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USI NG YOUR DYSON APPLI ANC E
PLEASE READ THE ‘IMPORT A NT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS ’ IN THIS D YSON
OPERAT ING MANUAL BEFORE P ROCEEDI NG.
A S S E M B LY
• Li e the ap pli anc e on it s bac k.
• At t ach t he cle an er he ad by s lidin g it on t o the c onn ec tio ns on t he low er fr ont
pa rt o f the b all. E nsu re the e le ct ric al plu g on th e cle ane r he ad fi ts in to th e t win
- blo ck co nne c tion o n the b od y of th e appl ian ce, whi ch is di rec tl y abov e the
air w ay. Push f ir mly: t he cl ean er he ad w ill cli ck int o pla ce.
• St and t he ap plia nce up straight.
• At t ach t he wan d han dle by s lidi ng it o n to the t op of t he ap plia nce. T he s prin g
clip i n the h and le wil l click i nto p lac e.
• En sure t he ho se is s tra ight. P res s th e red b ut ton o n the h ose . Sli de th e wan d into
the hose.
• En sure t he wa nd and h os e sit in t he re ces s of th e han dle. S lid e th e end o f the
wan d dow n into t he h andl e to se cure i t.
• Close the wan d cap .
• Sl ide t he to ol ho lde r onto t he si de of t he du ct a s show n.
• En sure t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bi n unit i s sec ure d to th e main b od y of
the appliance.
• At t ach t he to ols as s how n. In u se, th e too ls can b e at ta che d to ei the r the h os e or
the wand.
• W ind th e cab le aro und t he ca ble h ook s. S ecu re wi th th e clip.
• To watc h a sho rt o nlin e vid eo vi sit:
– U K – www . dy so n. co. uk/dc55gettingstar ted
– R OI – www .d ys on . ie /dc55gettingstar ted
OPER A TION
• Unwind the c able .
• Plu g the a ppl ianc e int o the m ains e lec tr ici ty supply.
• To swi tch ‘O N’ o r ‘OFF ’ pre ss t he re d pow er bu tt on, lo cat ed a s show n.
• To use, re clin e the h and le. Th e st abil ise r sta nd w ill aut oma tic ally l if t up.
• Af t er us e, ret urn t he ap plia nce t o the u prig ht po sit ion, pu shin g it f irm ly int o
pla ce. T he s tab ilis er wh ee ls wil l auto ma tica lly lower .
• Th en un plug t he ap pli ance, c oil th e cab le sa fe ly and p ut t he ap plia nce aw a y.
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ th e appl ianc e, unp lug an d en sure i t is upr ight be for e:
– changing or using tools
– re mov ing t he ho se or ai r way in sp ec tio n par t s.
• Us e the c ycl one c arr y h andl e to ca rr y the mac hine.
SELF-ADJUS TI NG C LE AN ER H E A D WIT H
SUCTION CONTR OL
• Th is cle ane r he ad is us ed f or te st ing w ith t he Eur ope an Re gul ati ons:
No. 665/2 013 a nd N o. 666/20 1 3.
PO WERFUL SU CT IO N
• For v acuu min g of ligh tly s oile d car pe ts, r ugs a nd ha rd fl oor ing.
– Your ap plia nce i s pre-s et to t his le vel of s uc tion w he n you ta ke it ou t of
the bo x.
M AXI MUM SUC T IO N
• For v acuu min g dura ble f loo r cove ring s, har d flo ors a nd he av ily so ile d car pet s
and rugs.
– To sw itch t o this s et ti ng, mov e the s uc tio n cont rol s lide r on to p of th e cle ane r
head as show n.
– C AU TI ON: T he su ct ion of t his m ode c an dam ag e deli cat e flo ori ng. B ef ore
vacuuming, che ck the floor ing manuf acturer ’ s cleaning recommendations.
– I f the s uc tio n powe r of M axi mum s uc tion p reve nt s eas y man eu vera bili ty,
sw itc h to Powe r ful s uc tion mode.
– To sw itch b ac k to Powe rf ul s uc tion m ode, m ove th e su cti on co ntro l slid er b ack
to it s or igin al po siti on, as s how n.
C AR PE TS O R HA RD FLOORS
• Th e bru sh b ar will a lwa ys de fa ult to ‘O N ’ (spin ning) e ach t ime yo u sw itc h the
app lian ce ‘O N’ a nd re clin e it fo r cle anin g.
• Th e bru sh b ar will n ot rot ate w he n the a ppli anc e is up righ t.
• To swi tch th e br ush b ar ' OFF ' (e.g . for d elic ate r ug s and de lic ate f loo rin g):
– s wit ch th e app lian ce ‘O N’
– re cli ne the appliance
– p res s the b rus h bar ‘ ON/O FF’ b ut to n – the b rus h bar w ill s top spinnin g.
• Th e bru sh b ar will a uto mat ica lly s top i f it be com es o bst ru ct ed. S ee ‘ Br ush b ar –
clearing obstructions’ .
