My Oreck vacuum cleaner smells like something is burning when I turn it on and use it. I have checked the fan belt and it seems to be ok. I also checked the air flow and nothing was obstructing it and changed the bag. Has something burned up inside or could it be something else? Thank You!
The belt has stetched and needs changing.
The best solution to any Oreck vacuum problem is to replace it with another brand. You are going to continue having problems with the Oreck..Not that other brands don't have problems. But, at least with
other brands the problems don't occur as often. Belt burning up. clogs, roller brush bristle wearing down prematurely, cord breaking internally, etc.
P.S. Oreck is good at one thing. Marketing!
I had a burning smokey smell and I took off the cover and the belt was detached and burning...I could see the ash inside the vacuum. I also saw that the intake was blocked up with some paper and lint. I cleaned out the inside and changed the belt and all is ok. The belt needs to be changed every 3 months
What are you talking about, the handle? My handle is metal, there is nothing"in" it. Bag is new, belt good, ubderneath clean. Still stinks.
Always change your belt every 6 months. the oreck uses the smallest motor in the industry. when you go from floors to carpet the motor slows down 30 %, and this is why they clog up so frequently. buy a riccar rsl5 with a lifetime belt and an anti clog handle tube
Your belt may seem like its ok but what it is is that it is stretched so the brushroll is slipping just change your belt or contact your local store
i have an oreck i can answer any question regarding your orecks.here are the basics,change your belt every six months. its better to change your belt every six months than the vacuum. even if it looks good or havent used it rubber does dry.if it blows stuff and doesnt pick up the bag doesn't inflate you have a clogg. if you ware your brushroll fast then you need a two speed a lower speed creates a sweeping motion instead of a full adjutation that the hard floor does not need.folks its lack of educations of this machine that can frustrate us but it is a very simple vacuum i actually take mine every year to get a tune up.i feel like i am getting a new vacuum every year. i figure my kids play on this floor my pets lay on it and the vacuum does a dirty job why not have it cleaned every year, i do use it every day i sure am not carrying a monster every day! please ask me anything!!
Oreck digs into rug after a short time and especially when trying to change direction. no difference on low or high speed if forced belt will break. I have set the roller high and low with no change.Any suggestions?
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How do I take the bottom off to replace the belt?
To jrican-80,
My new upright(NOT an Oreck) is over three years old and hasn't needed a new belt so far. Orecks clog very easily, and when you bring it in for repairs, or for the yearly "tuneup", what the store manager wants you to do is spend more money on the existing sweeper, new roller brush, for example. That's the reason for the yearly checkup, to BRING you back into the store so you can spend more to help Mr Oreck make more money.
Seems like you either have a connection to Oreck or simply think that
an overpriced, cheaply built vacuum cleaner is actually a good machine.
If the bag does not inflate then there's a clog somewhere. Check the intake(take off the bottom base plate and right behind the roller brush is the intake, squarish looking opening). If no clog there, check the pivot that the handle tube sits in, or the handle tube itself.
My oreck is just not picking up at all the handle is empty and so is the bag!!! what is wrong with it?
Thank you! It worked great! I actually checked the handle but after reading what you said about a full bag and finding that the handle was clogged I went and checked the handle again and lo and behold there was about another half of foot long clog still in the handle. Once we removed our Oreck starting performing without that awful smell just like it did the day we bought it! We like our Oreck!
Change the belt. Oreck belts will stretch out so much that it is unable to spin the brushroller, but the motor pulley burns a hole in the belt.
Replacing the belt will take care of the problem.
I had the same problem until I checked the handle it was full of stuff because the bag was blocked . I cleared it and now all is good.
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My Oreck XL2 Ultra also smells like something is burning, and it doesn't seem to be picking up anything. Changed the bag, etc. HELP!
my vacum I have the same problem. It looks like where the belt goes on there should be some sort of roller. but there is not.
Same.. vacuum started smoking at the bottom where the roller and belt is.
my oreck worked fine 2 days ago, then I went to use it again, and it stunk up the whole house with a horrible burning smell. I dont see visually anything wrong.
Ours smells like smoke too, also it won't even pick up sock lint in carpet, yeah it's light but the power is not there, My wife wants to create a web site called I hate My Oreck .Com. We have already been to the store and the sales people are so hateful, they said we needed to follow the instructions on cleaing the pipe and roller, we did that did't help any. We are going today to the Oreck store to try and return it. Wish us luck
Donnie
I read your comments & I just finished cleaning the handle, changed the bag & it still smells awful!! Please help !!!
I have had the burning smell and have found the problem to be related to the belt stretching and when pressure is applied to the brush from the carpet the belt stops turning the brush and the motor continues to spin on the belt thus creating a very hot belt that eventually smells like burning rubber. You will be fooled by this problem when you turn the vacuum upside down and see the brush spinning fine when you turn it on. It is the resistance of the carpet on the brush that stops the brush from rotating. The vacuum would do much better with a height adjustment for the brush.
I changed the bag and cleaned threads from the roller but it still smells like something's burning when I vacuum. I've heard others mention cleaning the handle. How would I go about checking that? Thanks
my problem is the same i turn it on smells like something is burnibg.
no power; was using it and it died
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