If You Have A Problem - Hoover FH50 Owner's Manual

To Replace Belt or Brushroll
3.5
Remove belt. Dispose
of old belt.

4. If you have a problem

If a minor problem occurs, it usually can be solved quite easily when the cause is found by using the
check list below.
WARNING: TO REDUCE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY - UNPLUG CLEANER BEFORE SERVICING.
PROBLEM
Cleaner won't run Power cord not firmly
Cleaner won't
pick-up or low
suction
Water escaping
from Cleaner
Cleaner won't
dispense solution
Motor noise
becomes
high-pitched
3.6
Place belt on motor
shaft, then slip
brushroll through
belt. Place belt in area
of brushroll without
bristles.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
plugged into outlet.
Blown fuse or tripped
breaker.
Needs service.
Dirty Water Tank Door not
installed.
Dirty Water Tank is not
installed correctly.
Dirty Water Tank is full.
Dirty water passage clogged.
Foam filter is dirty.
Dirty Water Tank is full.
Dirty Water tank is not
installed correctly.
Solution reservoir not
installed properly.
Solution reservoir not
installed properly.
Needs service.
The float in the Dirty Water
Tank has been activated.
3.7
With belt in place,
pull and slide brush
roll into nozzle, mak-
ing sure that the
brushroll end caps
are in the correct
orientation (Diagram
7a). IMPORTANT:
ROTATE BRUSHROLL
MANUALLY TO
MAKE SURE BELT IS
NOT TWISTED OR
PINCHED.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
Plug unit in firmly.
Check fuse or breaker in home. Replace
fuse/reset breaker.
Take to service center. To find nearest
location, visit our website at www.hoover.
com or call 1-800-944-9200.
Insert Dirty Water Tank Door - Pg. 8, 9.
Review Placing Dirty Water Tank in base of
cleaner - Pg. 9.
Empty Dirty Water Tank - Pg. 8.
Clean Dirty Water Tank - Pg. 8.
Clean filter. Review Emptying & Cleaning the
Dirty Water Tank - Pg. 8.
Emptying Dirty Water Tank - Pg. 8.
Review Placing Dirty Water Tank in base of
cleaner - Pg. 9.
Review Review Solution Reservoir Installa-
tion - Pg. 7.
Review Review Solution Reservoir Installa-
tion - Pg. 7.
Take to service center. To find nearest loca-
tion, visit our website at www.hoover.com
or call 1-800-944-9200.
Review Emptying & Cleaning the Dirty Water
Tank - Pg. 8.
10
3.8
Replace belt cover by
inserting end furthest
from brushroll first.
Then place front
of belt cover into
position. Secure by
replacing the two
screws.