Great difficulty in turning the broom off! Is there a trick to it?
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Take it out of the water and hold it between your legs and use both hands to turn it off and on. Also, lubricate the rubber ring with lubricating jel after every use.
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It was very difficult to turn on and off especially when it's wet! Return it while you can! It won't last long.... I'm so mad they won't refund me or even just give me a new one
1696845
Hello Carol, no trick. Ours was fairly easy for awhile, then got very stiff. I think that's what may have caused our to crack, try to twist it to turn off. How long have you had yours?
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There are two screw locks on the handle. One is a screw on the end of the handle, and the other is an internally threaded collar that slides up and down the handle. The first thing you do is push the handle hard into the mop head, and turn it clockwise to tighten it into the broom head. It CAN be slightly difficult to push it into the broom head, because there are some bumps on the handle that have to be pushed into the broom head pretty hard - they kind of "snap" into the head and then you can tighten it. After the handle is screwed into the head, you slide the collar down onto the broom head and tighten that. The collar prevents the handle from twisting out of the head. There are two screw locks on the handle. One is a screw on the end of the handle, and the other is an internally threaded collar that slides up and down the handle. The first thing you do is push the handle hard into the mop head, and turn it clockwise to tighten it into the broom head. It CAN be slightly difficult to push it into the broom head, because there are some bumps on the handle that have to be pushed into the broom head pretty hard - they kind of "snap" into the head and then you can tighten it. After the handle is screwed into the head, you slide the collar down onto... » Read More There are two screw locks on the handle. One is a screw on the end of the handle, and the other is an internally threaded collar that slides up and down the handle. The first thing you do is push the handle hard into the mop head, and turn it clockwise to tighten it into the broom head. It CAN be slightly difficult to push it into the broom head, because there are some bumps on the handle that have to be pushed into the broom head pretty hard - they kind of "snap" into the head and then you can tighten it. After the handle is screwed into the head, you slide the collar down onto the broom head and tighten that. The collar prevents the handle from twisting out of the head. « Show Less
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Yes, it's very simple. There's a switch right on the handle where you select carpet or floor. When on floor, the rotating brush is turned off.
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Suzanne, I am having the same difficulties with this vacuum. I usually cannot get it open to take out the dirt and dog hair, so I end up pulling it out with my fingers - YUK! I finally was able to get the entire thing apart to wash it all and there is debris behind the screen that I have no idea how to get out, so I just kept forcing water through it...very frustrating. I am sorry that I bought this vacuum. It was a lot of hype over nothing.
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I have to press the reset button too. I also clean the brissels of the brushes. I found that this helps me not have to reset it as often. I still haven't figured out how to use the attached brush.
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hold the silver rim (near the top) and turn to the right (clockwise) and lift off. it's kind of counter-intuitive since the tendency is to turn it in the other direction. I had trouble too.
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Yes you can turn the brush off and just have suction. I use that feature all of the time. Also, when using the hand tools the brush automatically turns off in the upright position. I have never had trouble getting the switch in the off position.
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I don't think you can shut the roller brush off-there are two settings though for height-hard floors and carpet.
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No, I haven't had any problems with this broom. I have one for indoor and one for outdoors. They are both great ..
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I'm not sure but keep in mind that this is NOT a push broom. I found that out the hard way.
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There is a brush bar button right next to the on-off button that can be used for sensitive carpet and flooring. It defaults to on but just press it to turn off roller brush. Best vacuum ever!!
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Yes, the powerhead can be turned off, there is a switch on the top of the unit. On the handle are also toggle switches that control the amount of vacuum pressure that the Sebo will apply. I've been able to vacuum my antique rug with the powerhead turned on by setting the height adjustment to the highest setting and reducing the amount of vacuum pressure. Did a nice job of cleaning the rug, BTW.
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I have no idea... I did clear the jam though by using a broom handle like they said to in the owner's manual. Literally I jammed a broom handle into blades and yanked it back and forth until it broke free. The bad part is that I was unable to do it while it mounted in the sink; had to take it out in the garage and put it in the vise. I was going to replace it, but thought "What the heck, I'll try the broom handle one more time...". And it worked.
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turn off by pushing power button, than pull out the basket to empty it,regards
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No, to my knowledge you can not turn off the beater bar. The head self adjusts to the surface. It seems to do fine going from thick pile carpet to thin indoor/outdoor polypropylene carpet to porcelain in my home. The beater bar is approximately 11.5" and the brushes can be replaced.
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No! You can not turn off the brush roller. You need to get the model 1 up from this one. It's purple.
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There is not a switch to turn off brushes, but they will shut off when the handle is in upright position while machine is running. This prevents spinning during hose attachment use.