20 Most Recent Kenmore 31913 Progressive Direct Drive Bagged Upright Vacuum Questions & Answers

I had the same problem. The agitator stopped turning after I sucked up a foreign object (my wife's watch) and it got jammed in the intake. After removal of the watch the agitator did not spin when turning on the machine, and the reset button never deployed (it remained buried in its housing and would not depress with a paper clip). The agitator was not bound and I could manually move it in both directions with ease. Faced with prospect of paying $125 or more for a repair, a good sharp kick to the chassis from the top promptly fixed the problem. I have found that kicking malfunctioning electronics often works.

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Open in the power cord to them

can some one show via picture of the location where the micro switch is where the hose attaches to the progrssive direct drive vacuum cleaner to get the start brushes rolling again,

You didn't provide the model number so couldn't look it uo, but sOme of the progressive uprights have a circuit breaker on, it will trip when something catches on the brush roll, push it to see if it will reset, if there isn't one, get me the model, it will start 116.*********

Bryan, Most of the time, when a brush stops, you either have a broken belt or there is something wrong with the brush. If the brush spins very freely when you try spinning it by hand, you have a broken belt.

With the cleaner unplugged, turn the unit over and look inside the opening where the brush is located. Do you see the clogging of the brush with lots of hair? If so, you will need to disassemble it to remove the hair. In any case, you will probably need to take off the cover to see if there is an obstruction jamming the brush. Also, check to make sure that motor for the brush is getting power. If there is an electrical cable on the outside connecting the brush housing to the rest of the vacuum cleaner, check if it is disconnected. When you have the cleaner on, do the lights glow? Do you hear the motor running? Try the above and report back.

sounds like ya need to replace belt.

For the canister-style vacuum with the long hose, you can't see all the way thru it, since the plastic fittings on the ends are curved. Mine was clogged - I mean, really clogged! Others have suggested using a high-powered air compressor to blow it out, but I augured out my lint/hair/straw/other-unidentifiable-stuff clog with a manual (hand-crank) home sink/drain auger. Worked like a charm! Use a small mirror (like a dental mirror) and a flashlight to see a little ways into the hose if you want. Finally, run the auger all the way thru to make sure you push out anything you couldn't spear and pull out.

They do not sell any replacement parts on that Nozzle as far as I know when they did part was super expensive

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