Hi, I'm Josh from eSpares.
Here at eSpares a question we're commonly asked is why people's wet & dry vacuum cleaners
are no longer dispensing any water.
In the vast majority of cases this is because the pump has developed a fault.
So in this video I'm going to show you how to change the pump on a Vax 6131 Wet & Dry
vacuum cleaner, although the procedure is going to be largely the same for othe Vax
models.
Safety first: make sure your machine is unplugged from the mains before you carry out the procedure.
Now the tools you're going to need for this: are a cross head screwdriver; a flat head
screw driver; a 10mm box driver; long needle-nosed pliers; and the replacement pump.
It's also a good idea to have something such as a cup or a bowl to keep the loose screws
and bolts in.
The first thing we need to do is separate the head motor unit from the canister.
The reason we do this is because the pump is actually in the motor unit, so it's just
to give ourselves a bit more space to work with.
Okay, the first thing we're going to do is unscrew the two screws on the handle cover
- one at the top and one at the side.
Once you've done that the handle will come apart in two parts, like so.
Next, we need to undo the cable grip here and also the two bolts either side of the
handle.
One underneath the cable grip and one on the other side, here.
When you've done that you should just be able to lift the lid of the motor cover up but
do be careful doing this because underneath are several cables that are attached to terminals.
Here we have two cables that are attached using spade connectors to terminals underneath.
You need to release these by pressing the barbs that are on the connectors and pulling
them off.
Now, if this is particularly tricky you can use the flat head screw driver to push the
barb in while you pull the connector off, like so.
When you've released those two connectors, take the cross head screw driver and undo
this screw down here at the side which holds the cover over the top of the motor.
So, now I've removed the motor cover, I need to separate the handle and the switch assembly
from the rest of the motor housing.
I do this firstly, by removing these two cables here, and again releasing the barbs that hold
them in place.
Secondly, by pulling out this rubber grommit as well.
So now I've separated those two parts, I need to undo these three bolts here using the box
driver.
Now I've done that I need to separate these two halves of the housing to access the pump
underneath.
But before I do so I'm just going to feed the pipe back into the housing and this will
give me a bit more space to pull the two halves apart.
Now, underneath we have the pump and before I remove the pump, I'm just going to opull
the pipes off and then remove the bracket that's holding the pump in place by undoing
the screws either side.
And then we need to remove this pipe from the other end of the pump.
I'm just going to use a flat head screwdriver to work the pump off the end like that and
then use the long needle-nosed pliers to pull the pipe off.
Now all we need to do is fit the new pump in the opposite way.
So now I've put the new pump in, I just need to put it all back together in the reverse
order.
Make sure when you're putting the motor unit back together that you don't have any trapped
cables in there.
If you do have any trapped cables it can affect your appliance performance.
Another great eSpares tip for you as well, the reason the pump breaks down is because
the detergent you clean with crystalises inside it and this causes a blockage.
So when you're finished using the wet & dry machine, flush the system through with water
and this should help to clear any blockages away.
So now the 6131 is fixed.
You can find the spare pump that I used on the eSpares website as well as various other
spares for this Vax machine and other models.
You can also see me performing repairs on other appliances in other eSpares videos.
Thanks for watching.