Something is moving around inside the vacuum (Dirt Devil Featherlite), sounds like plastic ou metal just rattling around and if left on too long it smell like burning. Can it be fixed?

Hi, it's Jeremy from Crucial Vacuum.

Attached is a copy of the user's manual for the Dirt Devil Featherlite Bagless Vacuum M085845. You can find a diagram of your vacuum on page 11 depicting where each part is located. The 2 hoses for your vacuum are listed as numbers 22 and 23.

http://dirtdevil.com/file/898/

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http://www.crucialvacuum.com/dirt-devil.html

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Jeremy Lerner
Crucial Vacuum Customer Care
http://www.crucialvacuum.com

no they need replacing > http://dirtdevil.com/file/661/

It sounds like the belt is too worn and loose to stay on. Buy a new belt specified for that model of vacuum and install. Ensure that there is only a slight amount of give in the belt when you press the middle.

Sounds like the beater bar is clogged with something. Try removing it and cleaning it up, sometimes hair gets wrapped around it and puts it in such a bind that it will burn the belt.

You have a blocked vacuum hose take hose off and out side. Push the garden hose from one end to the other, this will push out the blockage

Hi There,

We actually do carry the foam filter for your Dirt Devil Featherlite (also manufactured as the Easy Steamer) carpet cleaner.

According to the Dirt Devil parts diagram for the CE6000, your machine takes the following foam filter. Here's a direct link to the filter on our website:
Dirt Devil Featherlite, Easy Steamer Foam Filter Part# 1-700750-600

Here's a link for the parts diagram for your Dirt Devil Featherlite CE6000 carpet cleaner. This will give you all of the part numbers, and drawings for each part on your machine should need any further parts:
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/vacuumcleanerbacgs/dirt-devil-easy-steamer-featherlite-ce6000-parts-diagram.pdf

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Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com

That means that you need to replace the belt. Here is the belt you need:

Dirt Devil FeatherLite Belt

Here is a link to the manual which has instructions and to the belt you need:

Dirt Devil Featherlite Manual

Dirt Devil Featherlite Belts

the belt is probably worn , so when the spool turns it heats up and looses friction with the belt.

the dirt devil featherlight has a automatic height adjustment for carpet and bare floors.check the wheels and see if there is something wrapped up around the wheels