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.
Fallure to do so could
result
in electrical
shock or personal
injury.
Vacuum cJeaner w on'tstart.
Poor j obof dirt
pick-up.
Vacuumcleanerstartsbut
shutsoff.
PowerMate® will not
runwhen attached.
Vacuum cleanerpicks up
moveableruqs=or.
PowerMate_pushes t oo hard.
Lightwon't work.
Cordwon't rewind.
Vacuum cleaner leavesmarks
oncarpet.
1. Unplugged a twall outbt.
2. Tripped circuit b reaker/blown fuse
at household service panel
3. Loose hose electrical connections.
1. Full o r doggeddustbag.
2. Clogged airflowpassages.
3. Dirtyfilters.
4. Wrongpileheightsetting.
5. Suction c ontrol i s open.
6. Holeinhose.
Z WornPowerMate® a gitator.
8. Wornor broken belt.
9. Dirtyagitatoror endcaps.
10. Canister hoodopen.
1. Hoseor hood electrical connections.
2, Tripped overload protector in
PowerMate®.
3, Tripped thermalprotector
in canister,
1. PowerMate® connections
unplugged.
2. Wornor broken belt.
3, Dirtyagitatoror endcaps,
4. Trippedoverload protector i n
PowerMate_.
1. Plug infirmly, p ush ON/OFF switch to ON.
2. Reset circuit b reaker o r replace fuse.
3. Reconnecthoseends.
]. Change b ag page 15).
2. Clear a irflowpassages (page14).
3. Change f ilters(page 16.
4. Adjust s etting (page14).
5. Adjust c ontrol ( page13).
6. Replace h ose.
Z Change a gitator(page 19).
8& 9. See BELT C HANGING ANDAGITATOR
CLEANING page17-18.
10. Coseandlatchhood.
1. Check connections,
reconnect
hose ends.
2. Remove anyitems thatmaybecaught
orjammed, thenreset.If vacuum cleaner s tarts
andstops again, c leanagitatorand endcaps,
thenreset.
3. Reset thermal protector ( page 13).
1,
2&3,
4.
Plug infirmly.
SeeBELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING(page 17-18).
Remove any items that may be caught
or jammed, then reset, if vacuumcleaner starts
and stops again, clean agitator and end caps,
then reset.
Moveswitch to CARPET position.
5, Switchnot in CARPET position.
5,
1, Wrong pile height setting.
1. Adjust setting(page 14),
2, Suctiontoo strong.
2, Open suctioncontrol (page 13).
1. Burnedout light bulb.
1. Changelight bulb (page 18),
2. Tripped overload protector in
2. Remove any items that may be caught
PowerMate(R).
or jammed, then reset. If vacuumcleaner starts
and stops again, clean agitator and end caps,
then reset.
1. Dirty power cord.
1. Cleanthe power cord.
2. Cord jammed.
2. Pullout cord and rewind.
1. Wrong vacuumingpattern.
1. SeeVACUUMINGTIPS (page 10).
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