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Review this table to find do-it-yourself solutions for minor performance problems. Any other
service needed, should be performed by a Sears or other qualified service agent.
,AWARNING
Always turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner before performing maintenance to the
vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal
injury.
Vacuumcleanerwon'tstart. 1,
2.
3,
Poor Jobof dirt 1.
pick-up 2.
3,
4-
5.,
6,
7.
8,
9.
10.
Vacuumcleanerstarts but 1,
shutsoff 2.
PowerMatewiltnot I_
run whenattached,
2,
3.
4,
5.
Performanceindicator
activates,
Vacuumcleanerpicksup
moveablerugs .or-
PowerMals pushestooherd.
Unpluggedatwattoutlet.
Trippedcircuitbreakertblewnfuse
alhouseholdset;Icepanel
Loosehoseelectricalconnections,
Full or clogged dust beg
Clogged afrifow passages
Dirty fillers
Wrong pits heighl selling
Suctioncontrolisopen.
Holeinhose
Worn PowerMate agitator
Worn or broken boll
Dirty agftalor or end caps
Canister hood open_
Hose or hood electrical connections
Tripped overload prolector in
PowerMale,
3o Trippedthermalproloctor
in canister.
PowetMate connections
unplugged
Worn or broken belt,
Dirty agilalor or end cope
Tripped overload protector in
PowerMate.,
1, Plug In flrmly_push ON/OFF switch Io ON
2 Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse
3. Reconnecthoseends,
1, Changebag
2 Clearairflowpassages
3. Changefilters
4. Adjust setting
5, Adjust conlrol
6. Replacehose
7, Changeagitator,
8 & B See BELTCHANGFNGANDAGITATOR
CLEANING
10. Close andlatchhood.
I. Checkcor.'mclions,moonnedDoseends.
2 Removeanyitemsthatmaybecaught
orjammed, thenreset,lfvacuum ctoanerstarts
andslopsagain,cleanagilalorandendcaps,
thenreset
3, Resetthermalprotector
1,
Plug in firmly
See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING
Remove any items that may be caught
or jammed, than reset If vacuum cfeaner starls
and stops again, clean agilator and end caps,
then reset
Switchnotin CARPETposiflon 5. MoveswitchtoCARPET posilion
1_ Fullor cloggeddusl bag t, Changebag
2, Dirlyfillers 2, Changenllers
3. Blockedairflowpassage 3, Clear blockagefromattilowpassage
4., Certainettechmanltools 4, This tsnormal Lightshouldgo off
when tooltsremoved.
I, Wrongpileheightselling 1oAdjusl selling,
2, Suctiontoostrong,, 2. Opensuclioncontro!,
LightWon'iwork'i........... I, Burnedoutlightbulb, I, Changeiighibulb
2 Trippedoverloadprotectorin 2. Removeany itemsthai maybecaughl
PowerMale orJammed,thenresel If vacuumcleanerslams
andslops again,cleanagitator andendcaps.
thenreseL
Cordwon'trewind, t. Dirtypowercord. I. Cleanthepowercord
2. Cordjarnrn.ed. . 2, Pulfoul cordandrewind,
Vacuumcleanerleavesmarks I. Wrongvacuumingpattern. 1, SeeVACUUMINGTIPS
on carpeL
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