We have a Bissell vacuum cleaner whose brush motor has failed. It's no
longer available as a spare part but as it's a jolly good vacuum cleaner
I'd like to fix it if I can.

The brush motor is separate from the main fan motor and is quite small
as it only drives the rotating carpet brush. I'm pretty sure it has a
shorted turn because it still runs but not as fast as it should and it
gets very hot very quickly.

Are there any specialists out there who might be able to repair it at a
reasonably sane price? Or, alternatively, what are my chances of fixing
it myself? I am an electronics hobbyist so can solder OK etc. and have
been known in the distant past to wind coils etc. ... or I suppose one
might find it's a fairly generic motor and can be replaced with one
that's not actually from Bissell but would do the job, how do I find one
though?

All advice and ideas very welcome.



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Chris Green
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