Initial Start-Up; Cleaning Lens - Sears kenmore Vacuum Cleaner Owner's Manual

SENSOR
The dirt sensor light system is mounted on the
POWER-MATE
TM
nozzle near the reset button. It
consists of a series of three red lights and one green
light,
Dirt Sensor 1
The lights give you an indication of the amount of dirt
particles that are passing thru the sensor on its way to
the dust bag
INITIAL STARTUP
When the POWER-MATETMis first started, the following
sequences occurs in a two second time frame:
i. All three reds come on,
2. Two reds are on,
3. One red is on.
4. One green is on and will remain on until the
POWER-MATE
TM
nozzte is placed in use.
NOTE- if the nozzie is on a surface that has dirt on it,
dirt wilt be picked up by the vacuum and one or
more red lights might stay on.
IN OPERATION
When the POWER-MATE
TM
is being moved back and
forth on the floor, the lights will change from one
configuration to another as more dirt or less dirt is
being vacuumed. As long as one or more red lights
are on, dirt is passing through the wand to indicate
that the surface is still need of cleaning.
When the green light stays on as the POWER-MATE
TM
is moved back and forth over an area, the sensor is
not seeing enough dirt to warrant further cleaning of
that area,
NOTE: Dirt sensor lights DO NOT function in bare floor
setting.
CLEANING LENS
Although the dirt sensor feature in your Kenmore
POWER-MATE
TM
is designed for years of trouble free
use, the passage of dirt through the air passage
system can coat the lens causing the green light to
come on and stay on - never switching to red. When
this happens the lens must be cleaned,
TO CLEAN THE LENSES:
_. Remove the
wands by
pressing the
quick release
pedal and
lifting up on
the wands,
Cross Section View
//Ring
2. As indicated by
the illustration a
dirt sensor
element is
located on the
inside of the
swivel,
approximately
three and a half
inches down.
Note the arrows,
Each element
should be
cleaned
periodically. To
reach the sensor
elements, use a
small brush such
as a bottle brush,
Brush each sensor
element severaI
times to remove
dust and dirt.
NOTE: Looking down inside the swivel you wilt see a
ring, The sensor elements are located just slightly
below this ring,
3. Replace the wands after cleaning the sensors.
CAUTION
Never use water or any cleaning solution when
cleaning the lenses. The residue of the water or
cleaners will accelerate the recoating of the lenses
and make cleaning necessary sooner.
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