I had a Kirby Sentria vacuum for about 10 years and had no problems until I damaged the fan and thought I was in for an expensive repair. Using a hose attachment for vacuuming my car, I sucked a small rock out of the floorboard. My vacuum cleaner immediately started making loud noises, it smelled like it was burning and the suction power was gone. I was worried that I screwed up until I started searching the internet for possible problems and found a video on how to replace the fan. This fanβ¦