Unite Vacuum Parts and At Home Repair

Do-it-yourself-ers experienced with tool and machine repair can tell you that saving money is one of the biggest perks of taking repair matters into their own hands.
Combine that substantially-lighter shop bill with our fast and accurate ordering and shipping services here at eReplacementParts.com, and home tool repair becomes more of a hobby than a chore in no time. More and more tool and machine owners everywhere are finding out how easy it is to begin a regular practice of proper tool maintenance and repair.

With the addition of the Vacuum Parts section to the eRepalce inventory, DIY repairmen have a new area of home machine repair to benefit from. With parts pages and schematic breakdowns for every vacuum model, our site gives customers the confidence of knowing that the right O.E.M vacuum part is on the way.
Many tool and machine owners who are already experienced with repairing saws, lawn trimmers, and grinders may not be familiar with vacuum repair. And many vacuum owners may have little or no experience with repairs at all.
We'd like to offer a few reasons why home vacuum repair is a smart idea for every vacuum owner:
Why Should I Repair My Own Vacuum?

1. Combine parts orders.

If you're already in the practice of tool repair, then you're already ordering seasonally replaced parts for things like tune-ups on gas-powered equipment.

Wear parts, like electrical power tool carbon brushes, are also parts that are best-replaced at regular intervals.

Likewise, there are several vacuum replacement parts that also wear at regular intervals. Vacuum agitator belts and vacuum filters should be replaced so regularly, in fact, that it's a very good idea to have a couple spares lying around for when it's time.

That way, you're never without the use of your vacuum while you wait for a minor part like a belt to arrive in the mail.

2. Don't be without the use of your vacuum.

Often, a part of a machine will break that doesn't stop the machine from working. Such is the case with vacuums too.

Traditionally, something like a cracked housing that doesn't greatly affect the operation of the cleaner would still put the vacuum in a shop for a few days or more while the part was being replaced.

Thanks to convenience and precision of eReplacementParts.com's online parts ordering system, a non-essential part failure doesn't have to separate you from the use of your vacuum.

For parts like vacuum housings, just order the part right here on our site and keep putting that machine to work while we pack the part up and ship it out.

3. We offer professional step-by-step instructions for vacuum repair and parts replacement.

As part of our vacuum parts launch, eRepalcementParts.com is ready to offer both parts and information to help vacuum owners with their home repairs.

Visit our articles section to read these helpful repair articles:

"How to Replace a Vacuum Belt"
Vacuum belt replacements are one of the most common vacuum repairs. It's simple and fast.


"How to Replace a Vacuum Cord"

Watch this article's repair video for a demonstration!

"Vacuum Filter Buying Guide"

Read about the ins and outs of vacuum filter types, features, pros, and cons.

Take advantage of home vacuum repair with the Dirt Devil parts, Electrolux parts, Eureka parts, Hoover parts, Sanitaire parts, Royal parts, and Shop-Vac parts inventories now available at eReplacementparts.com
We're proud to provide the most complete repair parts and information services on the web, and even prouder to have customers who know what to do with them.

How To Replace a Vacuum Belt

By knowing the basics about vacuum belt replacement, vacuum owners can save time and money if they know how to properly replace them due to over stretching, belts wearing out or even breaking.
Luckily, changing a vacuum belt is a very simple repair on most vacuum cleaners. Vacuum owners should never have to take their machine to a shop just for a belt replacement.

The first step in this (and any) part replacement is to accurately order the needed part for the repair.
For more information about the different kinds of vacuum belts available on the market and how to accurately order the correct belt for your vacuum, please read our "Vacuum Belt Buying Guide" article.
Vacuum Belt Replacement Steps
Each specific vacuum style and model is different, so belt replacement steps can differ a little from one to the next. Despite these differences, all vacuum belt replacements share similar qualities.
This article's instructions are generalized so that they can help do-it-yourself vacuum owners with their belt change repairs, regardless of the vacuum type or model.
We use a common upright style vacuum for our belt replacement demonstration, The Hoover U5458-900 WindTunnel Supreme.
This repair can take less than five minutes on most vacuums, especially once an owner is familiar with their model.
1. Access the vacuum belt and brushroll area.

Vacuum belts work to spin a vacuum's brush roller and/or, on some self-propelled models, to turn a vacuum's wheels.

Whatever the style of vacuum, this repair will take place in the machine's brushroll area.

For most vacuum cleaners, opening the brushroll area just means removing a bottom plate on the similar to the one pictured above on the Hoover WindTunnel.

In the case of our demonstration model, removing the bottom plate only involves unscrewing four Phillips screws.

2. Remove the brush roller and the old belt.

Now that the bottom plate is off the old (or broken) belt will come out of the vacuum easily.

Before removing the old belt and the brush roll, take a look at how they are arranged in the vacuum and how they connect to each other.

The belt on our Hoover WindTunnel pictured above is a flat type vacuum belt, held between the motor shaft and the brush roller by its elastic tension.

First, pull the brushroll out of the vacuum and slide it out of the belt loop. Then, remove the other end of the vacuum belt from the motor shaft.

3. Install the new vacuum belt on the motor shaft and brush roller.

Heads up! If your vacuum model takes a round or flat vacuum belt type, that means that the belt is held between the motor shaft and the brushroller with tension. As a consequence, the new belt may seem too small for the vacuum.

