Bag Changing - Sears Kenmore 116.21514 Use & Care Manual

BAG CHANGING
For best cleaning results, the dust bag shouJdbe changed often. The CHECK BAG indicator
will come on when the bag needs to be changed or the airflow is blocked.
NOTE: Use replacement dust bag STYLE C, see part number detail in REPLACEMENT PARTS
(page 6).
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REMOVING DUST BAG
1. Turnoff and unplug vacuum cleaner.
2. Remove hose from canister. (See
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS, page 8).
3. Puffhood release out and up.
4. Lift canister hood.
S. Pull bag out of the
red bag mount and
dispose of dust bag.
NOTE: Check the
motor safety filter
and replace, if
necessary. (See
MOTOR SAFETY
FILTERCHANGING,
page 21).
NOTE: The red bag mount will flip forward
after removing bag. Thiswill prevent the
hood from closing until a new bag is
installed.
REPLACING DUST BAG
Note: DO NOT bend or crease the middle
of the cardboard when installing the bag
into the bag mount slots.
1. Verify that vacuum cleaner is unplugged.
2. Rotate red bag
mount down and
instal[ bag into stats \_
per illustration,
pushing down until _
the cardboard tab
locks into position
and the holes align.
3. Tuck the bag securely into the bag
cavity so that none of the bag is able to be
pinched by the hood.
4. Close and latch canister hood.
5. Insert hose into canister until ff snaps in
place. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS, page 8).
_lb CAUTION
NEVER EMPTY OUT AND REUSE A DUST
BAG. Very fine materials, such as carpet
freshener, face powder, fine dust, plaster,
soot, new carpet lint, etc. can clog the
bag and cause it to burst before it is full
and may cause damage to vacuum
cleaner motor. Change bag more often
when vacuuming these materials.
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