Troubleshooting - Kenmore 125.21814610 Use & Care Manual

Review this table to oQG do-it-yourself solutions for minor performance problems. Any other
service needed, should be performed by a Sears or other TXDOLoHG service agent.
WARNING
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vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury.
PROBLEM
Vacuum cleaner won't
start.
Poor job of dirt
pick-up
Vacuum cleaner starts
but shuts oç.
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PowerMate will not
run when attached.

TROUBLESHOOTING

POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Unplugged at wall outlet.
Tripped circuit breaker/blown
2.
fuse at household service panel.
3. Loose hose electrical
connections.
1. Full or clogged dust bag.
2. &ORJJHG DLUpRZ SDVVDJHV
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3.
4. Wrong pile height setting.
5. Wrong power level selected.
6. Hole in hose.
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7. Worn PowerMate agitator.
Worn or broken belt.
8.
9. Dirty agitator or end caps.
10. Canister hood open.
11. Tripped overload protector
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in PowerMate .
Hose or hood electrical
1.
connections.
2. Tripped overload protector in
®
PowerMate .
Tripped thermal protector in
3.
canister.
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1. PowerMate connections
unplugged.
2. Worn or broken belt.
3. Dirty agitator or end caps.
4. Tripped overload protector in
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PowerMate .
5. Vacuum cleaner in BARE
FLOOR mode.
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POSSIBLE SOLUTION
1. Plug in oUPOy, press ON/OFF switch.
2. Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse.
3. Reconnect hose ends.
1. Change bag.
2. Clear DLUpow passages.
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4. Adjust setting.
Adjust control.
5.
6. Replace hose.
7. Change agitator.
8&9. See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING (page 22).
10. Close and latch hood.
11. Remove any items that may be caught
or jammed, then reset. If vacuum
cleaner starts and stops again, clean
agitator and end caps, then reset.
Check connections, reconnect hose
1.
ends.
Remove any items that may be
2.
caught or jammed, then reset. If
vacuum cleaner starts and stops
again, clean agitator and end caps,
then reset.
See PERFORMANCE/SAFETY
3.
FEATURES – "Thermal Protector"
(page 17).
1. Plug in oUPOy.
2&3. See BELT CHANGING AND
AGITATOR CLEANING (page 22).
Remove any items that may be
4.
caught or jammed, then reset. If
vacuum cleaner starts and stops
again, clean agitator and end caps,
then reset.
5. Press CARPET/BARE FLOOR
button to change to CARPET mode.