If your vacuum cleaner is suffering from some wear and tear, you can easily bring it back into tip-top shape.
If the bag on your upright vacuum cleaner is torn, you can repair it with duct tape (figure A).
If your power cord breaks, you can splice the wires together (figure B). Wrap electrical tape around each splice individually to make sure the wires don't touch each other (figure C), and then wrap both of the connections.
If your dog has been chewing on your vacuum-cleaner hose, you can repair the holes with electrical tape (figure D). Stretch the tape tightly across the hose as you wrap it. The tape is very resilient and will seal the hose thoroughly.
Keep the interior of your vacuum cleaner clean. If you have access to a second vacuum cleaner, use it to clean out your unit.
Avoid running the vacuum cleaner over metal objects. You can minimize the risk by attaching an adhesive-backed magnet (figure E) to the front of the unit. The magnet will pick up small iron objects so that they don't go into the motor.
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