Emptying The Dust Container; Cleaning / Changing The Exhaust Filter - Dirt Devil Centrino Cleancontrol Red M2009 Manual De Instrucciones

3 Maintenance

3.1 Emptying the dust container

Empty the dust container after each vacu-
uming session to maintain the performance of
your cylinder vacuum cleaner.
Empty the dust container at the latest when
the "MAX" mark on the dust container has been
reached or when the cleaning indicator (Fig. 1/
8) lights up.
ATTENTION:
Switch off the appliance before emptying the
dust container. In this way, you will prevent
dust from soiling and damaging the appli-
ance.
1. Release the dust container by pressing the
release catch (Fig. 8) and then remove the
dust container from its holder,.
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NOTE:
Be careful when removing the dust filter bag
so that no dust escapes.
2. Empty the dust container by holding it low
over a dustbin and only then push the but-
ton (Fig. 9/1) to fold down the bottom plate.
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NOTE:
You can dispose of the dust filter bag with
your regular domestic trash as long as it con-
tains no waste materials prohibited in
domestic trash.
3. Remove any residual dust that may have
collected in the dust compartment.
4. Fold the bottom plate back up. It will snap
shut with a distinct click.
5. Also clean or exchange the motor protec-
tion filter on this occasion.
"Cleaning / changing the motor protection
filter".
6. Put the dust container back into its holder.
You must feel and hear it click into place.
3.2 Changing filters
ATTENTION:
All filters may not be machine-washed or
cleaned in dishwashing-machine.
Keep the cleaning and changing intervals
given below.
Replace damaged filters as soon as possi-
ble.
The following 3 filters are installed:
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Exhaust filter (Fig. 10/1)
- Cleaning: according to the degree of soil-
ing, but at least once per month
- Changing: every 6 months
Motor protection filter (Fig. 10/2)
Dust and dirt particles can fix themselves to the
motor protection filter and reduce the airflow.
- Cleaning: according to the degree of soil-
ing, but at least once per month
Changing: every 6 months
Central laminar filter (Fig. 10/3)
Dust and dirt particles can become attached to
the central laminar filter and reduce the airflow.
- Cleaning: To maintain suction perfor-
mance, clean the filter after each vac-
uuming session.
- Changing: If the central laminar filter is
very dirty or it is no longer possible to
clean it, replace it with a new filter
( Chapter 5.1, "List of consumable
parts").
3.3 Cleaning / changing the
exhaust filter
1. Switch off the appliance.
2. Push down the release catch of the exhaust
filter cover and fold down the exhaust filter
Chapter 3.4,
cover (Fig. 11).
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3. Remove the exhaust filter.
4. Hold the exhaust filter with its holder over a
dustbin and then separate the filter element
from the holder.
5. Tap the dust out of the exhaust filter ele-
ment. If this is insufficient for cleaning it,
wash it thoroughly by hand, wring it out and
let it dry for at least 15 hours before replac-
ing it in the appliance.
6. Put the cleaned or new exhaust filter ele-
ment ( Chapter 5, "Spare parts") into the
filter holder.
7. Put the exhaust filter back into its holder.
8. Attach the exhaust filter cover first at the
bottom side and then fold it (Fig. 12)shut
until you feel and hear it snap into place.
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