Dustbag Changing - Kenmore 116.21714 Use & Care Manual

DUSTBAG CHANGING
For best cleaning results, the dust bag should be changed often. The CHECK BAG indicator
light will come on when the dust bag needs to be changed or the airflow is blocked.
NOTE: Use replacement dust bag STYLE Q or i(C16KDRGZOUO, see part number detait in
REPLACEMENT PARTS (page 5).
I
REMOVING DUST BAG
1. Turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner.
2. Remove hose from canister. (See
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION5_ page 8).
3. Pull hood release out and up.
4. Lift canister hood.
5. Pull dust bag out
of the red bag
mount and dispose
of dust bag.
NOTE: Check the
motor safety filter
and replace, if
necessary. (See
MOTOR SAFETY
FILTER CHANGING,
page 22).
Red Bag
Mount
NOTE: The red bag mount will flip forward
after removing dust bag. This will prevent
the hood from closing until a new dust bag
is installed.
2!
REPLACING DUST BAG
Note: DO NOT bend or crease the
middle of the cardboard when installing
the dust bag into the bag mount slots.
1. Verify that vacuum cleaner is
unplugged.
2. Rotate red bag
mount clown and "\_
install dust bag into
slots per illustration, _._
pushing down until
the cardboard tab
locks into position
and the holes align.
3. Tuck the dust bag securely into the bag
cavity so that none of the dust bag is able
to be pinched by the hood,
4. Close and latch canister hood.
5. Insert hose into canister until it snaps in
place. (See ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS,
page 8).
CAUTION
NEVER EMPTY OUT AND REUSE A DUST
i BAG. Very fine materials, such as carpet
freshener, face powder, fine dust, plaster,
soot, new carpet lint, etc. can clog the
idust bag and cause it to burst before it is
full and may cause damage to vacuum
cleaner motor. Change dust bag more
often when vacuuming these materials.