That sucks

By Mike55 - 05/10/2023 21:30

Today, I set out to clean the house while my wife was at work. Starting with the vacuum cleaner, it suddenly started making a strange noise and emitting a burning smell. Panicking, I unplugged it and noticed one of our toddler's socks had been sucked into it, causing it to overheat. I managed to extract the sock, but now our expensive vacuum cleaner is toast. FML
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Billsonhamsen 17

Usually sucking up a sock for just a few seconds won't destroy a whole vacuum. Are you sure it's completely destroyed? There may be some parts that you can replace hopefully for less than you expect. Replacing belts on vacuum cleaners is commonplace.

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mike3775 35

Ive done that a lot of times, and almost every time, it just needs a new belt, which is usually just a 10-15 minute $5 fix

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Billsonhamsen 17

Usually sucking up a sock for just a few seconds won't destroy a whole vacuum. Are you sure it's completely destroyed? There may be some parts that you can replace hopefully for less than you expect. Replacing belts on vacuum cleaners is commonplace.

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mike3775 35

Ive done that a lot of times, and almost every time, it just needs a new belt, which is usually just a 10-15 minute $5 fix

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RichardPencil 30

That doesn't suck. Your fancy-ass vacuum cleaner, that is. It's the opposite of the answer that applies to 99.75% of stories here. Yes, about 1 in 400 stories involves a vacuum cleaner malfunction.

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