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Bissell 7901-1 ProHeat Scotchgard Upright Wet/Dry Vacuum

Not dispensing water and no suction

posted by carliesmom on Sep 29, 2007


my bissell was in storage for 3 years. I got it out to clean carpets today and it won't dispense soap or water or pull anything up

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posted on Nov 26, 2007
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timmykay


Rank:Master Master
Rating: 83%, 7 votes
I'm assuming the belts are OK.... Your heater is clogged. Unplug the machine and let it sit for 30 minutes. Take the handle apart, there will be a 4 inch by 8 inch metal box inside. This is the heater. Remember I said to let the machine sit for 30 minutes? If you didn't, the heater may be EXTREMELY hot!! Disconnect the two hoses going into it, and clean the metal pieces out (that the hoses connected to) with a needle or very small drill bit. You may want to remove the 6 or 8 screws holeding the heater together and remove the cover to clean it out. Reassemble and fill both tanks with VERY hot water ONLY and run the machine to rinse the entire system.

To prevent future reoccurences... use only Bissell extraction shampoos. Never put anything in the detergent tank except shampoo. (And only water in the water tank) Mixing chemicals with anything else turns the water/detergent mix to sludge. Also, when finished shampooing, put ONLY water in both tanks, and run the machine until one of the tanks run out of solution. Doing this rinses the hose lines out and prevents hardening of the solution in the heater ports.

I've fixed these machine for years. No dispensing is almost always the heater clogged.

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Solution #2
posted on Sep 30, 2007
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richaney


Rank:Apprentice Apprentice
Rating: 68%, 4 votes
Check to be sure all of your seals are intact - 3 years and they may have dried out. Also, disassemble the solution flow indicator (the thing that spins when you're spraying) and clean it out thoroughly.

You may also want to flush a good amount of hot water through the part where the soap dispenser goes - dried soap will keep it from dispensing.

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Solution #3
posted on Nov 14, 2007
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jeau


Rank:Apprentice Apprentice
Rating: 89%, 4 votes

If it seems like the tank does not fit in securely, the round gasket that goes around the valve at the bottom of the tank may have come off and actually be in the hole in the bottom of the vacuum base. It looks like it belongs there but you can pull it out with some needle nosed pliers. After you remove it, put it around the valve on the bottom of the tank, then it will fit into the hole again and everything should seal correctly. Mine was not spraying and would not suction well. figured this out and now it works great again.

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