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After I typed that, I thought that even though Filter Queens use cyclonic action, that they have to clog because they use paper filter cones.  I imagine Tri-star to be the same.  What about Thermax?  They use water... I'm sure they were around before Dyson!

Actually, his punishment should be to use a dirt devil (which doesn't deservet to be capitalized) that is bagless (the green vision with the red rocker switch halfway down comes to mind) so he can see it clog... his most dreaded fear! 

How can he not get sued for advertising "automatic height adjustment".... or for claiming that his vacuums are the first to not lose suction.  Has he ever heard of Rainbow or Filter Queen? 

I will try the the sole plate and hand pressure on brush roll and see what I come up with.

Before I go through all this, is there a way I can test to be 100 percent sure the belt is the problem?

I would probably want to replace the whole clutch assembly.  If I do it at all.  I'm still not 100 percent convinced that's the problem because the brush roll seems to spin fine.  That rattling sound I hear when I push the machine forward fast could be the baby wheels on the sole plate spinning.  Thank goodness the carpet in my apartment is very low.  Dysoninventsbig, thanks for the link to instructions on how to replace the bet.  WHAT AN INVOLVED PROCESS... Someone should AT LEAST slap good ol James in the face for creating such a contraption.... and then lock in in a room with only a dirt devil and force him to vacuum with it for the rest of his life. 

I hate that Dyson lies to its customers about having automatic height adjustment... when in reality it is non-existent height adjustment.  Other manufacturers do that too, but they don't cost what the Dyson does.  The soleplate pivots, but that does NOT change one bit the height of the brush roll.

Oh yeah, when I was naming my collection, I forgot a very special member.  My Sanitaire SC887!  I love the messy, but powerful thing.

This forum is SOOOO inane... no spell check and no preview button.  I mean to say, the attachment handle grip is more comfortable on the 17 than the 14.  I do wonder if they will ever lengthen the wand to an appropriate size in future models.