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Thread Number: 17814
Dirt Devil Platinum force trash find... no power? |
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| Post# 193410 8/5/2012 at 20:23 (4,278 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
So I picked up a platinum force upright today by the dumpster where we have permission to take our trash, brought it home and plugged it in, only to find it is not getting any power. The motor doesn't try to start, brush motor doesn't work, and the headlights don't work. Both light bulbs look fine. I bypassed the on/off switch and still nothing, I don't know what to check next. I am moving and am at the old house until tomorrow so I don't have access to anything more than a screwdriver. I will check the cord and switches with a voltmeter probably tomorrow or Tuesday, but is there any other possibility, switches or cutouts? The filter looked fine and the brushroll wasn't jammed. Thanks!
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| Post# 193414 , Reply# 1 8/5/2012 at 21:08 (4,278 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
Well.... | ||
| Post# 193416 , Reply# 2 8/5/2012 at 21:20 (4,278 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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Ok, will check things out tomorrow night or maybe Tuesday. It isn't the best looking, the height adjustment pedal is missing, something on the right front of the nozzle is missing, and it must have been owned by a chain smoker, it is brown/yellow and sticky. The brushroll looks ok though. Are these good cleaners? I have always wanted one and this is only the second one I have seen in person.
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| Post# 193430 , Reply# 3 8/5/2012 at 22:05 (4,278 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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| Post# 193668 , Reply# 4 8/7/2012 at 01:18 (4,277 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA)) | ||
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| Post# 193723 , Reply# 5 8/7/2012 at 11:42 (4,276 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
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Awesome! | ||
| Post# 193726 , Reply# 6 8/7/2012 at 11:58 (4,276 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
If I'm not mistaken... | ||
| Post# 193729 , Reply# 7 8/7/2012 at 12:24 (4,276 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
That's great you got it working.
Personally I don't like those windows above the brush roll. I don't want to see the dirt being picked up, I just want it picked up. That is part of the reason I hate bagless machines, I don't like seeing lots of dust and dirt flying around. Bags for me, can't see what's in 'em, just throw them out and put a new one in. | ||
| Post# 193771 , Reply# 8 8/7/2012 at 18:25 (4,276 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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I got the new plug installed, cleaned it up a little and vacuumed with it, it seems to work well. Not too horribly loud either. I took everything apart and washed as much as I could, washed the main filter and dirt bin, and am waiting for the filter to dry. At least it didn't smell as bad as it looked, covered in cigarette smoke/tar/nicotine film. It actually smells faintly of carpet fresh. I might actually try to do a video too. Pics for sure.
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| Post# 193780 , Reply# 9 8/7/2012 at 19:26 (4,276 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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pics...
I got the filter dried and reassembled everything, works even better and looks somewhat better... still not a real looker because of the edge brush missing, plus all the tabs which hold the furniture guard on are broken, thus the guard being held on with duct tape. And of course all the attachments are missing.
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| Post# 193781 , Reply# 10 8/7/2012 at 19:28 (4,276 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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| Post# 193785 , Reply# 11 8/7/2012 at 19:56 (4,276 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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Sorry about that, I didn't know that wasn't your vacuum pictured first. You will really enjoy that. I have one but the mechanism that switches it from floor to tool suction broke, so I can't use it on floors. They are great vacuums though and very aggressive. They are great deep cleaners too. Enjoy!
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| Post# 193786 , Reply# 12 8/7/2012 at 19:59 (4,276 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
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Love it! | ||
| Post# 193787 , Reply# 13 8/7/2012 at 20:20 (4,276 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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| Post# 193788 , Reply# 14 8/7/2012 at 20:24 (4,276 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
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Oh, ok! | ||
| Post# 193797 , Reply# 15 8/7/2012 at 21:32 (4,276 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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| Post# 193804 , Reply# 16 8/7/2012 at 22:25 (4,276 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
I always thought the platinum force vacuums looked really cool. Here's a link to the old dirt devil website when the platinum force first came out.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO mieles7's LINK | ||
| Post# 193856 , Reply# 17 8/8/2012 at 10:14 (4,275 days old) by SBakerde (Millsboro, DE ) | ||
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love that vacuum! I used to have one of those! It is the best bagless upright i have used yet. It even out cleaned they dyson dc07 that i replaced it with. Wish i had kept it, such a great vacuums. | ||
| Post# 193859 , Reply# 18 8/8/2012 at 11:15 (4,275 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
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I love... | ||
| Post# 193875 , Reply# 19 8/8/2012 at 13:52 (4,275 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
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| Post# 193876 , Reply# 20 8/8/2012 at 14:07 (4,275 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA ) | ||
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That sucks! | ||
| Post# 193949 , Reply# 21 8/8/2012 at 21:54 (4,275 days old) by mr_mom (pittsburgh (PA)) | ||
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