Shark Professional Steam Pocket Mop Heating Element Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

3

• Shark Professional Steam Pocket Mop Front Panel Disassembly
• 6 steps
• Shark Professional Steam Pocket Mop Open Mop Body
• 5 steps
• Heating Element
• 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Shark Professional Steam Pocket Mop Front Panel Disassembly               

• Unwrap the power cord from the handle.
• Remove the 56.0 mm Phillips head #2 screw located above the water tank cap.
• Pull the handle to separate it from the body.

Unwrap the power cord from the handle.

Remove the 56.0 mm Phillips head #2 screw located above the water tank cap.

Pull the handle to separate it from the body.

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Step 2

• Remove the three 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws where the handle connects to the body.
• Remove the plastic cap.

Remove the three 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws where the handle connects to the body.

Remove the plastic cap.

Step 3

• Remove the three 16.0 mm T10 Torx screws near the top of the body and remove the water tank cap.
• The third screw is directly on other side of the bottom screw in the photo.

Remove the three 16.0 mm T10 Torx screws near the top of the body and remove the water tank cap.

The third screw is directly on other side of the bottom screw in the photo.

Step 4

• Remove steam control button cover with a metal spudger.
• Remove the two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws underneath.
• Remove the plastic rim with clear plastic cover.

Remove steam control button cover with a metal spudger.

Remove the two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws underneath.

Remove the plastic rim with clear plastic cover.

Step 5

• Remove the Shark logo decal on the front of body using a metal spudger.
• Remove the two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws underneath.
• Pull out the plastic cover to remove.

Remove the Shark logo decal on the front of body using a metal spudger.

Pull out the plastic cover to remove.

Step 6

• Pop off the grey front plate to expose the control panel and screws necessary to open mop body.

Pop off the grey front plate to expose the control panel and screws necessary to open mop body.

Step 7

              Shark Professional Steam Pocket Mop Open Mop Body               

• Remove the three 12.0 mm Philips head #2 screws connected to the dark grey plastic trim.

Remove the three 12.0 mm Philips head #2 screws connected to the dark grey plastic trim.

Step 8

• Remove the four 16.0 mm T10 Torx screws located on the back of the mop.

Remove the four 16.0 mm T10 Torx screws located on the back of the mop.

Step 9

• Remove the two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws that hold the power cord to the device.

Remove the two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws that hold the power cord to the device.

Step 10

• Pop off the dark grey plastic trim cover.

Pop off the dark grey plastic trim cover.

Step 11

• Pop open the white plastic mop body by pulling apart from the front and back side.

Pop open the white plastic mop body by pulling apart from the front and back side.

Step 12

              Heating Element               

• Remove the four 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws on the sides of the heating element.

Remove the four 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws on the sides of the heating element.

Step 13

• Pull out the heating element and use precision tweezers or pliers to pinch and loosen the two clamps.
• Remove both tubes from the heating element.

Pull out the heating element and use precision tweezers or pliers to pinch and loosen the two clamps.

Remove both tubes from the heating element.

Step 14

• Grip each wire at its base and pull to disconnect them from the heating element.

Grip each wire at its base and pull to disconnect them from the heating element.

Step 15

• Remove two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws from the heating element.

Remove two 12.0 mm Phillips head #2 screws from the heating element.

Step 16

• Pull apart wire connectors to fully detach the heating element.

Pull apart wire connectors to fully detach the heating element.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Mark Cashion - Jul 16, 2019

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Is the heating element available somewhere? I cannot find it anywhere.

Amanda Krusenstjerna - Jan 25, 2020

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Where can the heating element be purchased in order to replace? Can’t find anywhere.

RICHARD MARTINEZ - Mar 30, 2022

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i have a shark s3973d. and i need a heating elementand the two hosese connected

to the heating element. if no heating element. would like to order the hoses.