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Service Manual

Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care

Published by Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care 

Printed in the Netherlands 

© Copyright reserved 

Subject to modification

  

Vacuum 

Cleaner

FC 6842/A

This product meets the requirements regard-
ing interference suppression on radio and TV.

After the product has been repaired, it should 
function properly and has to meet the safety 
requirements as offi cially laid down at this 
moment.

4322 277 00898
02/03

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Type no.
 name 

HR 68xx

 Triathlon (dry, wet and shampoo)

Versions : 

FC 6842

 = blue

Voltage 

:  230 V a.c. 50 Hz; 240 V a.c. 50 Hz

Power 

:  1300 W (IEC) / 1500 W max.

Air
displacement : 51 l/sec. measured without accessories
Vacuum
(water col.)  :  230 cm measured without accessories
Noise level  :  77 dB
Capacity 

:  Supply tank 

3 litres (2)

 

  Recovery tank 

9 litres wet (7)

 

  Recovery tank 

17 litres dry (7)

 

  Dust bag (HR 6947)  10 litres dry (39)

Cord length  :  6.3 or 9.3 m  (depends on the national version)
Shampoo
system : 

Motorised 

pump

Air exhaust  :  AFS-MICRO fi lter  FC 8032
Dimensions  :  46 x 45 x 32 cm
Net weight 

:  8.3 kg (without tools)

OPTIONAL

FC 8032

 : 

AFS-MICRO 

fi 

lters 

 

  4822 015 70056.  Item 20

HR 6947

 

:  Athena 8836 947 01000 = 4822 015 70058

 

  Contains: 4 Paper dust bags, 1 motor fi lter

 

  and 1 AFS-MICRO fi lter.  Items 29, 24 and 20

HR 6965

 

:  Cleaning liquid for carpets

 

  4822 390 80176

FC 8043

 : 

Turbo 

nozzle

FC 8042

 

:  Twist and clean nozzle

SERVICE INFORMATION

Accessories

:

See drawing for replacing of the shampoo pressure hose, for 
example the pistol handgrip.

Motor unit

:

The 

type no. plate

 is placed on the outside of the 

lower 

housing

 (38). To 

open the motor unit

, remove the inlay 

by pressing the inlay on the cord winder push-button and 
remove 2 screws (E). (The inlay is mounted on the cover by 
means of a snap construction).
Use a 

long

 Philips 

screwdriver 9965 000 08332

 to remove 

the 6 screws (F) of the lower housing / top housing. (Holes 
in lower housing are 13 cm deep). For safety reasons, make 
sure that the 

cap clamps

 do not come above the 

panel 

surface

 (31) after replacing of the 

switch

 (30).

If the 

lower housing

 (38) must be separated from the 

top 

housing

 (15) 

always replace waterproofi ng foam

 (22). 

Press hard on the housing during assembly of this unit to 
prevent the foam from moving during assembly.

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