Reggie Alvarez

Reggie Alvarez is the repair & maintenance editor at Vacuum Owl. He's the byline on every "won't turn on," "lost suction," "won't charge," and "how do I clean this" article on the site, because he does this work for real - fifteen years repairing vacuums and small appliances across the US Southwest, with a steady stream of dead and dying machines on his bench that he tests every fix against. When a Shark brushroll stops spinning or a Dyson loses suction, Reggie's article describes the actual fix - including the continuity test he'd run before telling you to buy a $40 motor. He believes most vacuums are thrown out years before they need to be. He lives in the US Southwest.