20 Most Recent Riccar 8955 Upright Vacuum - Page 2 Questions & Answers

The reset button is on the lower back of the vacuum

Turn the unit over take out the 2 screws and remove the plate.

Lay the vacuum upside down, remove the bottom plate, remove the brush roll and belt, install new belt around motor shaft and brush roll, pull on brush roll to stretch belt far enough to drop brush roll back into place.

Take it to your Riccar dealer to determine what is wrong. It may just need cleaned or adjusted.

Make sure good suction at the end of hose and no clogs in tube hose goes into at bottom of vacuum. If good make sure belt is new and brush roll spins fast when lowered onto carpet. It may need clutch adjusted or rubber pad replaced.

REplace the filters and belt. If it's been a few years since it's been serviced take it to your dealer. The 8955 can work properly for many years but there are some things that will need cleaned and service to work properly.

The switch is activated by the lever you push in the handle. Start by tightening the screw holding the handle in. If that doesn't solve it remove the bag door and the screws holding the cover above the bag to gain access to the switch compartment. If you can't figure it out in there take it to your Riccar dealer

Unless you have removed the plastic guard under the motor filter it is impossible for the toy to have lodged in the fan. The toy would have to go through the bag, through the motor filter and through the guard before it could reach the fan.

Remove the bottom plate after laying the vacuum upside down, make sure it's not plugged in first. Pull the brush roll out of the nozzle housing, put the new belt around the motor shaft and then the brush roll, pull on the brush roll to give you enough leverage to install the brush roll back into place, reinstall the bottom plate.

If it's been over a year since you've replaced the belt that is the first place to start. Stretch belts lose elasticity and will still turn the brush roll but when the brush roll is lowered to the carpet it may not turn fast enough to pick up properly. If you have good suction at the end of the hose check to make sure there is not an obstruction in the tube where the hose goes into the bottom of the vacuum to the brush roll. Make sure your filters are replaced at least once per year and the bag is not full or has a lot of fine powder dust in it which can clog the bag.

sometimes that can happen if the pores in the bag are clogged, as might happen if you have been vacuuming very fine dust like wallboard dust. this means that the bag might be functionally full, even though it still appears un-full. also, check the hose for a clog, because that can also give a false indication light.

In my experience the Riccar requires reset when it has ingested something that jams the roller such as the fringe of an Oriental carpet. Be sure to clear any such obstruction, then I use a ball point pen to press the button. It does not move very far to accomplish a reset.

Lay the handle back, release the two tabs. Holding the filter cover to access the filter.

On the back of the vacuum down at the bottom

The reset button only pops out if the vacuum motor overheats. It does not affect the brush roll. If the motor is running the problem is most likely a broken or stretched belt.

This repair should be performed by a qualified Riccar repair technician.

Your model can last well over 20 years. You might be able to change. The. Brushes yourself but there are adjustments that are difficult to do properly by the average homeowner. It. Would be best to talk to a qualified. Riccar repair technician before you attempt to change the brush strips.

Vacuum belts lose elasticity and will slip. It may spin the brush roll ok when you look at it but be so loose that when. Vacuuming carpets the belt will stop turning. The motor shaft is still spinning and will melt the rubber belt causing a burned rubber smell. Belts on almost All vacuums need. To be changed at least twice per year.

About the only other place it could be so in the tube in the power nozzles which can be removed. Take off the bottom plate to access this area.

Remove the filter cover by releasing the two latches. If it's been a long time since you've removed the cover it may be difficult to get the filter to release. The filter should be changed once per year for the average homeowner