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Post# 349239   4/1/2016 at 09:53 (2,940 days old) by Tomvacuum10 (Northern Ireland)        

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Hi I was wondering if anyone has a photo of the solution control switch on a Vax 121. I was given one yesterday with only the large shampooing head used, but I don't know how to fix the solution switch. Also, is there a suppressor that would need taken out? I haven't had many older vacuums and I don't want it blowing up on me. Sorry about the bad photo.


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Post# 349251 , Reply# 1   4/1/2016 at 13:25 (2,940 days old) by Numaticrule29 ( london uk)        

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Hi
The trigger is not suppose to be like that. And there is a suppresser inside. I have 121 and I have removed the suppresser

Post# 349256 , Reply# 2   4/1/2016 at 14:07 (2,940 days old) by Tomvacuum10 (Northern Ireland)        
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Thanks for the info. Could you possibly send me a photo of what it is meant to look like? Also, is it easy to remove the suppressor? Thanks.


Post# 349267 , Reply# 3   4/1/2016 at 16:36 (2,940 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England)        

The solution switch has broken in half. It should be one piece.

Also, I really do not understand this obsession amongst some of the people on here of removing the suppressors from vacuum cleaners. The suppressor is essentially a capacitor and these are in so many appliances that unless you removed them all you are fighting a losing battle. Only the occasional suppressor blows - you hear about it on here sometimes as it makes for something to talk about. On a wet & dry cleaner like this Vax -where water can get into the motor and other parts- I would be much more worried about removing a suppressor and joining the cables together than I would leaving it in, as you can't be sure that water won't get into the join you make.

Post# 349294 , Reply# 4   4/2/2016 at 06:46 (2,939 days old) by Tomvacuum10 (Northern Ireland)        
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Thanks for the comment. The previous owners must of used it a few times to shampoo their carpet as the dry tools were unused as well as the small shampoo head, and the main shampoo head was very clean. I think I'm giving it to a family member so I don't want it to blow up. Lol :)

Post# 349317 , Reply# 5   4/2/2016 at 12:41 (2,939 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England)        

As I said, the "blowing up" of suppressors is not a daily occurrence. You hear more of it on here than in the street as it is a forum for people who collect appliances where this can happen. What no one ever makes reference to is the safety and standard of the removal off the suppressor - only recently did I see a picture of a Hoover junior where this had taken place and the leads which were left dangling in mid air were trapped around a wheel in one instance. There is far greater risk of harm through mechanical damage there than there ever was from the off chance of a suppressor going bang. Don't believe all that you read on the internet.


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