• B efo re vac uumin g you r flo ori ng, ru gs an d car pe ts, ch ec k the m anu fac tu rer ’ s
recomm ended cle aning i ns tructions.
• S ome c arp et s may f uz z if a rot ati ng br ush b ar is u sed w he n vacu umin g. If t his
hap pe ns, we r eco mme nd va cuum ing w ith t he br ush b ar sw itc he d 'O FF ' and
consulting with the flooring manufacturer .
• Th e bru sh b ar on th e app lian ce ma y dam ag e som e car pet t y pe s. If y ou are
uns ure, t urn ‘O FF ’ the b rush b a r.
• Ch eck t he br ush b ar re gul arly a nd cl ear a way a ny de bris (s uch a s hair ). Deb ris
le f t on th e bru sh ba r may c aus e dam age t o flo ori ng wh en vacuuming.
LOOK ING A F TE R Y OU R D YSON A PPLIA NCE
• Do n ot car r y ou t any ma inte nan ce or r epa ir wor k oth er th an th at sh own i n this
D yso n Ope rat ing M anu al, or a dvi sed b y the D ys on H elpl ine.
• On ly us e par t s rec omm end ed by D ys on. I f you do n ot th is cou ld inv alid ate
your guarantee.
• St ore t he app lian ce in doo rs. D o not u se or s to re it b elow 3 ° C (37 .4 °F ). En sure
th e app lian ce is at r oom t emp era tur e bef ore o per ati ng.
• Cle an th e app lian ce on ly wi th a dr y cl oth . Do no t use an y lubr ica nts , cle anin g
ag ent s, po lish es or a ir fr esh ene rs on a ny pa rt o f the appliance.
• If u sed i n a gara ge, al way s wip e th e bas e pla te an d ball w ith a d r y clot h
af t er vac uumi ng to cl ea n of f any sa nd, dir t, or p eb ble s tha t cou ld dam ag e
delicate flo ors .
V A CUUMING
• Do n ot us e wit hou t the c lea r bin an d fil ter s in pl ace.
• Fin e dir t su ch as f lou r sho uld on ly be v acuu me d in ver y s mall amounts.
• Do n ot us e the a ppli anc e to pic k up sh arp h ard ob jec t s, sma ll toy s, pin s, pap er
clip s, et c. Th ey ma y dam ag e the appliance.
• Wh en va cuu ming, c er tai n car pe ts ma y ge nera te s mall s ta tic ch arg es in t he
cle ar bi n or wan d. Th es e are ha rml ess a nd ar e not as so cia ted w ith t he ma ins
el ec tri cit y su ppl y . To minim ise an y ef fe ct f rom t his, d o not pu t you r han d or
ins er t any o bje ct i nto t he cl ear b in unl ess y ou ha ve fi rs t emp tie d it an d rins ed i t
ou t wit h col d wat er (se e ‘Cle anin g th e cle ar bin’ ).
• Do n ot wor k wi th th e appl ianc e ab ove you o n the s ta irs . Whe n cle ani ng st air s it
is re com men de d tha t the h and le is no t ex te nde d and t hat y ou us e a too l on th e
en d of th e hos e rat her t han t he wand.
• Do n ot pu t the a ppli anc e on ch airs , tabl es, e tc.
• B efo re vac uumin g hig hly p olis hed f loo rs, s uch as w oo d or lino, f irs t ch eck t hat
th e und ers ide of t he f loo r tool a nd it s br ush es ar e fre e fro m fore ign o bje ct s tha t
could cause ma rking.
• Do n ot le ave t he cl ean er he ad in o ne pl ace o n del ica te fl oor s.
E MP T Y IN G THE C LE A R BI N
• Emp t y as so on as t he dir t r eac hes t he l evel o f the M A X ma rk – do n ot over fill.
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ and u npl ug be for e emp ty ing t he clea r b in.
• To remov e the c yc lone a nd cl ear b in uni t, pres s dow n on th e red b ut to n on th e
top o f the c arr y ing h andl e on the cyclone.
• To rele ase t he dir t, p res s all th e way d own o n the s ame re d bu t ton on t he to p of
th e car ry ing h and le on t he cyclone.
• To minimi se du st/alle rge n con tac t wh en e mpt yi ng, en cas e the c lea r bin t ight ly in
a pla st ic ba g and e mp t y.
• Re move t he cl ear b in car efu lly f rom th e ba g.
• S eal t he ba g tig htl y , dis pos e as no rma l.
• To refi t:
– e nsu re the a ir way i n the b in ba se is cl ear o f dus t and d ir t
– c lose t he cl ear b in ba se so i t clic ks in to pla ce
– p ush t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bin u nit in to th e main b od y of th e app lian ce; it wi ll
click into plac e
– e nsu re the c yc lon e and cl ear b in uni t is secure.
CLEA NING T HE CLEAR BI N
• Re move t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bin (s ee ‘ Emp t ying t he cl ear b in’).
