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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: plym ian on 04 November 2014, 13:51:02
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This morning swmbo went out and left me alone to do as I please. So rather than just waste it in front of telly, I decided to do the hoovering :o :o
Which to be fair I hardly ever do. So started to hoover and about 10 mins in I get a slight burning smell from the Hoover and a small whisp of smoke. So what to do? I carried on :)
5 minutes later there is now a even stronger smell of burning and even thicker smoke. So I stopped felt the Hoover where motor is and its red hot. Looked at what could cause the problem of burning. Turns out brush of Hoover was completly seized solid with hair and other debris. So decided enoughs enough and went into town and brought her a lovely new pink Hoover.
She's now come home with a puzzled look as to why there's her old Hoover in 2 pieces in the front garden ;D ;D
So the moral of this story is leave the domestic work to swmbo and it won't cost you a £100 :y
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This morning swmbo went out and left me alone to do as I please. So rather than just waste it in front of telly, I decided to do the hoovering :o :o
Which to be fair I hardly ever do. So started to hoover and about 10 mins in I get a slight burning smell from the Hoover and a small whisp of smoke. So what to do? I carried on :)
5 minutes later there is now a even stronger smell of burning and even thicker smoke. So I stopped felt the Hoover where motor is and its red hot. Looked at what could cause the problem of burning. Turns out brush of Hoover was completly seized solid with hair and other debris. So decided enoughs enough and went into town and brought her a lovely new pink Hoover.
She's now come home with a puzzled look as to why there's her old Hoover in 2 pieces in the front garden ;D ;D
So the moral of this story is leave the domestic work to swmbo and it won't cost you a £100 :y
They sell them in pink :o Maybe the old one had a pattern cam belt :D
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This morning swmbo went out and left me alone to do as I please. So rather than just waste it in front of telly, I decided to do the hoovering :o :o
Which to be fair I hardly ever do. So started to hoover and about 10 mins in I get a slight burning smell from the Hoover and a small whisp of smoke. So what to do? I carried on :)
5 minutes later there is now a even stronger smell of burning and even thicker smoke. So I stopped felt the Hoover where motor is and its red hot. Looked at what could cause the problem of burning. Turns out brush of Hoover was completly seized solid with hair and other debris. So decided enoughs enough and went into town and brought her a lovely new pink Hoover.
She's now come home with a puzzled look as to why there's her old Hoover in 2 pieces in the front garden ;D ;D
So the moral of this story is leave the domestic work to swmbo and it won't cost you a £100 :y
They sell them in pink :o Maybe the old one had a pattern cam belt :D
Yeah and it's got a stupid grin on its face :)
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This morning swmbo went out and left me alone to do as I please. So rather than just waste it in front of telly, I decided to do the hoovering :o :o
Which to be fair I hardly ever do. So started to hoover and about 10 mins in I get a slight burning smell from the Hoover and a small whisp of smoke. So what to do? I carried on :)
5 minutes later there is now a even stronger smell of burning and even thicker smoke. So I stopped felt the Hoover where motor is and its red hot. Looked at what could cause the problem of burning. Turns out brush of Hoover was completly seized solid with hair and other debris. So decided enoughs enough and went into town and brought her a lovely new pink Hoover.
She's now come home with a puzzled look as to why there's her old Hoover in 2 pieces in the front garden ;D ;D
So the moral of this story is leave the domestic work to swmbo and it won't cost you a £100 :y
They sell them in pink :o Maybe the old one had a pattern cam belt :D
Yeah and it's got a stupid grin on its face :)
(http://www.chemiclean.co.uk/images/Numatic/Hetty1.jpg)
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Talking of pink, it was my lads 19th birthday a couple of weeks ago.
He has just started his 2nd year / painting and decorating course at collage so me and the missus got him a pink paint brush set, pink bucket and sponge and a pink dustpan and handbrush set for his birthday :y ;D
He is like me ............. he WILL get his own back :D :D
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Similarly I toasted our hoover last week, bought her a brand spanking VAX...is she grateful?? is she hell.
I did feel bad lashing the old one at the tip this morning as it has served us well for 10 yrs and I could have fixed it
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
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This morning swmbo went out and left me alone to do as I please. So rather than just waste it in front of telly, I decided to do the hoovering :o :o
Which to be fair I hardly ever do. So started to hoover and about 10 mins in I get a slight burning smell from the Hoover and a small whisp of smoke. So what to do? I carried on :)
5 minutes later there is now a even stronger smell of burning and even thicker smoke. So I stopped felt the Hoover where motor is and its red hot. Looked at what could cause the problem of burning. Turns out brush of Hoover was completly seized solid with hair and other debris. So decided enoughs enough and went into town and brought her a lovely new pink Hoover.
She's now come home with a puzzled look as to why there's her old Hoover in 2 pieces in the front garden ;D ;D
So the moral of this story is leave the domestic work to swmbo and it won't cost you a £100 :y
They sell them in pink :o Maybe the old one had a pattern cam belt :D
Yeah and it's got a stupid grin on its face :)
(http://www.chemiclean.co.uk/images/Numatic/Hetty1.jpg)
thats the one :y
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Similarly I toasted our hoover last week, bought her a brand spanking VAX...is she grateful?? is she hell.
I did feel bad lashing the old one at the tip this morning as it has served us well for 10 yrs and I could have fixed it
I bought a new one last week - a Air3 Max Pet Upright Vacuum Cleaner from the VAX clearance website through MSE - got it for £89 :)
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
If its stalled or significantly slowed the motor and its got that hot......you have to fear for the windings and com!
Interestingly, most decent makes have a temperature sensor on the motor so it cuts power off when they over heat, Dysons don't, but decent makes do.......
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Yep, my Vax has a cutout. :y
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Similarly I toasted our hoover last week, bought her a brand spanking VAX...is she grateful?? is she hell.
I did feel bad lashing the old one at the tip this morning as it has served us well for 10 yrs and I could have fixed it
I believe you paid next to nothing, judging by the link you posted.
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
Be less than a ton down at Union Street I suspect ::) ::) :D :D ;D
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
Be less than a ton down at Union Street I suspect ::) ::) :D :D ;D
I expect you'd get more powerful suction down there as well! :D ;D
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
Be less than a ton down at Union Street I suspect ::) ::) :D :D ;D
Less than a tenner, judging by what i used to see on my deliveries :D :D
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Similarly I toasted our hoover last week, bought her a brand spanking VAX...is she grateful?? is she hell.
I did feel bad lashing the old one at the tip this morning as it has served us well for 10 yrs and I could have fixed it
I believe you paid next to nothing, judging by the link you posted.
Aye it was about £60 rather than £200 odd, supposedly damaged box but couldnt see any
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
Be less than a ton down at Union Street I suspect ::) ::) :D :D ;D
Yeah but have you seen the state of some of them :o :o
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Barely a fiver for a new drive belt ::)
Plus a couple of hours to unseize the brush roller/generally clean the build up of fluff and dust :y
yeah thats all very well, but a new drive belt and a clean of the brush roller aint gonna get me a bit of the other tonight :-* :-* ;D ;D ;D
Be less than a ton down at Union Street I suspect ::) ::) :D :D ;D
Yeah but have you seen the state of some of them :o :o
No. Bit I still would.
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Interestingly, most decent makes have a temperature sensor on the motor so it cuts power off when they over heat, Dysons don't, but decent makes do.......
/Panto
Oh yes they do
/Panto off
(Too bloody sensitive though!)