Losing Suction? Not sure if your Dyson is up to standard? black filter? It's time to change them! I tried rinsing my POST filter with what Dyson recommended and the water didn't even get through. It was black too. But when I turned it on after installing this product, it was like a brand new vacuum cleaner. I don't remember crap like that. And the price was great. The fit was a bit poor due to some flex in the rubber pad, but I just pushed it back in with a flathead screwdriver.