My hand held oreck xl has no power it worked yesterday but I plug it in and nothing cleaned it out what else can I do?

Hello,
There is no height adjustment, though you may want to check the wheels/rollers for hair and debris that may keep them from rolling well. If the wheels/rollers don't spin freely by hand, then you'll have to clean them.

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You've probably tried all this but humor me, check the plug to make sure it's not loose, make sure the terminals at least feel like they're tight and still connected, the walk down the cord (unplugged), hand over hand to make sure there aren't any bulges or shallow feeling spots showing a problem in the wiring.

I would guess there is a fair amount of problems with the foot switch, but I don't know this, after plugging back in, slap the switch with your hand vigorously a few times, if corrosion or a fault is present, this might wake it up, at least give you an idea of where to head next if it tries to run.

Is your cord still retracting as normal?

HTH!!

More than likely, one of three problems. You have a broken wire somewhere in the cord or inside the vacuum. Second, the switch could be bad, third, you have a bad motor. If you have access to a multimeter, you can check all three of those things out by checking for continuity through all parts of the vacuum. Hope this helps!

The Oreck XL21 is a refurbished XL vacuum. All Oreck manuals are available here: http://www.oreck.com/Product-User-Guides/global-user-guide,default,pg.html . Scroll down to the upright vacuums; the XL21 manual is below the Gold Power Team and XL21600 manuals. The direct link to the manual is http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aajc_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-oreck-Site/Sites-oreck-Library/default/v1360683265798/images/userguides/Vacuum-RefurbishedXL21-XL21-userguide.pdf . The XL21 uses many of the same parts as the XL Platinum.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

how do i get the outher bag off of my oreck xl

ORECK DMS2000 No Steam
First, tested tank and filter flow together using suction via
plastic tubing. Worked freely Second, removed pump
and disconnected hoses and terminals [watch location,
three terminals on pump, two plugs]. Pump has a slug inside
and I could blow water either way. Sucked white vinegar
both ways until check action returned. Use distilled water
in future!

That justs lies on the inner handle whenb you put the spring back. There should be two holds where each end of the spring sits in.

My old vacume had the same problem - the wire had a 'plug' on both ends. 1 to the wall outlet and 1 to the vacume, which you could pull out of the vacume. It was making poor contact at the vacume and eventialy burned out (melted)
See if the plug/wire to the unit is removable, if so is it damaged?,
could need a cleaning, or it may not be pushed in all the way.

Good Luck