Kenmore ASPIRADORA 116.23513 - Manual (Page 20)

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Review this table to find dO'it-yourseif solutions for minor performance problems. Any ser­
vice needed, other than those described in this owner’s manual, should be performed by
an authorized Sears Service Center.
A WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect electrical supply before servicing or cleaning the unit.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury.
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Cleaner won’t start 1. Unplugged at wall outlet.
2. Tripped circuit breaker/blown fuse
al household service panel.
3. Loose hose electrical connections.
1. Plug in firmly, push ON/OFF switch to ON.
2. Reset dncuit breaker or replace fuse.
3. Reconnect hose ends, (page 7).
Poor |ob of dirt
pfck-up. 1. Full or dogged dust bag.
2. Clogged airflow passages.
3.
Dirty filters.
4. Wrong pile height setting.
5. Open suction control.
6. Hole in hose.
7. Worn Rower-Mate* agitator.
S. Worn or broken bell.
9. Dirty agitator or end caps.
10. Canister hood open.
1. Change bag, (page t4).
2. Clear airflow passages, (page 14).
3. Change filters, (page 15-16).
4. Adjust setting, (page 9).
5. Adjust control, (page 12).
6.
Replace hose.
7. Change agitator, (page 19).
S & 9. See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING, (pages 17-18).
10. Close and latch hood.
Cleaner starts but
cuts off. 1. Hose or hood electrical connections.
2. Tripped overload protector in
Power-Mate*.
3. Tripped thermal protector
In canister.
1. Check connections, reconnect riose ends, (page 7).
2. Remove any items that may be caught
or jammed, then reset. II cleaner starts
and stops again, clean agitator and end caps,
then reset, (pages 12,17-18).
3. Torn off and unplug the vacuum from oullel and
wail approximately 50 minutes and plug the vacu­
um in, turn back on to see if the protector has
reset, (page 13]. Change dust bag, dear airflow
blockage, (page 14).
POWER-MATE* will t)ot
run when attached.
1. Power-Male* connections
unplugged.
2. Worn or broken belt.
3. Dirty agitator or end caps.
4. Tripped overload protector in
Power-Mate*
5. Switch not in CARPET position.
1. Plug in firmly, (page €).
2 & 3. See BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR
CLEANING, (pages 17-18),
4. Check agitator area for excessive lint
build-up or jamming. Clean agitator and
end caps, then reset, (pages 12,17-18).
5. Move switch to CARPET position, (page 8).
Constant green light on
In dirt sensor. 1. Dirt passage is dogged.
2. Lenses are dirty.
1. Check lor clogs in sir passages, (page 14).
2. Clean lenses, (page 10).
Any, some, or all red lights
in dirt sensor burn and never
turn green. 1. Dirt passage is dogged. 1. Chedt for clogs in air passages, (page 14).
No green or red dirt
sensor lights.
1. Switch not in CARPET position.
2. No power lo sensor board.
1. Move switch to CARPET position, (page 8).
2, Take to your nearest Sears Service Center.
Electronic/Mechanical
Bag/Tlose Check Indicator
activates.
1. Full or dogged dust bag.
2. Dirty fllteia.
3. Blocked airflow passage.
4. Certain altachmeni tods.
1. Change bag, (page 14).
2. Change filters, (page tS-16).
3.
Clear blockage from airflow passage, (page 14).
4. This is normal. Light should go off
when tool is removed.
Cleaner picks up moveable
rugs-o^ POWER-MATE*
pushes too hard. 1. Wrong pile height setting.
2. Suction too strong.
1. Adjust setting, (page 9).
2. Open suction control, (page 12).
Ught wont work. 1. Burned out light bulb. 1. Change light bulb, (page 18).
Cord won’t rewind. 1. Dirty power cord.
2. Cord jammed.
1. Clean the power cord.
2. Pull out cord and rewind.
Cleaner leaves marks on carpet 1. Wrong vacuuming pattern. 1. See VACUUMING TIPS, (page 9).
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