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Difficult
Steps
11
Time Required
15 - 30 minutes
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- Hose
- 11 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Hose
- Press down on the hose release button and pull away from the vacuum
Press down on the hose release button and pull away from the vacuum
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Step 2
- Press down on the wand release button and remove the wand from the vacuum.
Press down on the wand release button and remove the wand from the vacuum.
Step 3
- Press down on the handle release button and pull the wand away from the vacuum.
Press down on the handle release button and pull the wand away from the vacuum.
Step 4
- Remove five 13.4 mm screws from the handle with a T20 Torx bit.
Remove five 13.4 mm screws from the handle with a T20 Torx bit.
Step 5
- Using a T20 Torx bit, remove the two 13.4 mm screws from the front of the nozzle.
Using a T20 Torx bit, remove the two 13.4 mm screws from the front of the nozzle.
Step 6
- Remove the neck ring by placing a spudger under the brace and lifting outwards.
- It may be helpful to use a heat gun on the brace and then attempt removing with a spudger.
Remove the neck ring by placing a spudger under the brace and lifting outwards.
It may be helpful to use a heat gun on the brace and then attempt removing with a spudger.
Step 7
- Run the spudger along the center seam of the handle, pulling it apart as you go.
Run the spudger along the center seam of the handle, pulling it apart as you go.
Step 8
- Remove the single 13.4 mm screw at the bottom of the handle grip and then lift the grip with a spudger.
Remove the single 13.4 mm screw at the bottom of the handle grip and then lift the grip with a spudger.
Step 9
- Remove the single 13.4 mm screw from underneath the handle grip. You are then able to open the handle using a spudger and pulling the pieces apart.
Remove the single 13.4 mm screw from underneath the handle grip. You are then able to open the handle using a spudger and pulling the pieces apart.
Step 10
- Using two spudgers, unclip the hose from the handle.
Using two spudgers, unclip the hose from the handle.
Step 11
- Use wire cutters to clip the white and black wire that connect the hose to the handle.
- Soldering or wire connectors are necessary for reassembly.
- Any time you are dealing with electrical components, be sure the device is unplugged.
Use wire cutters to clip the white and black wire that connect the hose to the handle.
Soldering or wire connectors are necessary for reassembly.
Any time you are dealing with electrical components, be sure the device is unplugged.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Jason Woehl - May 28, 2021
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Very helpful! I got a sock super stuck. I tried all the conventional methods to get it out but ended up needing to take the hose apart. Excellent instructions that got the job done with no lasting damage.
Edward Darbonne - Sep 26, 2022
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My Shark Vertex looks suspiciously like this unit. Maybe I should return it before I have problems that require me to do all this!
My first Shark lasted almost 20 years without a hitch. It was finally taken down by a plastic part inside the unit that I have been unable to locate. It would be quite an easy repair save the plastic part securing the handled hose to the body.
Yikes!
