Machine suddenly started making an unpleasant noise. Brush removed and cleaned, but no improvement. I removed the brush 'head' (as you would to fit the hose), and switched it on and the noise had gone, so the problem must be in the head unit. I've removed 6 screws (4 cunningly hidden under the rubber wiper blade) but still can't get inside. I've tried unsuccessfully to prise out the front rollers to see if there are screws there.
Any suggestions please?
Ian
Get a new one. They are plastic junk. I assume its one of those fan powered brush things that takes more suck than the thing can stand. Often there is a cunningly concealed little door in them where the impeller is. Brian
They are motor driven.
replying to Ian Smeaton, AlanL wrote: Prise out front rollers, one screw under each one. I cleaned motor and noise gone
replying to Ian Smeaton, Stuart wrote: Mine has started doing exactly the same, did you manage to resolved the noise with yours?
replying to Ian Smeaton, Darbs wrote: Prize out the front rollers with a screw driver - the screws are underneath.
When you post from that strange site, please quote the original if you can, many many people do not read via that interface. Brian
That's exactly what Alan wrote last October. What is it with HoH?
Andy
Ah only just under a year old post this time. I have a bosch cleaner, forgot the model, but it was continuously slowing down to safe mode and although all the filters had been cleaned it still did it. In the end it to was something stuck in the pipe and I used an old fashioned curtain spring to dislodge one of those twist ties you get on the cables you buy and it was providing the scaffold for an accumulation of fluff and general muck. The interesting thing was that only the little wire bit needed to get past the head the rest had built up over time. Brian
replying to Brian Gaff, Simon Holmes wrote: I've a two yo old Athlet and on my third head unit which as also now (after the standard 6 months or so) developed that horrible drive noise. First two replaced under warranty so now I'm living with the noise. I can replace or take unit apart but it just seems to be a design fault.
replying to Ian Smeaton, Teresa Powell wrote: I need to get into the handle as switch is faulty which screwdriver did you use can't find one to fit thankyou
replying to AlanL, gbatten wrote: Hi there. I know this is an old post but have just tried successfully to remove the 8 screws but could not for the life of me pull the parts away from each other. Any tips? It was the front part that was the trickiest. I didn?t want to break it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
replying to AlanL, gbatten wrote: Hi there. I know this is an old post but have just tried successfully to remove the 8 screws but could not for the life of me pull the parts away from each other. Any tips? It was the front part that was the trickiest. I didn?t want to break it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Show us a clear photo of the screwhead.
If all else fails, screws can be removed by applying a soldering iron to the head & pulling the plastic parts apart. Part fill hole with something before refitting screw
There will be hidden plastic clips as well that may be located with a very narrow sharp blade like a stanley knife blade or one of those single edged razor blades with a reamed over 'bar' where the 2nd blade would be.
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