The green light on my Kirby is on. The brush is spinning.

The light indicates your brush roll is spinning.

If you mean the light on the top or side of the Power Nozzle, yes, it should be on for most uses. You can disengage the belt for other uses. The green light illuminates when the belt is turning the brush roll. So, you see, the green light functions to confirm to you that the brush roll is spinning. For carpet, you would want the brush roll spinning. When I vacuum my comforter or sofa, I don't have the belt engaged because I don't want the roller to grab up my fabric. For that use, the green light is not illuminated.

The green light does not affect the performance of your vacuum. There is a small magnet in the brush roll that makes the light glow to show you the brush is spinning properly. If your light worked before you took the vacuum in for service you can look at the brush roll to see if it has been installed properly. The magnet should line up to spin at the spot where the green light is. If the brush is not installed properly or the wrong brush roll is installed the magnet will not line up with the green light.

The green light blinking means the belt so slipping. The green light being off means the brush is not spinning at all. The belt needs to be replaced at least twice per year for proper agitation.

The green light means the brush is spinning. Your brush roll may be bound with hair or debris and/or your belt may be stretched out and not spinning the brush fast enough. Belts should be replaced at least twice a year.

You are referring to the green led light on the front of the machine that tells you the brush is rotating? this is operated by a small magnet on the brush roll, when rotating it generates a small current to bring the light on. Remove the brush roll and check for damage behind the green led inside the case, also check for the magnet on the brush roll, ensure it is not missing and the brush roll is in the correct way round, magnet needs to be at green led end (ie to the left)
Magnet is fitted flush within the brush roll close one end and is around 6mm 1/4" diameter.
Green light not working will not affect the machine in any way.

You will find videos at this site that might be of help to you.
http://www.kirby.com/Portals/0/videos.html
If the brush does not spin you probably should remove it and clean well. Also, on each end of the brush you will find a holder that keeps the brush in the unit. These should turn freely around the brush. If they do not, clean and add a bit of WD40 then manually spin the holders around the brush and reinstall.
Please contact me if these suggestions do not work for you.
Paul

HI There,

When the green lights do not come on when vacuuming with a Kirby, this indicates that your belt has either broken or fallen off. There is a magnet on the beater bar that activates the LED green light when it's spinning.

Here's a helpful video tutorial that we recorded, that will show you how to replace the belt, as well as perform basic maintenance on your roller brush to prolong the life of your belt as long as possible.

Video Repair on How To Check The Belt on a Kirby Generation G4:


I hope this was helpful! If you have any follow up questions, please feel free to use the comment field here on Fixya.

If you need to purchase a new roller brush, or belt for your Kirby G4, here are direct links to those parts on our website:

Kirby G4 Roller Brush Assembly:
http://www.govacuum.com/kir108.html

Kirby G4 Agitator Belt:
http://www.govacuum.com/kir143.html

If this repair was helpful to you, please be so kind and rate my repair helpful, or leave feedback for me. This is really appreciated by the Fixya community when someone answers your questions.

Thanks again,

Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com

It has nothing to do with the green light. Green light simply indicates that brush roll is spinning. If there is no green light:
1 - belt may be broken
2 - Improperly installed nozzle
3 - wrong brush roll is installed

Properly adjust the nozzle - turn the Kirby on. Keep lowering the nozzle till it touched the carpet and you will hear change in sound. Then lower it by one more click.

Rocky
(GoodVac.com)
:-)

You need a new belt. When the green light goes out, that means your brushroll has stopped spinning. Here's how to change it....

http://reviews.ebay.com/CHANGING-THE-BELT-ON-A-KIRBY-G3-G4-G5-GSIX-ULTIMATE-G_W0QQugidZ10000000003720039

Even if you just replaced the belt, this guide will help you make sure that you got the brushroll back in the right way.

Hope it helps....

Marci