Milwaukee M18 vacuum not working?

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2 жыл бұрын

My go back to battery vacuum for clearing drain lines stopped working. This is my second failed Milwaukee vacuum in the past 6 months that stopped working for no reason. #milwaukeetools #milwaukeem18 #vacuum #drain

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@jonathanweeks9956 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Followed your instructions step-by-step and now my vacuum is working again. Thank you so much!

@PotentialDifference1 14 күн бұрын

Thank you for this tutorial! I opened mine up and saw the red wire at the solder point on the board was disconnected from burning up, right at the solder😂. I just cut that extra red wire coming from the switch and reused because I didn't have any spare connecters. Works like a charm! 🙏

@coltonkruse2313 7 ай бұрын

Man nice video! Super thorough and clear troubleshooting. Going to save this video for when I have time to take my vacuum apart. Thanks

@timothytran604 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

@nicho4381 26 күн бұрын

Exactly what I needed, much appreciated 👍

@jessemejia6018 2 жыл бұрын

Great video,thanks.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@peterclark1069 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

Not awesome. Unless you want to set fire to your house/garage

@ViniloMc 8 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you

@hvacmadeeasy1788 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@patrick2422 Жыл бұрын

Mine broke other day going to try this in the morning cheers mate 🙌🏻👍

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, hope it work out for you.

@stephenfiore9960 Жыл бұрын

…What a F’ng mess….Thanks a lot Milwaukee!!!!

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

And thank this guy, when you follow his "fix" and burn your house down

@gheka35 10 ай бұрын

@@Ubermeisteryyyyou won’t burn your house down, but you will damage your battery as it doesn’t have a low voltage protection anymore. You could remove the Milwaukee board and add a simple voltage drop board

@kennethringwood9474 7 ай бұрын

Super Thank You!

@shanesstuff1321 4 ай бұрын

great video mate thanks from Brisbane Australia

@hvacmadeeasy1788 4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@finderskeepers9106 Жыл бұрын

Fixed mine… going to run it like this for a while till i can get a new one.

@courtneymaroney764 Жыл бұрын

Thank you buddy probably could have done it with the video but I like to watch haha

@joselopez633 Жыл бұрын

I now have 2 of the same vacuum not working. This made one of them work. Thanks!

@darrelqify Жыл бұрын

Thorough! Thanks man!

@joeb2480 Жыл бұрын

Great vac, mine started making loud noises and couldn't find anything wrong. Found your video but decided to not take mine apart since it was 3.5 yrs old and still under warranty. Submitted claim at the Milwaukee eservice site along with my proof of purchase (email from Home Depot I had ordered online). No problem. They even provide shipping label and they PAY FOR SHIPPING BOTH WAYS. Good news is they sent me back a brand new vac in the box with all accys etc. It was delivered to me fedex within 2 weeks of sending the old one. Sweet, they stand by their tools. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS. BTW sent in my 8.0 Ah battery over the summer as it wouldn't charge correctly, only to 2 bars. They replaced that no questions asked too. Last, my vac was never used to suck anything wet so not sure why the motor went.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Good to know.

@paulsinghish Жыл бұрын

Hey brother do you know the motor part number or link to purchase one?

@ivanbush8428 Жыл бұрын

thanks man mine has the same issue and works just fine with the bypass, i just made a spade bypass so I didn't have to cut the factory wiring , seems that card is almost a planned failure feature by Milwawkee tools since mine is only a year old.

@desertclimber78 4 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@hvacmadeeasy1788 3 ай бұрын

No problem!

@frankb8616 Жыл бұрын

I’ve gone through 4 of these in less than one year. It must be by design to get you to buy another. Basically a throwaway one use vacuum.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Yes and to add to that, the hose was placed in the most difficult area to transition from pull to push. Hope the video helped.

@ade222 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting, very helpful !

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@bobbycraig7940 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@hvacmadeeasy1788 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@ProfFrank5000 Жыл бұрын

I used this to fix my vac. Thanks dude!

@TomKirkman1 2 ай бұрын

I've had three go out. One went out on the second time I used it.

@jimenez3053 Жыл бұрын

Good job sir. Thank u

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Did it work for you?

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

This is a "good job" if you like the tasty fire of lithium batteries..

@mikepappas9195 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks, I will try this. Would you recommend putting an in-line fuse in the negative lead going from th switch to the motor ? I have m12 vac with same problem, uses 6 Amp battery. Not sure what amperage fuse to use. Thanks for any advice you can spare.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Generally Fuses should be at least 25% larger than the maximum continuous current you plan to draw. Not sure of the running amp of the motor but good idea.

@wowchad 9 ай бұрын

This my fav vac, but watch your filter gasket b/c it’s not glued in so it’s prone to falling out which allows junk past filter & into motor which quickly trashes it! Mine works intermittently & I think it’s the overload protection circuit. Fingers crossed it isn’t over 5 yrs old so Milw. will fix it for free under warranty.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 9 ай бұрын

I love this vacuum except for when I need to remove the hose, it can be very difficult.

@Dan.Parker 6 ай бұрын

What is the purpose of the circuit board if you can just bypass it

@kcretni 3 ай бұрын

The circuit board is some kind of motor protection.(I think) You can temporarty jumped but not permanently jumped.

@finderskeepers9106 Жыл бұрын

Instead of splicing in the negative bypass you can just connect it straight to the switch by expanding and crimping it down to the switch so you can undo it and not void the warranty.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Had it for a while, don’t care about the warranty at this point.

