SEBO Bag Housing Locking Catch for ESSENTIAL G4 and G5 - Gray Black

Bag housings stay shut because of one small moulded catch. On the ESSENTIAL G4 and G5 that catch is 51103GS, drawn at position 25 and finished in gray black. It engages as the housing closes and holds it firmly against the machine body.

Once the catch cracks or its hook wears round, the housing no longer pulls up tight. The first symptom is usually weak pickup rather than an obvious mechanical fault, because the compartment has stopped closing squarely and air is entering somewhere other than through the bag. Dust escaping along the joint follows, and by then people are often checking hoses and filters looking for a blockage that does not exist. Small part, disproportionate effect, and a straightforward change once the machine is in front of you.

• Part number: 51103GS, bag housing locking catch
• Diagram position: 25 on the ESSENTIAL G4/G5 drawing
• Colour: gray black
• Fits: SEBO ESSENTIAL G4 and ESSENTIAL G5
• Symptoms: housing that will not pull up tight, a latch that no longer bites, dust tracking along the closing line, suction that has quietly dropped
• Not to be confused with: 51153GS, the cover release used on the same models

The catch works with the locking rod 5083 and its spring 5084, at positions 26 and 24 on the same sheet, so if the action is stiff rather than slack look there before condemning the catch. The housing itself is 51150HG, complete with bumper, and the bumper base alone is 51102HG. Anyone searching for a SEBO G5 bag door latch or a G4 locking catch replacement should also fit a fresh bag from box 5093AM once the compartment closes properly again, since a bag that has been running in a leaking chamber rarely reseats well. Genuine SEBO part held by an authorized dealer; ships in 2-5 business days.