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What To Do When Your Vacuum Has Lost Suction

There are many things you can try at home with widely available tools and equipment when your vacuum has stopped sucking up dirt, lost suction, or even stopped working altogether.

When a vacuum cleaner loses its suction power, the culprit is usually either blocked airways, overflowing dust containers, clogged filters, or a tangled brush roll. Diagnosing the problem and fixing them can quickly bring your vacuum back to life without having a professional repair it for you.

Follow these steps to improve the performance and sort out the problem with your vacuum cleaner and save some money at the same time.

Check The Hose

Check the hose thoroughly for any obstructions such as fluff, hair, clumps, and even rarer debris like bottle caps and stray socks. They can lodge in the hose and clog up even the top 10 vacuum cleaners. Use a flashlight to illuminate the inside and spot them.

Clean The Filters

A clogged-up filtration system is one of the popular reasons for the suction loss. Most vacuum cleaners come with two different filters: a pre-motor filter and a post-motor filter. You can find them near the dust bag (or the dust container in bagless models) and the exhaust pipe.

Follow the instructions of your vacuum cleaner and clean those filters regularly. This should be done at least once a month.

Most filters are washable, meaning you can remove them from the machine and run them under tap water to remove accumulated dust. Remember to let them air-dry completely for around 24 hours before installing them back into your vacuum.

Some top vacuum cleaners come with self-cleaning filters, which make cleaning them a breeze. You'll just need to turn a dial on the machine to shake off the dirt from them.

Clean The Brush Bar And Floor Head

Turn off your machine and unplug it, too, if it's a corded model. Turn the machine over so you can have a better look at the floor head.

If your vacuum doesn't feature a rotating brush bar, examine the air pathways and bristles around it. Dust, fluff, and hair can get tangled here and block the airway. Get rid of debris you find to clear the airway.

Many vacuum cleaners come with a brush bar on the floor head. It gets covered in fibers and hair quickly, especially if your family owns pets that shed a lot, affecting how the machine picks up dirt and dust.

Regularly check the brush bar and cut away any hair tangled there. Usually, you will need to cut along it carefully and pull the hair out manually. But some models from Best Rated Vacuum Cleaners have a removable brush bar, which you can pull out to cut away the fluff.

If you're a pet owner or have long hair, check for removable brush bars when buying a new vacuum cleaner. This feature is worth the money as it makes cleaning much easier.

Conclusion

There's no need to bring your vacuum cleaner to a repairman or request a warranty ticket when it has lost suction. There are simple checks you can do at home to fix common issues that could affect your machine.

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[Mike A]

The best way for you to figure out the size of your CP is to experiment.

First figure out what games you want to play and determine what controls you need to play those games.

If your answer is "all of them" then nobody can help you.

Then do a mockup with cardboard and you will be able to answer your other questions for yourself.

We can address drill bits once you figure out the other stuff.

[PL1]

More related info:

FAQ -- What type of build meets my needs? has a useful design process.

Slagcoin -- http://slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html has button layouts and spacing.


Scott

[villageidiot333]

what inch drill bits do I need to use for joystick and button holes?

You just need a hole saw bit for this. I use the same bit for buttons and hole for stick shaft.