Questions & Answers for: ruining Vacuums

need owners manual I have lost the manual for this vacuum and I need to clean the filter. is it a good idea to keep a spare? I can not see how to remove the one on my unit. I love the machine and just

Can we rinse the filter of the Hoover elite rewind with water? no, I would not recommend it. this would ruin the fibers on the filter

do you have to use bissell soap Yes, you can ruin a bissell if you don't use their shampoo.

Our central vac has no suction. I think the filter may have been damp when I reinstalled it after washing! Have I ruined the motor? I don't think that you have "ruined" the motor. however, you should ...

vacuumed up some-little water & it started smelling & now it doesnt work Once water or other liquids get into the motor, it's ruined. The smell is a dead give-away that the motor has burned ...

I got this for Christmas and only used it a few times. I was vacuuming and it over heated and shut off and wouldn't turn back on. Is it ruined? Hope not should reset Thermal cut off device......Make ...

I got water in the motor of my vacuum. It shut itself down. It will not turn back on. Is my vacuum ruined? Possibly ruined but try letting it drhy outside fir 24 hrs and try it out again

Can Murphy's Oil Soap be used in a Hoover floormate? No, it will gum up the works and ruin the machine, only used approved cleaners for the machine.

With help from this site I replaced the fan on my Kirby Gen4. Now the motor starts slow then stalls. Is it ruined? When the fan finally cracks and even before it spins out of balance so your motor ...

vacuum motor noise and smell I had a flood in my basement and was using the 16 gallon shop vac 5.0. All of a sudden it started making a loud noise. turned it off. I noticed the water was quite high, ...