How do i open my dirt devil kone to empty it?

ANSWER : Brad, Hopefully it is the belt that you smell burning. I would start by removing the underneath side of the vacuum head. Normally just a few screws that are meant to be remove for general maintanence and circumstances such as this. After removing the screws this should reveal the dirty side of life to you. You may need to remove the roller brush, and inspect the ends to make sure the brush rolls freely while holding the ends. If not the ends may need to be cleaned of hair and strings: ends should pop of and a shaft runs through the middle connecting them. Clean and replace. Move on up the path the dirt travels. The neck where the head and vacuum come together is the next jamming point, if this is where the cloth is lodged chances are the motor may have over heated due to clogging. Your vacuum may have a automatic shut off. You will need to contact Dirt Devil to see if there is a reset for the motor. There are propellers / fan blades at the end of the neck just before the motor housing. This is most likely where the clothe has logged itself causing the brushes on the electric motor to emit the burning smell, if you can remove all obstructions and the unit still does not turn on, check with dirt devil about the reset, Hope this helps.

ANSWER : Go here.> http://dirtdevil.com/search/?q=UD40135&type=3 click on your vac then you can download the manual

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ANSWER : Grab the upper and lower conic sections, one in each hand. Twist the lower section clockwise to remove from the upper section. The filter is in the section – remove and empty, then replace and twist back to close and lock.

ANSWER : Remove vac from charging base. twist the two section apart. it will turn about 1 inch and then pull apart. this will expose the filter to remove to empty the dirt. reassemble in reverse.

ANSWER : Sounds like it may be cross threaded , or bits of grit holding it tight ,try tapping round the rim with screwdriver handle to see if it will loosen anything that’s holding it ,then get someone else to help you hold one end and you hold the other end and twist..

ANSWER : I bet I have the same problem as you. My vacuums canister was put back together backwards and now will not move far enough to click unlocked. I am not sure how to fix this and I cant find anyone on any forums who do 🙁 If you figure it out post it! So far ime just trying to muscle it open.

ANSWER : Check and make sure that the pickup tube from the bottom of the sweeper to the waste cup does not have a clog anywhere you can use a metal coat hanger and straighten it out and carefully run that thru.