Sidekick cable not available?
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human
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My Sidekicks don't use a cable. They connect directly to the hose handle, just like the wand for the power nozzle. The only time it needs a cable is when I connect it up to one of my uprights (Discovery II or Genesis LXe). Those hoses have a pigtail connector at both ends (see photos).
That's what I'm trying to do is. Innect to my upright epic 3000sr. I have a hose with a pigtail at the end that connects to the upright. But I would still need another cable from the front of the hose (female) to sidekick (male)..right?
dysonman1
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No. If your upright hose has a pigtail, then it's an electric hose that connects right to the sidekick. No cable needed.
I think I know what the issue is here....
You need to press the release button down when inserting the metal part of the hose or it will lock on at the first groove of two locking grooves on the metal hose end which causes it to not be fully inserted in the sidekick....so press the release button...then the metal hose end will fully slide further into the sidekick and the outlet on the hose handle will engage directly into the sidekicks plug. No part of the metal hose handle should be visible once inserted completely.
Hope this helps, Jon
You need to press the release button down when inserting the metal part of the hose or it will lock on at the first groove of two locking grooves on the metal hose end which causes it to not be fully inserted in the sidekick....so press the release button...then the metal hose end will fully slide further into the sidekick and the outlet on the hose handle will engage directly into the sidekicks plug. No part of the metal hose handle should be visible once inserted completely.
Hope this helps, Jon
According to your picture...
You have a genuine electric hose which is designed to fit together with the sidekick and make the electrical connection automatically. I think the hose handle may not be fully inserted as I mentioned above.
I will add that my Mother had a problem with getting the sidekick all the way on the hose handle, turns out the hose handle’s metal end was out of round...someone (a previous owner of the vacuum) had crushed it somehow a bit and tried to make it round again with pliers and it was very difficult to get the sidekick all the way on and off...(we think this is why they got rid of the entire vacuum) I had to work on it for an hour or two with a vice to improve it but it was never perfect and still difficult to get it on and off though I could do it with some force but with Mom having arthritis in her hands it was still too hard for her so I got a new hose handle from Aerus and it works beautifully with no problem for her. If this is your issue, you may need to purchase a replacement hose handle...since it genuine, you can get it from Aerus. And if you want to change it yourself there is a special procedure to avoid breaking the electrical conduit piece underneath so ask them for those instructions on disassembly and reassembly, or they can do it for you. I don’t recommend buying a used one because they too, could be damaged and out of round and that wouldn’t help. If this was the issue, be careful not to damage the replacements metal end, avoid stepping on it, dropping it on the ground, etc.
Jon
You have a genuine electric hose which is designed to fit together with the sidekick and make the electrical connection automatically. I think the hose handle may not be fully inserted as I mentioned above.
I will add that my Mother had a problem with getting the sidekick all the way on the hose handle, turns out the hose handle’s metal end was out of round...someone (a previous owner of the vacuum) had crushed it somehow a bit and tried to make it round again with pliers and it was very difficult to get the sidekick all the way on and off...(we think this is why they got rid of the entire vacuum) I had to work on it for an hour or two with a vice to improve it but it was never perfect and still difficult to get it on and off though I could do it with some force but with Mom having arthritis in her hands it was still too hard for her so I got a new hose handle from Aerus and it works beautifully with no problem for her. If this is your issue, you may need to purchase a replacement hose handle...since it genuine, you can get it from Aerus. And if you want to change it yourself there is a special procedure to avoid breaking the electrical conduit piece underneath so ask them for those instructions on disassembly and reassembly, or they can do it for you. I don’t recommend buying a used one because they too, could be damaged and out of round and that wouldn’t help. If this was the issue, be careful not to damage the replacements metal end, avoid stepping on it, dropping it on the ground, etc.
Jon
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Man I love this site,! For my new hobby..if u wanna call it a hobby
I reply:
Hobby, obsession, sickness, take your pick. It's all in how you look at it.
