Questions & Answers for: hot and loud Vacuums

...loud noise and it smells hot. I checked the belt which is fine and there is nothing stuck in it. Help Is the smell rubber or electrical. If rubber then the belt is slipping and needs to be replaced, ...

...hot and would be slipping. If the motor sounds real loud, then you could have a bad motor(part #60775-4). ok, i guess it is the motor then because i checked the brush and it turns and the belt seems ...

loud blowing noise. The blowing is coming from the small vent on top of the canister (underneath the handle) and also from around the base of the canister (where it attaches to the vacuum), both areas

...loud noise when turning it on. It smells hot also. The switch for the self propel has fallen out. Has anyone else had this problem? My vac is 5 years old and was in good condition until recently. Try ...

...loud and high pitched. Suction seem ok, can't find any blockages. Cleaned filter at top of removable canister. Exhaust seems hot and low. Can there be a blockage within the motor housing? most likely ...

hot and is VERY loud. Hose has no restrictions and I have changed the dust compartment (motor) filter and the exhaust filter. It still gets hot when I run it with the top open and all filters removed,

loud noise. Generally you will find soil and string of some sort wrapped around the drive spool. Make sure you unplug it before starting and it might be quite hot. the belt stretches and becomes loose

loud and smells hot. My Kirby G4 had been running extra loud lately. Now the belt broke and it smells like something is burning (along with running very loud) when I turn it on and try to just use the

...bumps into furniture sounds so loud or loud with different settings of carpet Sounds like you have found the problem. The bearings get hot and melt the housing. Replace the nozzle may be the

...loud noise and hot metal smell occurred. Brush stopped spinning. Turned off vacuum and this intensely hot metal piece came out. Where does it go? And what does this piece do? Vacuum no longer works ...