How does the beater bar brush work
779391
It works okay if you just have dirt to get out of your carpets. I have hair that tends to get wrapped around it and is nearly impossible to remove from it. I gave up and just use a floor cleaning brush head that I bought from Amazon. Much easier to clean the hair from it than to try to unwrap it from the beater brush
1844643
Less easily than with brush on, as rotating beater bar "self-propels" the vac. Would be true of any upright. Maybe you need a cannister for your delicate carpet? I love mine. Great for cat hair on oriental rug (with beater bar on, of course!)
1323619
No, and thats what I purchased the vacuum for. The beater brush in the power head is controlled by air and is very weak. The suction is just average and I find that carpets need a strong beater bar or brush to reach below the carpet surface and agitate the carpet while the suction removes dust and dirt.
2109768
I don't believe that loosening the belt will fix whatever problem you are having. The pieces fit together in such a way... there is no way for the belt to prevent the brush from coming out of position. You must have a different problem, such as the beater bar being out of position during reassembly.
1979386
Absolutely. This vacuum is most convenient in that next to the off and on switch is the switch that controls the beater bar. You can go from carpet to hard surface floor without stopping for even a second. Just flip the switch which is inches from the finger tips and the suction stays, but the brush quits rotating. As you move back to carpet, flip the switch back. So easy.
1710505
I read one review from a long-haired woman who said that she had to cut her hair off of the beater bar regularly, but when she did, she had no trouble with belts breaking or loss of suction. I have long hair, and four daughters with long hair, so I can relate - and I can fix a vacuum to make it last way longer by changing out the belts and beater bar as needed as well as clearing any clog (sometimes they are hard to find). I think I'll try this vacuum since the beater bar replacements are less than 20 bucks =)
138302
No. I haven't been able to get the beater brush under the bed. The only way to do it, if the bed is low, is to take off the mattress and box springs and clean it that way. I do this about 4 times a year.
1800498
In deed, the brushes do spin. On the handle is a switch that controls either, vacuum only or vacuum and beater brush operation. The the brushes are powered by a 120 VAC connection in the wall socket connection. The wall socket has vacuum hose and two power connectors, low voltage control circuit for the vacuum system and the 120 VAC connection for powering the beater brushes.
1767143
My white beater did too. I went to the burnished. works fine. best to hand wash tho.
79952
We haven't used the beater blade yet. We mostly use the mixing and hook blades, which work good. Sorry I'm not much help.
833435
Yes! It comes with a new beater brush and bristle brush (the connection ends have been redesigned so that they don't accumulate hair as much as the previous version).
1929462
I believe you can turn off the beater brush by using the lever called "Brush Roll Control" which is also used during the changing of the belt. So, I suppose you could bend over and lock the lever in the same position as when you are changing belts to avoid breaking the belt, but that would really be inefficient and I'm not totally sure it would help out.
1775417
It picked up everything: hair, carpet fibers, kitty litter, etc. IT doesn't have a beater brush, the red thing you see is a rubberized "comb" The rubber nibs attract the hair and pull it up, then the vac sucks it in. There was so much embedded hair in my stairs that they looked dirty. A few swipes and I had 1" high piles of hair at the edge of the stair, which then vacuumed right up.
1982809
Not had the problem but be aware that the beaters will on this model will only go in one position out of the two slots available it shows this in the instructions one of the beaters has a collar on it. If you try them the other way around they will not engage properly. Best regards John
435112
I purchased this head and found that although it fits- it does not run the beater bar- I have not been able to figure out why not
2041967
Yes. Remove the bottom plate. This will allow you to remove the beater bar. You could also Google video to see if anyone made a
511532
Although the canister vacuum doesn't have a beater bar it does have a floor brush which picks up very well. It adjusts for bar floors and carpet and when you set the canister dial to maximum suction you get fantastic results.