OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Clearing Blockages IMPORTANT: Damages caused while clearing or attempting to clear blockages are not covered under your product’s limited warranty.
CAUTION: Beware of sharp objects when clearing blockages. IMPORTANT: Replace parts of the vacuum securely before using again. WARNING: Turn off and unplug the unit before searching for or removing any blockage or debris.
Occasionally the vacuum may become blocked by a build up of debris which will require cleaning. To reduce the risk of electric shock, the power cord must be disconnected before clearing a blockage or performing maintenance or trouble shooting checks.
If you suspect there is a blockage, it is important to locate where it is. Once found, carefully remove it using an appropriate tool that will not cause damage to yourself, the unit or anything
6.There is an intake opening where the beater brush is underneath the unit where debris may collect, reducing suction. You can check this area by releasing the handle with the handle release pedal to make the vacuum cleaner straight. Lay the vacuum on it’s front and look inside the opening with the aid of a flashlight.
Cleaning the Beater Brush
To inspect the beater brush, release the handle with the handle release pedal to make the vacuum cleaner straight and lay the vacuum on it’s front to expose the beater brush on the bottom of the unit. An accumulation of hair, string, thread and other debris may become caught and wrap around the beater brush. The beater brush must be free of debris for effective cleaning. If a build- up of debris is present, remove by carefully cutting with scissors. Avoid damaging or cutting the bristles.
Changing the Belt
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, the power cord must be disconnected before removing the dust cup, filter or performing maintenance/trouble shooting checks. IMPORTANT: Only use belts recommended by the manufacturer. Note: Be very careful with the new belt and DO NOT use any sharp tools to install it that could damage it.
Occasionally the power nozzle drive belt that turns the beater brush will become worn or break or start to slip and will require changing, the frequency will depend on how much your vacuum is used.
1. | Turn the vacuum off and unplug it from |
| the power supply. |
2. | Release the handle with the handle |
| release pedal to make the vacuum |
| cleaner straight and lay the vacuum on |
| it’s front so you can see the bottom of |
| the vacuum clearly. |
5.Take note of where the belt is so that you can be sure that the new one is in the same position. (Fig. 21)
Motor Drive
Shaft
Drive
Belt
Fig. 21
6. Remove the beater brush by lifting |
the right side first, then the left side. |
Be careful as the belt is being |
stretched and has tension. |
7. Remove the belt by first sliding it off |
the beater brush and then off the |
motor drive shaft. To better reach |
the other end of the belt where it is |
wrapped around the motor drive |
shaft, you can lay the vacuum |
cleaner on it’s right side and remove |
else. Follow the following steps to try to find the blockage.
1.First make sure that the dust cup, dust cup screen, filter and
2.Be sure to check all the accessories for blockages as well as different parts of the vacuum cleaner. Shine a light through them to see if there is anything lodged inside.
3.If you are using the handle as an extension, be sure to check inside the handle as well.
4.Check the flexible hose for blockages by removing the hose from the hose connector. The other end may be detached as well by squeezing the ribbed tabs on the sides of the hose and pulling. Straighten the hose and shine a light through in order to find any blockages.
5.Check inside both openings where the two ends of the hose were attached to the main body.
(Fig. 19)
Beater Brush
Threads
Fig. 19
3. Using a Philips screw driver, remove |
the three (3) screws that attach the |
base plate to the power nozzle. Be |
sure to set them aside somewhere |
safe. (Fig. 20) |
Screws
Fig. 20
Base Plate
4.Carefully pry the base plate off by first pulling forward from the front and lifting up.
the small cover panel located on the |
power nozzle just in front of the |
handle release pedal. It is held on |
by three (3) screws. Removing this |
will reveal the motor drive shaft and |
provide easier access to the part of |
the belt which is wrapped around it. |
Be sure to set the screws and small |
cover panel aside somewhere safe. |
8. Clean the area of any debris or belt |
residue that may be present. |
9. Install the new belt just as the old |
one was. First loop it onto the motor |
drive shaft and then onto the beater |
brush. Stretch it as you put the |
beater brush back into place starting |
with the left side first, then the right |
side. Check to make sure that the |
belt is centered on the motor drive |
shaft and that the beater brush |
rotates. |
10. Once the new belt is installed |
correctly, replace the small cover |
panel and base plate and ensure that |
all the screws are back in place and |
tightened. Do not turn the screws |
too tightly to avoid stripping the |
screw holes. |
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