Henry Hoover/Vacuum Cleaner PCB Bypass

ID: 181873

Description: If the high-low switch no longer works either...

Steps:

  1. Make sure it unplugged from the mains.
  2. Pull out the black clips on each side of the head.
  3. Remove the 4 outer Phillips screws
  4. Remove the cable reel from the top
  5. Remove the 3 inner Phillips screws
  6. Remove the plastic cover
  7. Pull the PCB out of its slot inside the housing
  8. Remove all of the wires from the PCB
  9. Pull out the red High-Low switch and remove all of the wires
  10. Remove the 2 wires from the on-off switch which connected to the rest of the vacuum cleaner.
  11. Connect the 2 white wires from the motor to the green on-off switch.
  12. Place the red high-low switch back in to its holder in the casing to fill the gap and prevent potential shocks.
  13. Optionally, an indicator LED can be purchased online to fill the gap.
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