When mine used to shut off like that I thought it was a defective safety breaker meant to prevent overheating. I discovered what was really happening was that the hose was hitting the flow-control buttons as I vacuumed.
Jon Maloney
March 2010
I can answer this question...
Panasonic jet-flo 240 shuts off after a few minutes?
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