My Bissell Vacuum Cleaner Model 3910 is very very loud. I took it completely apart and cleaned everything(it was very dirty inside). It is still very loud.
Suction is very good. I have no idea how old this vacuum is.
What can cause this to be so loud?
Do you know where I can find a manual for it.

Thank You.

I would guess you need a set of bearings. They are easy to press out and change. I would get some sealed bearings this time. They will take a while to break in, but much quieter.

Thanks for getting back to. Me.
Sorry but where are the bearings located.
I don't have a manual for this vacuum.

Thanks... glenda

The bearings are located on each end of the motor shaft. That motor also has brushes, so you have to push them both in and push a thin wire in brush holder to keep them in when you put it back together. It's easy to so.

Ok again thanks for getting back to me. I will see if I can order the bearings. My first priority will be my washer as soon as the parts get here. Then the Bissell will be next. So I must tell you I won't have any answers for awhile. The dirty clothes are really piling up and I could use some clean clothes. But I will get to it and will post what happens. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

I am also working on my spring vegetable garden. The way things are breaking here it may take till the end of spring. I am trying to lay retaining wall blocks for my garden, it is lined with 1/2" rabbit wire to stop the crummy gophers. If I ever get it done it will be great. Then all I need to worry about is the rabbits and racoons getting stuff.

Thanks again Drtom4444

Glenda

You will have to take it apart and then pull the bearings and have them measured and order from a place like Bearings and Drives, Jacksonville, FL. If you can get new brushes you might want to replace them, too, while you have it apart as the brushes wear out.

Ok Thanks for getting back to me.

Any idea what kind of cost the bearings and brushes might be.

I tried to find Bearings and Drives in Jacksonville, Fl but could not find it. I found this place in Florida: SAS Bearings.

How can I get the bearings and brushes from Bissell?

Glenda

B & D Industrial
P.O. Box 4325
Macon, Georgia 31208-4325 USA
Phone:
Fax: 478.746.7623
478.742.7836
Email: [email protected]
You can also contact our divisions directly at the following numbers:
Bearings and Drives
Scale Systems
B&D Service
SIMCO Technologies 478.743.6711
770.921.1988
478.742.8444
770.729.9100

Thank You for doing this. I appreciate all the help you have given me.

Don't forget. I have to fix my washer first then onto the vacuum.
I don't know how long it will take but I will get back to you and let you know what has happened.

Again Thanks... glenda

Both of these machines have different type motors. The vacuum cleaner has a motor like a drill motor called a "push-pull" by many mechanics. The washing machine motor has a split-pole motor where they have a capacitor to make one phase lead the main winding by 1/2 phase. So on an oscilloscope you have a wave leading the regular phase by 1/2 phase, so "split-phase" is a good name. Split-phase motors have no brushes, either.

OK that answers that.

Thanks.