SINGER 14U22 - Manual (Page 20)

13. Reasons for poor stitches and how to make adjustment
Whenever sewing diffkulty is encoutered, make the adjustments as noted below.
Condition Reason
Method of Adjustments
(reference pages)
When the fabric is not fed. • Insufficient presser foot pressure. • Increase presser foot pressure
(page 13).
When the needle breaks. • Needle not inserted properly. • Insert needle correctly or replace
with correct needle (page 13)..
• Fabric being pulled too hard. • Do not pull the fabric by hand.
Use hand only to guide the fabric.
• Loose needle set screw. • Tighten screw firmly.
When the thread breaks. • Incorrect threading. • Thread machine correctly (page
6).
• Bent needle or needle point
damaged.
• Change to correct needle
(page 13).
• Thread tension too tight. • Adjust tension (page 10).
• Thread tangled. • Thread correctly (page 6).
• Needle inserted incorrectly. • Insert needle correctly (page 13).
When stitches skip. • Needle bent or needle point
damaged.
• Replace with correct needle
(page 13).
• Needle set loosely. • Set needle firmly in position
(page 13).
• Incorrect threading. • Thread machine correctly
(page 6).
• Wrong needle used. . Use Singer Cat. 2053 #10, #11,
#14.
• Insufficient presser foot
pressure.
• Increase presser foot pressure
(page 13).
When stitches are
irregular.
• Thread tension not balanced. • Adjust tensions (page 10).
When fabric puckers • Thread tension too tight. • Adjust tension (page 10).
• Threading incorrect or tangled. • Thread correctly (page 6).
When the machine does • Power line plug not connected. • Connect with power source.
not operate.
• Motor damaged. • Change carbon brush.*
• Controller damaged. • Have your Singer representative
repair and service the controller.
When motor is excessively
noisy or when sparking is
excessive. • Motor damaged. • Change carbon brush.*
* Have your Singer representative
replace the carbon brush.
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