My henry hoover must be at least 5 years old and recently there seemd to be a short on the plug as when you moved the cable at the plug it would turn on and off. I decided to repair this today by checking the leads and the fuse in the plug. All the connections are great and the fuse definately works but now Ive lost all power.....any ideas would be appreciated.

steve, February 2010

my hreny got water in it my kids were splasing in the bath an hreny was next it it now aint working think its blown but is there any chance of saving him ?

jennifer, August 2011

Peccavi....YOU ARE A STAR..... that worked for me. I cut about 12 inches off and re connected and hey presto. Wasnt an over heat as it had not been used so was the cable broken within the insulated cable, couldnt feel it as described but thats obviously what it was. thanks agian very much appreciated. I would never have thought of that..... steve

steve, February 2010

Well it would not have been a short - open circuit perhaps but not a short. Shorts usually blow the fuse.

A common fault on appliances that get moved about is constant strain on the cable causing an inner conductor to slowly stretch until it breaks (open circuit). Laptop adapters and Vacuum cleaners suffer it - especially cleaners that get over enthusiastic tugging.

In a bad case you can sometimes feel the damage to the inner conductor with your fingers through the outer insulation.

I would guess that you have a broken conductor inside the cable - probably at the plug end (shorten the cable by 6") or perhaps at the other end.

If not - this may be a defective motor or overheat cut-out or on/off switch - but doubtful given what you report.

Good luck...

Peccavi, February 2010