Operating Your Central Vacuum - Lindsay VacuMaid Owner's Manual

The temporary adapter should be used
only until a properly grounded outlet
(Figure A) can be installed by a qualified
electrician. NOTE: Temporary adapt-
ers are not permitted in Canada. The
green colored rigid ear, lug or the like,
extending from the adapter, must be
connected to a permanent ground such
as a properly grounded outlet box cover.
Whenever the adapter is used, it must be
held in place by a metal screw.
GROUNDED
OUTLET
GROUNDING
PIN
FIGURE A
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
FOR PERMANENTLY CONNECTED APPLIANCE
This appliance must be connected to a grounded metal, permanent wiring system;
or an equipment-grounding conductor must be run with the circuit conductors
and connected to the equipment-grounding terminal or lead on the appliance.
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
FOR ELECTRIC HOSE OR VACUUM HOSE USED WITH EXTENSION CORD
This appliance must be connected to a polarized (2-pole receptacle),
permanent wiring system.
RECEIVER BOX FOR REMOTE CONTROL
This receiver box must be directly plugged into a polarized (2-pole receptacle)
permanent wiring system. Do not use an adapter.
DANGER ---
Do not use the receiver box for any other purpose except for
use with the intended central vacuum system, 24 volt remote control system. Any
other use may cause malfunction or breakdown of the receiver box.
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DANGER-
Improper connection
of the equipment - grounding conduc-
tor can result in a risk of electric shock.
Check with a qualified electrician or your
installer if you are in doubt as to wheth-
er the outlet is properly grounded. Do
not modify the plug provided with the
appliance - if it will not fit the outlet use
a temporary adaptor as shown and have
a proper outlet installed by a qualified
electrician as soon as possible.
ADAPTER
METAL
SCREW
TAB FOR
GROUNDING SCREW
FIGURE B
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OPERATING YOUR CENTRAL VACUUM

Your central vacuum system has been
engineered for a long, trouble-free ser-
vice life. Your power unit is covered by a
factory limited warranty that is enclosed
with these instructions. Please read your
limited warranty carefully. Be sure to fill
out your registration at:
www.lindsaymfg.com/registration
This will validate your factory warranty.
Remember, your warranty does not cover
abuse or misuse of the equipment.
CLEANING TOOLS - Since there are
several tool kits available, the use and
care of these tools is explained in a sep-
arate booklet packed with each of the
tool kits. It is very important to utilize
the tool that is designed to perform
a particular cleaning job, in order to
obtain full efficiency from your system.
Each of the tools and their designed
use is explained in the booklet packed
with your particular tool kit. Also,
other special carpet & flooring tools
are available, which are not included
as part of the normal tool kits. A few of
these are a vibrating upholstery tool, a
pet grooming tool, and a hand held air
turbine. In addition, there are acces-
sories designed to allow you to safely
pick up liquids with your cleaning
system such as the Wet Pick-Up. Each
of these tools is available for purchase
from your local dealer; if you would
like to know more about a certain tool,
please contact them.
VACUUM INLETS - When opening the
door of the vacuum inlet valve to insert
the cleaning hose, care should be tak-
en not to distort the door by forcing it
too far open. Do not turn the system
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on and try to open the door of another
inlet, since this will tend to pull the rub-
ber gasket from the door. If inlet does
not have remote on/off hose activated,
leave door open for a few seconds after
removing hose from inlet so the cyclonic
filtration has time to shut down and
debris can settle back down into the
dirt can. If the power unit continues to
run after the hose is removed from the
inlet, the small ball which activates the
low voltage switch at the inlet should be
checked to make sure it has not become
lodged in some way. Should this not
shut the unit off, disconnect the electri-
cal supply to the power unit and notify
your local dealer or serviceman.
VACUUM POWER UNIT - Your power
unit does not require any oil. The
bearings in the motor are greased and
sealed for life. The motor of the unit
has contact brushes inside. As the unit
is used, the brushes will wear, even
when functioning properly. Because
of this, the brushes in most power
units will need to be replaced after
700 to 1,500 hours of use. Brush life
is also affected by humidity, altitude,
temperature and the number of starts
and stops. So, there is a wide spread
in the actual life of the motor brush-
es. On average the life of the motor
brush, when used in a normal manner,
will be from ten to twenty years. The
cost of replacing your motor brushes
is not great; but, the damage that can
be done to the motor through not
replacing the brushes before they are
completely worn out is considerable.
We recommend that you have your
unit and motor brushes inspected by a
qualified serviceman every 4-6 years.
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