it from ,not £350

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

@@6581punk Easy answer for heat damage or lack of is just hold any other one further away .This like iphones is just a status thing . There are much cheaper ones out there that will do the same thing without risk of burning your hair if you use it properly .Dyson has a very mixed reputation , the vacuum cleaners in particular , used to see a lot of discarded ones at the local refuse tip

[@LuzuVlogsGamer]

My Mothers Hair dryer from before 20 years starter making crazy jet engine sounds im glad that its not that crazy to open it. Yet again mine looks old and is made like a Turbine xd The name of it is FANSET..

[@paultasker7788]

How did hair get past the filter? Is the filter damaged?

[@ManCityGaming47]

Sound like air is restricted, like my Dyson hp01 till I cleaned it. You might have to clean the heating element area/top part.

[@BuyitFixit]

Nice Fix Vince! Definitely sounds better now. I had been thinking of getting one of those to repair too as I just did a couple of Dyson fan's. Still not sure on that yellow mat though! Great job as always :)

[@ericrichardson3332]

There is still a little squeal sound on all the settings it harder to hear on the higher settings but when you turn it off it squeals also its the bearings in the motor their not spinning smoothly and will seez completely eventually needs a better clean and oil on the bearings

[@home-space]

The lime green mat is growing on me.

[@jamescollins6085]

I have a love-hate relationship with this product. It is good at what it does, but the failure rate on these is astronomical. They always have thousands of them available refurbished, which I assume are ones that customers returned as defective. I also have multiple friends who have had them fail just outside of the warranty period. It seems Dyson is using pretty low end components and relying on marketing to keep people coming back.

[@davidharmsworth6580]

Hair today gone tomorrow 😂

[@chris_hertford]

Neon desk mat returns! Doesn't look as glaring this time wonder why?

[@maturaseven7790]

is that Real or Fake (Chinese) Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer in the video? I cannot imagine the real one for 490 pounds is that simple inside!

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

They are all mad in China so it is anyone's guess if it is a real Dyson or not

[@henceforth7088]

Hello, I love these videos, I understand cars but this electronic stuff is way over my head. Maybe you could do a video on all the equipment you use, what it does and why you chose that make etc. Then people like myself would have a better understanding. Keep up the good work.

[@beanboy5315]

The yellow mat burns my B E A U T I F U L E Y E S

[@julieboruta]

Then don’t watch the video.

[@beanboy5315]

@@julieboruta calm down, short drawers

[@adrianbestboy98]

I've found the exact one for around 36£ on ebay the seller says that it runs for a while then overheats and cuts out, so maybe it is like yours with built in dust? Those dysons hairdryer are quite expensive

[@StevenShaw]

3 new video notifications I am amazed.

[@1MajorTom]

you need a little bit of oil on the shaft (there is a small copper bearing that has become dry, so a little bit of oil on the shaft that runs through the engine, there is the small copper bearing 😊but it should be a very tiny little bit of oil no more😊 and that will stop the last little squeak in the engine

[@jimfoley9114]

Hi vince I have a idea u could get a game boy online preferably on eBay they go for about €35 to €47 they are quite cheap broken just an idea love your vids good luck with that rolls Royce

[@imnickleonard]

Fluorescent green jumper needed with that mat

[@fuzzs8970]

Yep definitely much better

[@daz41262010]

great repair Vince more brownie points from wife/daughter :)

[@wisher21uk]

Good fix Vince well done 😊

[@Woolfy_420]

Bearings shot 👍

[@grahamfoster9404]

Hi Vince good little video that , I think you made a 100% improvement. On the subject of repairs how about you have a go at my toilet macerator Ive had a look and I reckon the motor rotor is spinning out of centre it makes a horrible noise and stops not pumping at all well. Any way send me your address and i.ll drop it round. I wont bother to clean it out too much. Wot u say ,,u up for the challange, Cheers

[@metalman4141]

Bring back the RR

[@canalboating]

Mrs Vince never mind that roller fix the dyson

[@elementaldraco]

Full of Dyson serviceability traps. Hidden internal (not) lifetime filters, components attached in a way to make disassembly difficult or to deter trying. Hair getting past the screen filter I can see happening if hair aligned up with the holes in it. So some could be expected to get into the body of the machine, but the hair being able to get past the hidden internal filters and into the motor to me is quite concerning. How many of these get put in the bin because of this.

[@drorhaz]

This became the main goal of most companies today. To produce something not fixable or very hard to fix, no parts, no schematics, top secret screws ext..

[@BuyitFixit]

@@drorhaz Yep. Totally agree with that. I did a video on a dyson cool fan with 3 faults, and repaired all 3, and reverse engineered part of the circuit, but the hot and cool version suffered quite bad damage, and the MCU was fried, I can get the MCU, but not the code to go in it :(

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👍

[@rayrowland8348]

nice job vince😀👍

[@marcellipovsky8222]

Hi Vince, I hope you did not "hurt" the hairdryer with the IPA as (I believe) it could dry out the bearings. The motor must a have a bit of lubrication there, otherwise these noises will ramp up again IMO.

[@ericrichardson3332]

The bearings sound like they are dirty and not moving freely like new ones and will seez up all the way also probably making the motor hotter needs cleaning and oil the bearings unless you can replace them

[@WolfgangMahringer]

Is that dryer using one of the infamous "digital motors" Dyson keeps bragging about?

