{
  "id": "v8-low-suction",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "title": "Trace weak suction",
  "deviceFamily": "vacuum",
  "intent": "Troubleshooting",
  "summary": "Record bin level, visible air-path restrictions and filter condition to choose the next care task before a single reassembled check.",
  "modelApplicability": [
    "v8-sv10-pinch-us"
  ],
  "modelDetails": [
    {
      "id": "v8-sv10-pinch-us",
      "family": "vacuum",
      "brand": "Dyson",
      "series": "V8",
      "label": "Dyson V8 SV10 · pinch filter · US",
      "region": "US",
      "componentVersion": "Pinch-handle Filter A and twist-off Filter B; original dry motorized head",
      "manual": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "help": "Read SV10 on the machine label and compare your parts with manual 229602-01. Filter A has a small pinch handle; Filter B twists off the rear. A star-shaped top is a different version. Confirm the dry motorized head in this manual before following a brush task.",
      "exclusions": [
        "V8 star pre-filter",
        "V8 Cyclone",
        "Soft roller / Fluffy head cleaning",
        "V10 / V11",
        "Modified batteries or aftermarket heads"
      ],
      "recognitionSource": "dyson-models"
    }
  ],
  "exclusions": [
    "V8 star pre-filter",
    "V8 Cyclone",
    "Soft roller / Fluffy head cleaning",
    "V10 / V11",
    "Modified batteries or aftermarket heads"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
    "Read SV10 on the label, confirm the US 229602-01 manual and match the pinch-handle Filter A, twist-off Filter B and any head involved.",
    "Disconnect the charger, release the trigger and let the machine cool before handling removable parts. Keep your hand away from the trigger."
  ],
  "tools": [
    "Good lighting"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Dustproof waste bag"
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "prompt": "Is the charger disconnected, the machine cool and undamaged, and your hand away from the trigger?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "pp2–3 Important safety instructions; p12 Looking for blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-1",
          "advice": "Continue with the matching parts and the checks below."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "service",
          "advice": "Stop for a damaged charger, burning smell, liquid exposure, a swollen or leaking battery, broken catches or an obstruction you cannot safely reach. Contact Dyson and keep the battery sealed."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-1",
      "prompt": "Is the symptom weak pickup with no burning smell, damage or liquid exposure?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-2",
          "advice": "Observe the accessible causes without running an open machine."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "service",
          "advice": "Use the stop conditions for unsafe symptoms; use the charging task for a no-power complaint."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-2",
      "prompt": "Can you inspect the bin, detached wand/tool openings and fitted filters safely?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "steps",
          "advice": "Record each area before choosing an action."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Wait for a safe work area and the matching manual."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "branches": [
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "check-1"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "service"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "check-2"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "service"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "steps"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title": "Read the bin level",
      "text": "With the vacuum stopped, compare the dirt level with MAX. Empty a full bin with Empty the clear bin before proceeding.",
      "observation": "The dirt level is below MAX; overfilling can obscure another restriction.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "requiredFields": [
        "binLevel"
      ],
      "id": "step-1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Separate the external air path",
      "text": "Release the wand from the body and detach the floor tool with the trigger released. Look through the wand and into the tool inlet in good light.",
      "observation": "Record where you can actually see dry debris; do not push objects into an unseen passage.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "requiredFields": [
        "restriction"
      ],
      "id": "step-2"
    },
    {
      "title": "Choose the obstruction task",
      "text": "Use Clear an accessible wand blockage for reachable wand/tool debris. For debris at the body inlet, use Clear a visible body-inlet blockage and its documented bin releases. Stop if the obstruction cannot be reached safely.",
      "observation": "The chosen task matches the observed location; an empty opening is not proof of a clear internal motor.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "id": "step-3"
    },
    {
      "title": "Check filter care",
      "text": "Review the condition and last wash of both filters. If dirty or due for care, complete each appropriate filter task and its full drying interval before a retest.",
      "observation": "Never refit a wet filter to compare suction.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Washing the filters; Washing Filter A; p9 Wash filters",
      "requiredFields": [
        "filterCare"
      ],
      "id": "step-4"
    },
    {
      "title": "Restore the complete machine",
      "text": "Fit both completely dry filters, the bin, wand and matching head securely. If another care task remains unfinished, save a preparation record and return after it is complete.",
      "observation": "No missing filter, open bin or loose attachment remains.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Vacuuming; Washing the filters; p12 Looking for blockages",
      "requiredFields": [
        "assemblyReady"
      ],
      "id": "step-5"
    },
    {
      "title": "Observe one normal-use check",
      "text": "On a suitable dry surface, briefly check normal pickup with all parts fitted and hands clear. Record improvement or the remaining symptom. End the check if weak pickup, pulsing or abnormal heat persists and contact Dyson.",
      "observation": "This observation selects the next action; it does not identify a motor or battery failure.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Vacuuming; Washing the filters; p12 Looking for blockages",
      "requiredFields": [
        "pickupResult"
      ],
      "id": "step-6"
    }
  ],
  "outcomeChecks": [
    {
      "id": "outcome-1",
