It’s not supposed to shut off when you put your hand over the intake. When you put it back together the same thing will happen at the end of the hose when resistance is applied. Check the valve and the tubing to make sure the tubing is connected to the appropriate spots.
If you said finger in the intake that would make sense. I’ll put my finger near the tiny hole on the inside of the intake to make the unit shut off to check to see if the automatic shut off is working. That’s a different story.
It should not shut off with your hand over the intake. Think about it. If that was the case then it would shut off every time you sucked up something and blocked the airflow. Like vacuuming the couch.
At least put the hose on and see if it shuts off. If it does then you need to go back and look at the tubing and valve assembly. You could also test it with the sidekick or PN.
If you said finger in the intake that would make sense. I’ll put my finger near the tiny hole on the inside of the intake to make the unit shut off to check to see if the automatic shut off is working. That’s a different story.
It should not shut off with your hand over the intake. Think about it. If that was the case then it would shut off every time you sucked up something and blocked the airflow. Like vacuuming the couch.
At least put the hose on and see if it shuts off. If it does then you need to go back and look at the tubing and valve assembly. You could also test it with the sidekick or PN.