BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE
WARNING Electrical Shock or Personal Injury Hazard
Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing or cleaning the vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury from vacuum cleaner suddenly starting.
Review this chart to find
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| Vacuum Cleaner | 1. | Unplugged at wall outlet. | 1. | Plug in firmly, turn on vacuum cleaner. | |||||||
| won’t run. | 2. | Tripped circuit breaker/blown fuse | 2. | Reset circuit breaker or replace | |||||||
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| fuse. | ||||
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| 3. | Thermal protector tripped. | 3. | Unplug vacuum cleaner, allow to cool | ||||||
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| and thermal protector will reset itself. | |||
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| Poor job of dirt | 1. | Full or clogged dust bin. | 1. | Empty dust bin. | |||||||
| pick up | 2. | Worn agitator. | 2. | Take to your nearest Panasonic | |||||||
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| Service Center. | |||
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| 3. | Clogged nozzle. | 3. | Check for clogs. | ||||||
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| 4. | Clogged hose. | 4. | Check for clogs. | ||||||
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| 5. | Hole in hose. | 5. | Take to your nearest Panasonic | ||||||
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| 6. | Broken belt | 6. | Replace belt. | ||||||
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| 7. | Motor protection system activated. | 7. | Check for clogs. | ||||||
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| 8. | Dirty filters. | 8. | Change primary filter and | ||||||
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| exhaust filter. | |||
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| 9. | Floor/Tools Selector knob in | 9. | Check Floor/Tools selector knob | ||||||
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| wrong position. |
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| Light won’t work. | 1. | Burned out light bulb. | 1. | Change light bulb. | |||||||
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| Agitator does not turn. | 1. | Carpet/Bare floor selector in Bare Floor | 1. | Select CARPET position. | |||||||
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| 2. | Broken belt. | 2. | Replace belt. | ||||||
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| 3. | Tripped overload protector in | 3. | Remove any items that may be caught | ||||||
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| or jammed, then reset. If vacuum | ||||
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| cleaner starts and stops again, clean | |||
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| agitator and end caps, then reset. | |||
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| Air flow restricted | 1. | Attachment use restricts air flow. | 1. | See ATTACHMENTS. | |||||||
| with attachment use. | 2. | New carpet fuzz clogged air path. | 2. | See CLOG REMOVAL and clean | |||||||
| Sound changes. |
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| hose. | ||||
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| 3. | Floor/Tool Selector knob in | 3. | Check Floor/Tool selector knob | ||||||
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| wrong position. |
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| Dirt Sensor | 1. | Dirty optic cells. | 1. | See CLEANING OPTIC CELLS. | |||||||
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| AEROBLAST lights stay | 1. | Dust bin not installed properly. | 1. | Check dust bin installation. | |||||||
| lit during operation. |
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