Serial abusers...

[vintagehoover]

I've posted these two pictures before, but just to recap before I post some new ones:

About 2 years ago, I gave a Sebo X1 an overhaul for the family of a good friend of mine. As you can see, the brushroll was almost devoid of bristles! Added to this, the supposedly "lifetime" belt had snapped, and the filters were both miserably clogged. I replaced all of these, cleaned the machine up for them, and gave it back. They promised they'd take better care of it in future.

 

[vintagehoover]

Bad, bad, bad.

 

[vintagehoover]

So, I was at their house again yesterday, to help them with their cleaning while they got on with the cooking and other Christmas preparations.

Since the roads were so icy, I walked round rather than driving, which meant I couldn't take any of my own cleaners, and I was stuck using this same Sebo X1. Apart from reminding me exactly why I dislike Sebos so much, I was shocked at how badly it was picking up. The suction seemed really poor, and it kept spitting the dirt out everywhere. I replaced the bag, but it didn't help.

So I turned it over...

 

[vintagehoover]

Aaaaaggghhhh!

 

[vintagehoover]

People just don't learn, do they!?

 

[kenmore81]

NOPE!

They don't,I have a cousin that is like that and she always call me and says "why isn't my vacuum picking up?" I say duh you do have to do more than change the bag, after 20 years shes now learning to clean the brushroll and change the belt,but she still dont pick up anything that fits in the vac. Good thing she has a direct-air(did I say this right lol) vac so she dont break the fans anymore lol..

 

[edgar]

you will be suprised.

The things I have seen. It starts with "I have a cleaner at home that does not work as it should be" I once got a miele that did not work well, the dirt out of the bag reached up to half way the hose. Not realy strange it does not pick up anymore.

 

[turbo500]

I'd be pretty lost without my Sebo X4 tbh. The suction is great and it really has exceptional pick up. And they're reliable. What more could one want? But JEEEEEEEEEEZ some people really need to get a clue when it comes to taking care of things.

 

[portable]

Jack -

What the HELL is that they are picking up? It looks like string or thick thread! Like, an entire ROLL of it! Sheesh! OK....time for a lesson in keeping the brushroll clear of this crap. Give them a scissors and put them to work!!

 

[aeoliandave]

John, those are tough warp & weft nylon 'threads' that form the back weave base that the carpet tufts are trapped in as the shuttle passes through the carpet looming machine. After weaving the backside is often coated with a plastic glue that still allows the weave to breathe but secures the tufts 'for a lifetime'. All this is negated when such carpeting is laid wall to wall over an impermiable layer such as rubber underlay, same as glueing carpet to the floor will defeat the lifting & pummeling action of a Beaterbar.
The strands are as strong as fishing line, do not break easily and are quite literally torn and ripped out of the carpet along with yarn tufts. This happens when one vacuums over a torn seam or a worn patch, or an exposed carpet edge. I see it all the time in 'broken' vacuums that have been tossed in the garbage, from plastic Wallyvacs to Kirbys. The same damage can occur to a carpet whether top of the line expensive or bottom of the line cheap; it is more the lack of care on the owners' part, not attending to repairing a loose section or seams in a timely manner before the damage begins and escalates with each vacuuming.

I carefully hand trimmed the loose weft threads of all the lifted seams in front of the TV shelf floor and applied new heat set tape to prevent this from happening as I now gleefully vacuum my entire livingroom carpet.

"Must be the Vacuum's fault" she says as she heaves out the perfectly good vacuum along with what's left of her common sense...

Dave

 

[joe22]

amazing pics, the roll with the mega worn brushes. what condition is their carpeting in?