How to Keep Your Vacuum Cleaner Well Maintained

Have you ever started vacuuming and then realised, to some annoyance, that the suction isn’t working properly and the area is no cleaner? blockages are the number one cause in a total loss of suction. Not only do they make your vacuuming job harder, they may cause your vacuum cleaner to rapidly overheat. For vacuums which use bags, not reusing bags will help prevent this as they can become clogged with dust and drastically reduce efficiency. 

This process is similar when it comes to bagless vacuum cleaners. All you have to do with bagless vacuum cleaners is to empty the canister every time you finish using it. The good thing about bagless vacuum cleaners is that most of them have a ‘maximum fill line’ to show how much dirt can be contained inside the canister. You’ll have to check this if your machine’s suction is poor.

Always make sure your vacuum cleaner is unplugged from the electrical socket before you clean the appliance. You can go further by checking the entrance to the machine by undoing the hose.

In order to remove any clumps of dust, you’ll need to find where your vacuum cleaner’s filters are located and proceed to tap your opened filter on a relatively hard surface. We recommend not doing it inside as you’ll be transported to a sand sandstorm in the Sahara Desert. 

On the other hand, if your filter is washable, then run it through warm water thoroughly, making sure to get all the nooks and crannies. Once completed, move it to a safe and quiet spot – away from children – and leave it to dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours, you can put it back inside your machine.

Just like an artist makes sure his brushes are always in tip-top condition, you must do the same with your vacuum cleaner. Thankfully, just like putting paintbrushes in a cup of water and letting it soak, vacuum cleaner brush heads are super easy to clean. But, many people get it wrong!

If you see any hairs, threads, pieces of Legos stuck with glue from your little one, then get a nice pair of scissors and simply cut the threads preventing it from functioning properly. You might be wondering why we haven’t said to pull it out. Well, pulling threads has an extremely high chance of damaging your vacuum cleaner’s bristles. 

Most vacuum cleaners have little but visible indents to guide your scissors through the length of the head so that you don’t cut the bristles. And afterwards – if your vacuum cleaner’s brush head has no electrical elements – clean it under lukewarm water, making sure to massage the bristle in order to remove all the embedded dust, fibres, and those glue pieces of Legos. Once done, make sure to dry it for a minimum of 24 hours before fitting it back into your machine.

If you’ve recently turned your vacuum cleaner on and detect an unpleasant smell, then that usually means your cleaner has sucked in something it shouldn’t have. And sometimes, you don’t even have to turn your cleaner on to smell it.

Remove and change the bag, or for a bagless vacuum cleaner, empty the canister and wash away any residue. Allow the canister to dry for a minimum of 24 hours before reconnecting it to your appliance.

If your vacuum cleaner is not working properly or potentially completely dead, contact us about our Repair & Care options to see if we can help you out. We hope this article helped you with your vacuum maintenance!