Packing for the move, I dumped the Dyson on its side and hit the power button. I've had the vacuum for about 8 years now and I really like it so I decided to fix it (check out some YouTube videos). It's a little tricky to take the vacuum apart but once it's apart it takes 2 seconds to swap the switch and I replaced both just in case. These switches glide effortlessly across and perform like a champ.