[@m80116]

This video is a proof of why buying this appliance is an exercise you're going to repeat on a regular basis... barely two years and it's already struggling. There is a fine polymer material filter inside not designed to be serviced. Since it's going to fill and obstruct with use, filtering fine dust particles especially exfoliation, it's going to jam pretty good rather quickly with no way of user cleaning. That might cause overheating and blowouts when the air flow will be insufficient. Worst still... the filter has been clearly defeated by hair which is not supposed to happen. Moreover that motor is not going to have a long lifespan running that hard in such a poor environment. Learnt lesson: I am the most unlikely customer Dyson will ever have.

[@photohounds]

It naturally has a high pitched whine, and also 5 dB louder compared to the Laifen ... For the price, it should not be giving any trouble until maybe the 5 year mark!!

[@Scott924m]

clearly sounds loads better

[@abdulhkeem.alhadhrami]

Quick and easy fix!

[@DEmma1972]

Great fix. Still unsure how hair got in there

[@BuyitFixit]

Probably got sucked in via the air intake? as I think it works similar to the fan I just repaired and it sucks air in via the bottom (handle on this case) to blow a ring around back which then pulls more air along with it.

[@DEmma1972]

@@BuyitFixit thought the multiple filters would stop hair and dust getting in

[@BuyitFixit]

@@DEmma1972 You may be right. I didn't notice filters. Guess I missed that bit.

[@DEmma1972]

@@BuyitFixit Maybe they get put in at the factory to make sure the device breaks down after a few years

[@BuyitFixit]

@@DEmma1972 Ha! Nice one. Might be why Mr Dyson was looking a bit thin on top!

[@nightstah]

Retire the old-standard (the blue mat) in favor of the yellow?

[@Dg-zj6jo]

ha my carpet cleaner got the same problem high pitched motor

[@plgamer1940]

Yes thats right

[@synaesthesia2010]

have had a look for spares, seems Dyson offer plenty of spare parts but not the motor

[@Drew-Dastardly]

Your son uses the hairdryer too? I never used a girly hairdryer as a teenage dirtbag, but I can kind of see the attraction of this hot hole device... LOL

[@Drew-Dastardly]

@@TD75 ...So innocent!

[@Old_Man_Pete]

Before I even start watching "Long Live The Yellow Mat"

[@Shagnasty1956]

And you were perhaps expecting some kind of appreciation from the wife? HaHaHaHa, best you got was, she thinks it’s better, take it easy Mrs Vince, that was a borderline compliment. But, (shock horror) she can still hear a noise, that no bugger else can! Even Vince claims he can hear something, yea, just agree, best be on the safe side.

[@LM-wq4fe]

New motor is $60 on eBay. Buy one and keep it on hand for when it quits.

[@devttyUSB0]

Awesome fix! Surprisingly easy to get inside, it being a Dyson product!

[@BuyitFixit]

The fan's aren't bad to get inside either, it's just obtaining parts that seems to be the issue. I recently did a repair video on those.

[@Jonnyweareten]

hair raising stuff

[@kriswillems5661]

This is what happens if a company sacrifices reparability and simplicity for design.... such a complicated design for such a simple function.

[@Jonnyweareten]

Using a hair dryer to repair a hair dryer can be very dangerous as it could create a wormhole so its a good thing you used the hot air gun instead.

[@samuelfellows6923]

🙃

[@Abauto84]

My mum has one and they do sound like that after you removed the hair so it's normal

[@HA05GER]

Always just agree with the mrs it's easier 😂

[@kiphakes]

NOT THE YELLOW MAT!!! NOOOOO!!!!! 🤣

[@Chakotay2222]

wow, they cant make anything right these days. My fan is like 15 years old and works perfect

[@juharinkinen1969]

Motor lubrig only miss

[@Ditcha1]

I was scared to comment lol but I thought that sounds like the fans out of balance

[@UserUser-ww2nj]

Could be the bearings are gone . £500 and two years use , garbage

[@slaphead2965]

Hairdryers! ...Alien technology to me! 😐

[@Ostbloxk]

You gonna need a hair dryer, to repair a hair dryer 😂

[@tekvax01]

the motor bearings sound like they have failed.

[@M0GLU]

The price is over 300 pounds. But I remember when this machine is established the price was 1000 pounds. Why? This is very cheap hardware.

[@highpath4776]

How did hair get in, its supposed to blow, not suck

[@quanchyplimp]

A bit of hair around your motor comes with age ;)

[@norlo44]

good job hair not curly lol good vid

[@ivanrlynn]

ya wonder how it got in

[@pauldurham30]

Ha wait till you get that look from the women who already decided they are going to buy something new because they just want to buy something and Vince goes “I can fix that”. That’s how things fall in the tub or get run over “on accident” lol.

[@Mymatevince]

🤣👍

[@jesuslovesyou5819]

GREEN GREEN GREEN

[@kaiserkhalil1]

Alcohol makes it dry so after a week or soo it will be loud again, i suggest clean it with alcohol and in the end lubricate it with WD-40 as it does not harm any circuit....cheers...🤗

[@witness1013]

Ouch, you buy something this expensive, you best know how to fix it yourself.

[@dazzypops]

Aaargh! Yellow! #bluematgang

[@dDoOyYoOuUtTuUbBeE]

A nice rip-hair.