Dyson V8 Questions & Answers (page 4 of 26)

My Dyson charges but will only work for about 5 minutes and then dies.

Hi, I have a Dyson V8 Absolute. It's 3 years old now, but hasn't had a lot of use. I've started to experience an issue that is very frustrating.

When the Dyson is fully charged, I'm only getting about 30 seconds of use out of it on the Maximum suction setting, even though the battery lights indicate that the Dyson is still charged. When I place it back into the Charging Cradle and immediately remove it again, the Dyson works again, however only for about another 30 seconds. When it's in the Charging Cradle the lights are indicating that it's fully charged. For info, the filters are regularly washed/cleaned.

What could the problem be? Why am I not able to use it for anymore than 30 seconds at a time? What can I do to rectify this problem.

Regards, Paul

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thank you, j

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