Rexair Rainbow Handle Grip Set - E Series, Left and Right

Part R13361 is a handle grip set for Rexair Rainbow E series machines, supplied as a left-hand and right-hand pair that snaps together rather than as a single piece. It is listed for the Rainbow E2, and for E series units with serial numbers beginning 7916820.

Grips take a kind of wear the rest of a machine never sees. Hand pressure, skin oil and whatever cleaning product happens to be around all work on the same small area every time the machine is picked up or pulled along, so the surface goes smooth and slick long before anything structural gives way. A half that has split at the seam is the more urgent case, because the two sides depend on each other to stay closed, and once one is cracked the pair starts to shift under the hand instead of staying put.

Since the set covers both sides, fit the pair together even when only one half has failed. Mixing an old half with a new one leaves an uneven surface and a mismatched feel across the handle, and the second half is usually only months behind the first anyway. Work with the machine unplugged, and press each half fully home so the seam closes flush, since a half that is not seated all the way will lift again the first time the handle takes real weight.

Check your serial number before ordering. This set is listed against machines from 7916820 onward, so a Rainbow from earlier in the E series run is worth confirming against the number stamped on the body rather than ordering on the model name alone.

• Part: R13361, handle grip set
• Sold as: left-hand and right-hand halves, snap-together pair
• Fits: Rexair Rainbow E series, listed for the E2, serial numbers beginning 7916820
• Replace when: a half splits at the seam, or the grip surface has worn slick