Greetings all, today I vacuumed our sunroom and hallway, which has a mix of wool and polyolefin area rugs. The wool ones have cut pile about 1/2" long. The poly ones have very short cut pile, maybe 1/4". If I set the height adjustment low enough that the vacuum doesn't skim over some spots without apparent brush contact, the sole plate really clamps down and the brushroll really bogs down in places. Is this normal, and is this why these vacuums are belt eaters? I can see how lots of belt slippage would wear one out in a hurry.

I feel like I need in-between settings of 3-1/2 and 4-1/2 in order to get ideal contact. Aside from this issue, I'm really happy with how this vacuum cleans. None of my other vacuums have a VGII or equivalent, so I think today I scared the rugs into releasing their hidden dirt! I'm also very happy with how when I was done the brushroll wasn't loaded with hair like the ones in my other vacuums are after cleaning the same rugs. Score one for large-diameter, chrome-plated brushrolls.

If I could rotate the bearing caps so that the bristles didn't stick out so far, I think that would fix things, but that's not an option. I will appreciate any advice, including "it's normal, don't worry about it." I won't mind frequent belt replacements, given how well this vacuum cleans.

Thanks,

Joel

. . . else I felt like I wasn't cleaning thoroughly. I'm glad I'm not the only one, and I won't sweat it. As I wrote above, I can live with the belt changes.

Joel

I will have a look.

Joel

my town's only vacuum store doesn't sell Sanitaire, so I wouldn't expect them to carry the knob as it isn't a wearing part. Suggestions for where to get this knob will be appreciated. Also listing a few models that have the 8-position knob would be helpful.

Joel