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Miele Canister Vacuum Model S4212 Polaris

Miele vacuum S4212 Polaris with SBD 450 - 3 Combination Carpet/Smooth floor tool (Recommended for: short-pile carpeting, area rugs and smooth flooring) Learn More

Miele Canister Vacuum Model S4212 Neptune

S4212 Neptune with STB 205-3 Turbo Comfort Brush
(Recommended for:  low to medium-pile carpeting, area rugs and smooth flooring)
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Miele Canister Vacuum Model S5281 Callisto

S5281 Callisto with SEB217-3 Powerbrush (Recommended for: medium-to high pile carpeting, area rugs and smooth flooring) Learn More

Rainbow D4 Fuse?

No power to motor on Rainbow D4.  Tracing the line we found a small silver fitting that looks like a diode. No power after (motor side ) of the thing.  Local Radio Shack can’t identify the small part, think it is a diode, but is it a fuse?  What is it and where can we [...]

Rainbow E Series Gaskets.

What is the seal located under the motor just inside of the water bowl gasket and is it easy to remove and replace?

Rainbow E series separator locked

we have a rainbow ‘E’ series vacuum and can not remove the acorn nut. we tried spraying wd-40 to loosen it , but no luck. ANY SUGGESTIONS! The motor will not turn on. But the nozzle motor will run, but not pick up.

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From our tech support line:i have a rainbow se and the powerhead will not work. the power indicator light comes on...

Question: i have a rainbow se and the powerhead will not work. the power indicator light comes on but the brush won’t spin. now when i took it apart and put it back together it ran for a minute then stopped. i opened it again and redid one wire connection because it seemed loose. again [...]

From our tech support line:my daughter’s rainbow E2 quit, trying to fix it, I push the interlock switch and it runs? is there ...

Question:my daughter’s rainbow E2 quit, trying to fix it, I push the interlock switch and it runs? is there something that holds that switch in? could it be the interlock plunger? did it fall out? HELP!

Answer: Refer to the drawing below.

# 12 is the safety switch interlock post. Your Rainbow E2 will not run if [...]

From our customer tech support line: My Rainbow E2 smells like rubber burning...

Question: My Rainbow E series vacuum smells like rubber burning when I use the carpet nozzle – what’s the problem.

Answer:  There is a problem with the belt; it’s either stretched enough so that the motor shaft is spinning while the belt stays still or your brush roll is clogged with debris(or the brush roll bearings [...]

Rainbow E series carbon brushes

How do you get a hold of some new carbon brushes for my E Series Vacuum cleaner?

Rainbow E series separator locked

we have a rainbow ‘E’ series vacuum and can not remove the acorn nut. we tried spraying wd-40 to loosen it , but no luck. ANY SUGGESTIONS! The motor will not turn on. But the nozzle motor will run, but not pick up.

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Rainbow SE Series moldy smell…

I have had my Rainbow SE for 3 plus years now.  Everything has been great so far.  Recently I noticed a very bad moldy smell.  A friend had warned me to never leave the water in the basin with the top on – doing so would wreck the engine.  So, I know not to do [...]