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Post# 176087   4/6/2012 at 11:10 (4,374 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Question about a Tri Star DXL, 1998 grey and black metal speckle tone model.
The rear "Filter Fresh" filter, that screws into the rear exhaust. It keeps wanting to fly off, and wont stay "SCREWED" on! How do you keep the darn thing from flying off all the time? I bought a new one, thinking maybe the old one was just loose or something, Nope,,still flys off. Will stay on for awhile, but,,, Sometimes the filter itself comes unscrewed, and then all of the inner filters will fly off,,sometimes,or most of the time, the whole thing just flys off. HELP,,,about ready to say bye bye to the TriStar,,very frustrating. Thanks in advance for any help! |
Post# 176091 , Reply# 2   4/6/2012 at 12:13 (4,374 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Sandy, thank you! I had no idea the black piece is a basket,or that there is a little finger inside,,i thought the whole thing was part of the vac itself. Unfortunatly i have no such tools to work on the basket myself, but i will print off your response and take it to my vacuum repair guy, incase he isnt familiar with this problem. Thanks so very much! Brian W.
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Post# 176101 , Reply# 5   4/6/2012 at 13:25 (4,374 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Moved to contemporary! :-) Fred |
Post# 176114 , Reply# 9   4/6/2012 at 14:49 (4,374 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Fred, thank you!,,sorry i should have put this in the Contemporary Forum originally.
Thanks again Sandy,,i wish i had the skills (and tools) to do this kind of work myself, but unfortunatly i do not. Thats OK tho,,i have an excellent Vac Tech that has been doing it since the dark ages, im sure he has the tools and know how. I wish you were here to do it for me! I did check and the little finger you speak of is present, and does not seem to be bent. Yes, i know that the filter body is suppsed to screw on,,thats the trouble the harder i screw it on tight, the faster it comes flying off when using the TriStar. Even the entire Filter itself will losten and all the inside filters come flying off. The tighter i screw, the faster it UN-screws!! UUUGGGG very frustrating! - But thanks to you i know what the trouble may be, and how to fix it. I'll bet that little finger is bent just enough to let go of the filter body. Speaking of this,,i have had trouble with the hose unscrewing itself and also comming off of the TriStar,,not very often, but once in awhile. I keep the hose and Filter attached at all times, even when the machine is being stored, so i guess time just has a way of lostening these. I dont use the TriStar ALL the time,,i have Central Vac in the house, and my Kirby Classic Omega (with a Mini Emptor and G Series Hepa Bags) are my main drivers, but i do use the TriStar alot,,,will get it fixed ASAP. Thanks again for all your help! |
Post# 176118 , Reply# 10   4/6/2012 at 15:14 (4,374 days old) by danemodsandy ()   |   | |
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You're welcome - I hope that's the trouble, and that it gets fixed to your satisfaction. If it doesn't, remember - you know who you can sell the DXL to! ;-) |
Post# 176218 , Reply# 11   4/7/2012 at 11:36 (4,373 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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