Need Info on Kenmore Progressive

[ranzim]

Hi. I've got two Kenmore Progressive canisters (sorry, don't have the model #'s handy right now.) that are both dead. I have checked the line cord, etc. with both a voltmeter and an ohmmeter. Everything seems continuous. I fed power directly to the motor and it works fine. I suspect the circuit board is the problem. I see what looks like Triacs on the board, but don't have any info. Does anyone have a schematic or a wiring diagram they can share? And those two lift-up "doors" -- what's the trick to getting them out without breaking the plastic "hinges", so you can get to the screws? Thanks for your help. RZ

 

[centralsweeper63]

I wish you luck in repairing them.

 

[cheesewonton]

Hi. I've got two Kenmore Progressive canisters (sorry, don't have the model #'s handy right now.) that are both dead. I have checked the line cord, etc. with both a voltmeter and an ohmmeter. Everything seems continuous. I fed power directly to the motor and it works fine. I suspect the circuit board is the problem. I see what looks like Triacs on the board, but don't have any info. Does anyone have a schematic or a wiring diagram they can share? And those two lift-up "doors" -- what's the trick to getting them out without breaking the plastic "hinges", so you can get to the screws? Thanks for your help. RZ

There should be a sticker inside the vacuum body with a wiring diagram. It's tiny and impossible to read but if you take a couple of digital images and zoom them in on a laptop they are readable. Consider the problem may be in the hose and not in the vacuum. Check continuity with the switch in the hard floor and carpet positions. Also check continuity from the plug in the hose connection back to where those wires connect inside the motor compartment. Make sure you are using the right hose for the model you have. Last, check continuity across the 15 amp fuse. Some models of Progressive have the fuse in line with one of the power wires while others have it on the circuit board.

If it is a first generation Progressive these have a universal relay rather than a circuit board unless it is the model with the four wire hose and soft touch buttons on the hose handle. The first gen Progressive is very simple and most of the problems with them are in the hose.

Good luck and keep us posted on your progress. You can do it !