My vacuum cleaner (dirt devil upright with bag) is spitting out stuff when I vacuum. I found this vacuum from the neighbors when they were evicted. The bag is not even half full. Is it the belt? How can I make it stop spitting out dirt & Is it worth fixing or should I trash it?
Thats probly why they left it. The hose under could be clogged as well so it wont pick up and just spit everything around. You can check it out and if you can see anything wrong, then trash it. Not worth it to clean again after you already vacuumed. If it is the belt, then the beater bar wont be spinning.
If the beater bar is spinning, then the belt is fine. Many clogs are at the beginning of the suction hose. Detach the hose and turn the unit on. If you feel suction then there is no clog and could possibly be that the bag is full.