Kenmore 81714 Use & Care Manual page 12

FOR BEST CLEANING RESULTS
• Slide suction control
forward to increase
suction for upholstery
and carpets.
• Slide suction control
back to decrease
suction for lightweight rugs or drapes.
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each assembly area in REMOVING
CLOGS (page 16) occasionally for clogs.
WARNING:
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cleaner from outlet before checking for clogs.
STAIRS
WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
Use care if canister is placed on stairs. It
may fall, causing personal injury or
property damage.
CAUTION
Product Damage Hazard
Do not pull on the hose to move the
canister from one stair to the next. When
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handle grip on the canister to move the
vacuum cleaner to a new location for
further cleaning.
The stair grip
located on lower
body of the canister
will aid in
preventing the
canister from
slipping when used
on stairs.
NOTE: Be sure the stair grip has engaged
a step and that the canister is balanced
securely on stairs before starting to vacuum.
VACUUMING TIPS
SUCTION
CONTROL
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SUGGESTED SWEEPING PATTERN
For best cleaning action, the PowerMate
should be pushed straight away from
you and pulled straight back. At the end
of each pull stroke, the direction of the
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PowerMate should be changed to point
into the next section to be cleaned. This
pattern should be continued across the
carpet with slow, gliding motions.
NOTE: Fast, jerky
strokes do not
provide complete
cleaning.
EDGE CLEANER
Active brush edge
cleaners are on both
sides of the
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PowerMate . Guide
either side of the
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PowerMate along
base-boards or next
to furniture to help
remove dirt trapped
at carpet edges.
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POWERMATE STORAGE
The lower wand has a U-shaped storage
hook at its base that slides into the U-shaped
slot on the canister. The storage hook allows
the wands and PowerMate
the canister to conserve storage space.
The canister must be stored on end for
this feature to be used.
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for storage attachment. Use the handle
release pedal to place it in this position. The
wand will slip out of the slot as it is lifted up
for use and will slide into the slot as it is
lowered for
storage.
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to be stored with
Storage
Hook
Slot