Power head for my central vacuum powers on and need to be pushed

Motor brushes may be worn and need replacing.

The power head requires 120 Volts. Some hoses have a receptacle in the handle for the power head plug, and the hose has a cord at the wall inlet end that plugs into a receptacle. Some hoses have a plug at the wall inlet end that plugs into a 120Volt receptacle built into the inlet. The hose plugs into this receptacle when you push the hose into the inlet. The power for this built-in receptacle is wired with line voltage when the system is installed.

Most likely the belt. Thats the cheapest so try it first

Yes I repair them all the time. What that means is that the connection of the hose handle to the power brush upper wand is loose. This can happen over time with use. The connection just loosens up. Do you have the exact model of the power brush?

I guess you are talking about the power nozzel not working. Try pushing the reset button on the top of the power nozzel first. Make sure you have the switch on the hose handle is in the right possition. If it still dosen't work, you could have a bad switch or a broken wire in the hose itself. If this is the case, you'll have to take it to the shop. All you need to take is the hose and the power nozzel.

Wish I had a solution because we have the same problem with our Smartstrand. We have a Beam Central Vac put in our new townhome and it takes a huge amount of effort to push the power head forward. I have tried a couple of regular vaccum cleaners on it; same problem. The bottom of our power head has a black residue on it. ILike you, I am thinking there is something in this green product that accumulates on the bottom of the power head and prevents the power head from going forward smoothly. There must be other people having the same problem.
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Jon

The Eureka central vacuums generally have standard inlets. You can use any brand with what you have. The most important thing you will need to decide on is electric vs non-electric. The brands attachments I would recommend are Imperium, Beam, and Centec. The Eureka attachments aren't bad, they just don't give you as many options.

mine was the power head neck itself the handle got twisted to far and broke the wire a new neck cost 37 bucks online and i installed it myself wires get attached color to color and screw the head back together. it worked just like new!

there should be a pin push it in then pull out power head then try to pull out hanger

Looks like a Beam central vacuum www.beamvac.com, and a Kenmore vacuum head.

Reply what problems you are experiencing and I will try to help.