Troubleshooting - Hoover UH70800 Owner's Manual

If a minor problem occurs, it usually can be solved quite easily when the cause is found by using the
checklist below.
Any other servicing should be done by an authorized service representative.
If appliance is not working as it should, has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors, or dropped into water, take
it to a service center prior to continuing use.
To reduce risk of personal injury - Unplug vacuum before servicing.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
Vacuum won't
1. Power cord not firmly plugged into outlet.
run
2. Blown fuse or tripped breaker.
3. Thermal Protector activated.
System Check
1.Rinsable Filter and/ or Filter
Indicator has
turned red
2. Dirt cup full and/ or clogged.
or
Vacuum won't
3. Broken or worn belt.
pick up
or
4. Brushroll and/ or Hose clogged.
Low suction
5. Carpet height setting is incorrect.
Cord Rewind
1. Cord reel does not retract.
does not work
Dust escaping
1. Dirt cup full.
from vacuum
2. Dirt cup not installed correctly.
3. Hose not installed correctly.
4. Rinsable and/ or Filter made with
HEPA media not installed completely.
Headlight not
1. Bulb burnt out.
working
2. Loose electrical wires.
Vacuum is
1. Carpet height setting is
difficult to push
or won't move
forward
Powered Hand
1. Too much pressure being applied to
Tool brushroll
tool.
won't turn
2. Blockage.
3. Low vacuum suction.
Smoky/burning
1. Belt broken or stretched.
smell detected
2. Brushroll is clogged.

5. TROUBLESHOOTING

WARNING
!
made with HEPA media is dirty.
incorrect.
!
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
1. Plug unit in firmly.
2. Check fuse or breaker in home. Replace
fuse/reset breaker in home.
3. Unplug and allow vacuum to cool for 30min.
(This willl reset the thermal protector)
1. Clean Rinsable Filter and or Filter made
with HEPA media - Pg. 9 and 10.
2. Empty dirt cup - Pg. 9.
3. Replace belt - Pg.12.
4. Check Hose - Pg. 11. Check Brushroll - Pg.11.
5. Set Carpet Height Adjustment to appropri-
ate setting for carpet being cleaned - Pg.7.
1. Call 1-800-944-9200 for the nearest
authorized service representative
1. Empty dirt cup - Pg. 9.
2. Review Dirt Cup removal & replacement
- Pg. 9.
3. Review Hose installation - Pg. 7.
4. Review Filter Removal and Cleaning - Pg.
9 and 10.
1. Replace bulb - Pg. 12.
2. Call 1-800-944-9200 for nearest autho-
rized Hoover
1. Set Carpet Height Adjustment knob to
appropriate setting for carpet being cleaned
- Pg. 7.
1. Continue using tool applying light pres-
sure.
2. Remove blockage - Pg. 11
3. Check items under "Vacuum won't pick or
Low suction."
1. Replace brushroll belt - Pg. 12.
2. Clear/ remove debris from brushroll - Pg. 11.
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