Thread Number: 25543
Two wires or three in a hose |
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Post# 286895 , Reply# 1   7/2/2014 at 10:11 (3,557 days old) by GeorgeCT (Fairfield, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 286896 , Reply# 2   7/2/2014 at 10:12 (3,557 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )   |   | |
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If your vacuum uses an electric power nozzle you do have three wires. In order to run a power nozzle and activate the vacuum you must have three wires. It's not possible any other way. |
Post# 286901 , Reply# 3   7/2/2014 at 11:13 (3,557 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )   |   | |
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One wire is power to switch. Second one goes from switch back to vacuum to activate the motor. Power comes from switch to power nozzle and third wire is the neutral from power nozzle all the way back to cord winder. |
Post# 287029 , Reply# 6   7/3/2014 at 09:50 (3,556 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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Older 5023 and earlier as well as first 5055 types had 2 wire at each end.Some of the more odd and rarely seen models such as bagless canister use 4. |
Post# 287208 , Reply# 7   7/4/2014 at 10:48 (3,555 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Which vacuum are you referring to? Could you post a photo? I believe the first Kenmore with controls on handle was early 1980s last of the 5033 bag machines, just before the newer 5055 bag models came along. This had a switch for Off-suction only- or suction and PN near the PN plug. I don't know how many wires. Then with the first 5055 bag machines the TOL had the Power Handle with touch pad controls for canister and PN motors as well as to increase/decrease suction. Also a bag change indicator and flashing light to indicate tripped PN motor protector was on handle. Again don't recall how many wires.
By the 90s if they had the controls on handle they definitely had three wires. If you only have the control for the PN on/off and main power button is on canister itself, you only have two wires. The current lime BOL canister is set up this way, but orange canister with PN and canister on/off on handle has three wires as well as all Progressives with PN and canister on/off and suction control. |
Post# 287212 , Reply# 9   7/4/2014 at 10:59 (3,555 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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I should have mentioned that the images of the cream colored 4.1 are in the Vintage section under More Kenmore Porn. Sorry. I will post up some detailed images tomorrow probably so you can see. |
Post# 287222 , Reply# 10   7/4/2014 at 12:22 (3,555 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 287459 , Reply# 12   7/6/2014 at 13:05 (3,553 days old) by cuffs054 (monticello, ga)   |   | |
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Desert, my relatively new KM Progressive (the possessed one) has the two wire setup also. Works great. |
Post# 287630 , Reply# 15   7/7/2014 at 12:58 (3,552 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Cuffs, what is the earlier post so I can look it up? Muey interresante amigo. |
Post# 287672 , Reply# 16   7/7/2014 at 16:58 (3,551 days old) by cuffs054 (monticello, ga)   |   | |
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Desert, number 286957. I think you posted it |