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aintenance and care
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How to maintain your Vacuum
To maintain maximum cleaning per-
formance, the following maintenance
steps must be performed:
1.
Clean the dirt tank if any visible clogs
occur.
2.
Empty the dirt cup when the dirt reaches
the “Full” line on the side.
3.
Check the inner and outer circular
filters, and the pre-motor filter at least
once a month and clean or replace as
needed.
4.
Check rotating floor brush frequently,
remove any strings, hair or debris that
might interfere with the suction power.
Note: More frequent filter clean-
ing or replacement may be neces-
sary if you are vacuuming new
carpet, fine dust, or have allergy
concerns. Follow the instructions
on the following pages to perform
these simple maintenance steps.
Cleaning the dirt tank
You have three parts to your dirt tank:
upper tank, dirt cup, and lower tank.
Emptying the dirt cup
The dirt cup needs to be emptied
when dirt reaches the “Full” line.
1.
Turn off vacuum and unplug it from
electrical outlet.
2.
Remove dirt cup by sliding the dirt cup
release lever. Then pull dirt cup out.
3.
Empty dirt into garbage container.
4.
Put the dirt cup back in the vacuum and
push in the dirt cup release handle to
lock into place.
Note: There is one clips on the
base of the vacuum that the cup
will fit into to ensure proper
placement.
WarNINg:
To reduce the risk of injury from
moving parts and/or electrical
shock, step power switch to “OFF”
and disconnect polarized plug
from electrical outlet before per-
forming troubleshooting checks
Tip:
The dirt cup may
be washed in
warm water with
a mild detergent.
Remove the lower
tank from the bot-
tom before wash-
ing. Rinse and dry
thoroughly before
re-attaching it.
This is not
dishwasher safe.
2.
3.
4.
Upper Tank
Dirt Cup
Lower Tank
Full Line
