Maintenance and care

Rotating brush and drive belt maintenance

Check your vacuum cleaner’s rotating floor brush and drive belt regularly for debris, wear or damage. Debris can wrap around the brush and hamper its ability to effectively clean your carpet.

1.Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.

2.Remove detachable canister from vacuum cleaner

3.Recline handle and turn vacuum cleaner over so bottom side is up.

4.Remove the six screws as shown with a Phillips head screwdriver. Lift the brush cover off.

5.Lift the rotating floor brush to remove. Clean strings, hair and other debris from the brush, paying special attention to the brush ends.

6.Check air passageway for obstructions. Remove any debris from this area.

7.Clean debris from the motor pulley and drive belt areas.

8.Check drive belt carefully for wear, cuts or stressed areas. If any damage is present, discard old drive belt and replace.

9.Place one end of the new drive belt over motor pulley and the other end over the brush in the space between the bristles.

10.Pull the brush firmly to stretch the drive belt and place ends of brush down into slots on sides as shown. Turn brush several times by hand to center the drive belt.

11.Reposition brush cover and screws. Tighten screws securely.

Caution:

To reduce the risk of injury from moving parts, turn off vacuum cleaner and disconnect Power Plug from electrical outlet.

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Bissell 89Q9, 18Z6 Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet, Clean debris from the motor pulley and drive belt areas, Pulley

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