Dirt devil vacuum cleaner lost suction - Dirt Devil Vacuums

In a world where most people wish their cleaners had more suction, yours is a rare complaint indeed. Upright cleaners in particular are complaint-worthy as they soon tend to lose suction. It would be good to read more about the reason for your complaint?

Ideally an upright will have enough suction to lift the carpet from the floor a few mm and trap it against the mouth of the brush housing so air can be drawn through the carpet helping to lift out dirt so the brush can work more efficiently. An upright that is working correctly is much harder to push along and as they age they tend to be easier to push as they lose efficiency.

Most cleaners are fitted with at least one filter and they do rob them of suction. Some people remove the filters to improve the suction. Perhaps your cleaner has one or more filters missing.

The loss of suction can be on the output side of the impeller also. Make sure that any filters there are clean especially if it is HEPA

Hello! Below are general trouble shooting steps for your Dirt Devil vacuum to restore suction.

1. Check the hoses for clogs.
2. Clean and replace your filters if needed.
3. Check that your brushes are still spinning, if not, replace your belt with the recommended belt for your vacuum.

Hope this helps!

I lost the manual for my Dirt Devil Steam cleaner #CE7000W. How can I get one

Fro what you say, the unit is blowing instead of sucking, There must be a pipe that is connected to the wrong outlet. Feel where there is suction instead of pressure, that is where your vacuum pipe must be connected.

Please specify whether the vacuum motor does not turn on when you flip the switch or it simply does not have suction.

drive belt. take housing apart (draw a diagram so you can put it back together) take the broken belt to a vacuum repair shop to get the same one. mine cost 7$.
15 minutes work.

TOSS IT and forget it! I have never used a hand vac that worked that was worth the effort of turning it on .... I suggest they are all junk ... I found very few vacuum cleaners ... actually **** especially anything made by dirt devil ... I do have a bagless Bissell 6579-2 that I purchased 4 years ago at walmart for $49 ... It outperforms any vacuum I've ever used, including my worthless Shop-Vac that I paid a lot more for ... this Bissell vac SUCKS ... It could **** the barnacles from a steamship!

download manual here

http://www.dirtdevil.com/CustomerService/Manuals/