Review this table to find do-it-yourself service needed, should be performed

solutions for minor performance problems. Any other by a Sears or other qualified service agent.

,AWARNING

Always turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner before performing maintenance to the vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury.

Vacuum cleanerwon'tstart.

1,

Unpluggedat wattoutlet.

 

2.

Trippedcircuitbreakertblewnfuse

 

 

alhouseholdset;Icepanel

 

3,

Loosehoseelectrical connections,

Poor Jobof dirt

1.

Full or clogged

dust beg

pick-up

2.

Clogged afrifow passages

 

3,

Dirty fillers

 

 

 

4-

Wrong pits heighl

selling

 

5.,

Suctioncontrolisopen.

 

6,

Holeinhose

 

 

 

7.

Worn PowerMate

agitator

 

8,

Worn or broken boll

 

9.

Dirty agftalor or end caps

 

10.

Canister hood

open_

Vacuum cleanerstarts but

1,

Hose or hood

electrical connections

shuts off

2.

Tripped overload

prolector in

 

 

PowerMale,

 

 

1, Plug In flrmly_ push ON/OFF switch Io ON

2Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse

3.Reconnecthose ends,

1, Change bag

2Clear airflowpassages

3.Change filters

4.Adjust setting 5, Adjust conlrol 6. Replacehose

7, Change agitator,

8 & B See BELTCHANGFNGAND AGITATOR

CLEANING

10.Close and latchhood.

I.Checkcor.'mclions,moonnedDoseends.

2 Removeany items thatmaybe caught orjammed, then reset, lfvacuum ctoanerstarts

and slopsagain, cleanagilalor andend caps, thenreset

 

3o

Trippedthermalproloctor

 

 

in canister.

PowerMatewilt not

I_

PowetMate connections

run when attached,

2,

unplugged

 

Worn or broken belt,

 

3.

Dirty agilalor or end cope

 

4,

Tripped overload protector in

PowerMate.,

3, Resetthermalprotector

1, Plug in firmly

See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR CLEANING

Remove any items that may be caught

or jammed, than reset If vacuum cfeaner starls

and stops again, clean agilator and end caps, then reset

 

5.

Switch not in CARPETposiflon

 

5.

Move switchtoCARPET posilion

Performanceindicator

1_

Fullor cloggeddusl bag

 

t,

Changebag

activates,

2,

Dirly fillers

 

2,

Changenllers

 

3.

Blockedairflowpassage

 

3, Clear blockagefrom attilowpassage

 

4., Certain ettechmanltools

 

4, This ts normal Lightshouldgo off

 

 

 

 

 

when toolts removed.

Vacuum cleaner picksup

I,

Wrongpile height selling

 

1o Adjusl selling,

moveablerugs .or-

2,

Suctiontoo strong,,

 

2.

Open suclion contro!,

PowerMals pushestoo herd.

 

 

 

 

 

Light Won'iwork'i

I,

Burnedout lightbulb,

 

I,

Changeiighi bulb

 

2

Trippedoverloadprotectorin

 

2.

Removeany items thai maybe caughl

 

 

PowerMale

 

 

or Jammed,thenresel If vacuumcleanerslams

 

 

 

 

 

andslops again, cleanagitator andendcaps.

 

 

 

 

 

thenreseL

Cordwon'trewind,

t.

Dirtypower cord.

 

I.

Cleanthe powercord

 

2.

Cordjarnrn.de.

.

2,

Pulfoul cordand rewind,

Vacuum cleanerleavesmarks

I.

Wrongvacuumingpattern.

 

1,

SeeVACUUMINGTIPS

on carpeL

 

 

 

 

 

2O

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