MOTOR OVERHEATS - Hoover Purepower Pu2110 Bagged Upright Vacuum Cleaner With Micro Filtration, 2100 Watt

sounds like an overheat problem. possibly due to motor overheat, or faulty protective relay. best way to find out is to run it until it cuts out, and see if the motor is very hot. if it is, you can replace the motor (as it can't be easily repaired), if it's not hot, the relay is faulty.

Check the air filter to see if blocked up as that will cause the motor to overheat---if washable do so and let it be perfectly dry.

This can happen , normally if the filters are kept clean and replaced now and again the motor should last quite a few years if it does overheat then it has a thermal cut off that resets after it cools down ,,Hope this is of some help

The priamry cause of motors overheating is that the filters are not cleaned or replaced frequently enough. Once a motor starts to overheat, it has already been damaged and even after the filters have been cleaned, may well still overheat and cut-out. The motor has a built in over-current trip to protect itself (and you if it seriously overheated). This normally automatically resets itself, however if the motor has just about had it, the moemnt it is switched on, it just trips again.

Replacement motors are avaible on eBay for about £25, however repalcing one requires good DIY skills and tools.

Have a look at www.dysonmedic.com and see if you feel you can tackle it yourself. If not, take it to a repair shop or call the Dyson helpline.

This issue is usually a result of a blockage causing an overheat. You will almost certainly find that there is a blockage either on the detatchable hose or just behond the brush on the floor cleaning head. The blockage will have caused the lack of suction and as more debris collects around the blockage, the suction deteriorates and the moror has to work harder and harder. Eventually, the motor is working so hard it starts to overheat and the iverheat sensor on the motor trips out the power to the motor to stop it getting damaged. USUALLY, after about 30 - 60 minutes, the motor cools down and the overheat sensor allows the motor to be powered up again.

Now, a few things to think about... If it springs back into life again after cooling down, it will all happen again if you haven't cleared the blockage. If it DOESN'T start up again after a 2 hour rest, you have a problem. Some overheat sensors have to be manually re-set by pushing a pin or very small rod into the sensor to click the concave bi-metal disc in the sensor back into its convex position. Most morot overheat sensors should automatically re-set, but they do fault out and stay permanently in the OFF state once they have tripped out. Either way, I'm afraid I can't tell you where the sensor is on your particular machine, or what type of sensor it is.

The bottom line here is, if it does spring back into life again, find and remove the blockage before you use it. If it doesn't spring into life, it's time to hand it over to someone who knows what they're doing... While they're at it, ask them to locate and clear the blockage for you :-)

Most of the Hoover overheat control switches reset when you UNPLUG the cleaner, and let is cool down for twenty minutes with the cord unplugged.

Lind a, I don't recall if this unit has an overheat sensor. Try it again and if it shuts off see if the vac feels very hot, but do not touch the switch, leave it in the on position, to cool down. When a vac overheats it will generally restart on its own in about 20 minutes if it has a heat sensor on the motor.
If your vac restarts, you either have a defective sensor or a blockage in the hose or filter area causing the motor to overheat.
If it does not restart your problem is electrical, sticking carbon brush on motor, bad cord, etc.
Post back with more info

the motor brushes are worn down and can be expensive to get someone to fit them for you so i think its time for a new cleaner

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Chris..

there is an overheat stat which turns motor off. possible cause is filters blocked or a blockage elsewhere - no air flow and the motor overheats