Washing Your Filter - Dyson Outsize User Manual

Washing your filter

Wash your filter at least once a month to maintain optimum suction power.
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Twist off your filter
Twist your filter anti-clockwise and pull it away from your machine.
Tap your filter
Before washing your filter, tap it gently over a bin to remove any loose dust
and debris.
Wash your filter
Wash with warm, running tap water – gently rubbing your filter with your
fingers to remove the dirt.
Fill and shake
Place your hand over one end of your filter.
Fill the filter with warm tap water.
Place your hand over the open end of the filter and shake it firmly to remove
trapped dirt and debris.
Repeat these steps until the water runs clear.
Shake and dry
Empty the filter and shake firmly to remove excess water.
Keep shaking until there's no water coming from the filter.
Place your filter end up, as shown.
Place the filter on its end and leave to dry for at least 24 hours in a well
ventilated, warm place.
Don't dry your filter in a tumble dryer, microwave or near a naked flame.
Important: your filter must be completely dry before you put it back into the
machine. Your machine could be damaged if used with a damp filter.
Filter held in upright
position, with the wider
end in the palm of a
hand. Water running
from a tap into the
narrower end.
The filter is left to dry with the
pleated filter end facing upwards.
The filter is located at the
rear of your machine.
Holding the filter by
the hard, plastic end,
tap the other end
over the bin.
Filter with hand over the
open end with arrows
showing a shaking motion.
A hand holding the filter
with the narrow end
pointing downwards
with droplets of water
being shaken from the
filter and again, with the
end pointing downwards
shaking water out.