Vacuum Cleaner Bites The Dust
After years of service my Electrolux vacuum cleaner died yesterday! After a hectic xmas & new year I decided to bring the vacuum out for a big clean.
It's amazing how much dust can collect over the weeks.... Almost finished the whole house... when all of a sudden, there was a burning smell! Smoke was coming out of my vacuum. Certainly was a shock & so was the price of a replacement. Took it down to the repairman, just incase... he said 'in it's day it was a top of the range' but sadly the motor had burnt out. I'm usually vigilant in cleaning out the dust bag after every use. But I wondered if it had been full to start with & this created the overheating. I will never know.
Prices are unbelievable... Must admit I think I had the old one for over 15 years. Served us well. I need one that is easy to move around & I was astounded at the prices of a decent vacuum
... almost $400 & up! I'm on the hunt for a new vacuum. So a word of warning... always ensure that you regularly empty the dustbag.
It's amazing how much dust can collect over the weeks.... Almost finished the whole house... when all of a sudden, there was a burning smell! Smoke was coming out of my vacuum. Certainly was a shock & so was the price of a replacement. Took it down to the repairman, just incase... he said 'in it's day it was a top of the range' but sadly the motor had burnt out. I'm usually vigilant in cleaning out the dust bag after every use. But I wondered if it had been full to start with & this created the overheating. I will never know.
Prices are unbelievable... Must admit I think I had the old one for over 15 years. Served us well. I need one that is easy to move around & I was astounded at the prices of a decent vacuum
... almost $400 & up! I'm on the hunt for a new vacuum. So a word of warning... always ensure that you regularly empty the dustbag.Labels: budget, everyday living, misc
posted by Gaida at
1/06/2007 05:48:00 pm
3 Comments:
I need a vacuum. Most of my house is tile but our bedrooms are carpet. My last vacuum only lasted a couple of years and it was a piece of junk. I am hoping to get a new one here soon. I have had to borrow my mother-in laws vacuum which is probably 15 or more years old. It is deffinetly worth buying a good quality vacuum.
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Anonymous, At
1 February 2007 at 1:13:00 pm AEDT
Hi Mona,
Yes...I agree, it's definitely worth buying a good quality vacuum....but I must admit I was shocked at the prices as I hadn't bought a new one in over 15 years. Certainly got my money's worth.. it was a reconditioned Electrolux... they're not made to last these days....but hopefully I will get quite a few years out of my new one!
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Gaida, At
6 February 2007 at 6:55:00 am AEDT
People should read this.
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11 November 2008 at 7:55:00 pm AEDT
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