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Essential Parts

There are many places that you can use to find parts for a vacuum cleaner that is broken, providing youhave someone around that is handy enough with toolsto take a swing at fixing it. The part that breaksthe most on most less expensive vacuum cleanersis the drive belt. It's the rubberized belt that is around 6 inches long, that when stretched outturns the brushes on the bottom of the vacuum.

When you take the vacuum over objects that don'tbelong in the vacuum cleaner, such as pieces ofrope or a cat's tail and the unit comes to a screechinghalt, the burning smell that will soon fill up theair is your drive belt slowly melting away.

Luckily, the drive belt is available at severallocations, so many in fact that your local drugstore may even carry them! They are cheap to buyand a snap to replace with a screwdriver and a bitof common sense. For other types of problems thatyou may encounter, there are a lot of resources atyour disposal just in case you decide to tacklethe problem on your own.

You should never forget that when you buy parts foryour vacuum cleaner, most of the parts you'll needare going to be specifically made for your particularbrand name and model. With the exception of basicitems such as drive belts and most bags, most partsaren't interchangeable between brands and betweendifferent models of the same brand.

The first thing to try when you need a part foryour vacuum cleaner is the local Yellow Pagesbook. Inside of the Yellow Pages, you'll find many listings for appliance parts and suppliers.You'll have to call each one of the individuallyto find out if they carry parts for your modeland brand. In the rare event that they don'tcarry what you need, they can normally order itfor you quickly and easily. If that fails, youcan always call the company direct that manufacturedyour model of vacuum cleaner and order the partthat way.

Most of the time, you won't have any problemgetting your hands on a part for your vacuum cleaner, unless it is a more intricate part thatisn't readily available. Parts such as the intakeor exhaust port are very tricky to replace, andyou will probably want to have a professionalfix these types of problems.

Drive belts, vacuum bags, and little problems suchas these are a snap to replace. With the olderstyle of vacuum cleaners, you don't have to bean expert to fix a majority of the problems. Thenewer models however, require quite a bit ofskill and technique.

One of the most common problems that will happenis clogging. If your vacuum stops picking updirt and dust, chances are it has become clogged,which is normally not a parts problem. All you need to do to fix it is take the front assemblyoff, then manually clean out the agitators and the housing where the dirt makes its way upwardsthrough the vacuum cleaner. This is very easyto do, and won't take you but a couple of minutes.

Anytime you encounter a parts problem with yourvacuum cleaner, you should always take things onestep at a time and don't rush. You can almostalways get a hold of a part. If the part is moreexpensive than you anticipated, you can alwaysscrap the vacuum cleaner and buy yourself a better one - which will save you a lot of timeand headache in the long run.

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