Maintenance and care
Check rotating floor brush and drive belt
You should check your vacuum cleaner’s rotating floor brush and drive belt regu- larly for wear or damage. You should also clean the brush and brush ends of string, hair and carpet fibers. These can wrap around the brush and hamper its ability to effectively clean your carpet. Also remove any debris that has accu- mulated under the brush cover.
1.Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
Brush
2.Place handle in low position and turn vacuum cleaner over so bottom side is up.
3.Remove the two screws from the brush cover (as shown) with a Phillips head screwdriver. Lift the brush cover off.
4.Grasp rotating floor brush at both ends and lift.
5.Clean strings, hair and other debris from rotating floor brush, paying par- ticular attention to brush ends.
6.Clean strings, hair and other debris from motor pulley and drive belt areas.
7.Check drive belt carefully for wear, cuts or stressed areas. Replace if worn or damaged.
8.Check air passageway for obstructions. Remove debris from this area.
Replace drive belt
1.Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
2.With rotating floor brush removed from vac- uum cleaner (Steps
3.Place new drive belt over motor pulley and stretch other end over rotating floor brush in the space between the bristles.
4.Place ends of rotating floor brush down into slots on sides as shown.
5.Turn rotating floor brush by hand several times in direction of motor pulley. If prop- erly installed, drive belt will center itself on rotating brush.
6.Reposition brush cover and replace two
screws. Make sure end of brush cover is snapped into place.
Motor
Pulley
Cover
Air Passageway
Brush
Cover
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