On 2006-09-12 23:30:30 +0100, "Phil L" said:

wrote:
So I bought a great vacuum cleaner from selfridges .. has been working
fine


..until today

Starting smelling a very worrying burning smell (like plastic on fire)


This wil probably be the belt melting, meaning that the belt is turning
but the steel part which should spin (via the belt) is jammed, probably
with something, rarely nothing, but it's best to have a look.

.. last night... I sucked a fly up into it... it's a 2200W hoover... I
usually use RAID spray to zap any flies that **** me off... but it was
entertaining to suck it up...

I doubt a fly could have blocked it, unless it was sat in a box of LEGO
at the time.

Erm... should I take it back to the shop?

That depends on how long you've had it, if it's less than a year, yes,
if it's more than a year, don't bother as they'll charge you for any
work which needs doing which you could do yourself in ten minutes.

Actually untrue. Mine had a 3yr warranty - Miele do these
periodically for cleaners.

However, f the cleaner has been used to clear up plaster and other
similar things then it is (reasonably) not covered.