Flymo Edger And Trimmer Fault Finding Chart, Manual line feed, Spool cap and nylon line, latch

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Fault Finding Chart

WARNING Disconnect from the mains electricity supply before attempting any maintenance or adjustment.

FAULT

LINE NOT FEEDING

OR

LINE TOO SHORT

OR

TRIMMER VIBRATES

CONTINUOUS CLATTER-

ING NOISE

LINE SNAPS CONTINU-

OUSLY

CHECK

Is the automatic line feed working?

Is the line fed out and visible?

Is the manual line feed work- ing?

Has the motor reached full speed before use?

Has too much line been fed out?

Is the line cutter missing from the safety guard?

Are you using the trimmer correctly?

Is the line jamming on the spool?

ACTION

No	Manually feed out line.
	SEE “MANUAL LINE FEED”
	Remove cap and spool, free line and
No	re-fit spool and cap.	SEE “SPOOL
	CAP AND NYLON LINE”
No	The line may be jammed on the spool.
	Rewind line to remove crossed loops.
	Check that line is in correct section of spool.
	Allow the motor to reach full speed
No	before use
Yes	SEE “MANUAL LINE FEED”
	Contact your local approved Service
Yes	Centre or Electrolux Outdoor
	Products Customer Service.

?Only use tip of nylon line to trim.

SEE “How to trim and edge”

	Rewind the line on the spool, if symptoms
Yes
	still persist, change spool and line.

IF NONE OF THE ABOVE OR IF FAULT PERSISTS

Contact Electrolux Outdoor Products Customer Service Telephone : 01325 300303

N

manual line feed button

Manual line feed

To manually feed the nylon line (N)

1.If required line can be fed out manually.

2.To operate, press and release manual line feed button, whilst gently pulling on one of the lines until the line reaches the line cutter.

3.When the required amount of line is fed out, gently pull on the second line (there is no need to press the man- ual line feed button again).

4.If the line extends past the line cutter, too much line has been fed out.

5.If too much line is fed out, remove the spool cap and

click spool anti-clockwise until the line is at the desired length.

Spool cap and nylon line

P
cap	1
cap release
latch
spool
	2
spoolholder	slot

To remove spool cap
1.	Press and hold in the two cap release latches.	(P).
2.	Pull cap away from the spoolholder.	(P).

When refitting the spool cap

1.Keep all areas of the cap and spoolholder clean. Failure to do so may prevent the cap being securely located in the spoolholder.

2.Replace the cap, pressing firmly DOWN towards the spoolholder to ensure cap is fully located.

3.Check that the cap is correctly fitted by trying to

remove it without depressing the two latches.