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Anonymous Posted on May 06, 2010

My Rainbow Aquamate II has water flowing and there are no clogs in the tubes, however, the white water basin does not seem to have any suction pulling the cleaner from the bottle. How can I fix this???

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  • Anonymous May 06, 2010

    Call me crazy ... but what is a reversable vacuum?? I was able to siphon the cleaning solution through the tube so I know there is no clog ... but once I attach the tube back to the fitting it will not pull through

  • Anonymous May 06, 2010

    How can I determine what is causing my Aquamate II not to pump the cleaning solution? The other water tube is flowing perfectly. I don't believe there are any clogs or kinks in the tubes as I am able to siphon the solution easily.

  • Anonymous May 06, 2010

    There is no bag at all ... its a Rainbow Aquamate carpet cleaner ... not the vacuum

  • Anonymous May 07, 2010

    Thank you!! I will try this

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Hello,kindly check for a clog and also follow the instructions below.when you experience no suction pulling the cleaner from the bottle,it's either you are having a clog or probably the water gauge is not ok.

  1. Put the hose and see if suction is good. If it is – you may have had nozzle installed wrong or brush roll may be worn out (bristles must be sticking out of the nozzle by about 1/8 of an inch).
  2. If there is no suction with the hose either – check if bag is not overfilled to the point where dirt is blocking the fill tube hole.
  3. If two above are fine – something must be blocking the air passage from the fan to the bag. Check for clogs in the fill tube (tube inside the cloth bag) and mini emptor (bag bottom plastic part) and also see if there is something blocking the exhaust on the vacuum. You may not even see it so use a piece of wire. Once I found a sock there and it was so close to the fan that I could not see it in the hole and was only able to get it out using a homemade hook made from a coat hanger.
take care.

  • Anonymous May 07, 2010

    hello,If water pan/u can remove pump assembly by breaking off the 4 locking
    pins and dissasemble the pump parts, the main problem is one that has
    set up for a while has a stuck spring which when you free it up the
    unit will work properly. when you re-assemble the pump you will need to
    use epoxy glue to hold the motor to the tank housing, no problem here,
    unit will work well. Just be careful and watch where the springs go
    when you take the pump apart. It is a very simple device.
    OR
    you can kindly visit your user guide to see steps on how to go about it and to also see the cycling procedure.

    http://rainbowsystem.com/rainbowsystem/p...

    take care.


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If you have a reversable vacuum cleaner then blow the line out backwards or see if you have a pump of some sort that will work. Just a suggestion. The Raz

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  • Anonymous May 06, 2010

    If its not cloggd then it must be a pump that is not working on it. A reversable vacuum is a vacuum cleaner like some shop vacs as well as house hold vacs that you can switch the hose and make it blow air instead of **** the airin. Sorry i could not be of more help. If I was there I could see everything and then come up with the fix but not from here. Raz

  • Anonymous May 06, 2010

    I didn't say it was. You asked what a reverse flow was and I said it was on some of the vacuum cleaners and you could have blown out the line. Good Luck

  • Anonymous May 07, 2010

    Ok is there any type of rollers on the bottom or any where that the rollers when turning would also run the pump so to speak. Like a vacuum cleaner stand up style has rollers on the bottom that can get strung up by string or other items that prevent it from turning. Just another thought to check on.

    The Raz

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