Bissell 18M9 Vacuum Cleaner User Manual


 
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Maintenance and care
10
Check your vacuum’s rotating floor
brush and drive belt regularly for
wear or damage.
1. Turn power OFF. Unplug vacuum cord from
electrical outlet.
2. Place handle in low position and turn vacu-
um over so bottom side is facing up.
3. Using a screwdriver, remove the five screws
and lift brush cover off.
4. Grasp rotating floor brush at both ends
and lift.
5. Clean strings, hair and other debris from
rotating floor brush, motor pulley and drive
belt areas.
6. Check drive belt for wear, cuts or stressed
areas.
7. Check air passageway for obstructions.
Remove debris from this area.
Replace drive belt
1. Turn power OFF. Unplug vacuum cord
from electrical outlet.
2. With rotating brush removed (steps 1-4
of ckecking rotating floor brush and
drive belt), grasp old drive belt and
remove from motor pulley. Discard old
drive belt.
3. Place new drive belt over motor pulley
and stretch other end over rotating floor
brush in the space between the bristles.
4. Place ends of rotating floor brush down
into slots.
5. Turn rotating floor brush by hand in the
direction of the motor pulley. If properly
installed, drive belt will center itself on
rotating brush.
6. Reposition brush cover and fasten 5
screws back into place.
Motor
Pulley
3 &4.
Brush Cover
6.
Checking rotating floor brush and drive belt
Brush Cover
3.
Motor
Pulley
4.
Air Passageway
7.