Suction too strong on DC41

"There are several very good suggestion on this link:

http://www.fixya.com/support/t17447758-d..."

"For the Dyson at least, you can remove the sole plate from the base (just use a nickle or something, turn the 2 or 3 sloted “keys”, and pop the plate off). Around the edge, you will see a black foam rubber strip. That strip is an unnecessary item, and you can just pull it out. Replace the sole plate. Now, the suction (and moving air) can get out a little around the sides, makes it stick to the floor a little less.

As to why the suction has increased from what it once was, I don’t know. Perhaps the motors gain RPMs with age as they wear down, but that’s just a small guess."

Hello Ed,

Before removing part of the black rubber bellows it may be worth cleaning the narrow channel behind the slotted lower section at the back of the baseplate. I found this to be compacted with a fair amount of debris that I removed with a toothpick and an old toothbrush. This greatly improved the ease of vacuuming on thicker carpets.

I to was frustrated with this. I took the plunge by cutting out the head gasket (as described in earlier posts) I took the plate off and the separated the two pieces so I could stretch the gasket out. I then cut out the ends (to start with). Works like a charm now. Definitely a design flaw. Nothing like having to cut a part your “very” expensive Dyson. Not happy about it, but solved my problem