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Troubleshooting – Kenmore 385.15208 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Condition

Cause

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The needle thread

breaks.

1. The needle thread is not threaded properly

2. The needle thread tension is too tight.
3. The needle is bent or blunt.
4. The needle is incorrectly inserted.,
5. The needle thread and the bobbin thread are not set properly

under the presser foot at the beginning of sewing,

6

. The threads are not drawn to the rear after previous sewing.

7. The thread is too heavy, or too fine for the needle.

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The bobbin thread

breaks.

1. The bobbin thread is not threaded properly in the bobbin

case and shuttle,

2. Lint has collected in the shuttle area.
3. The bobbin is damaged and doesn't turn smoothly .

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Change the bobbin

The needle breaks.

1, The needle is incorrectly inserted.

2, The needle is bent or blunt,
3, The needle clamp screw is loose.
4, The needle thread tension is too tight.
5, The threads are not drawn to the rear after the previous sewing.

6

., The needle is too fine for the fabric being sewn.

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Skipped stitches

1. The needle is incorrectly inserted.

2. The needle is bent or blunt,

3 The needle and/or threads are not suitable for the work being

sewn.

4. A blue needle is not being used for sewing stretch, very fine

fabrics or synthetics

5. The needle thread is not threaded properly

6

. The wrong needle is being used.

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Change the needle

Seam puckering

1, The needle thread tension is too tight.

2

,, The needle thread is not threaded properly.

3. The needle is too heavy for the fabric being sewn.
4. The stitch length is too long for the fabric

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Make stitch shorter

The cloth is not
feeding smoothly.

1. The feed dog is packed with lint,

2, The stitches are too fine,

3 The feed dog is not raised after “drop feed" sewing.

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Make stitch longer
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The machine

doesn’t work.

1. The machine is not plugged in,

2. A thread is caught in the shuttle race.
3. The push-clutch is disengaged.

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Noisy operation

1,, There is thread caught in the hook race.

2. Lint has built up in the shuttle or the shuttle race

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