SO claims complete innocence but I know he did something. I could hear the racket all the way across the house. He was using the power head on the hardwood and literally could not hear me yelling to turn it off. When he finally shuts it off the vac motor stopped but began to run very slowly! I unplugged it, plugged it back in and all was well (not). This unit has it's controls on the wand handle. Nothing happens when it's plugged back in and wand controls act normally. Off, vac on, vac and power head on. But if you shut it off it does the low speed trick until it's unplugged. WTF?
Sears Blue Progessive Canister is possessed
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I have no explanation for that. In fact, if I were you, I'd put it in the car, drive it far out into the countryside and leave it there. Sounds spooky---and electrically dangerous.[this post was last edited: 6/24/2013-15:26]
Frig,
Not sure about that. You know vacs are like dogs they can follow their smell home. And more to the point if SO says one more time "maybe the bags full" (it's not) I'm going to drive his butt out into the woods.
Not sure about that. You know vacs are like dogs they can follow their smell home. And more to the point if SO says one more time "maybe the bags full" (it's not) I'm going to drive his butt out into the woods.
danemodsandy
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Sounds Like:
Something going on with the wand control. They're kind of problematic.
Something going on with the wand control. They're kind of problematic.
Get
a Miele!
Lawrence/Mielebear.
a Miele!
Lawrence/Mielebear.
Dane, you sound like you know what's up! Can you give me more advice/details? Thanks in advance.
A friend of had a
Electrolux, think it was a 1999 model, that had the controls on the wand. It kind of did the same thing. You had to un plug it, wait a minite, then re start. Sometimes if we opened the lid where the bag was
( even though the bag was not full) and closed it up again, it would fire up and run fine... Til next time. LOL
Electrolux, think it was a 1999 model, that had the controls on the wand. It kind of did the same thing. You had to un plug it, wait a minite, then re start. Sometimes if we opened the lid where the bag was
( even though the bag was not full) and closed it up again, it would fire up and run fine... Til next time. LOL
Sounds like your vacuum may need a new handle control panel or circuit board inside it.To confirm that-you or a vac shop can try another handle.
danemodsandy
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Cuffs:
I have no special expertise with the things, but experience shows me that when there is a problem with a hose-control vac, the problem is often in the hose control. You've got some very small electronics in there that make the variable speed feature work. Electronic controls on appliances are, at the present state of the art, prone to problems.
I personally don't have or like vacuums with electronics; I stick to vintage machines that are a can, a fan, a motor and a switch. House is nice and clean, thank you very much.
P.S.: One of the big problems with electronic controls is that they're vulnerable to power surges. If you are served by Georgia Power, you are likely dealing with "dirty" power that fluctuates in voltage - those jerks want good money, but they sure as Hell don't spend much of it on their infrastructure.
I have no special expertise with the things, but experience shows me that when there is a problem with a hose-control vac, the problem is often in the hose control. You've got some very small electronics in there that make the variable speed feature work. Electronic controls on appliances are, at the present state of the art, prone to problems.
I personally don't have or like vacuums with electronics; I stick to vintage machines that are a can, a fan, a motor and a switch. House is nice and clean, thank you very much.
P.S.: One of the big problems with electronic controls is that they're vulnerable to power surges. If you are served by Georgia Power, you are likely dealing with "dirty" power that fluctuates in voltage - those jerks want good money, but they sure as Hell don't spend much of it on their infrastructure.
"vulnerable to power surges"
Interesting...
I rescued a Sears blue canister headed for the dumpster...
it has the hose control, though it's a "Whispertone 12.0" model...
after a thorough cleaning, it runs great...
however, I have noticed that during the course of a 30-minute run, for either the house or the cars, the motor will slow down for 10-20 seconds, and then rev back up...
I suspected maybe the motor's about to die, but I saw the comment, and I do live in Atlanta/East Point...
this one also has the "Performance Indicator" thingy with the bars on the lid...
how's that work?...
George
Interesting...
I rescued a Sears blue canister headed for the dumpster...
it has the hose control, though it's a "Whispertone 12.0" model...
after a thorough cleaning, it runs great...
however, I have noticed that during the course of a 30-minute run, for either the house or the cars, the motor will slow down for 10-20 seconds, and then rev back up...
I suspected maybe the motor's about to die, but I saw the comment, and I do live in Atlanta/East Point...
this one also has the "Performance Indicator" thingy with the bars on the lid...
how's that work?...
George
Our 1960 LK vacuum had the performance indicator as did my Eureka from the early 70s with the powerhead. It measures how the suction is doing by comparing the room air pressure on one end and the lower pressure inside the canister on the other end, I think. There was a little opening on the room side that would occasionally collect dust or lint (like a bellybutton) and you cleaned it by holding the end of the hose over it. Once it received suction, it was much more responsive.
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