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.
WARNING
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.
Vacuum cleanerwon't start.
Poor j obofdirt
pick-up,
Vacuum cleaner startsbut
shuts off.
PowerMate® will not
runwhenattached,
1. Unplugged a t wall outlet.
2, Tripped circuit b reaker/blown fuse
at household s ervicepanel.
3, Loose hoseelectrical c onnections.
1. Fullor cloggeddustbag.
2. Clogged airflowpassages.
3. Dirtyfilters.
4. Wrongpileheight s etting.
5, Suction control i sopen,
6, Holeinhose.
Z WornPowerMate® agitator.
8, Wornor broken belt.
9. Dirty agitatoror endcaps.
10. Canister h oodopen.
1, Hose or hoodelectrical c onnections.
2, Tripped overload protector i n
PowerMate®.
Tripped thermat p rotector
in canister.
I, PowerMate® connections
unplugged.
2, Wornor broken belt.
3. Dirty agitatoror endcaps.
4. Tripped overload protector i n
PowerMate®.
1. Pluginfirmly,pushON/OFF switch to ON.
2, Reset circuitbreaker or replace fuse.
3, Reconnecthose ends=
I, Change bag page 15.
2. Clear airflow passages (page14).
3= Change f ilters (page 16).
4. Adjustsetting(page 14).
5, Adjustcontrol ( page 13).
6, Replace hose.
7. Change a gitator
(page19}.
8& 9. SeeBELT CHANGINGAND AGITATOR
CLEANING (page 17-18).
10.Close and latchhood.
1. Check c on_ctions, recor_ect hose e nds.
2, Remove a nyitems that maybecaught
or jammed, t henreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again,clean agitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
3. Reset thermal p rotector (page 13).
1, Pluginfirmly.
2&3.
4,
SeeBELT CHANGINGAND AGITATOR
CLEANING (page 17-18).
Remove a nyitems that maybecaught
or jammed, t henreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again,deanagitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
Moveswitch to CARPET position.
5. Switch not in CARPET position.
5.
Check BagIndicator
1. Fullor cloggeddust b ag,
1. Change bag.
activates.
2, Dirtyfilters.
2, Changefllters.
3. Blocked airflow passage.
3= Clear blockage from airflowpassage.
4. Certain attachment tools.
4. This is normalIndicator s hould turnfromred
to green when toolis removed.
Vacuum cleaner picksup
I, Wrongpile height setting.
I, Adjust s ettingpage 14.
moveable rugs-or-
2, Suction too strong.
2, Opensuction controlpage 13).
PowerMate® pushes too hard.
Light won'fwork.
1. Burned out lightbulb.
1. Change lightbulb(page 18).
2, Tripped overload protector i n
2, Remove a nyitems that maybecaught
PowerMate®=
or jammed, t henreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again,clean agitatorandendcaps,
thenreset.
Cordwon'trewind.
1. Dirty power cord.
1. Clean the power cord.
2, Cordjamme&
2, Pull o utcordandrewind.
Vacuum cleaner l eaves marks
I, Wrongvacuuming p attern=
I, SeeVACUUMING TIPS (page 10).
oncarpel
= 20 =