Fantastic video. My 7yo son ran over the wire while vacuuming. Same exact model as shown in the video. Ordered the part on-line, found the video, watched it two times and we had a bonding opportunity as I showed my son how to fix things. It even helped him to get some of his Cub Scout requirements for his Wolf badge. Thanks for the video!
Excellent instructions - clear, concise and accurate. I would make one suggestion regarding the new power cord wires. The black is connected to the blue with a wire nut however the white wire needs to have a new terminal attached before it can be attached. Fortunately for me a Radio Shack is very close by and I was able to get the required part no problem. That's it. Pretty simple and saved me a ton of money! Thanks!
Very, very, helpful. My wife said get rid of the old Hoover Upright Windtunnell u5445-900. The electrical cord was shot. Vacuum has to be 15+ years old. Put in new cord, cleaned, runs like new. Only problem I had was not putting the trunnion covers back on correctly. The screws need to be on the inside of the covers. Other than that, Excellent video!
Thank you so much for the accurate and descriptive information. I didn't know that it was possible to do it myself, but the video really help me to replace the power cord successfully.
@ehall1313 For this vacuum model, yes, it is necessary to remove the belt, brush, filter and filter housing in order to access the motor assembly where the power cord terminals attach. Thanks for watching!
The video was great. I have the exact same vacuum. I replaced the cord easily enough, but now the vacuum is blowing hot air out the air filter hole and not sucking at all. I hooked blue to black and white back into the white clip. Don't know how it would have reversed anything. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
i have a tristar cxl canister. Can I just put any cord on it?(i have a cord from another vac that had 12 amps but this vacuum is only rated for 10.5) Does it matter?Please respond because soon I'm going to try it(my emergency vac is no good) and I really don't want to get blown up!
I have a self propelled hoover windtunnel u4939-. My cord is on the top. This video and others are not making sense to me. Does anyone have any helpful advise on how to remove the old cord? Our dog chewed through ours so I need to replace it. Thank you in advance.
+miekajb I found this on google. This are comments from another person. I hope it helps! The EXACTschematic for your model. www.searspartsdirect.com/model-part/u6439900/0517/0645000/m0601181/00002.html AND www.appliancefactoryparts.com/vacuumcleaners/brands/hoover/u6449-900.html The cord replacement was VERY difficult, but doable. It will take time. Spread it out over a couple of days, while I strategized what to do next. You have to take a LOT apart. Find screws inside the attachment compartment, on the back of vacuum cleaner (and probably elsewhere). The worst part was finding a replacement clip for the main power line connection in the vacuum. (I had to destroy the old clip, getting it off) Fortunately for me, I found an electrical clip out in the garage that I could use. The clip is like a little pre-formed "grabber" that attaches to the end of the wire, then slips onto a metal flange (main power connection) inside the vacuum cleaner.
Hi Lin, unfortunately at this time we are unable to offer technical support. I would suggest contacting the manufacture of your vacuum. I sincerely apologize.
The start pedal on my eureka will not stay on. It will turn on, so we know there is power, but it will not stay on when pressure to the pedal is released. Any ideas?
+Deb Quigley Depending on your model of Vacuum I would guess the electrical switch itself needs to be replaced. These are designed to stay in position until you press it again. Because of the location of these, then tend to get dirt inside the switch and that causes them to eventually fail.
Great, My Hoover Windtunnel Supreme plastic motor cover area is sealed. You can't just pop the cover off like you do at 3:20. They obviously don't want the owner working on it or getting to the motor because it is completely sealed. I will have to cut plastic to get to it which I don't want to do because it will most likely create its own set of problems. I may just splice the cord wire right where it exits the plastic housing instead of attaching it to the motor.
