I have a Bissell shampooer and it will not release the water, but it will suck up the water. What is the problem?
By clarissa price from Laurel, MD
I have had one of these for the last 4 years, and it has never worked properly, it has been to Service 2000 (repairers) a minimum of 6 times, and has never been fixed properly. It has, yet again stopped squirting water out, so before I threw it in the skip, I decided to have a go at repairing it myself, what I found was a kink in one of the water pipes, the pipe goes inside the main body of the machine, very close to where the heater is, it seems, that when the heater gets hot, it softens the rubber pipe, allowing it to bend over on itself, starving the pump of water. I have removed the heater as I believe it offers little in the way the machine operates, and have cut the kink out of the damaged pipe, joined it together with a connector removed from the heater, and re-routed the pipe to avoid any sharp bends, hey presto, it squirts water out!!! Now why couldn't Bissell have worked that one out?
Thanks Bob. After taking all the hoses off the heater and cleaning them, I still couldn't get a spray except from the tool attachment. I then checked the spray nozzles, as suggested. Both nozzles were clogged. Now it runs fine. Thanks again.
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The handle sprays, won't suck. The bottom sucks, but won't spray. What gives?
If the handle doesn't spray, the tension at the trigger may be off.
If the cleaner doesn't spray, there may be a clog somewhere.
Bissel's website gives a great tutorial with pictures here: www.bissell.com/
I have a brand new Bissell ProHeat Premiere 2x. I used it once and now the brushes are not moving. When you press the power button, the brushes turn for about 2 seconds and then stop.
What could be causing this?Since you just purchased the cleaner, you should contact the store or the manufacturer for help. There could be many problems but a new cleaner should work perfectly for you.
My carpet cleaner isn't picking up the dirty water. What can I do?
Remove the dirty water tank and put it back while the unit is still on.
some aspect of the hose mechanism is not sucking up fluids properly, possibly due to some leak or the vacuum mechanism not working, or else the tank is oversaturated, sort of like when a vacuum bag is too full
Did you get a resolve for your issue?
You don't say how old the machine is, but if it is newer, BEFORE you do it yourself, check to see if it is under warranty OR if there was a recall. If it is old and no recalls, you can look for video to repair it.
There are a number of Bissell videos on YouTube. The Bissell site has videos also for fixing things also like this one:
www.bissell.com/
This one is not an exact match, but it may point you in the right direction. You may need to type in the model number in the search to find a video of the exact device!
Post back what you learned!
I just used my Bissell and I plugged it in again and it won't start. The outlets are fine and so is the filter. Why won't it start? Please help.
The contact switch sounds like it's not making contact. It could also be a problem with the motor. Here are a few things to check.
The brushes on my ProX cleaning will not turn. Is there a drive belt that can be replaced?
My Bissell carpet shampooer suddenly deposited half the tank of cleaning solution onto the carpet. I emptied the dirty water and cleaned the brushes, etc.
thinking something may have been clogged up and started it again. After a few minutes the same thing happened. Any ideas of what the problem may be?My Bissell ProHeat 2X, 9400-4 07260c, does not spray onto the carpet, but water is going into the bottom tank like it sucked it up off the floor. However, the floor is dry. Any suggestions?
Bissell has an excellent troubleshooting guide. It is difficult to understand what part of the carpet cleaner isn't working properly.
There are several reasons why the machine won't spray on the floor, but the second tank fills up. Please go here and use the troubleshooting guide to help you determine what is wrong with the carpet cleaners.
www.bissell.com/
When the shampooer is turned on, if the handle is moved, it turns off. Then if you move the handle up or down a little, it will come back on. It is very frustrating when I'm trying to shampoo my carpet!
By JE
Contact switch in the handle. Open handle and check the contact switch is attached properly
My Bissell carpet shampooer won't spray the cleaning solution.
By Sally B.
My Bissell carpet cleaning machine dumps the solution, therefore soaking my carpet. The solution runs through the machine.
By Lisa
My carpet shampooer will not spray water. I have a Bissell model #8920.
By Eddie
This morning my Bissell carpet cleaner started and worked for about a minute then it just shut off. It just stopped working. The heater light is not on. Is there a reset button? I borrowed this machine and feel responsible for it. I didn't abuse it in anyway. It is a refurbished machine from Olldie's. It was used three times on medium size rooms. What could be the problem? I feel horrible. This always seems to happen to me. Why couldn't it break when she using her machine? I used only Bissell cleaner in machine. Help!
By Misty from Hopewell Junction, NY
My Bissell Auto Shampooer, Model 1425-5 will not suck water up. It just stopped working.
By Cheryl
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I have a Bissell Pro heat carpet shampooer. I have taken it completely apart to clean it and now it won't spray water out.
My Bissell carpet shampooer does not spray water and solution. Any ideas on what to do?
