Vax carpet cleaner problem
Jeremy Robinson
fluid flow to the head but it appears to have stopped pumping. The pump still
makes a noise when the solution has emptied but the flow to the head is now a
mere drip. The feed tube from the valve on the motor unit isn't blocked. I have
examined the power unit and it doesn't appear to be designed for home
maintenance for obvious reasons. Having just bought a Dyson so I could leave
the Vax configured as a carpet cleaner I would like to try to repair.
Everything else about the machine is OK. Anyone any experience with this
problem or getting a Vax repaired with this fault?
The cleaner is about 5 years old and gets used about 3 times a year as a carpet
cleaner.
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on the end of the tube that dips into the detergent had become clogged.
The give away was that the tube seemed to 'collapse' in use as the pump
pulled out all the pressure. The solution was to replace the filter,
which involved stripping the machine and replacing the tube with the
filter on the end. The tube and filter cost me about a fiver from a
local repair shop. You do have to pretty much strip the power unit, so
it is not for the faint hearted. As you take bits off, starting with the
handle, the screws to remove the next bit become accessible. It took me
about an hour start to finish.
In article <8DE58B747jere...@news.ul.ie>, Jeremy Robinson
<jeremy....@ul.ie> writes
>I have a VAX 4100 vacuum/carpet cleaner. This model has a pump to assist the
>fluid flow to the head but it appears to have stopped pumping. The pump still
>makes a noise when the solution has emptied but the flow to the head is now a
>mere drip. The feed tube from the valve on the motor unit isn't blocked. I have
>examined the power unit and it doesn't appear to be designed for home
>maintenance for obvious reasons. Having just bought a Dyson so I could leave
>the Vax configured as a carpet cleaner I would like to try to repair.
>Everything else about the machine is OK. Anyone any experience with this
>problem or getting a Vax repaired with this fault?
>
>The cleaner is about 5 years old and gets used about 3 times a year as a carpet
>cleaner.
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to have created this little gem:
> Anyone any experience with this
>problem or getting a Vax repaired with this fault?
Obvious question - have you unscrewed the jet nozzle to see if it is blocked? I
have a "Charles" wet & dry vacuum cleaner and similar problems 'pricking' out
the nozzle literally cleared it.
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Jeremy Robinson
the problem. I will try taking apart but when I took the handle off it
wasn't obvious what to undo next, all it seemed to give access to were the
electrical connectors.
Rod <r...@viola.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
<gPnlhCAR...@viola.freeserve.co.uk>:
>My VAX recently died in a similar fashion. It turned out that the filter
>on the end of the tube that dips into the detergent had become clogged.
>The give away was that the tube seemed to 'collapse' in use as the pump
>pulled out all the pressure. The solution was to replace the filter,
>which involved stripping the machine and replacing the tube with the
>filter on the end. The tube and filter cost me about a fiver from a
>local repair shop. You do have to pretty much strip the power unit, so
>it is not for the faint hearted. As you take bits off, starting with the
>handle, the screws to remove the next bit become accessible. It took me
>about an hour start to finish.
>
>In article <8DE58B747jere...@news.ul.ie>, Jeremy Robinson
><jeremy....@ul.ie> writes
>>I have a VAX 4100 vacuum/carpet cleaner. This model has a pump to assist
the
>>fluid flow to the head but it appears to have stopped pumping. The pump
still
>>makes a noise when the solution has emptied but the flow to the head is
now a
>>mere drip. The feed tube from the valve on the motor unit isn't blocked.
I have
>>examined the power unit and it doesn't appear to be designed for home
>>maintenance for obvious reasons. Having just bought a Dyson so I could
leave
>>the Vax configured as a carpet cleaner I would like to try to repair.
>>Everything else about the machine is OK. Anyone any experience with this
>>problem or getting a Vax repaired with this fault?
>>
>>The cleaner is about 5 years old and gets used about 3 times a year as a
carpet
>>cleaner.
>
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Andy Judge
>Mine has a little non return valve at the end of the tube and this isn't
>the problem. I will try taking apart but when I took the handle off it
>wasn't obvious what to undo next, all it seemed to give access to were the
>electrical connectors.
(from memory) There are two screws/Hex-heads either side of the handle, remove
these and the top is now free to move. Lift up as far as you can, and then
you will see three bolts holding the bottom section on. Remove these and you
will now have access to the pumps.
HTH
Regards,
AJ
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Andy Judge
Loughborough
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