Things to Avoid During Vacuum Cleaner Maintenance

Tips for vacuum cleaner maintenance. A good vacuum cleaner is an investment. Particularly in Vancouver, vacuum cleaners keep homes clean and dirt free through all of the weather that is thrown at them throughout the year. Getting the most out of your investment means careful cleaning and vacuum cleaner maintenance.

There are some things to keep in mind when you are preparing to do care and maintenance on your vacuum cleaner.  These vacuum cleaner maintenance tips can keep you safe as well as help to prevent damage to your vacuum cleaner.

Perform Regular Checks

A vacuum cleaner might not seem like it, but it is a complex machine. There are lots of moving parts. Eventually these parts can misalign or become loose and in need of adjustment. Checking your vacuum regularly can help you to understand when things are not adjusted correctly and spot problems before you cause damage to your vacuum cleaner by using it. While some of these adjustments are simple, if you spot something complex, you might want to bring your vacuum in to Advantage Vacuums for a tune up.

Use Your Ears during Vacuum Cleaner Maintenance

Your vacuum makes a distinct sound when it is running. The more you use it, the more you should become used to hearing the sounds that it makes. Having a good idea of how it should sound when it runs normally will help you spot when it is running abnormally. Any change in the sound your vacuum cleaner is making may be an indication that something has gone wrong and needs to be looked at. Don’t assume that it will fix itself. While it may eventually go back to working normally, you may be causing damage to your vacuum cleaner by letting it continue to operate.

Watch for Overheating

If your vacuum cleaner suddenly stops working, it may overheating. If you check your electrical connections and ensure that everything is plugged in properly and the vacuum cleaner still doesn’t work, this is an indication that the motor has overheated. You should wait for about an hour for your vacuum cleaner to cool down before switching it on again.

This is a great indication that there may be something serious about to go wrong with your vacuum cleaner and it is time to take it in for service. Under normal operating conditions your vacuum cleaner should not be overheating and shutting off because of it.

Never Do Maintenance Plugged In

The first thing that you should do before doing any maintenance of any kind on your vacuum cleaner is to ensure that it is unplugged. Working on an energized vacuum cleaner is both a shock hazard as well as a mechanical one should the vacuum cleaner accidentally switch on while you are working on it.

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