Kenmore 2029319 - Canister Vacuum Use And 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 quaEifiedservice agent
W-JARNING
Always turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner before performing maintenance to the
vacuum cleanen Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personae
injury_
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Vacuum cleaner won't s tart.
Poor jobofdirt
pick-up
1 Unplugged atwall o ulteL
2 Tripped d rcuitbreakedblovm fuse
athousehold
service panel,
3- Loose h ose e lectric]connecUons
I Full or dogged d ust b ag
Clogged airflow passages
i Girlyl_llers,
. Wrong pileheighl s etting
; SucGon contmlis open
6- Hole i n hose
7. Worn Power-Mal_ agi_alor
8 Worn or broken hell
I Plug i nfirmly, push ON/OFF switch
to ON
2 Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse
3_ Reconnect hoseends
"I. C hange b ag
2 Clear a inlow passages
3 Change l _l_ers
4.. A diust setting
5. Ad)usl control
,, Replace h ose
• Change a gitator.
8 &9° SeeBELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
g Dirty agitator or endcaps CLEANING,
tQ Canister hood open 10. Ctose and!alch hood
Vacuum cleanerstarts but
i Hose or hood elecludcal conneclions I,C_conred_rs_nredhoseen_
Remove a nyilems that m aybecaughl
shutsoff 2 Trippedpower_Maleovedoad prolector in 2 orjamm_d,,_ then reset.IIvacuum cleanero starts
and stops again, c lean agila_or andendcaps,
then r eset,
3 Tdpped t hermal proleclor 3 Reset Ihermat prolector
incanister
Power-Mate
witl not
I Powu-Mate r..onnections
t Plug i n _nnly
mn whenattached_
unplugged.
2, Worn orbroken belR 2 &3 SeeBELT CHANGING A NDAGITATOR
3, Dirtyagitator or endcaps. CLEANING
Remove anyHems t haimaybecaught
4 Tdppedovedoadpower.Mate protector in
4 or jammed, then r eseL Ifvacuum c leaner
sleds
andslops a_ain, dean agiLatar and end caps,
then resel,
5, Swilch notinCARPET p osition 5, Move switch to CARPET p esilion
Check BagIndicator I, Full o r clogged dustbag I Change bag. _ ......................
activates. 2, Di_ fillers, 2, Change fillers.
3, Blocked a iffl_vpassage. 3, Clearblockage fromairllowpessage.
4, Certain atbchmenl fools 4, Thisis normal I ndicalor should turn fromred
to green when tool iaremoved
Vacuum cleaner
pecks up i Wrong pile height setting
I.Adjust selling
moveable r ugs.or- 2, Suction t oos[rong 2, Opensuction conlrol
Power-Male pushes t oohard,
Light w on't w ork. I. Burned o ut lightbulb. 1, Change lightbulb.
Remove anyilemsthalmaybecau_hl
2 Trippedpower.MaleoveHoad p_otaclor in 2 or jammed, then r eset. Ir vacuum c leaner starts
andslopsagain, c lean agi_torandendcaps,
then r eset.
Cordwon'trewind, 1, Dillypower cord 1, Cleanthepower c ord,
2. Cordlammed 2_Pulloulcord andrewind
Vacuum c_eaner leavesmarks 1, Wrong va_um]ng patlem t, SeeVACUUMING TIPS
on carpel
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