Hey all!
I went to vacuum upstairs and found the handle release was broken on the device. It wasn't the last time I used it but I think one of the kids used it yesterday. yay
The foot control had a plastic "tang" that acted as a spring to keep tension on it to hold the upright handle in place. You step on the pad and it releases. Found a faucet spring and stuck it in there so it works again. Backyard engineering at it's best!
Whilst working on that I noticed that the hoses were nasty and the brush area looked like somebody tried to clean up mud.
Disassembled the entire vacuum, cleaned the muck out, air dried it all and put it back together. It sucks like a $50 hooker again. Note: I have no 1st hand knowledge of hookers but I am assuming the best.
