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How to use your vacuum cleaner accessories
Vacuum cleaners aren’t designed to only clean your floors and carpets. With the right attachments, they can be used to clean everything from your mattress to your air conditioning unit.
But not all vacuum cleaner attachments are made equal. Ours are precision engineered, just like Dyson vacuum cleaners, and are based on inspiring design icons, years of iteration and patented technologies.
Read on to learn how to get the most out of your attachments, including where to use them, which machines they’re compatible with and more.
Light pipe crevice tool
For reaching into dark, narrow spaces
Engineered to fit Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, and Dyson V8™ cordless vacuums.
Crevice tools are a must-have in your vacuum cleaning arsenal. They’re perfect for getting into narrow spaces, hard-to-reach corners and awkward crevices. With an opening engineered at a 45° angle, Dyson Crevice tools are designed to increase suction power as they move into tighter spaces.
The Light pipe crevice tool features a LED light that lets you see what you’re cleaning. It’s designed to illuminate spaces such as behind radiators, between and under car seats and behind furniture. Precisely designed vents protect the motor from blockages and stop the tool from sticking to surfaces.
Low-reach adaptor
For cleaning further under low furniture
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
If you think about the layout of your home, it’s likely that a lot of the flooring is covered by furniture – making it hard to remove dust regularly.
Invisible dust and dirt can settle all over your home and, in fact, once you can see visible dirt it’s likely that colonies of dust mites, mold or bacteria are already thriving.
The Dyson Low-reach adaptor bends to comfortably reach down low. It’s engineered to clean further under low furniture by adjusting the wand angle up to 90° – meaning you don’t have to crouch to remove the nasties around your home.
What’s more, the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) lip seal inside the adaptor hinge helps maintain suction, so the dust and allergens you’re picking up go straight into the bin.
Hair screw tool
For removing hair from car seats, stairs and pet beds
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, and Dyson V8™ cordless vacuums.
The Dyson Hair screw tool is one of our latest pioneering and patented vacuum cleaner accessories.
It’s designed with an anti-tangle Archimedes screw brush bar so you can pick up long hair and pet hair – fast. Unlike other anti-tangle tools, ours doesn’t compromise on performance. An integrated motor in the brush bar spins at up to 3500rpm to remove ground-in dirt, while a helix of stiff nylon bristles guarantees constant contact with the floor.
The bristles themselves are precisely angled to let hairs ‘leapfrog’ them as they spiral off into the bin.
If loose pet hair or long hair is a problem in your home, this tool is a must-have.
Combination tool
For quick switching between cleaning and dusting
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
For versatile cleaning, combination tools are essential as they’re really two tools in one.
The Dyson Combination tool has a wide nozzle to help cover more surface with each pass. It’s designed with a red woven nylon lint picker to help lift pet hair and other debris out of upholstery.
By sliding down the brush, you can easily switch to concentrating on delicate surfaces and loose dried dirt and dust. This can be helpful for vacuuming between slats in blinds or aircon units.
When used in handheld mode, a combination tool is particularly well suited to cleaning your car.
Awkward gap tool
For tight gaps and hard-to-reach places
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
Long and narrow, the Awkward gap tool twists at the optimum 22° angle for cleaning the hardest-to-reach places around your home or car.
Its narrow profile means it’s ideal for reaching into tight spaces such as between appliances, under furniture and in car storage compartments. It’s also 41mm longer than our standard Crevice tool, so it cleans even deeper into tight spots and gets to spaces normally unreachable.
Stubborn dirt brush
For high-traffic areas of your home and car
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
For dirt and dried mud that’s hard to remove with a regular cleaner head, the Stubborn dirt brush should be your go-to accessory.
Stiff nylon bristles help to scrub dried dirt from high-traffic areas and the tough, polypropylene design means you can put some elbow grease into cleaning, without damaging the attachment.
Reach for the Stubborn dirt brush when cleaning the footwells of a car or around door mats, where dirt and mud might be trodden into your floor surfaces.
Mini motorized tool
For removing stubborn dirt from mattresses, upholstery and stairs
Engineered to fit Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
To harness the benefits of a full-size cleaner head in a format suited to smaller spaces, look no further than the Dyson Mini motorized tool.
Designed with a motorized brush bar that spins at up to 3500rpm, the Mini motorized tool removes stubborn, ground-in dirt from mattresses, upholstery, stairs and other small spaces around your home and car.
The soleplate – the part that’s in contact with the surface being cleaned – is articulated, meaning that the tool maintains a strong suction seal when vacuuming uneven surfaces like soft furnishings.
Soft dusting brush
For easy, vacuum-assisted dusting
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
Engineered with soft nylon bristles, the Soft dusting brush attachment gently captures dust from flat surfaces and furniture. It’s perfect for dusting windowsills, bookshelves, lampshades and blinds, as well as framed art and computer keyboards.
If you have variable suction on your vacuum cleaner, such as Eco Mode, you can use the Soft dusting brush for cleaning more delicate items too.
A central felt bumper strip ensures it’s kind to screens and polished surfaces, while its tapered shape evenly distributes suction power.
Mattress tool
For removing dust, dirt and allergens from mattresses and upholstery
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
Your mattress might not seem like an obvious place to vacuum, but it can actually harbor millions of dust mites, whose feces are among the most common allergy triggers worldwide.
The Dyson Mattress tool is engineered with an extra-wide aperture to ensure the tool doesn’t stick on the fabric. A precisely engineered channel distributes airflow for optimized edge-to-edge suction.
Mattress tools are also useful for deep cleaning sofas, armchairs and other upholstery.
Up-top adapter
For effective cleaning in hard-to-reach high areas of your home
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
Many of us wouldn’t want to admit to when we last cleaned on top of our kitchen cabinets or shelves. But just because these spaces are out of sight, doesn’t mean invisible dust and allergens can’t thrive there.
An up-top adaptor is one of the most effective ways of cleaning high-up spaces easily. Dyson’s Up-top adaptor bends up to 130° but also locks at 98°, 65° and 0° – for flexible up-top cleaning.
Fine nylon bristles remove dust from door frames, wardrobes, light fixtures and other hard-to-reach areas.
Flexi crevice tool
For extending and bending into hard-to-reach places
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
To get to dust and debris that’s particularly awkward to reach, a flexible crevice tool is a good option as it will extend and bend to remove dirt from corners and tight gaps.
Stiff nylon bristles on the Dyson Flexi crevice tool agitate carpet pile to shift stubborn dirt and food waste, while the extendable rubber suction flexes into awkward spaces.
The Flexi crevice tool is engineered with a detachable sliding brush, meaning it’s two tools in one. You can use the main shaft as a regular crevice tool.
Extending by an additional 19cm, this tool is engineered to reach into spaces as narrow as 2.5cm. It’s perfect for cleaning under the fridge or in and around car seats.
Extension hose
For adding up to 61cm of flexible reach to any tool attachment
Engineered to fit Dyson Gen5detect™, Dyson V15s Detect Submarine™, Dyson V15 Detect™, Dyson Outsize™, Dyson V12™, Dyson V11™, Dyson Cyclone V10™, Dyson V8™, and Dyson V7™ cordless vacuums.
If you want to take your cleaning to new heights, an extension hose for your vacuum cleaner is a great solution. Dyson’s Extension hose is compatible with any Dyson attachment to reach up to 61cm further – ideal for cleaning in narrow spaces around your home and car interior.
The flexible wire helix springs back into position when it’s not in use and has been tested 2200 times for durability, so you can clean with confidence.
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