Any vacuum cleaner needs regular service just like your car does. To keep your vacuum cleaner in fine working order, listed below are a number of ideas to help keep it out of the local repair shop.
Change the vacuum cleaner belt no less than once a year. To check to see if you really need a new vacuum cleaner belt, leave the vacuum unplugged, and roll the roller brush briskly back and forth. If the belt is slipping, you'll be able to tell. That may be when you need to replace the belt.
Noticing a rubber smell coming from your vacuum also is a dead giveaway that your belt is either slipping badly, or the roller brush is locked up with hair or other obstructions.
The paper liner (if your vacuum uses a bag) should never be more than two thirds full. Air flow will be restricted if the paper liner is too packed. This can cause your vacuum motor to heat up. Furthermore, replace the paper liner if you notice an odor coming from the vacuum cleaner. Microorganisms and germs will develop in the paper liner creating odors.
No matter whether your vacuum cleaner takes a bag or utilizes a bagless HEPA filter, you should replace the filters as soon as the surface of the filter is blocked with dirt and filth. This will let air to flow through the vacuum cleaner, cooling the motor.
Inspect to see if the brushes on your roller brush are still stiff and thick. When the brushes are worn out, they will not have the capacity to separate the fibers of the carpet.
Set aside motor work to an authorized warranty center or a local vendor. Attempting to fix the motor yourself will void warranties and produce other expenses when you take the box of parts to a vendor for service.
I'd suggest taking your vacuum cleaner to an independent vacuum cleaner vendor for annual inspections. Typically this will be done either at no cost or for a nominal cost. Next you can decide whether to get the repair done or not.
Regardless of how regularly you get your vacuum cleaner serviced, in time you will need to replace it. The common life of a vacuum cleaner is five years nationally. Afterward, it could possibly be better to replace your vacuum cleaner rather than spend money in additional repairs.
Visit your local vacuum cleaner small retail business to determine if you are better served by doing a service on your vacuum cleaner or just trading it in on a different brand.
If your repair bill is going to be half of the price of a different vacuum cleaner or more, it may be time to trade in that beast for a different vacuum.