Brushes will not turn around. Can this be a ez fix?

Hey you may want to check out our website for assistance in troubleshooting your machine. Here's a quick link to the FAQ page.

http://www.bissell.com/faqs/?cid=ccsocial

Does the brushes turn , if not you have maybe a broken belt. if brushes turn i suspect a blockage in the bottom unit.
pete

electric driven, usually hair gets wrapped around inside around the edges of the brushes enough to stop the motors. Take it apart and find out.

check belt if ok .may be brushes motor bad....

Have you cleaned out the dirt compartment? This compartment is very small and fills fast ... Roomba does not have a vacuum in it ... it just sweeps so make sure the brushes are working and in good order ... to test the brushes hold it up and turn it on make sure your fingers are clear of wheels and moving brushes before turning it on. Visually inspect to see if brushes are turning also check for hair and string around wheels and brushes.
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usually fibre jammed in wheel / brushes. try small hook run around spaces in unit toremove usuall human hair

If your brushes are rotated by a black rubber belt, chances are that they belt has stretched out or has been worn and you need to replace that belt, also , check and remove any black rubber residue from the brushes and where the belt loops around. Also check for obstructions thru the hoses restricting air flow.

Look for something wedged between the belt and the turning components. The smallest thing can cause a lock down. Make sure hair is not wrapped around rollers causing it to tighten up at bearing sufaces.

There's a Capt. Obvious fix to check before you go any farther. Like many vacuum cleaners, the brushes on the Bissell carpet cleaners, by design, only spin when the handle is not locked in the upright position, so be sure to plug it in, turn it on, and depress the foot pedal to lower the handle while watching the brushes one more time to be sure that the fix isn't that easy.

If the brushes still won't spin with the handle in the unlocked position, lift the handle back up into the locked position, power off and unplug the Bissell, and look down and see if either of the two belts that make the brushes spin are broken, as a broken belt, or a belt that's come off the track, is the next most likely problem. Both belts must be unbroken and in the right place for the roller brushes to spin.

These belts can be seen in the clear plastic pieces on either end of the roller brushes. If you're having trouble locating them, **with the Bissell unplugged so the brushes won't suddenly start spinning and hurt your hand**, try spinning the brushes with your fingers while watching for the belts. They're black, about the thickness of two quarters, and the bigger one of the two (on the left end of the roller brushes, as you face the front of the Bissell), is just big enough to fit around both roller brushes. The smaller belt, goes around the back roller brush on the right and to a smaller cog wheel behind it. If you see a broken belt, or a belt off the track, that's your problem.

Here's a video you can watch for free on Bissell's website that tells how to replace a belt. I'm sure the belts can be ordered online somewhere or found at some Bissell dealers or repair shops. Note, again, the two belts are different. If only one is broken, be sure to order the correct one.
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If the belts are intact and in the right place, does the metal cog wheel behind the roller brush right turn when the Bissell is on and the handle is dropped? If not, then the motor that turns that cog wheel must be burned out.

yes it does have a belt, easy fix