This is most-likely normal and to be expected. Double check that you have the right part for your vacuum just in case, but be aware that round and flat vacuum belt types stretch a great deal. Geared and v-belts also stretch, but not nearly as much.

The old belt you are replacing will most likely appear much bigger when held up to the new belt on account of all the stretching it has gone through with vacuum use.

First, slide the new vacuum belt around the vacuum motor shaft. Once it's on the shaft, thread the brush roll through the other end of the belt.

4. Install the brush roller with the belt correctly positioned on it.

Whatever the vacuum style, the idea is to return the brushroll and belt to their original positions before closing up the vacuum housing.

For vacuums that use round and flat belts, a little muscle is needed to pull the brushroll into position with that unstretched new belt on it. The best way to do this for most vacuums is to install the brushroll one side at a time, starting with the side opposite the belt-side of the brushroll.

On our demonstration vacuum, the side of the brushroll opposite the belt has notch that fits into the vacuum. After installing that side of the brush, a good pull on the belt side of the roller will snap it right into place (watch your fingers).

This is actually much easier if done standing over the vacuum with it lying on the ground. A carefully placed foot can provide the right counterweight.

5. Reassemble the vacuum.

Return the bottom plate of the vacuum and/or any other housing pieces removed to access the brushroll area. For the WindTunnel, that just means returning those four Phillips screws and bottom plate removed earlier.

This repair is now complete. Depending on the vacuum belt type, your new vacuum agitator belt can last you months to years before another replacement.
Conclusion
To see our full inventory vacuum cleaner belts here at eReplacementParts.com, visit the Vacuum Belts page. The belts displayed on the page can be filtered by style, shape, and manufacturer thanks to our integrated search features.
To go straight to the belt that fits your specific vacuum, type your vacuum's model number in the search field at the top of this page. Clicking go will then take you right to your vacuum's parts page and breakdown diagram.

HEPA Filters along with Royal Vacuum Parts and Hoover Vacuum Parts

If you've been vacuum shopping recently, it's likely that you ran into a vacuum model or two being advertised as having a "HEPA filter," or High Efficiency Particulate Air filter.
HEPA filters capture much smaller particles than conventional air filters by overlapping breathable materials with randomly-arranged fibers. A filter must be able to catch particles of 0.3 micrometers or smaller to be considered a HEPA filter in the industry, effectively immobilizing 99.97% of all airborne particles.

The great benefit to HEPA filters is that they are able to trap many of the microorganisms that spread disease, like bacteria and viruses. Interestingly, they were invented to filter irradiated particles during The Manhattan Project. Since then, they've seen wide use on commercial airliners, in hospitals, and now, in vacuums.
Although first developed in the 1940's, they have only grown in popularity in recent decades as awareness about household cleanliness and disease prevention have risen. HEPA vacuum filters are also recommended for trapping extra fine dust and pollens that contribute to allergies and asthma.
Okay, and now for the industry insider tips on HEPA filters: First, a HEPA filter can only be as good as the vacuum filtration system of which it is a part. For a HEPA vacuum filter to truly work, all the air leaving the vacuum must pass through the filter. That means that the seal around the HEPA filter must be air tight. Learn as much about a vacuums HEPA filter system before purchase if health issues are a primary purchasing concern.
Also, not all HEPA filters are alike. Some filters have even better collection ratings for medical applications. Spend a little extra time finding out the details to get the best HEPA filter available for your vacuum model.

HEPA filters might be the new big thing when it comes to vacuum cleaners and air filtration, but the history of the vacuum cleaner is actually rooted in addressing health concerns.
The man pictured above is James Murray Spangler–inventor of the first upright vacuum cleaner–and the prototype which he originally adapted from a soap box, a broom handle, and an old pillow case. Spangler suspected a carpet sweeper as the cause of his asthma woes and set out to find a suction-oriented solution. The iconic design of the upright household vacuum became the result of his efforts, a design he later sold to the Hoover vacuum company.
Speaking of the Hoover vacuum company . . . the eReplacementParts.com warehouse is now fully stocked with Hoover vacuum parts and Hoover vacuum accessories! Now customers can order the O.E.M. Hoover parts they need along with their tool and other equipment parts orders.
Our stock of vacuum parts for homeowner and commercial vacuums continues to grow, now including Hoover canister vaccum parts, Hoover carpet cleaner parts, Hoover central vacuum parts, Hoover hard surface cleaner parts, and Hoover stick vacuum parts.
In addition, we have also added the Royal vacuum brand to our list of supported manufacturers. Royal vacuum parts are now available on our website for order, with all of the eReplacementParts.com information tools to assist your parts search! Use parts pages and breakdown pages to find the Royal backpack vacuum parts, Royal sweeper parts, and other Royal vacuum parts you need.

To make one last vacuum blog topic connection, our readers might find it interesting to know that Hoover and the Royal vacuum brand are related companies under the TTI Floor Care of North America company.
And while the Hoover name might sound a little more familiar to the ear than "Royal vacuums," we think it's a safe bet that the Royal vacuum upright vacuum design pictured to the left looks just as familiar as the Hoover name sounds. Royal vacuums have an unbreakable reputation for making extremely long-lasting vacuums and vacuum motors.