Hoover U5361950 owner manual Filter assembly, How to clean filter assembly

Filter assembly

How to clean filter assembly

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Remove dirt cup and dirt cup lid as described in “How to empty dirt cup”.

Pivot pre-filter assembly toward center of cup.

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C

Pull up on pre-filter assembly. Slide it out	Remove main filter from pre-filter
of cup.	assembly.

The screen (C) can be cleaned with a soft brush or rinsed with water.

Do not rinse or wash the main filter.

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Bend filter to open pleats.

Tap edges of filter until dust particles stop falling from filter.

Do not tap the soft, pleated part of the filter. It could damage the filter.

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G

Lay filter on top of pre-filter. Make sure all filter pleats are inside the edges of the pre-filter. Press on filter gasket (F) until 4 tabs (G) (2 on either side of filter) are set in the slots (H) on the pre-filter.

Be careful not to press the filter gasket below the pre-filter edge.

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Slide pre-filter assembly all the way to	Replace dirt cup.
bottom of cup.

Pivot pre-filter assembly and snap in place.

Replace dirt cup lid.

If lid will not close completely, the pre-filter assembly is not positioned correctly.

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