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Thread Number: 26655
My Kirby 560 has stopped turning on... |
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| Post# 298460 , Reply# 1 9/15/2014 at 14:37 (3,504 days old) by firebirdman55 (Owensboro Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 298462 , Reply# 2 9/15/2014 at 14:57 (3,504 days old) by hoover119dude (england) | ||
there is a fuse in the plug also there is a 1 amp fuse just under the power switch on front of transformer. mine is black and is the size of a housebrick. I got it from maplin. if yours is like mine that will be the problem. any fault in cleaner will blow the 1 amp fuse before it blows the fuse in the plug. a safety feature. you will find it behind a plastic screw head next to power switch.
did you get yours from maplin?? you can also purchase fuses there. | ||
| Post# 298464 , Reply# 3 9/15/2014 at 15:16 (3,504 days old) by Hooverjedilord (Hampshire) | ||
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Mine doesn't have a switch on it. | ||
| Post# 298669 , Reply# 4 9/17/2014 at 20:36 (3,502 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 298671 , Reply# 5 9/17/2014 at 20:48 (3,502 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 299150 , Reply# 6 9/21/2014 at 08:10 (3,498 days old) by Hooverjedilord (Hampshire) | ||
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Right, the headlights turning on, but not the motor, what does that mean? | ||
| Post# 299182 , Reply# 7 9/21/2014 at 13:53 (3,498 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299184 , Reply# 8 9/21/2014 at 13:54 (3,498 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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| Post# 299190 , Reply# 9 9/21/2014 at 15:16 (3,498 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
 I would remove the nozzle and press down on the safety switch button. If the vacuum comes on, then the nozzle isn't engaging the switch properly. If it's not coming on, then I'm guessing you need a new safety switch. The only other thing I can think of is that a wire may have come loose inside the housing. | ||
| Post# 299213 , Reply# 10 9/21/2014 at 17:50 (3,498 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Check the carbon brushes in the motor. That vacuum has to be at least 53-54 years old, could be the carbons were worn down to the springs & they need to be changed. You will most likely have to order them from Kirby in Ohio & have them shipped over. Also, if you are using it regularly, it wouldn't hurt to have a spare power switch & safety switch on hand for future replacements.
Rob | ||
| Post# 299283 , Reply# 11 9/21/2014 at 23:37 (3,498 days old) by sries (Tacoma WA) | ||
All my kirbys | ||
| Post# 299330 , Reply# 12 9/22/2014 at 11:16 (3,497 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 299388 , Reply# 13 9/22/2014 at 18:46 (3,497 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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sries | ||
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