How do I snap the canister lid back on it fell off

The 2 small lugs have to click back into place and this is extremely difficult. One lug is longer than the other so insert this one into its socket. Then, with the lid in the fully open position force the smaller lug into its socket.  It does require considerable force and I was worried about breaking it but there is some flexibility in the plastic so it didn’t snap off.

No way I could get this back on. About to bring it to Dyson Service Center. Tried one last time. GOT IT!! Trick is to make sure cover is COMPLETELY open.

I had the same problem and solved it using a small flat-bladed (electrical) screwdriver. Found the trick was to apply the tip of the blade, rather than the edge, to the plastic lug. Doing that means you only need a little pressure.

But please - if this happens to you, report the thing to Dyson even if you fix it. This will weaken the plastic lugs and having a thousand dollar (NZ) machine dependent on these little bits of plastic, even if Dyson replace willingly, is simply not acceptable. Great engineering on the motor is no good if there is rubbish engineering on the rest of the thing. If enough report, they will have to acknowledge this as a fault and change the bin design.

It’s easy. Just squeeze the bin itself across the top diameter and you will notice that the pin lugs in the bin flex out a bit. Slot one pin off the lid into one side lug and then push the other in while squeezing the bin itself. Really easy. No brute force required

Very helpful, especially your comment about the different sizes. I found I had to use a small flat headed screw driver to ease the ‘hinge’ back. It didn’t snap!

I have a Dyson dc65 animal complete. The canister falls off, when emptying the canister

help !

email: psarfatis@yahoo.com

None of the solutions worked for my dyson v7 animal. I just ordered a new piece for 22.00

I tried for days. I can’t do it. I don’t understand why it doesn’t just snap in…why did they make it this way????

I have to hold the lid shut when I vacuum. I hate it.

Judie,

Read the post by RobertGuyPowell above and ALL the comments (especially mine!). I agree that this is a giant pain and the lid never have should fallen off. Like you I must have banged it slightly before it was fully closed. I did it putting it back on the charger…am a lot more careful now. The good news is that it’s not broken and you don’t have to pay for an expensive repair. Have patience, maybe get a friend to help but follow Robert’s directions. It’s a tight fit and will not go back without muscling it ….a little bit.  Stay with it, you can do it!

You all couldn’t be more brilliant. I’ve been struggling for the past half hour since I knocked the bottom off. I read your answers, and easy peasy lemon squeezy! Love you!!!

Just popped little door back on our rechargeable Dyson, found combination of squeezing the canister and a little force (not brute) did trick for me, along with a bit of heat from a hairdryer and liquid soap to lubricate, my steps/experience below.

Initially door was hanging on by the wrong side (the side with the red catches), once I realised that the usual steps to open the canister up made the door drop off as nothing holding it on any longer.

Make sure you familiarise yourself with the orientation of the door, make sure you don't overlook having it the right way up, seal needs to be facing to inside of canister. Not sure if it's possible to fit upside down, you don't want to be the one to find out though.

Get familiar with the little lugs on the door, as noted above mine were chamfered which must be an assembly aid, also appeared to be same length, if one is longer that's one to locate first.

I warmed up the lugs with a hairdryer, no need to go mad of have hairdryer on hottest setting, just get some warmth into the plastic, I usually do this if I can when snapping plastic hinges etc back together as the heat will give you a fraction more flex.

I also put a drop of liquid soap on the lugs and the part they snap in to on the canister just to help lube it up.

As noted above the chamfer is what you want to be using to assist in getting lugs in, I found that when door was at 90 degree open position (right angle to canister) that was where I needed to be.

Locate one lug (or longer one if different lengths) in the canister, and then I found a combination of squeezing the canister and pushing the other lug using chamfer worked for me, make sure you don't forget to keep door at right angles. I did have to put a little force into the push, the squeezing didn't work just on its own, certainly helped significantly though.

As with lots of these things do your research, study the part, ask yourself questions about why something looks like it does, it's usually for a reason, e,g. the chamfers on the lugs on the Dyson door are to aid assembly.

Slight variation on this question — my Dyson v11 fell and the lid popped off and I also found a small gray plastic piece with a spring in it on the floor. I thought this sat in the plastic hinge area, but it was impossible to replace the lid with this gray plastic piece that contains a spring in it. I’m hoping that the gray piece is optional and not required to open and close the lid, or comes from another part of the bin?