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

Warranty? If you opened the machine up, the warranty is void anyway, Einstein 😂

@NycCitizen 27 күн бұрын

What’s the fix for the board….is there a fuse or something? What does the board do? Do we need a circuit breaker now?

@gabesreef 2 жыл бұрын

That was easy. Hope this helps some people

@hvacmadeeasy1788 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it does

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

I hope people don't burn their houses an äd garages down because of this clown.

@felipealejandrocruzrojas9947 Жыл бұрын

Es sierto la mia estaba higual gracias

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

Prata svenska?

@30cal.outdoors88 Жыл бұрын

Hi I'm now in need of doing this thx for your video. Question though I'm not electrician. Will this work if I'm using the HD 12 battery or will it burn out something. My brain keeps wondering what the circuit board is for. Is it to regulate power from larger batteries . Thx

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Is HD 12 battery meaning 12ah? If so it will make the unit run longer than a 6ah battery but it should be fine as long as it a M18 battery. Either way I think this vacuum is obsolete but you should try to use the warranty if they will acknowledge it. This video is really a last resort.

@nickfriedrichs7198 Жыл бұрын

Same crap with mine. You can see on the board where it blew up. Is it ok to run without board or will it mess up batteries or blow the motor??

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Mine runs fine

@br5339 Жыл бұрын

Great troubleshooting! I believe the circuit board is what helps ensure you don’t discharge the battery to far and ruin it, no? If so, are you just making sure you don’t run the batter past 1 bar on the power meter or something?

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

This is NOT "great troubleshooting" It's the easiest way to solve things: bypass everything. I wouldn't do this, it's a fire hazard. The moror runs now, but it isn't fixed, just hacked, in a bad way.

@user-mn4fp8zj2d 6 ай бұрын

Quick fix while in a pinch. It drains your batteries power very fast !!

@acebeen2raw541 Жыл бұрын

could i possibly cut the unused wire &’ use it instead of a jumper?

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

You could and cap the other end if you don’t have additional wires.

@tvm2209 Жыл бұрын

Bought same vacuum 2 weeks ago and used 2 times maybe 5 minutes each lightly. 3rd time I tried to use it and the vac refuses to turn on lol smh.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s crazy that this made it passed their QC.

@tvm2209 Жыл бұрын

Update: I literally just tried again after almost a year of it just sitting in my garage and it works flawlessly 😂

@salg7998 Ай бұрын

Funny you used Dewalt tools to repair s milwaukee tool. Good video

@mmbodnar Жыл бұрын

is there a surface mount fuse on the control board?

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

I did not see a fuse but you could always add one.

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

Well, you didn't look for a fuse either. How the f can you advise people to burn their houses down?

@crappysoup Жыл бұрын

encountered this same problem. do you think it's some inherent issue with this vacuum? thanks for your expertise

@jaysmallz1110 Жыл бұрын

I have 2 of these vacuums (manufacturered around 2020) and both have this same problem

@crappysoup Жыл бұрын

@@jaysmallz1110 Seems like it's the model.. Have you sent any of them into Milwaukee?

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Yes it seem like a manufacturer defect.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

No I didn’t but I have a few techs with the same issue.

@joeshepherd4412 Жыл бұрын

Had one of these when first came out lasted couple years then since that I've been through 4 of them breaking within 6 months or less seen quite few plumbers having same issue so definitely a problem with design

@nickfriedrichs7198 Жыл бұрын

K I’ll do it run with it thanks

@thisguy7852 9 ай бұрын

Did this turn out to be a long term fix??

@hvacmadeeasy1788 9 ай бұрын

It’s still running and I use it daily.

@mfl9879 Жыл бұрын

My problem was a cold battery

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

I thought I would get a suggestion to a "true" fix. This mod would likely kill your batteries, and you have zero protection against short circuits. Fire hazard likely. I won't do this to my machine. Do this at your own risk guys!!

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

There is no true fix since this model is discontinued. Just add a in line fuse if you’re concerned or just upgrade to the newer models. Thanks for watching.

@SilliestSmurfEver 10 ай бұрын

Someone who can do electronics can do a true fix or at least a much safer one.

@musiklyfe7683 2 ай бұрын

They do sell replacement chips for this device now. I may consider trying that route. 🤷

@matthewstringer4424 Жыл бұрын

The motor is locked up on mine.

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

That’s unfortunate but replaceable.

@matthewstringer4424 Жыл бұрын

Discontinued

@sracoma87 Жыл бұрын

You a hvac tech???

@hvacmadeeasy1788 Жыл бұрын

Yes I am

@Ubermeisteryyy Жыл бұрын

If he is, i wouldn't use his services. This hack is potentially lethal. Lithium fire is not a pleasant thing.

@davidstfleur4451 6 ай бұрын

I will hack my vacuum. Thanks mate

@IsaCb-lo7wl 9 ай бұрын

Love the lesson but it’s $99 just exchange it !!

@richardpowell2416 7 ай бұрын

Mine goes out every 3 months and I'm too busy to keep sending them in to milwaukee. They even pay for the shipping when I get them warrantied. I just don't have time or patience for my vacuum always being down.

@doughoist 6 ай бұрын

I think this is known issue to Milwaukee but it costs them very little to manage as the trouble it causes the customer to have it fixed causes very little actual warranty work for them.@@richardpowell2416