20 Most Recent Electrolux EL7020A Oxygen 3 Ultra Canister Vacuum Cleaner Bagged Vacuum - Page 8 Questions & Answers

He is right - some parts for these are near impossible to find..

Did he mention what parts are not obtainable ?

This is a decent site that has allot of parts available ---> http://www.totalvac.com/electrolux.htm?gclid=CJqaz-e92psCFRmbnAod7FUuAQ

If the search for the part(s) you need is in vain - perhaps consider maybe finding a good deal on a used one or on Ebay or Crieglist.. Then you would have one with the parts you need..

My mom did that and it worked out well for her..
When she took her vac to the repair shop - they told her the same thing.. She went back with her vac & a spare vac she got from Ebay for $40.00 and the guy fixed it and she only had to pay for labor & still has allo of good parts on the spare ;o)


Hope this helps ;o)

I would say check inside the plug and make sure the connections are tight. If the vacume runs fine on the other socket outlet then it will bw a faulty socket which cuts your hoover out. Can buy a new socket frount from diy stores for about 2-3 pounds. If the hoover also cuts out on the other sochet it will be a temperature cut out device on your hoover. If this is the case empty the bag and give it a good clean and get rid of any accumalation of dust/dirt

do you have the instruction manuel? .if you can't figure it out i would take it to a repair shop and i'm sure they will be happy to show you how to do it.

is there a filter in it if so clean the filter.try it without the bag in it.make sure the bag is in correctly.does the bag expand when you turn it on.you might have something caught up in the hose.take the hose off and blow througfh it.if you can't its clogged.also check the inlet where the dirt goes into the bag.the inlet might be clogged.please leave feedback

You have to buy a new roller

HI
If this isnt working correctly, take it back. It wont get better

The symptoms you describe are typical of a vac that has a blockage (hence poor suction). It cuts out because it's over-heating. You need to check the hose, the filters and anywhere else where something may have got stuck. Blockages are often caused by things like paper clips, but can be caused by something as apparently harmless as a piece of paper which gets stuck and then debris builds up behind it and causes a log-jam.

The problem is that Electrolux sold a portion of the company to Eureeka, so the Electrolux you are familiar with is under the name Aerus-Electrolux. Aerus vacuums are still produced with the same high quality as always, and still are made in the USA!!!

The wands are notorious for going out on that unit. One or both probably need to be replaced. Try to get it done under warranty if you still have the receipt, but they shouldn't cost you too much if you can't.

Good Luck

Make sure that the vacuum hole in the head unit, or the wand, or the hose is not blocked. You may also want to check the bag to make sure that the inlet hole is not blocked. The only reason for spitting things back out is that the suction is not working properly...

Open up the power head and check the toothed corners where the power head sits - it sounds like thread has caught up at the sides which can only be removed by opening up the powerhead to clean it.

There are actually several possibilities.

Check to make sure that the brushroll is spinning. The brushroll is responsible for virtually all of your pickup on carpet, and is the culprit for most complaints of "lack of suction."

If the brushroll is not spinning, listen at the head to see if the motor inside the power head is active. If you can hear it running but the brushroll is not turning, you have a broken belt. If the motor in the power head is not turning at all you may have an electrical short in the hose, the wands, or the main power outlet from the body of the canister; but before you get too involved check the power head for a thermal reset button. Some of the Electrolux powerheads are equipped with these, and some are not, so check your user's manual. If there isn't one, or if it isn't tripped, you'll need to look for electrical issues.

In this particular model it is fairly common for the electrical contacts on the wands to short out, so inspect the metal contacts to look for scorching, or melting of the plastic around them. If you have access to a VOM, check for voltage at the contacts on the end of the wand, and if it is not present, check all of the contacts sequentially back to the canister body to determine which part is not passing voltage. If you have voltage all the way through the wand, you either have a loose connection inside the power head, or the power head motor has burned out. If you have power from the canister body, but not through the end of the hose, either your hose has a short in it, or the circuit board in the handle assembly that controls the power head power has shorted out.

If your brushroll is turning, then you do, in fact, have a clog somewhere inside the power head, which a visual inspection behind the brushroll and into the elbow will confirm.

Best of luck,

-R

Some parts can be found here: http://www.vacuums24x7.com/elox3ulcocav.html
Unfortunately they don't have the part I need.

It's on the right hand side and is soldered directly to the board, it looks like a little glass vial about 2/3 of an inch long and about 1/4 inch in diameter. If there's not a tiny metal filament running the length of the fuse, it's gone bad.

I hope that helps, I'm describing it from memory since I don't have one in front of me.

Best of luck,

-R

I had this same problem. All of a sudden it shuts off while vacuuming and then i'd have to wait a while before it would turn back on. Finally it stopped working period. Before going out to buy a new vacuum, I decided to take the thing apart and clean it up really good. That included running a clothes hanger through the tubes to get all the stuck hair out, removing the roller and getting all the hair untangled from it, and rinsing out the air filters (both the sponge and the plastic piece with the paper like filter) with hot water. Then you let the filters dry for a day or two. The plastic/paper filter takes longer to dry so I used a hair dryer. The vacuum itself is not hard to take apart. I think there are only 11 total screws you need to take out. After the filters dried I put them back in the newly cleaned vacuum and it worked like new. I think the main problem was the condition of the filters. They can get pretty filthy over time, which will limit the air flow to the motor. With less air the motor is more likely to overheat and shut off. So keep your filters clean and you shouldn't have any proplems.

The wiring diagram isn't showing a fuse, but there could be one on one of the circuit boards. Maybe the converter is bad. You will just have to take it apart and look it over. Maybe this pic. will help:

Glad you got what you needed.

If it is the top cover, the monitoring panel just pops off from the backside. You can use a thin knife or screwdriver and push on the locking clips, it then just hinges off of the front clips. After that is off you can see the two screws and after the top cover hinges off the actual door to the vac bags is attached to that cover it too hinges off.

Hope this helps