Have You Ever Sucked Up Something In The Vacuum Cleaner?
By copperkitten
@copperkitten (3473)
United States
November 14, 2007 1:04pm CST
The other day I was vacuuming. I had the kids pick up there toys and clothes. Well I went under the couch and heard this errrrr sound then smelled something burning. I shut of the vacuum and saw I had sucked up Sock! It had burned the belt right off. So I took the hose off{I have a bagless vacuum} and went about retreving the sock. Truns out its not that easy to get the sock out! LOL. I ended up running hot water through the hose. It pushed the sock out. The hose ended up pretty clean as well. Now I have to go get a new belt. A few weeks earlier I was vacuuming and sucked up the cord for the blinds. Almost tore them right off the wall!! Now I ut them up before I vacuum.
So have any of you sucked something up in a vacuum you wernt supposed to?
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8 responses
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
15 Nov 07
haha all the time, little peices of my sons toys, coins, and other things.
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@gwendovere (1279)
• United States
15 Nov 07
Oh yeah, lotsa stuff! Cat toys, socks, loose change, all kinds of stuff! Good question!
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@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
14 Nov 07
That happens to me all the time. I use to keep a wire hanger in the back of my closet to use when I got things stuck in the hose of the vaccuum.
I have also went threw many ,many belts!
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
15 Nov 07
Way to go! You are something else indeed...I have sucked up socks, money, string, yarn, washcloths...Now I check under the couch before I blindly go where I am going to get in trouble...LOL
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@maybebaby (1230)
• Canada
15 Nov 07
I've sucked up a few things that I shouldn't have. I've sucked up paper clips before, which isn't good because they can mess up the motor in the vacuum. I've also sucked up a piece of rubber tubing that was under the couch. It jammed the vacuum but thank goodness it didn't wreck anything.
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
15 Nov 07
god yes i have done that a few times in my life.one time i was vaccuming and i didn't realize what i was sucking up there at the moment,so when i went to check to see what it was,well it turned out to be my nieces home work,she stayed over for a few days and well with my kids at the age that they are at well,they just love touching stuff that don't belong to them lol,you know that deal.well they must of went into her book bag and hid the papers under the blanket.well then i went to go vaccum and when i went to vaccum by the blanket the paper got sucked up,so then i moved the blanket completly and turned off the vaccum.had to take it all a part and there was her home work for school.how do you explain that one to your teacher,thats just as bad as the dog ate my home work lol.pattie
@jessica53 (1)
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10 Jul 10
i have vacuum up my daughters pantyhose several times she leaves them on the floor so the vacuum picks them up for her lol has anyone else vacuumed up pantyhose ?
