Bissell 1044 Vacuum Cleaner User Manual


 
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Maintenance and care
Check rotating floor brush
and drive belt (cont)
4. Grasp rotating floor brush at both
ends and lift.
5. Clean strings, hair and other debris
from rotating floor brush, paying
particular attention to brush ends.
6. Clean strings, hair and other debris
from motor pulley and drive belt areas.
7. Check drive belt carefully for wear,
cuts or stressed areas.
8. Check air passageway for obstruc-
tions. Remove debris from this area.
Replace drive belt
1. Unplug the vacuum from electrical outlet.
2. With rotating floor brush removed from
vacuum cleaner (Steps 1-4 of check
rotating floor brush and drive belt),
grasp old drive belt and remove from
motor pulley. Discard the old drive belt.
3. Place new drive belt over motor pulley
and loop other end over rotating floor
brush in the space between the bristles.
NOTE: It is important that
you use only genuine BISSELL
replacement belts. Generic
belts may not meet the exact
specifications required to keep
your vacuum operating at its
peak performance. The use of
unbranded belts could lead to
early failure of the vacuum and
could void your warranty.
4. Pull the rotating floor brush firmly into
position, stretching the drive belt, and
place ends of rotating floor brush
down into the slots on sides as shown.
Alignment of brush ends in slots may
be necessary to fully insert the brush.
5. Turn rotating floor brush by hand several
times in the direction of motor pulley. If
properly installed, drive belt will center
itself on rotating brush crown.
6. Insert front edge of brush cover, rotate
into place, and snap 3 latches.
8.
Motor
Pulley
Air Passageway
3.
Motor
Pulley