Kenmore 116.29319 Use & Care Manual page 20

Review this
table to find do-it-yourself solutions for minor performance problems. Any other
service needed should be performed by a Sears or other qualified service agent.
WARNING
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 deanerwon't s tart. 1.
2.
3.
Poor j obofdirt 1.
pick-up. 2.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Vacuum deanerstarts but 1.
shuts off. 2.
3.
PowerMate w ill not 1.
runwhenattached.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Check BagIndicator 1.
activates. 2.
3,
4.
Vacuum cleaner p icks up 1.
moveable rugs -or- 2.
PowerMate p ushes too hard.
Unplugged a t wall outlet.
Tripped circuit b reaker/blown fuse
at household s ervicepanel.
Loose hoseelectrical c onnections.
Fullor doggeddust b ag.
Clogged airflowpassages.
3. Dirtyfilters.
Wrongpile height s etting.
Suction controt i sopen=
Holeinhose.
WornPowerMate agitator=
Wornor broken belt.
Dirty agitatoror endcaps.
Canister h oodopen,
Hose or hood electricalconnections,
Tripped overload protectorin
PowerMate=
Tripped thermat protector
in canister.
PowerMate c onnections
unplugged.
Wornor broken belt.
Dirty agitatoror endcaps.
Tripped overload protector in
PowerMate.
1. Pluginfirmly,push ON/OFF switch to ON.
2. Reset circuitbreaker or replace f use.
3. Reconnecthose ends.
1. Change bag.
2. Clear airflow passages=
3. Change f ilters.
4. Adjustsetting.
5. Adjustcontrol.
6. Replace h ose.
7. Change a gitator.
8 &9. SeeBELT C HANGING ANDAGITATOR
CLEANING=
10. Close and latch hood.
1. Check connections, recomect hose ends.
2. Remove a nyitems that maybecaught
or jammed, thenreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again,clean agitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
3. Reset thermal p rotector.
1. Pluginfirmly.
2&3.
4.
SeeBELT C HANGING ANDAGITATOR
CLEANING.
Remove a nyitems thatmaybecaught
or jammed, thenreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again, d eanagitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
Moveswitch to CARPET position. Switch not inCARPET position, 5.
Fullordoggeddust b ag. 1. Change b ag.
Dirtyfilters. 2, Change f ilters.
Blocked airflow passage. 3. Clear blockage from airflowpassage.
Certain attachment tools. 4. This is normalIndicator s hould turnfromred
to green when toolisremoved.
Wrongpile height setting. I.Adjust setting.
Suction toostrong. 2. Opensuction control
Light woWfwork. I. Burned outlightbulb. I. Change l ightbulb.
2. Tripped overload protector in 2. Remove a nyitems that maybecaught
PowerMate. or jammed, thenreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again,deanagitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
Cordwon'trewind, I. Dirty power cord. I. Clean thepower c ord.
2. Cordjammed. 2. Pull o utcordandrewind.
Vacuum cleaner leaves marks 1. Wrongvacuuming p attern. 1. SeeVACUUMING TIPS,
oncarpet.
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