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as an extra comment ...........remember the old electric fire elements?well, stretched out the wire wont get hot..............but coiled up it gets to red heat......exactly the same happens to an extension lead while coiled on its drum!!


however, the smell, if its at all a fishy kind of smell then check the 13amp plug and socket, a dirty pin or loose fuse/wire in the plug can cause that to overheat........
Bob

Coiled up electric leads whether integral to a machine like a hoover or extension lead are a fire risk! Always make sure the lead is fully extended. Is the dustbag full as that might cause machine to overheat?

thanks EVERYONE for adding, i will try filter change, and i dodnt pull out all the lead so will try that xx thanks again xx

Have you changed the filter?

Vera

I ruined the motor in my vac because I used an extension lead and no-one told me to pull out all the cable before using it. That caused the vac to have the smell which reminded me of an electric train set.Your vac might need a good clean out as cotton, hair etc does get caught up. -jl

Think you will find ,with it smelling like that ,that the motor is burning out ,i have Dalley's in my tree now ,by the way from yorkshire [leeds ] hmmmmmm ,lol,Fred
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im so sorry i was being a bit silly, but..... its making a really loud noise when he hoovers and im sure i could smell sulpher like smell ( is that what a burnt mach smells off ) xx :-0

The biggest problem if it's blocked is hair......like a fur ball in a cat.

I thought Hoovers were supposed to pick up bits???????????????

Do you mean NOT picking up bits??????????????

If the motor is working but no bits being picked up:-

Have you checked that there is suction at the end of the tube? If not it could well be blocked. Try using summat to firtle around inside the tube to loosen the blockage.

If there is suction and it's an Upright hoover, is the brush underneath revolving? NB Turn hoover over so you can see the brush and drop a wee bit of paper on it. DO NOT TOUCH BRUSH WITH FINGERS WHILST HOOVER SWITCHED ON.

If brush not working then the drive belt has bust. Cost about £8-£10 to buy new one and usually easy to fit.

Hope this helps

has been picing up bits, i dont know what to do? :-0