• To sep arat e the c yc lon e unit f rom t he cle ar bi n pre ss th e red b ut to n to op en
th e cle ar bin b as e. Thi s exp ose s a sm all sil ver b ut ton b ehi nd th e red o pe ning
me cha nism . Pre ss th e silv er bu t ton (on i ts r ibb ed ar ea) an d sep ara te th e cy clon e
uni t fro m the clea r b in.
• Cle an th e cle ar bi n with cold water only .
• Do n ot us e det erg ent s, po lish es or a ir fr esh ene rs to c lea n the cle a r bin.
• Do n ot pu t the c lea r bin in a dishwasher .
• Do n ot imm er se th e who le c yclo ne in w ate r or po ur wa ter in to the cyclones.
• Cle an th e c yclo ne sh roud w ith a c lot h or dr y br ush t o rem ove any li nt and dus t.
• En sure t he cl ear b in is co mpl ete ly dr y b efo re replacin g.
• To refi t:
– f it th e cy clo ne sh roud in to th e cle ar bi n so th at th e silv er bu t ton cl icks
and engages
– c lose t he cl ear b in ba se so i t clic ks in to pla ce
– p ush t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bin u nit in to th e main b od y of th e app lian ce; it wi ll
click into plac e
– e nsu re the c yc lon e and cl ear b in uni t is secure.
WA S H I N G YO UR F I LT E R S
• Y ou r app lian ce ha s t wo was hab le f ilte rs, lo ca ted a s sho wn.
• Ch eck a nd was h the f ilt er s reg ular ly ac cor ding t o ins tru ct ion s to
maintain performance.
• Sw itc h ‘OFF ’ and u npl ug be for e che cki ng or re mov ing t he filters.
• Th e fil ter s ma y requ ire mo re fr equ ent w ash ing if v acuu ming f ine dus t.
• Wash w ith c old w ate r onl y . D o not use detergents.
• Do n ot pu t the f ilt ers i n a dish was her, washi ng ma chin e, tum ble d ry er , ove n,
mic rowa ve or n ear a n aked f lam e.
Fil ter A
• Re move t he c yclo ne an d cle ar bin (s ee ‘ Emp t ying t he cl ear b in’).
• Re lea se th e cat ch on t he f ront o f the c ycl one h and le and t he n remo ve the f i l t e r.
• Wash t he f ilte r wit h col d wat er on ly. Hol d und er a tap a nd r un wat er th rou gh the
op en en d unt il th e wate r ru ns cle ar. T ur n upsi de do wn an d tap ou t.
• S que eze an d t wis t wi th bo th ha nds t o make s ure th e exc ess w ate r is removed.
• Run w ate r ove r the o uts ide o f the f ilt er un til th e wat er r uns c l e a r.
• S que eze an d t wis t wi th bo th ha nds t o make s ure th e exc ess w ate r is removed.
• St and t he f ilte r on it s wi de, op en en d to dr y. Le ave t o dr y com ple tel y for a
min imum of 24 hours.
• Re pla ce th e fil ter i nto th e cy clo ne. S wing t he ha ndl e bac k into p lac e. En sure t he
la tch cl icks t o eng ag e and is s ecu re. Fi t the c yc lon e and cl ear b in uni t ont o the
appliance ( instruc tions abo ve).
Fil ter B
• Li e the ap pli anc e on its side.
• To remov e fil ter B:
– t urn t he bl ue ce ntra l loc kin g dial o n the o ute r cove r of th e ball a nti- clockwis e
unt il th e cove r is r eleased
– li f t of f the c over
– t urn t he f ilte r one-quar ter anti-clock wise t o rel eas e.
• Wash the filter with cold water on ly.
• Fil ter B s hou ld be r ins ed an d tap ped o ut un til t he wa ter r uns c lea r , t hen t app ed
ou t aga in to en sure a ll exc es s wat er is re move d. ( Tap on th e pla st ic rim, n ot th e
fi lte r mat eri al.) Le ave to d r y com ple tel y for a mi nimu m of 24 hours.
• It i s nor mal f or th e fil ter in t he b all to t urn g rey in colour .
• To refi t fil ter B :
– re fi t the f ilt er on t o the b all
– s ecu re th e filt er by t urn ing it c loc k wis e so th e whi te arr ows al ign.
• Wh en re fi tt ing t he ou ter c over o f the b all, ke ep tu rnin g the c en tral l ock ing di al
clo ck wi se. W hen i t st ar ts t o clic k it is locked.
• To watc h a sho rt o nlin e vid eo vi sit:
– U K - www . dy so n. co. uk/dc55filterwash
– R OI - www .d ys on . ie /dc55fil ter wash
B L OC K AG ES – TH ER M A L CUT- OUT
• Th is app lian ce is f it te d wit h an au tom ati call y res et tin g the rm al cut- out.
• La rge it em s may b loc k the t ools o r wan d inle t. If an y par t b eco me s blo cked t he
app lian ce m ay ove rhe at a nd au toma tic ally c ut-out.