Maytag Black Valve Handle -...
$6.99
Product details
The valve handle works the suction diverter, the valve that sends airflow either to the floor nozzle or out to the hose. This is the black handle, part B480-8914B, for the Maytag M1200 and for the Riccar R30D, R30P and R30PET and Simplicity S30D, S30P and S30PET Synchrony uprights.
The handle takes a firm push every time you change modes, and after enough cycles it fatigues and snaps at the pivot. With it broken the valve stays wherever it was left: either the hose has no suction or the floor nozzle has none, and there is no way to switch over without taking the machine apart.
A new handle restores positive control of the diverter. This is the black version, which is the one to order if the rest of your trim is black.








