Kenmore canister vacuum power head on & off intermittently

Don't waste your money to repair... anyone can fix this issue in 3 minutes ; )

[@jennynarr9039]

Wow! That solved it!. My lower part of the vacuum was not getting any power I did the tin foil and IT IS SPINNING again!! Thank you.

[@handychan3198]

You are welcome👍

[@tracywheeler5]

HandyChan, Thanks for the post. Really simplifies a fix for common problem.

[@handychan3198]

Glad to help

[@BeingBeverly1]

This worked for me on my Shark Duo powerhead although I did not need to do the foil part, just simple cleaning with a brush! Thanks!

[@handychan3198]

Good to know you fix it and thx for sharing your tips🙏

[@sboeckler1]

Hi HandyChan! Omg I have the exact same vacuum and the exact same problem. I just tried your solution and it works. (So far so good. I take the power head off and on often. But it's an easy fix). Thank you!

[@handychan3198]

Hi Steven, Glad to hear it help your issue, however I need to replace a thicker tin foil (cut from a tin pasta tray) for better contact few months later. Who cares… it just a free and easy fix. Cheers.

[@sboeckler1]

@@handychan3198 Thank you for the tip, great idea. I'll try that.

[@jtwins98]

Oh my gosh this actually worked!

[@davidd6334]

FYI for those with a similar Kenmore vacuum… this method is great unless there is intermittent power supply from the agitator on/off switch. Good to know that the wires that supply power are not soldered in the handle but simply press fitted. The blue and white wires can unplug from their connection in the handle because of the design. The top cover pops off and 4 screws can be removed. Ensure that there is enough wire to plug back into their connection fitting and to secure, use strong electric tape around the base of the handle, hose, and wire fittings so the wires don’t pull out of their connection. Reattach the handle and you’ll have that problem fixed.

[@handychan3198]

Thx for your tips 👍

[@fdog2304]

I think my intermittent power might be the pins in the connector between the hose and the cannister (or possibly the swivel part, though things looked okay when I had it apart while replacing the plastic coupler, tbd), but I will be keeping this solution in mind (and checking the other connections like this one) as well.

[@handychan3198]

Yes, just check all the connector like this, if one of them not work well will create intermittent power.

[@talonhauser9374]

Do you like the Kenmore do they make that model anymore

[@handychan3198]

This Kenmore works much better than my other Dyson in carpet cleaning but I prefer to use Dyson to clean the hard wood floor… so it depends on what kind of flooring you dealing with. Yes, I can find one in Homedepot. www.homedepot.com/p/KENMORE-Pet-Friendly-Pop-N-Go-Bagged-Canister-Vacuum-Cleaner-BC4026/308593689

[@guitarofdestiny]

I have a similar vacuum. I love it but the agitator has hair wrapped around it and it is making a weird loud clicking sound because I think I accidentally got something caught in the part that contains the agitator (not the canister part.) What do I need to do to fix this?

[@handychan3198]

I think you better remove the wrapped around hair first and see if you have any chance to get the little stuff out from the power head. Good luck kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6balmaMhtKEmLM

[@whatthe2458]

Can I put a multimeter on the two prongs before the powerhead to see if my switch is acting up it has suction on setting one but not turning on the powerhead this may help but I’d like to just test and see if it’s getting power down to the end of the tube

[@handychan3198]

Is your power head on & off intermittently or totally not working?

[@talonhauser5434]

Where did you get that Kenmore and when

[@handychan3198]

I bought it from Sears about 8-9 years ago

[@goosehauser9680]

I have the old version of yours mine doesn't say Elegance mine is a progressive model the blue us model

[@handychan3198]

Hi Goose, My in-law got one kenmore progressive ( Burgundy Color)) too which was an more older model. Both model are more or less the same, and both still working well. Even it is not the trendy style like Dyson, but it works better in cleaning carpets. What do you think? Handy Chan

[@goosehauser9680]

@@handychan3198 could you do a video of your Kenmore Elegance

[@handychan3198]

Hi Goose : Maybe I will do a new video if I find another issue with the Kenmore vacuum cleaner. Do you have other issue with your vacuum cleaner ?

[@goosehauser9680]

@@handychan3198 my Progressive a blue

[@handychan3198]

@Goose : Seems you vacuum cleaner working fine👍

[@curtishildreth2733]

I tried this with the aluminum foil, Had the problem of intermittent power to the PowerMate. When placing the foil on the pinheads and reconnecting to the PowerMate...no power at all and suspect the heads got burnt out. Did a voltage meter check and got power from the handle, but no power detected from the wand to Powerhead connection. There is another You Tube video that shows how to replace the pin connections. Or just buy a new wand with the cheapest found on EBAY for about $109.00

[@handychan3198]

Sorry for the video didn't help, maybe you got another issue. Let me know if the new wand fix.

[@melissanotthewebsbusiness7272]

Do you have the link to video? This fix didn't work, looking with a flashlight it looks like maybe one of the female connection pins is damaged, tried another allegedly-working Powermate head and no power to it, either. Going to search for another wand if I can't disassemble/repair female connectors: Need some sort of meter to gauge power.

[@talonhauser5434]

Do you still have that Kenmore

[@handychan3198]

Yap, it working like a charm👍

[@talonhauser5434]

@@handychan3198 could you do a review of it

[@rsquared007Trini]

Well this home solution totally screwed my Powerhead. Im nmot blaming you. Before watching your video, I was having intermittent power as you showed in your video. I tried your solution, it did not work and now I have NO power going to my Beater Bar at all so not Im trying to figure out how to get power to the beater bar

[@handychan3198]

Sorry to hear about that.

[@ryant654]

Fire departments hate this one simple trick…

[@jimrobinett2254]

i ruined mine trying that didn't go so good wires touched shorted it out

[@cheryllundgren9685]

Okay, once I can get my power head going, it's good. But it takes a couple of minutes before it gets going. Any ideas on what's going on with that?

[@handychan3198]

I guess it’s all about poor contact, you can use a piece of metal sandpaper to remove all black residual on both male and female power connectors first, than cut a piece thicker tin foil from like Costco pasta tray to get a better contact. Hope it may help, good luck.

[@patfndr8368]

Does not work, actually makes it worse.

[@handychan3198]

I think the power head connector issue is this kind of vacuum cleaner design problem even I bring it to the professional repair shop to replace a new connector years ago ( cost me over $100). It just last about 2 years, and I try this trick for many years. I still need to do it again for 1 year or 2, this trick wont last forever. Sorry to hear it is not working in your case.