No freaking suction help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the hose was clogged there's a good chance the head was clogged too. Try to stick a bent coat hanger or other semi-rigid piece down the throat at the top of the head to push the clog out through the mouth. You might have to remove the beater bar to get the clog out.

Hi Brenna, it's Jack at Dyson.

I'm sorry to hear you're having difficulties with your DC17 Absolute. I can see that you've already checked for blockages, but the issues you've describe do strongly suggest that there's a blockage somewhere in the machine. You might want to follow the steps shown in our online Support guide, as this should help you locate any obstructions you may have missed:

http://content.dyson.com/support/help.asp?article=955&product=DC17-ANIMAL

If you aren't able to find a blockage, but continue to have difficulty with your vacuum, please email us so our experts can help further. You can reach us at [email protected].

Best wishes,

Jack
Dyson Online Customer Support
www.dyson.com

i about to say that's always a clog of some sort that causes that

see the solution; God bless you
How to determine a clog in your hose
Take your central vacuum hose and connect it directly to the dirt canister. After turning on the vacuum if the hose has normal suction here then the clog exists in your tubing.
Click here for help with tubing clogs. But, if you experience reduced suction at the canister then your hose is clogged. See Solutions below.
Plug hose in reverse into the inlet located on your unit and turn on the system. This should aspirate the clog out.
Or, remove the hose from the inlet and push a garden hose through hose to push out the clog. Most importantly, the garden hose must be turned off and there should be absolutely no water entering your vacuum hose.
Or, remove the hose from inlet and drop in a heavy object such as a screwdriver to push out clog.

Even with your explanation,it seems the hose is clogged.Try taking the hose off,then blow through it or pour water through it.If this doesn't do it,make sure the suction canals are going to the proper areas.

hello tnwalkergal the hose may have a clog inside the hose at the bend you can take the hose loose and run a broomstick or a yardstick thorgh the hose this is how I find the clog

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Sounds like you have a clog in the hose or down by the brush roll, the dirt inlet maybe clogged.

Is there suction at the end of the hose, if not then the blockage is in the hose, unhook the hose and dig out the debris, if hose isn't blocked, then clean out the filters, if they get clogged, then air can;t flow thru them and you won't have suction. If you have suction at the end of the hose, then it is clogged down in the nozzle asm. there is an inlet by the brush roll and it comes up to where the hose plugs into. Clean the clog out.

Sometimes when you take them apart and
reassemble the vac (the plastic slide doesn't
make full contact with the lever,or it isn;t on
the lever at all) that switches
from the floor to the attachment. IF Tthere
are no clogs in the duct then that the
most likely problem