Eureka thermal cut off, model 4870?

I had the same problem as J.S. Our Eureka 4870 stopped working. I opened it up to find the hot wire broken at the quick connect on the motor. I crimped a new one on, reconnected it and the vacuum is up and running.

NW electrician
July 2013

I had the same problem. I removed the motor using the great directions given by JS. But, the motor smells burnt and cuts off after a second. It needs replacing.

Jim
March 2011

Scotty,
I had the same problem. I took the whole thing apart and couldn't find any fuses or switches to reset. In my case it turned out that one of the connectors attaching the power cord directly to the motor broke. A little bit of soldering fixed it. You can access the motor by opening the lower front cover. There are 4 screws under the filter (under the cover that reads 'The only sealed...'), 3 screws outside (to access those you need to lower the top part of the vacuum cleaner all the way to the floor). Hope it helps.

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J.S.
September 2007