Where can I found a switch for Pfaff 1222E? It seem to be discontinued.
Sometimes the sewing machine companies have parts that will work on several models but very often you have to have the exact piece for your machine so be very careful when placing an order to make sure it will fit the exact model of your machine.
I'm not sure if there is a difference in parts for the Phaff 1222 and Phaff 1222E but check it out before ordering.
You can probably call any of these sites and know within minutes if they have the correct part and price.
www.helpowl.com/
a1sewingmachine.com/
www.sewingmachine-parts.com/
brubakerssewing.com/
www.sewingpartsonline.com/
You can also check Sears Service Center.
Switch Pfaff #70-112000-02 is suitable for 1221, 1222, 1222E & 1222SE www.amazon.ca/
You can buy Pfaff #70-112000-02 on ebay.com for EUR 17.95 www.ebay.co.uk/
I have a Pfaff 1020 machine and while I was hemming some jeans my presser foot fell off and won't reattach. Usually I can just pop it back into place and I assumed it was magnetic.
I'm not quite sure what happened. If anyone could help me that would be great!If it is like the other Pfaff, there is a little claw like thing that holds the feet on, not a magnet....perhaps the foot is bent and it is not lining up with the claws.
I found a video that explains it sort of:
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If you think this is the case, take a pliers and gently adjust in or out so they meet.
Post back with updates!
My Pfaff sewing machine won't sew more than a few stitches then it halts and does run, but does not stitch. I have changed the bobbin, rethreaded, and cleaned my machine and it starts to sew a few stitches, jams, and continues with no stitches.
What am I doing wrong? It worked yesterday.I am unable to get my Hobby 1020 to switch stitch types. Is this an easy fix or should I take to to a professional?
The LED lights on the above sewing machine began to flicker and sometimes stay off for awhile. If they come back on they continue to flicker.
The thread is snapping on my Pfaff 138/115 industrial sewing machine. The top thread keeps on snapping when stitching.
I have changed the needle and rethreaded. What can I adjust to resolve this? I desperately need help.I'd recommend undoing it all, Thaaniz. Remove the top thread as well as the bottom bobbin, rewind everything to ensure no thread has a small knot. Check the placement of the top thread spool to see there's nothing preventing it from uncoiling smoothly. Re-set your tensions to zero (upper and lower, although I suspect the problem may be with the upper tension being too tight). Double-check your threading instructions and re-thread your machine.
Safe to presume you're using a decent quality thread? No insult intended, but sometimes going in search of a bargain ends up in frustration.
If the foregoing hasn't helped and your thread is still breaking, remove all threads, again, and try running the machine with no thread. Listen to the sound of the motor. You know when it's running properly, right?
The only other thing I can think is that maybe the new needle is in at a bad angle or the screw holding it in place isn't tight enough?
My machine was sewing fine till yesterday. But now when I switch it on, the display and other LEDs are not functioning. However, the machine bulb is working. Someone suggested to switch off the machine and put it on after 10 secs. The status is the same. It looks like a fuse has blown.
How do I open the machine and replace the 3A fuse. I need the procedure and service manual. I have searched on the Internet extensively for repair instructions, but I could not find anything for my machine.
I have a Pfaff 360. When cleaning it the position finger spring fell out. I have the instruction manual, I have the repair manual, and I have the supplemental repair manual, but I cannot find this part listed anywhere (it fell out when I was using the brush to clean out under the needle plate.
Does anyone know where this goes? I found the part number: Pfaff #91-060197-15, but no reference on how to put it back in the machine. Can anyone please help or tell me what manual I need to buy to fix this?
I found this video that seems to show exactly how to do this on a Pfaff machine. I have watched the video and it was not completely apparent to me how to do this or where that mysterious piece comes into play, but I think it's at the very beginning of the video.
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"It's kind of tricky", the technician says. LOL! This is why I would rather take my machine to a repairperson than attempt it myself
best of luck! I would be curious to know if you succeed
I have a Pffaf p80 that has been jamming the material and making a bundle of thread in the bobbin. It is only the upper thread, like it is not picking the upper one.
The 360 has not been used for several years and needed cleaning and oiling. Before cleaning and oiling the machine worked, by hand, in forward nd reverse with no apparent problems. After cleaning and oiling with most, not all, stitch changes, etc. it seemed to work OK. However, at the respective adjusters the bobbin would not sync with the needle and in the forward direction struck the bobbin holder while working in the reverse direction.
After further cleaning and oiling other newly discovered oil points the bobbin holder rotated freely in the stitch holder. The bobbin is placed in its case outside the machine and that case is placed into another holder on the shuttle shaft. It is the bobbin holder that rotates freely on the shaft without an ability to sync with the needle as it attempts to descend into the bobbin thread area striking the holder outside the proper slot area. At no time does the bobbin holder in the other case appear to be held in a synchronized position. By hand it just continues to rotate freely no matter the position of the needle holder (without the needle in the machine).
The 362 machine had been left exposed in a closet of an ocean area home for many, many years and was, in the beginning, completely locked up. After a preliminary cleaning and oiling it would operate by hand, with difficulty, with all moving parts, needle, bobbin housing, etc. working in both forward and reverse. As it was still very stiff further cleaning was done with additional oil points being dealt with. After reaching the point of being easily operated by hand a needle was installed only to find it to have the same problem.
No thread, or fluff, appears visible in any of the bobbin areas, yet two different machines that were only cleaned and oiled appear to have the same failure.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Pictures of both machines can be provided if that would help. BTW the 360 was purchased in 1960 and the 362 was purchased in 1965. My mom had an earlier similar model Pfaff purchased in the early 50s that she sewed my dad's welding leathers on, as well as, fine fabrics for dresses, etc. It's only failure was a fiber gear, that Pfaff replaced in about 1955 at no charge. It swelled under extended use jamming the machine causing her no end of distress when sewing the leather material. They are very tough machines.
You really need to take this machine into a repair tech with experience on vintage Pfaffs. It sounds to me the timing is off and possibly a few gears have deteriorated.
Neither (and I could be wrong about either!) are home fixes. Re-timing a high-end machine like a Pfaff is best done by someone who has invested the time and money in training. I do repair-refurb on Singer and a few other vintage machine brands but wouldn't touch a Pfaff as these are very different no matter how similar they look to a Singer (not much really:). I also won't try working on a computerised model - I don't have the money for training and manuals and wouldn't dream of 'learning' on someone's sewing machine!
RE what you will be charged...Service manuals cost in the high three digit figures, and tools to work on vintage electrics are costly as well (but not as costly as the manuals, ouchie!). To give you an example, I paid over $700USD for a Singer (500series) manual back in the late 90s.
I cannot emphasis strongly enough the need to take these machines to a pro - your problem, while it does sound very much like a timing problem, may be instead a minuscule 'burr' of rust that you can't see at home and likely wouldn't know where to look for any road.
I own so many vintage machines my husband wants me to sell them all or open a museum:) You have two very desirable machines well worth the cost of having them restored to sewing functionality, and I have to now confess to wishing you'd posted snaps, and to a HUGE machine envy, you lucky Pfaff owner, you!
