Timeline for How to wire 3way on-off-on rocker switch for central vacuum hose
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| Apr 9, 2018 at 2:20 | comment | added | hotkarl | @Tyson- sorry for the late reply- totally spaced on this. I ended up taking your advice and getting a new, OEM Beam board assembly which included the switch and dropping that right in. Problem solved. | |
| Dec 16, 2016 at 15:07 | comment | added | Tyson | Yea, if it's a Beam, the switch is proprietary, but find an authorized dealer in your area and they can replace the whole hose end. Beam appears to be one of those companies with a tight distribution network that keeps its parts out of the hands of un-authorized dealers and repair shops, and off the internet as a result. | |
| Dec 16, 2016 at 2:29 | comment | added | hotkarl | @Tyson- yikes. I really appreciate all the useful advice. I'll give the manufacturer a call and see what is possible, although I am not optimistic! Unfortunately, these hoses go for around $200 new.. | |
| Dec 16, 2016 at 1:11 | comment | added | Tyson | BTW the switch you need is not On-Off-On which can be found, it's Off-stage 1-stage 2--or off, one side, both sides. I'm pretty sure it's Beam specific. As I said, I tried pretty hard to find the exact replacement and failed. | |
| Dec 16, 2016 at 1:02 | comment | added | Tyson | @hotkarl actually I had the same situation, inherited the problem from a prior owner. I spent about 4 months trying to find a switch I could solder in. In the end we decided to buy a second set of OEM (I.e. beam) attachments, hose, and power head. Research told me not to buy a third parties. In the end, the dealer changed the entire end of the old hose as an incentive on the new purchase. | |
| Dec 15, 2016 at 20:13 | history | edited | hotkarl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 15, 2016 at 19:40 | comment | added | hotkarl | @Tyson- yes, I think it does. The vacuum hose also has a cord that plugs into the wall. Although the existing switch was broken (vac was left by previous home owners), I did get the brokwn switch to turn on a couple times to see if the central unit worked. Both the vacuum head and central unit turned on when the switch was flipped. BTW, what is "Beam's switch"? Thanks. | |
| Dec 15, 2016 at 19:09 | comment | added | Tyson | Does the switch control both a 120v vaccumn head AND the low voltage control? Mine did, and I never did find the right replacement switch without buying Beam's switch. | |
| Dec 15, 2016 at 18:49 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 15, 2016 at 18:22 | comment | added | user2448131 | Look for any more info on the switch body itself, or try to find specs on the switching requirements by searching on the model info of the central vac unit. | |
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| Dec 15, 2016 at 17:26 | history | asked | hotkarl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |