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Posted by Philip5malin on August 20, 2008, 10:03 pm
I agree with you 100%. There are lots of ABS plastic on the cover that
is not needed (over Engineering) that hindered and prevented the cover
to go back tight. I will take your advice and pump out the liquid
every time before storage. On the soap switch, I removed it
completely, so it does not hinder the installation of hub cover. I
basically bypassed soap switch, heater, handle switch, flow
indicator, so no excess tubings can hinder the installation of hub
cover. So essentially I have now a Bissell that works like a simply
$69 Bissell carpet cleaner without soap switch, without heater, just
tank and brush. Simple and efficient. Yes, indeed , I also just
bought another Bissell, a basic Bissell $68, no more $200 Pro, as a
back up. Now my wife can use either one, and leave me alone.
Thank you for your suggestions and inputs.
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> > Please someone tell me how to repair Bissell carpet cleaner.
> > I have a Bissell =A0carpet cleaner model 1698 Turbo Brush Power Steamer
> > Pro Series 1697 / 1698 purchased in 2005, used by my wife 2 times.
> > Now she says it does not work anymore, bought for $200, used once in
> > 2006, once in 2007. =A0problem is that no water spraying out, brush doe=
s
> > not turn. =A0I got a repair manual from Sears and Bissell. =A0So =A0I t=
ook
> > charge and attempt to take it apart. =A0The hub housing is awful hard t=
o
> > remove. I used philip screw driver removed 4 =A0screws on hub cover,
> > turn it over, used 2 flat screwdrivers to ply open the front under lip
> > to remove the hub cover. Found brush not moving. Belt slipping due to
> > pump shaft frozen. managed to used plier to turn shaft, then brush
> > starts to turn. Cleaned out all debris. Found water not pumping
> > through. Traced line to heater on top handle. Opened middle handle by
> > removing screws, found heater, opened heater, found all corroded
> > inside. Use drill bit 3/16 drill out plugged holes, brushed cleaned
> > channels, =A0simulated flow, it works to that point. When I reassembled
> > hub cover back, found hub cover cannot close or go back exactly flush
> > tight. Thus =A0water tank outlet does not meet pump line intake. =A0So =
I
> > attempt to make it flush, many trials, removed =A0any possible
> > interference, including detergent selection knob and handle, red turn
> > wheel indicator, many =A0tubings, and simply short out flow circuit as
> > much as possible. =A0I got the machine to work 50% of the time only.
> > Sometimes the tank will meet the intake and work. Sometimes it will
> > not meet and not work. =A0It seems like the hub cover was designed for
> > tight fit with many fringes for interference. =A0Any suggestion to make
> > a tight fit?
>
> Your experience sounds a lot like mine, only I wound up breaking the plas=
tic
> around where the soap flow control switch is (not knowing how things came
> apart) and was never able to fix it good enough to satisfy the wife. =A0I
> wound up buying another one unit and now I have one for parts. =A0After
> finding the heater plugged up (like yours) I told the wife to remove the
> shampoo and spray until nothing comes out when finished. =A0We have had n=
o
> trouble with plugged heaters since. A year later, the pump broke. =A0I wo=
und
> up cutting an access panel out of the plastic housing to get at the pump =
and
> replaced it with the one from the parts unit. =A0So our working unit has =
a
> hole in it now (covers up nicely with duct tape). =A0After fixing, I orde=
red a
> new pump and found that the pump had been improved with metal replacing
> plastic right where ours broke. =A0It does a nice job of cleaning, and is=
not
> horribly expensive, but it sure seems to need a lot of work and is not re=
al
> easy to work on.
>
> The only fit trouble I had was if one of the tubes got pinched when 2
> plastic pieces came together and then the soap valve (which I broke). =A0=
As a
> last resort there is a lot of plastic in the unit that doesn't do anythin=
g
> that can be cut away so you can see whats going on and then patched it ba=
ck
> togeather.
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