Originally Posted by AnnieF
This happened to me with my Janome. I brought it into the shop to find out that the foot pedal has a spring in it that compresses when you press your foot down, and my spring had broken. They do not replace the spring...I had to buy a new pedal for about $65.
Same thing with the foot control on my Janome. Store said not to leave the foot control on the floor when not in use.....dampness.....huh? Am sure it is like you said, a spring has broken or slipped and I also had to buy a new pedal. Now this one has done it a couple of times....frustrating...esp since I like the machine so much....would think that they would come up with tougher pedal mechanisms.