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My vacuum has been sounding a little bit loud lately. I’ve taken it apart and made sure that nothing is cloggin it. It almost sounds like an engine does when it is ‘revving’ up too high and working too hard. I don’t know. It just definitely sounds quite a bit louder. It’s a sort of shrill sound. Has anyone had this issue and what should I focus on when getting to the bottom of it? It seems to be working just fine, but I definitely would like to be able to troubleshoot it on my own before having to take it in for service if possible. If not then I’ll take it in right away. Thanks.
Whenever one of my vac’s is sounding like it’s reving too loud and working too hard when it shouldn’t, it is clogged somewhere. Check the air path from start (beater bar area) to finish (bag). Paper clips, nails, small wood chip, etc, all can easily get lodged somewhere and plug it up as hair and other stuff try to pass bye. Since you said you already did this and it isn’t clogged, may want to call Big John. Only other things I could think would possibly be that the bearings on the beater bar aren’t allowing the bar to spin, or maybe a belt is going out.
I think that you’re right about the clogged airway. I just took it apart again and as I was doing it I noticed something was rattling around inside it. I checked the large object cleanout and nothing was there. I cleaned the beater bar and checked to make sure that it could spin easily. It was still making the noise. I then turned the Hoover upside down and shook it and after a second or two I couldn’t hear the rattling anymore. A really small nail was on the carpet that you could barely see. It was one of those really tiny, slender types that you would use to hang very small picture frames or things that are really light. It was about the size of a needle. After I tried it again the vacuum sounds 100% better. I wonder where it was getting stuck at? Anyways, thanks for the response Dave.
If it is not clogged, the problem is your fan. If you don’t regularly clean out (empty) your heavy object cup by using your edger, it will build up and very prematurely wear out your fan blades. This is why you hear the high pitch sound. It takes about half an hour to change when you know how to change it. It’s easier to empty it at least daily.
Thanks Gordon. I’ll check it out. It sounds way better now that I found that small nail in it. I conciously avoid trying to vacuum up anything other than dirt to spare my machine. The thing was so slender that I almost didn’t see it when it fell out onto my own low pile carpet. I think that the problem is solved for now, but I’m going to check out the fan blades just in case.
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