      "text": "Bin level, visible restriction and filter state are recorded separately.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin; p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Washing the filters; Washing Filter A; p9 Wash filters"
    },
    {
      "id": "outcome-2",
      "text": "The complete-machine check improved pickup, or the remaining symptom is recorded for support.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin; p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Washing the filters; Washing Filter A; p9 Wash filters"
    }
  ],
  "stopConditions": [
    "Stop for a damaged charger, burning smell, liquid exposure, a swollen or leaking battery, broken catches or an obstruction you cannot safely reach. Contact Dyson and keep the battery sealed."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "title": "Dyson V8 SV10 operating manual, pinch filter (229602-01)",
      "url": "https://www.dyson.com/content/dam/dyson/maintenance/user-guides/en_US/vacuumcleaners/cordlessstickvacuums/sv10/without-soft-roller/229602-01.pdf",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "use": "User maintenance, Filter A and B, bin cleaning, blockages, charging safety",
      "license": "Manufacturer copyright. Facts paraphrased; manual and diagrams not redistributed.",
      "region": "US",
      "locator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin; p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Washing the filters; Washing Filter A; p9 Wash filters"
    },
    {
      "id": "dyson-models",
      "title": "Choose your Dyson V8 support: star or pinch filter",
      "url": "https://www.dyson.com/support/vacuum-cleaners/cordless/v8",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "use": "Distinguish pre-filter versions; no automatic cross-version compatibility",
      "license": "Linked only; original identification explanation.",
      "region": "US",
      "locator": "V8 support selector: pinch handle versus star filter"
    }
  ],
  "assets": [
    {
      "path": "/assets/vacuum/airway.svg",
      "title": "Air path: detached head, wand and bin inlet",
      "kind": "Original sequence schematic of user-accessible parts; not to scale or an engineering drawing"
    }
  ],
  "relatedIds": [
    "v8-empty-bin",
    "v8-wand-blockage",
    "v8-body-blockage",
    "v8-pre-filter",
    "v8-post-filter"
  ],
  "specs": [],
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-13",
  "estimatedDuration": null,
  "group": "v8-airway",
  "locator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin; p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Washing the filters; Washing Filter A; p9 Wash filters",
  "consumables": [
    {
      "name": "Dustproof bag",
      "specification": "Contain dry bin contents; close the bag after emptying.",
      "fit": "Original clear bin during emptying",
      "exclude": "Liquid, hot ash and hazardous material",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin"
    }
  ],
  "maintenance": {
    "trigger": "Pickup has weakened during normal dry-surface use.",
    "intervalText": "As needed for this condition. No fixed calendar interval is specified for this check; choose your own review date if useful.",
    "basis": "user-plan",
    "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
    "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages"
  },
  "recordFields": [
    {
      "id": "binLevel",
      "label": "Bin before care",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-1",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "below-max",
          "label": "Below MAX"
        },
        {
          "value": "at-max",
          "label": "At MAX; emptied before continuing"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "restriction",
      "label": "Visible restriction",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-2",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "wand",
          "label": "Detached wand"
        },
        {
          "value": "head-inlet",
          "label": "Detached head inlet"
        },
        {
          "value": "body-inlet",
          "label": "Body/bin inlet"
        },
        {
          "value": "none",
          "label": "None visible"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "filterCare",
      "label": "Filter care before retest",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-4",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "already-ready",
          "label": "Both clean and dry"
        },
        {
          "value": "completed",
          "label": "Required wash and drying completed"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "assemblyReady",
      "label": "Both dry filters, bin, wand and head are secure",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-5"
    },
    {
      "id": "pickupResult",
      "label": "Pickup observation",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-6",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "improved",
          "label": "Pickup improved"
        },
        {
          "value": "unchanged",
          "label": "Still weak; contact Dyson",
          "resultGate": "service"
        },
        {
          "value": "pulsing",
          "label": "Pulsing returned; stop and contact Dyson",
          "resultGate": "service"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "fitChecks": [
    {
      "id": "filter",
      "label": "Top filter",
      "accepted": "pinch",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "pinch",
          "label": "SV10 with the pinch-handle Filter A"
        },
        {
          "value": "star",
          "label": "Star-shaped top filter"
        },
        {
          "value": "cyclone",
          "label": "Newer V8 Cyclone or another model"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "The V8 name alone does not identify the filter. Compare the label and the official star/pinch selector."
    },
    {
      "id": "head",
      "label": "Floor head",
      "accepted": "dry-original",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "dry-original",
          "label": "Original dry motorized head shown in manual 229602-01"
        },
        {
          "value": "fluffy",
          "label": "Soft Roller / Fluffy"
        },
        {
          "value": "modified",
          "label": "A replacement or different head"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "This collection covers the original dry head. A washable roller does not make a motorized head washable."
    },
    {
      "id": "manual",
      "label": "Regional instructions",
      "accepted": "us-229602",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "us-229602",
          "label": "My SV10 label and US manual 229602-01 match"
        },
        {
          "value": "different",
          "label": "My regional instructions or parts differ"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "Use your supplied regional manual if it differs; do not infer compatibility from a similar name."
    }
  ]
}