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Hello,
This is a clear indication that your on/off switch is probably gone bad. What happened is probably the handle latch was not properly installed when you replaced it. No worries though, I have written a clear, easy to follow guide on how to replace the on/off switch on your Hoover Windtunnel Self-Propelled upright.
What you'll need to do this repair:
- Phillips head screwdriver
-
Needle Nose Pliers
- Hoover Windtunnel Switch For All Upright
Models
Step 1. Turn the vacuum cleaner around so that the
back is facing you. Remove the two screws at the top of the vacuum that
are holding the handle on the machine. Please see the picture below of
the two highlighted screws that need to be removed;
Step
2. After these two screws have been removed, simply slide the handle
backwards, and remove it completely from the vacuum and set it aside.
You now can see the on/off switch, but you can't easily change it from
here, you'll need to complete several other steps before you can remove
the switch. Here's what the vacuum should look like after removing the
handle:
Step 3. After removing the handle from the
vacuum, turn the machine around so the front of it is facing you. Open
the vacuum bag door and set the door aside. Also remove any attachments
that are on-board in the tool storage bin, this model has a hand-held
turbo brush stored here. After removing both of these parts, you'll need
to unscrew 3 screws that holds the tool caddy onto the vacuum cleaner. I
have circled the area where these 3 screws are located:
Step
4. After removing these three screws, pull the tool caddy off of the
vacuum by pulling straight forward by using the tool caddy lid. You'll
now have access to both the front and the back sides of the switch. Use
your needle nose pliers to remove the two wires that are attached to the
switch. Be careful when pulling these wires off because if you pull too
hard, then it will break the switch terminal off inside of the wire.
Most models have the wire that has a plastic covering over the end of it
on the top, and the metal terminal is connected on the bottom. The two
lead wires that need to be removed are highlighted:
Step
5. After the wires have been removed from the switch, turn the vacuum
back around so that the back of the machine is facing you. Simply use
your flat head screwdriver to pry the switch off. You may push on the
back side of the switch where the wires connect to it in order to give a
space so that you can get a screw driver behind it. Here's how it
should look:
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Step
6. Once the old switch has been removed, simply push the new switch
into the open hole. Important: Make sure that the Off setting of the
switch is at the bottom, and the part of the switch that says on is on
the top, otherwise the switch will be reversed. Re-attach the wires to
the switch, with the wire that has the plastic covering on top, and the
metal wire terminal on the bottom. The only tricky part of reassembling
is when you put the handle assembly back on the vacuum. As you can see,
there is a metal cable below the switch. This metal cable controls the
self-propelled mechanism. If you look at the handle assembly, you'll see
where the self propelled cable sits inside. The easiest way to line
these up is to pull the cable up to the top, and then line up the rod
inside of the handle that the cable goes in, and slide the handle back
on the vacuum.
I hope this was helpful.
Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com
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