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Review this chart to find do-it-yourself solutions for minor performance problems. Any service needed, other than those described in this owner's manual, should be performed at a Sears Service center. WARNING Disconnect electrical supply before performing maintenance to the vacuum cleaner, Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury, Vacuum cleaner won't start. 1. Unpluggedat wall outlet. 2. Trippedcircuitbreaker/blownfuse at householdservicepanel. 3, Loosehoseelectricalconnections. 1. Plug in firmly, push ON/OFFswitch to ON. 2. Reset circuitbreaker or replacefuse. 3, Reconnect hose ends. Poorjob of dirt pick-up, 1. Fult or cloggeddust bag. 2, Clogged airflowpassages. 3. Dirty filters. 4. Wrong pile height setting. 5, Open suctioncontrol. 6. Hole in hose. 7, Worn Power-Mate"agitator. 8. Worn or broken belt. 9. Dirty agitator or end caps. 10. Canister hood open. 1, Change bag. 2, Clear airflow passages. 3. Change filters. 4. Adjust setting. 5. Adjust control. 6. Replacehose. 7. Change agitator. 8 & 9. See BELTCHANGING AND AGITATOR CLEANING, 10. Close and latch hood. Vacuum cleaner starts but cuts off, 1. Hose or hoodelectrical connections. 2. Tripped overload protector in Power-Mate'. 3. Tripped thermalprotector in canister. 1. Check connectionsr,econnecthose ends. 2. Removeanyitemsthatmay be caught or jammed, then reset. If vacuum cleaner starts and stopsagain, cleanagitator end end caps, then resel. 3. Reset thermal protector. Power-Mate"wig not run when attached. 1. Power-Mate= connections unplugged. 2. Wornor broken belt. 3. Dirtyagitatoror endcaps. 4, Trippedoverloadprotectorin Power-Mate" 1, Plug in firmly. 2&3. 4, See BELT CHANGINGAND AGITATOR CLEANING. Removeany itemsthat may be caught or jammed,then reset. [f vacuumcleaner startsandstops again, cleanagitator and end caps,thenreset. Vacuum cleaner picks up moveable rugs -or- Power-Mate"pushes too hard. 5, ON/OFF Switch is not in CARPET positon. 1, Wrongpile heightsetting. 2. Suction too strong. 5. Push ON/OFF Switch to CARPET position. 1. Adjust setting. 2. Open suction control. Light won't work, Cord won't rewind. Vacuum cleaner leaves marks on carpet. 1. Burnedout light bulb. 1. Dirty power cord. 2. Cord jammed. 1. Wrongvacuumingpattern. 1. Change light bulb. 1. Clean the power cord. 2. Pull out cord and rewind. 1. See VACUUMINGTIPS. 18

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Review
this chart
to find do-it-yourself
solutions
for minor
performance
problems.
Any service
needed,
other than those
described
in this owner's
manual,
should
be performed
at a Sears
Service
center.
WARNING
Disconnect
electrical
supply before performing
maintenance
to the vacuum
cleaner, Failure to do so could result in electrical
shock or personal
injury,
Vacuum
cleaner won't
1.
start.
2.
3,
Poorjob of dirt
1.
pick-up,
2,
3.
4.
5,
6.
7,
8.
9.
10.
Vacuum cleaner starts but
1.
cuts off,
2.
3.
Power-Mate"wig not
1.
run when attached.
2.
3.
4,
5,
Vacuum cleaner picks up
1,
moveablerugs
-or-
2.
Power-Mate"pushes
too hard.
Light won't work,
1.
Cord won't rewind.
1.
2.
Vacuum cleaner leaves
1.
marks on carpet.
Unpluggedatwall
outlet.
Trippedcircuit
breaker/blownfuse
at householdservicepanel.
Loosehoseelectricalconnections.
Fult
orclogged
dust bag.
Clogged
airflow
passages.
Dirty
filters.
Wrong pile height setting.
Open
suction
control.
Hole in hose.
Worn Power-Mate"
agitator.
Worn or broken belt.
Dirty agitator or end caps.
Canister hood open.
Hose
or hood
electrical connections.
Tripped overload protector in
Power-Mate'.
Tripped
thermal
protector
in canister.
Power-Mate
=
connections
unplugged.
Wornor
broken belt.
Dirtyagitatoror endcaps.
Trippedoverloadprotector
in
Power-Mate"
ON/OFF
Switch is not
in
CARPET positon.
Wrong
pile
heightsetting.
Suction too strong.
1.
Plug in firmly, push ON/OFF switch
to
ON.
2. Reset circuit
breaker
or
replacefuse.
3,
Reconnect
hose ends.
1,
Change bag.
2,
Clear airflow passages.
3.
Changefilters.
4.
Adjust setting.
5.
Adjust
control.
6. Replacehose.
7.
Changeagitator.
8
& 9. See
BELTCHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING,
10. Close and latch hood.
1.
2.
3.
1,
2&3.
4,
Check
connections,
reconnect
hose
ends.
Removeanyitemsthat
may be caught
or jammed, then reset. If vacuum cleaner
starts and
stops
again,
clean
agitator end
end caps, then resel.
Reset thermal protector.
Plug in firmly.
See
BELT CHANGINGAND AGITATOR
CLEANING.
Removeanyitemsthat
maybe
caught
orjammed,thenreset. [f vacuumcleaner
startsand
stops
again,clean
agitator
and
end caps,then
reset.
5.
Push ON/OFF Switch to
CARPET
position.
1.
Adjust
setting.
2.
Open suction control.
Burned
out light bulb.
1.
Change light bulb.
Dirty power cord.
1.
Clean
the
power cord.
Cord jammed.
2.
Pull out cord
and
rewind.
Wrongvacuuming
pattern.
1.
See
VACUUMINGTIPS.
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