Hopping - jumping - skipping - bouncing

When the machine is in drive and moving forward it will bounce up and down rapidly. When you pull it back towards you, its fine.

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James A. Carrington

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I mostly notice this issue on certain berber carpets, and I usually just slow down or speed up how I'm pushing it. Also, I have an Electrolux tank, and I have noticed that on plush carpet, if it was last vacuumed with the Electrolux, it seems to skip then as well, but once I slow down or speed up, if I use it again on my plush carpet, it doesn't do that. So, maybe it's reacting to the carpet having been brushed a certain way and it has to reset itself? I don't know, but I also see this happen when the carpet is dirty and needs to be cleaned. I've also adjusted the slide plate on the transmission of my previous Kirbys, and this has helped as well. Haven't done this yet with my newest one, the Avalir 2.

Posted on Oct 07, 2020

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You are probably experiencing this problem only on carpet or rug areas. You need to adjust the height adjuster to raise the vacuum up off the floor. This will releive the pressure on the forward drive unit and allow the smooth forward action you expect.

Posted on Oct 25, 2007

Anonymous Oct 25, 2007

Let me know. Let me know.

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It could be that you have the brush settings wrong for your carpet type. Check if the brushes are on number 3, if so, try dropping them down a notch or two and see if that does it. I think that the brushes when spinning spin towards you, so when pulling the vacuum back, the brushes are helping to drive, when pushing forward, you are pushing against the brushes. If the brushes are sticking out too far, it could cause bouncing/jumping. HTH :)

Posted on Jun 15, 2007

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