Thread Number: 12071
Hoover Portable makes strange sound. |
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Post# 129238   3/27/2011 at 18:45 (4,770 days old) by vac_whisperer ()   |   | |
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So, when I am running my Portable, it sounds normal. But when I turn it off, it sounds like a jet landing. What does this mean, or is it normal? VW |
Post# 129240 , Reply# 2   3/27/2011 at 18:47 (4,770 days old) by KirbyDS80 (California)   |   | |
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Bearings are bad in it. I'd get them either greased or replaced if all else fails. -jayson |
Post# 129538 , Reply# 4   3/28/2011 at 20:32 (4,769 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland)   |   | |
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Post# 131091 , Reply# 5   4/6/2011 at 20:32 (4,760 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland)   |   | |
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Post# 131105 , Reply# 7   4/6/2011 at 21:35 (4,760 days old) by moderncleveland (Cleveland)   |   | |
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Thanks Fred. I'm doing some searches now on the forum to see if there's a FAQ about fixing vacs. I'm pretty new to this! It sounds like what you're saying is that there's no say basic repair steps that are universal or apply to most or many vacs. I was wondering if it would be useful to come up with a repair thread or FAQ or something that we could use to solve common problems, but maybe it's more complicated than that? I did take it to our local vac guy when looking for bags -- he didn't have any -- so maybe I can ask him about greasing the bearings. Just the sound of it, though ("greasing the bearings") almost sounds like something I can do here at home ... but for all I know, it's a no-no!
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