Matt, I am pretty certain that the sole plate is genuine and in good condition, because when we got our Dyson Dc04 silver lime brand new in 2011 ( made in 2005), we tried it, and it was actually sticking to the floor, because it is the type of sole plate which is older, and does not have the struts which stick out, it has only one strut (excluding the belt cover) and the one on my DC14 is the same, but seals better due to more suction and I have added a pic below of the DC14 sole plate. When I had finished doing the landing, I decided to vacuum my bedroom and noticed that the sole plate wasnt fitted properly since I had changed the motor! Bought the DC14 to replace an 8-year-old DC04 that had survived some serious mistreatment over the years (they're not really meant to suck up wet wallpaper and plaster).

Clean exhaust air - Air expelled from a Dyson contains up to 150 times less mould and bacteria than the air you breathe. We have a white cat so there are plenty of hairs about and the Dyson DC14 lifts these without a problem. We have a textured rug in tone of our living rooms and it means that the surface is UN even, this DC14 can seal itself onto that carpet as I push and pull it along, whereas others.Luckily, I don't have this problem with my Bissell canister, Hoover Windtunnel or my short-lived Eureka AirSpeed (before my dad gave it away).

Our range includes everything you need to save money with a do-it-yourself DC14 repair as well as quality DC14 care, cleaning and maintenance products. Wow, the belt broke on this Dyson today due to jamming the brushbar with the edge of a ripped burber carpet wich is gonna be replaced soon.Finished with auto-height adjustment and a quick-release wand, you'll be able to reach dirt and dust in all kinds of high up nooks and crannies with ease as well as across a wide range of flooring with this Dyson upright vacuum. I have just acquired a decent condition Dyson DC14i its cyclone top is a dark purple colour and it also has a clutch control knob, on the Cyclone label is printed DC14i, what does the letter I stands for ? In our Appliance Advice Centre you'll find helpful hints and tips to take the hassle out of Dyson DC14 repairs as well as advice on fitting popular DC14 spare parts and the latest appliance repair videos - which cover everything from 'how to repair a DC14' to 'fixing common DC14 faults'.

The earliest models still had a removable filter panel at the bottom like the DC07, which was empty of a filter and carried a message inside of it advising the user that this was a 'duct' and nothing else. The DC07 has slightly sharper sunction through the tools, which I think is down to the sharper airflow path. The reason dyson put the filter in the top was they could make the filter bigger thus a bigger filter surface area. Like many Dyson fans, you're saying that more suction = better performance and that's not always the case. I am grateful for you explaining this to me, but could you suggest what difference this made to the cleaner and the performance etc?Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).