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Introduction

The foam and felt filters need to be removed first in order to replace the power button. Replacing the power button might help solve issues with the vacuum not turning on or the roller brush not spinning.

Tools:

• Phillips #1 Screwdriver
• iFixit Opening Tool
• Metal Spudger

Step 1 — Foam and Felt Filters

Locate the latches on the side of the dust cup, the clear plastic chamber in the center of the vacuum.

[Image: Dust cup with latches highlighted, showing 'Lift Tabs to release dust cup' text.]

Step 2

[Image: Hand pulling the bottom of a dust cup latch upwards.]

[Image: Hand lifting the top of a dust cup latch away from the dust cup.]

[Image: Hand operating the second dust cup latch.]

• Pull the bottom of the latch with your hand in an upward direction.
• Lift the top of the latch up and away from the dust cup using your hand.
• Repeat the above steps with the latch on the other side of the dust cup.

Step 3

[Image: Hand lifting the dust cup by its handle on top.]

[Image: Dust cup fully lifted from the vacuum body.]

• Lift the dust cup up and away by its handle on the top with your hands.

Step 4

[Image: Hand lifting the foam filter out of the dust cup.]

[Image: Foam filter held in hand, showing 'ANTI-ALLERGEN COMPLETE SEAL' text.]

[Image: Foam filter removed from the dust cup.]

• Lift the foam filter up, out, and away with your hands.

Step 5

[Image: Hand lifting the felt filter by its top tab.]

[Image: Felt filter held in hand, showing 'ANTI-ALLERGEN COMPLETE SEAL' text.]

[Image: Felt filter removed from the dust cup.]

• Lift the felt filter up, out, and away with your hands by the tab on the top.

Step 6 — Power Button

Locate the red latch on the side of the vacuum cleaner.

Push the circular region of the latch with your finger.

[Image: Hand pressing the red latch on the side of the vacuum cleaner.]

[Image: Close-up of a finger pressing the circular part of the red latch.]

Step 7

[Image: Hand lifting the upper plastic body of the vacuum cleaner while pressing the red latch.]

[Image: Upper plastic body being lifted further, showing the latch mechanism.]

• Lift this upper plastic body of the vacuum cleaner up with your hands while continuing to press on the circular region of the latch.

Step 8

Locate the lower junction that connects the curved grey plastic tube and the hose coming from the vacuum cleaner's handle.

Press on the two grey flaps on either side of the hose simultaneously with your fingers and lift the hose out of the plastic cup with your hand.

[Image: Hand holding the junction of the grey plastic tube and hose.]

[Image: Hands pressing the grey flaps on the hose junction.]

[Image: Hose being lifted out of the plastic cup after pressing the flaps.]

[Textual representation of image action: Squeeze flaps to remove.]

Step 9

Locate the red latch that was next to the hose from the previous step.

Hold the bottom of vacuum cleaner's handle and its extension.

Use your other hand to press on the latch.

Lift the handle off the vacuum cleaner.

[Image: Hand holding the vacuum cleaner handle and extension.]

[Image: Other hand pressing the red latch near the hose connection.]

[Image: Handle being lifted off the vacuum cleaner.]

Step 10

Remove the two 15mm screws with the PH1 screwdriver located on the bottom side of grey plastic body from which the handle was removed.

[Image: Screwdriver removing two 15mm screws from the bottom of the grey plastic body. Screws are circled.]

Step 11

Lift the grey compartment out of the main body of the vacuum cleaner by pulling upwards with your hands.

[Image: Hand pulling the grey compartment upwards from the main body.]

[Image: Grey compartment partially lifted out.]

Step 12

Continue to pull on the grey compartment until it is fully out of the main body of the vacuum.

Place the grey compartment on a surface for the next step.

[Image: Hand pulling the grey compartment further out.]

[Image: Grey compartment being pulled completely free.]

[Image: Grey compartment placed on a surface.]

Step 13

Peel the sticker away with your hands until the hidden screw hole is fully exposed.

[Image: Hand peeling a sticker from the grey compartment.]

[Image: Sticker partially peeled, revealing a screw hole.]

[Image: Sticker fully peeled, exposing the screw hole.]

Step 14

Locate and remove the five 15mm screws with a PH1 screwdriver.

[Image: Screwdriver removing five 15mm screws from the grey compartment. Screws are circled.]

Step 15

Insert plastic opening tool into the crevice in the middle between the two halves of the grey compartment.

Apply an outward force throughout and all around the gap in order to separate the two plastic halves.

[Image: Plastic opening tool inserted into the gap between the grey compartment halves.]

[Image: Hand applying outward force to separate the grey compartment halves.]

Step 16

Locate the red power button and its red, blue, and black connected wires.

Pinch and pull the red wire's clear plastic insulator away from the power button with your hands until the metal connector is fully exposed.

Repeat this step for the blue wire.

[Image: Hand locating the red power button and its wires.]

[Image: Hand pinching and pulling the red wire's insulator to expose the connector.]

Step 17

Locate the protrusion on the metal connector of the red wire.

Push down on the protrusion with the metal spudger while pushing the connector on the red wire away from the power button with your fingers.

Pull and wiggle the wire away by its connector with your fingers until it is completely detached from the connector on the power button.

Repeat this step for the blue wire.

[Image: Hand locating the protrusion on the red wire's metal connector.]

[Image: Metal spudger pushing down on the protrusion while connector is pushed away.]

[Image: Wire being pulled away from the power button connector.]

Step 18

Push down towards the outside on the ledges that are holding the power button inside the grey frame.

Pull on the power button from the outside of the grey compartment with your hands, once the ledges are past the edge of grey frame.

[Image: Finger pushing down on ledges holding the power button.]

[Image: Hand pulling the power button outwards.]

[Image: Power button being removed from the grey frame.]

Step 19

Pull the power button a couple inches away from the grey frame with your hands so that you have easy access to the black wire's connection.

Repeat steps 16 and 17 on the black wire and its connector.

Remove the disconnected power button away from the frame with your hands.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

[Image: Power button pulled away, showing access to the black wire connector.]

[Image: Black wire connector being detached.]

[Image: Disconnected power button removed from the frame.]