Vacuum vibration

[adam-aussie-vac]

Hey guys, my vintage Sadie vacuum Vibrates when I turn it on, Is there anything I can do to reduce the vibration or fix it? I have a feeling it’s because the fans are not balanced

 

[madman]

The fans may simply be caked with dust.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

I had a look

But I haven’t taken the fan off yet, And if the motor is dirty as well, how would I clean that?

 

[madman]

The motor itself blow out with compressed air. The fan blades... well it depends how and with what they are caked. If possible, clean mechanically. ie - with a brush or pipe cleaner. With soapy water if you like. Don't get the motor wet.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

So I tried taking the fan off but I’m unable to

Has the screwdriver on the motor side of the vacuum motor keeps slipping out of the little slot in the middle of the shaft, So that means I physically am unable to take the motor apart to clean it, are there any other options of how I can clean it Or how I can take it apart?

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Great news I took it out washed all the fans

Oil the bearings and put it all back together and it’s quiet as a baby, And I’ve got a national brand hose shoved onto a shop Vac hose fitting and all in all it looks really good

 

[madman]

Nice!

 

[lesinutah]

If

You had a loose floorboard in the room vacuuming could cause vibrations.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Oh, this house doesn’t even have floorboards

And it was just dust and dirt on the fans

 

[lesinutah]

Sub floor

Is considered a floorboard but I was joking. Glad you got it fixed.

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

Thank you, I’m also glad I got it fixed,

What would cause dust to cake on the fans

 

[lesinutah]

If

You vacuum up fine dust such as drywall. If you had bearing issues or a seal or bag was bad when vacuuming. Examine vacuum look for an entry spot for dust.

 

[madman]

It's a shop vac. Shop vacs are always abused. Run without filters or bags, used to clean construction debris which will puncture filters or bags. Used as a wet vac, then while still wet, used as a dry vac. Pretty sure that's what happened to my Fein vac. The plaster dust caked on the fans wasn't really dust anymore, it was more like solid plaster.