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Kenmore 116.23485C Use & Care Manual page 19

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PERFORMANCE FEATURES
WARNING
Personal injury Hazard
Always turn off and unplug the vacuum
cleaner before cleaning the agitator area
as agitator may suddenly restart. Failure
to do socan result in personal injury.
BELT RESET
The PowerMate has
built-in protection
against motor and
belt damage should
the agitator jam. if
the agitator slows
down or stops, the
BELT RESET shuts off
the PowerMate. The
canister motor will
continue to run.
BELT RESET
To correct
problem:
Turn off and unplug
vacuum
cleaner,
remove
obstruction,
then
press BELT RESET button.
if the problem
persists, have the vacuum
cleaner
serviced
by a Sears or other
qualified
service agent.
THERMAL PROTECTOR
This vacuum cleaner has a thermal
protector which automatically trips to
protect the vacuum cleaner from
overheating, if a clog prevents the normal
flow of air to the motor, the thermal
protector turns the motor off
automatically. This altows the motor to
cool in order to prevent possible damage
to the vacuum cleaner.
To correct problem: Turn off and unplug
vacuum cleaner to allow the vacuum
cleaner to coot and the thermal protector
to reset. Check for and remove clogs, if
necessary. See REMOVING CLOGS (page
20). Also check and replace any clogged
filters. Wait approximately
thirty (30)
minutes and plug the vacuum cleaner in
and turn back on to check if the thermal
protector has reset.
CHECK BAG iNDiCATOR
When the vacuum cleaner is running with
normal airflow, the CHECK BAG light is
off. The light comes on when the bag is
full, airflow becomes blocked, or if there
is a clog. if that occurs, first check the
disposable dust bag.
Then check the
motor safety filter and other posslbie clog
locations shown in REMOVING CLOGS
(page 20).
To correct problem: See the TROUBLE=
SHOOTING table (page 27-28).
NOTE: The indicator light may come on
when usingcertain attachments, due to re-
duced airflow through attachment. When
using in low suctionthe indicator light may
not function.
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