Kenmore Progressive Upright. Why does power keep shutting off even when switch is on?

http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/owner_manuals/6826/KENMORE-Vacuum-Upright-L0403208

can some one show via picture of the location where the micro switch is where the hose attaches to the progrssive direct drive vacuum cleaner to get the start brushes rolling again,

Is it hot when it shuts down the filters may need to be cleaned often,see if this works for you wait for it to cool it may take a few hours.

The rubber belt which drives the brush could be broken or the brush can be clogged with string and hair etc.

There is actually a reset button on the agitator, I would try pushing this switch first to see if this fixes it. The button is located on one of the sides of the agitator housing, I'm not sure if it's the left or the right side, or on the top of it.

Look on the sides of the part of the vacuum that is on the floor and see if you can see a small red pole on either side. If you can't find it here, look on the top of the part of the vacuum that touches the floor for a brush overload reset switch.

Try pushing that poll whenever you find it. This switch is a protection mechanism that will shut the brushes down to protect them if something gets vacuum up inside of the brush, it will automatically shut itself off to prevent any damage.

Simply push this overload switch down, and this should hopefully fix your problem.

If this didn't, please let me know and I can walk you through some more advanced troubleshooting.

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Thank you!

Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com

Make sure that something didn't fall into the fan assembly in the base when the canister was removed. The motor should have an overload reset switch. Try moving the motor manually (power plug out) to make sure that it isn't bound up.

Sounds like a bad on/off switch or a loose connection somewhere in the vacuum. If you can remove the switch, you can see if any connections are loose. The switch itself can be checked if taken out of the circuit and tested with a meter or a continuity light.

Otherwise, you might want to consider a repair shop.

It's located inside the vacuum kind of behind the where the dirt is collected. You can open and clean but this is probably not necessary. You probably vacuum very fine dust that is hard to remove from the system.

Try replacing or cleaning all filters and letting the vaccum run for a few minutes without moving. Agitator off of course.

When the vacuum is in the upright position, it should give you suction thru the hose.

There may also be a reset button. If the brushes get stuck the unit can shut off power to the brushes to keep a total melt down from occurring. The reset button should return power in these types of vacuums.