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Sorry Vacerator & thanks to Durango159. I'll give Chad Michael a call and let everyone know the results. Thanks again.

VACERATOR Would you give me your friend's contact info? I had high hopes for the local store because he was an actual **repair** guy, but my vacuum had him buffaloed. I've thought about posting pictures, but a) I don't know how to, and b) nothing's different than when it was new! :-( Thank...

Brando Husky "Found one of these in green at the local goodwill today. Almost grabbed it. $10. I don't know why I didn't. Might go back for it" I know where you can find a buyer! ;-) I hope to pick mine (unrepaired) up tomorrow.

The vacuum repair store called - he couldn't repair the unit! :-( I will post back next week after I pick it up, and also get some pictures to post. Thanks for your continued posts.

Thanks to all for the advice, willingness to look at pictures, and offers of possible replacement vacuums. I took it to one vacuum cleaner "repair" shop - which was only interested in selling me a Miela or another brand for $1,000+. Riiiiight. I looked around a bit more and found "A-1 Vaccum...

Suckolux: "Could get a remote switching outlet and magiver the controler for that to the hose!" Believe me, that's on my list. We have all sorts of bags for it, and I don't intend to balance on one foot to turn it off and on. It blows that the vacuum control would be lost, but I'll be darned...

I just tried swapping the wiring to the brush off/on and sweeper off/on switches (the plastic covered connection) - no effect. Drat!

DelanyMeegan: "...First, I would try this experiment: once you've turned the vacuum on, where the hose AND hose PLUG connect to the canister, UNPLUG that plug. The vacuum should turn off when the plug is pulled up. ..." Thanks for the suggestion, DELANEYMEEGAN. But, when I disconnect the...

Vacerator, thank you for your response, but *how* and *where* is it repairable? Hoover no longer supports it.

Thanks for your reply, but note that I said that the problem was that the vacuum WOULD TURN ON, but wouldn't turn off. "...the only way to turn off was via 1) the foot switch, or 2) unplugging it" I'd be pleased if you have further suggestions, and thanks again.

I was using my Emerald Green Hoover S3620 PowerMax Ultra (bought new) the other day, and it suddenly stopped. I heard and smelled was seemed to be an electrical short, and the vacuum simply would not re-start. Today I took it apart and found a black wire and an orange wire which had been...