Hi, I’m Mat from eSpares and in this video we’re going to be looking at getting this
Dyson DC07 Animal a brand new lease on life. Safety first; always remember to unplug the
appliance before carrying out any work to avoid any nasty shocks. The Dyson DC07 has
two filters. We have the pre-motor filter here, to the left of the bin. And directly
underneath the bin is where the HEPA filter, or post motor filter, is located. Now, we
need to remove the bin in the normal way, like so, and now you can see the direction
of airflow within the Dyson. The air is sucked up through the cleaner head and along the
internal hose and through the valve pipe assembly. It enters the main cyclone bin here, where
the really clever bit happens; the air spins at such high speeds that dirt and dust are
thrown out of the airflow and collected in the bin. The air then exits the bin here,
travels down to the pre-motor filter here, passing through the motor and then up into
the HEPA, or post-motor, filter before finally being expelled from here. Right, let’s take
a look at the pre-motor filter. The pre-motor filter is located here. Simply release it
using the catch at the back to release the housing, and here we have the yellow filter
inside. Now as you can see by the state of this one it’s quite grubby. These should
be washed every six months. Wash the sponge and the casing separately in warm water. Do
not use washing machines or detergents. Certainly don’t tumble dry. And make sure that it’s
fully dry before reassembling. As you can see this one is about four years old, so I’m
going to change this one. Simply grab your new filter, put back into the housing like
so, put the housing back on, hearing the satisfactory ‘click’ and that’s the pre-motor filter
changed! Right, let’s look at replacing the post-motor, or HEPA, filter, which is
located under this lid here. Now the post motor filter, or HEPA filter, is used for
filtering out tiny particles like pollen or dust mite feces which can cause allergy sufferers
real problems. Now there are three catches on this lid. One at the front and two either
side. Now be careful when popping this lid off as the catches are quite weak. But again,
don’t worry if it is damaged, as always you can order a spare from the espares.co.uk
website. Let’s get started, let’s prize open the front first, like so, and then the
two side catches. Carefully remove the lid, like so, and there we have the HEPA filter.
Now, the HEPA filter removes the really tiny particles like pollen and dust mite feces
that make it all the way through the cyclone and pre-motor filter. These are the kind of
particles that trigger allergy and asthma symptoms. It’s good to change the filter
after a few years, This Dyson is about four years old and as you can see, this filter
is quite grim, so we’re going to replace it. Now, you can see that this has a rubber
seal which is stuck to the filter casing. Therefore we always recommend that buy the
HEPA filter seal along with the HEPA filter itself. And we’ll replace this one with
a brand new HEPA filter, which simply slots into place there. But as the seal on this
one is, again, quite old, I’m going to replace it with a brand new one. Simply peel off the
sticky backs and put around the casing of the seal. I’m doing this now.
Now, simply pop your HEPA filter back into position like so. Grab the lid, now for this
one, I am using a new lid because in four years it’s suffered a bit of wear and tear.
Now, make sure you locate the lid lip here with the lid that’s on the main body of
the machine. Put that into position like so and push that down. Grab your bin, or cyclone
assembly, put that back onto the machine. This Dyson DC07 Animal is as good as new.
Now remember, all these spares are available on the eSpares.co.uk website along with spares
and accessories for over 500 brands of home and garden appliance. Thanks for watching!