BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE
WARNING
Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing or cleaning the vacuum cleaner.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury from vacuum
cleaner suddenly starting.
Review this chart to find do-it-yourself solutions for minor performance problems.
Any service needed, other than those described in these Operating Instructions,
should be performed by an authorized service representative.
PROBLEM
Vacuum Cleaner
won't run.
Poor job of dirt
pick-up.
Vacuum cleaner
picks up moveable
rugs or pushes too
hard.
Light won't work.
Air flow restricted
with attachment use.
Sound changes.
Excessive noise as
vacuum cleaner is
shut off.
Electrical Shock or Personal Injury Hazard
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Unplugged at wall outlet.
2. Tripped circuit breaker/blown
fuse.
3. On /off switch not turned on.
1. Full or clogged dust bag.
2. Wrong pile height setting.
3. Worn agitator.
4. Clogged nozzle or bag holder.
5. Clogged hose.
6. Hole in hose.
7. Broken/misplaced belt.
8. Hose not inserted fully.
9. Motor protection system
activated.
10. Dirty filters.
1. Wrong pile height setting.
1. Burned out light bulb.
1. Broken belt.
2. Bare floor selector in bare
floor setting.
3. Belt installed incorrectly.
1. Attachment use restricts
air flow.
2. New carpet fuzz clogged
air path.
1. Belt rubbing on carpet/bare
floor selector shaft.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION
1. Plug in firmly, push on/off
switch to on.
2. Reset circuit breaker or
replace fuse at household
service panel.
3. Push on/off switch to on.
1. Change bag.
2. Adjust setting.
3. Replace agitator.
4. Check CLOG REMOVAL.
5. Check for clogs.
6. Replace hose.
7. Replace/fix belt.
8. Insert hose fully.
9. Check for clogs.
10. Change filters.
1. Adjust setting.
1. Change light bulb.
1. Replace belt.
2. Move selector to the carpet
setting.
3. Check BELT CHANGING AND
AGITATOR CLEANING.
1. Check ATTACHMENTS.
2. Check CLOG REMOVAL and
clean hose.
1. Push selector all the way
forward.
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