Thread Number: 44149
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux Epic 3500SR Brush Reset Issues |
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Post# 459781 , Reply# 2   1/26/2023 at 15:32 (455 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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Post# 459782 , Reply# 3   1/26/2023 at 15:41 (455 days old) by nwb (Tennessee)   |   | |
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rugsucker, I pulled the nozzle apart. Motor seems to spin fairly easily using my finger tips. Brush spins easily as well. I am in Nashville. thanks again |
Post# 459783 , Reply# 4   1/26/2023 at 15:51 (455 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Nathan,
That's a great vacuum cleaner. I just love those twin-motor uprights. I've got four of them--an Epic 3500SR like yours, a Genesis LXe, a Discovery II, and a Discovery Plus, the latter of which lives at my friend's house. It looks like the tool you're missing is the combo dusting/upholstery brush, which is fairly easy and inexpensive to source. Check eBay. As for the issue with the reset switch, the pile on the multicolor rug does seem somewhat thicker than that of the regular carpet, which could be offering too much resistance. What is under the rug? If it's on a hard floor, is there a grip pad under it? It's possible the vacuum could be lifting up the rug and preventing the brush roll from turning. The same could happen if it's directly on top of the carpet. I seriously doubt the non-polarized plug is an issue, since the polarity of the current is reversing itself 60 times a second, but it would be easy enough to test. Plug it in one way, and if the reset switch pops, then reset it and turn the switch over to see if it does it again. If it does that whichever way it's plugged in, then that's not the problem. It's also possible that the bearings on that motor are wearing out and the motor is overheating as it struggles to turn. A shot of lubricant won't solve the problem, but it might alleviate it just enough to isolate the bearings as the culprit. Of course. if the reset switch isn't terribly expensive, maybe buy one and see if that solves the problem, although I think it's unlikely to be the culprit. Then again, I've been wrong before. Let us know what you discover. |
Post# 459784 , Reply# 5   1/26/2023 at 16:35 (455 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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Motor looks clean and good.Bearing looks good(with heavy use it could wear to oval shape opening instead of round).Belt tension sounds OK.Did you clean same rug with old brush?Might be combination of new bristles,thick carpet & reset? |
Post# 460274 , Reply# 7   2/13/2023 at 11:36 (438 days old) by nwb (Tennessee)   |   | |
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Replacing the reset switch seems to have fixed the issue. Thank you, all. |
Post# 460278 , Reply# 8   2/13/2023 at 14:45 (438 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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