Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You’re zipping along with the vacuum, making short work of your weekend chores, when all of a sudden you feel the brush ...

You’re zipping along with the vacuum, making short work of your weekend chores, when all of a sudden you feel the brushroll stop spinning and the motor revs into high gear. You’ve got a broken vacuum ...

Vacuum cleaners have one job, and most do it well. But a broken roller belt will instantly cripple your vacuum and render your roller inoperable. Instead of spending money on a repair service (or a ...

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EVERY couple of weeks, I take the vacuum cleaner out of the downstairs linen closet and give the first and second floors, and sometimes even the basement, the once over, whether they need it or not.