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Pro tip: check your vacuum motor brushes before a big job
I was talking to an older sweep at a supply house in Denver last month and he mentioned he always keeps spare motor brushes in his truck. He said he learned that after a motor died mid-sweep on a 300-year-old farmhouse. Has anyone else had a vacuum motor fail at the worst time?
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charlesj463mo ago
82 farmhouse in Ohio, carpet was almost black with dirt, and my Kirby quit halfway through the living room. That brush sparking out was a nightmare, had to drive 40 minutes to find a parts store that had the right size. Now I keep two sets of brushes in my bag, one for the main machine and one for the backup. I also learned to check them after every 50 hours of use, just pull the cap and look. Saves a lot of headache later.
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