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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 qualified service agent.
I
ARNING
Turn off and unplug
the vacuum
cleaner
before
performing
maintenance.
Failure
to do so could
result in electrical
shock or personal
injury.
Vacuum cleaner won't
1.
start.
2.
3.
Poorjob of dirt
1.
pick-up.
2.
Vacuum cleaner starts but
cuts off.
Power-Mate ®will not
run when attached.
Unplugged at wall outlet.
Tripped circuit breaker/blown
fuse
at household service panel.
Loose hose electrical connections.
Full or clogged dust bag.
Clogged airflow passages.
3. Dirty filters.
4. Wrong pile height setting.
5. Open suction control.
6. Hole in hose.
7. Worn Power-Mate ®agitator.
8. Worn or broken belt.
9. Dirty agitator or end caps.
10. Canister hood open.
1. Hose or hood electrical connections.
Tripped overload protector in
Power-Mate ® .
Tripped thermal protector
in canister.
1. Power-Mate ®connections
unplugged.
2. Worn or broken belt.
3. Dirty agitator or end caps.
4. Tripped overload protector in
Power-Mate ®
1. Plug in firmly, push ON/OFF switch to
ON.
2. Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse.
3. Reconnect
hose ends.
1. Change bag.
2. Clear airflow passages.
3. Change filters.
4. Adjust setting.
5. Adjust control.
6. Replace hose.
7. Change agitator.
8 & 9. See BELTCHANGING AND AGITA-
TOR CLEANING.
10. Close and latch hood.
1.
Check
connections,
reconnect
hose
ends,
2. Remove
any items that may
be caught
or jammed,
then
reset.
If vacuum
cleaner
starts and
stops again,
clean
agitator
and
end caps, then reset.
3. Reset thermal
protector.
1.
2&3.
4.
Plug in firmly.
See BELTCHANGING AND AGITA-
TOR CLEANING.
Remove any items that may be caught
or jammed, then reset. If vacuum
cleaner starts and stopsagain, clean
agitator and end caps, then reset.
Vacuum cleaner picks up
1. Wrong pile height setting.
1. Adjust setting.
moveable rugs -or-
2. Suction too strong.
2. Open suction control.
Power-Mate ®pushes
too hard.
Lightwon't work.
1. Burnedout light bulb.
1. Change light bulb.
Cord won't rewind.
1. Dirty power cord.
1. Clean the power cord.
2. Cord jammed.
2. Pull out cord and rewind.
Vacuum cleaner leaves
1. Wrong vacuuming pattern.
1. See VACUUMING TIPS.
marks on carpet.
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