I have a Morphy Richards Vorcity vacuum cleaner (model 71082) which is a great vac, it's main attraction is that it's very quiet compared to e.g. a Dyson. the other day while in use, the motor sounded like it started slowing down a little and a funny sound could be heard (a bit like someone blowing a raspberry), along with a faint burning smell. I took out the filters and removed the hose to make sure there wasn't any clogging causing the issue.but there was nothing stuck anywhere. I confirmed that the smell wasn't coming from a circuit board, and that it was basically coming from inside the motor.
Got it around the time of post: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/106116
What I would gather is happening is that a piece of rubber inside the motor/impellor has come loose, is rubbing, making the raspberry sound and then causing the burning smell. I've called Morphy Richards support for parts, but I could only leave a message. I also went on numerous websites that sell parts for this vac, but none of them actually have a motor. I tried a few sites like ifixit etc., but nothing specific to this vacuum.
Wondering if anyone out there has some advice on how this could be fixed?
Update 1: Morphy Richards (or Glen Dimplex as the parent company is known as) got back to me saying they don't carry the motor as a spare part, and in fact the previous owner for Morphy Richards, Asko, never carried it as a spare part. As such, they can't help and things are looking a bit grimmer.
Pull the motor, bearing/bushing has likely failed. The motor may have identifying numbers that you can use to find one online.