Kenmore 116.28615 owner manual Awarning

Review this table to find do-it-yourself service needed, should be performed

solutions for minor performance problems. Any other by a Sears or other qualified service agent.

,AWARNING

Always turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner before performing maintenance to the vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury.

Vacuum cleanerwon'tstart.	1,	Unpluggedat wattoutlet.
	2.	Trippedcircuitbreakertblewnfuse
		alhouseholdset;Icepanel
	3,	Loosehoseelectrical connections,
Poor Jobof dirt	1.	Full or clogged	dust beg
pick-up	2.	Clogged afrifow passages
	3,	Dirty fillers
	4-	Wrong pits heighl		selling
	5.,	Suctioncontrolisopen.
	6,	Holeinhose
	7.	Worn PowerMate		agitator
	8,	Worn or broken boll
	9.	Dirty agftalor or end caps
	10.	Canister hood	open_
Vacuum cleanerstarts but	1,	Hose or hood	electrical connections
shuts off	2.	Tripped overload		prolector in
		PowerMale,

1, Plug In flrmly_ push ON/OFF switch Io ON

2Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse

3.Reconnecthose ends,

1, Change bag

2Clear airflowpassages

3.Change filters

4.Adjust setting 5, Adjust conlrol 6. Replacehose

7, Change agitator,

8 & B See BELTCHANGFNGAND AGITATOR

CLEANING

10.Close and latchhood.

I.Checkcor.'mclions,moonnedDoseends.

2 Removeany items thatmaybe caught orjammed, then reset, lfvacuum ctoanerstarts

and slopsagain, cleanagilalor andend caps, thenreset

	3o	Trippedthermalproloctor
		in canister.
PowerMatewilt not	I_	PowetMate connections
run when attached,	2,	unplugged
		Worn or broken belt,
	3.	Dirty agilalor or end cope
	4,	Tripped overload protector in

PowerMate.,

3, Resetthermalprotector

1, Plug in firmly

See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR CLEANING

Remove any items that may be caught

or jammed, than reset If vacuum cfeaner starls

and stops again, clean agilator and end caps, then reset

	5.	Switch not in CARPETposiflon		5.	Move switchtoCARPET posilion
Performanceindicator	1_	Fullor cloggeddusl bag		t,	Changebag
activates,	2,	Dirly fillers		2,	Changenllers
	3.	Blockedairflowpassage		3, Clear blockagefrom attilowpassage
	4., Certain ettechmanltools			4, This ts normal Lightshouldgo off
					when toolts removed.
Vacuum cleaner picksup	I,	Wrongpile height selling		1o Adjusl selling,
moveablerugs .or-	2,	Suctiontoo strong,,		2.	Open suclion contro!,
PowerMals pushestoo herd.
Light Won'iwork'i	I,	Burnedout lightbulb,		I,	Changeiighi bulb
	2	Trippedoverloadprotectorin		2.	Removeany items thai maybe caughl
		PowerMale			or Jammed,thenresel If vacuumcleanerslams
					andslops again, cleanagitator andendcaps.
					thenreseL
Cordwon'trewind,	t.	Dirtypower cord.		I.	Cleanthe powercord
	2.	Cordjarnrn.de.	.	2,	Pulfoul cordand rewind,
Vacuum cleanerleavesmarks	I.	Wrongvacuumingpattern.		1,	SeeVACUUMINGTIPS
on carpeL

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