20 Most Recent Rainbow 75th Anniversary Canister Vacuum Questions & Answers

Breakers trip when there is a short...looks are deceiving...electricity doesn't lie....you have a short...keep looking.

Your separator needs to be cleaned

Some of the e-series has a corrugated filter in the top section. To get to it, remove the clear plastic panels that are the sides. Most have 3 screws on each side to move, then the top half will come loose. There also is filter on the back, there is a door to remove to get to it.

Hi, there is no reset button on a Rainbow vacuum.

All SE series vacuums have a built in thermal and load fuse on the motor, and if it blew, it has to be replaced, or wired directly, with out it on there.
Motor brushes are usually the source of a non working Rainbow D4 and SE and all model Rainbow vacuums and when they burn out, they usually take the motor armature with them, from excessive heat and flare electrical arking to the armature. It is probably the thermal and load fuse, that is your problem, if you did not smell any electric burning type of smell, before it quit. It could be the power switch, but not as likely as the fuse. If you have any more questions let me know. I am a Rainbow seller, and a Rainbow expert also.

Thank you,
Ralph

If you sucked suds or liquid into the motor it may have damaged the motor.

There is no reset button on the canister. It may be a bad power switch, a power cord, or the button that presses in when you put the water basin in place may be bad - or the prong on the water basin that pushes that button in when you place the canister on the basin may be broken off.

You can find a wiring diagram here, Rainbow changed the switch and this is how you wire in the new switch. Rainbow D3 D4 SE power switch with wiring diagram GoodVac.com Technician www.goodvac.com 1-800-775-6586

Here is the wiring for a D4 switch: Rainbow D3 D4 SE power switch Rainbow no longer makes the switch with 6 wires, it comes now with only 4. GoodVac.com 800-775-6586

Go here.

http://www.zianet.com/alkone/Manuals/Rb_d4/rb_d4.htm

if the wand is not to dirty I suck up a cup or two of water. then put the hose to the exhaust side to dry it out for a about 4 to 5 minutes

you can try Rainvac.com to get manual

You can find a walkthrough on disassembling your E series one speed Rainbow here.Rainbow E Series Motor Unit if you go to step 9 that gets you to the switch and how to unwire it. GoodVac.com 800-775-6586

The separator is the tiny little plastic basket that goes into your water basin. This prevents large debris from getting into your motor. You can see it here: Rainbow separator GoodVac.com 800-775-6586

Try spraying something like WD40 around the shaft, then if you have to, use 2 small flat blades that will fit under the edge of the separator and keep working it until it pops loose. It is just crude and calcium from water that is keeping it on.

There you go, Looks like any other switch to me. :)

Motor is working too hard because filters are blocked.