How to clear a blockage
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Warning:
Never operate vacuum
cleaner without foam filter and
filter screen in proper position.
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C A U T I O N
Make sure vacuum is turned off
and power cord is unplugged.
If vacuum is not cleaning carpet, or
if no suction at end of hose, check
to be sure air path is not blocked.
• Press release button and lift off dust
cup (Fig. 1).
• Empty debris. Hold over wastebasket
and press lever to release bottom lid
(Fig. 2).
• Check filter screen. Remove any
debris and shake off dust. (See
maintenance instructions on page 9.)
• Loosen end of hose.
• Use a rod or similar blunt implement to
clear a blockage in wand or hose. Flex
hose to loosen debris. (Fig. 3). Use
caution if there is any risk that glass or
nails could have become imbedded in
hose.
• Remove dust cup.
• Use finger to check for debris in air
path (Fig. 4).
• Reinstall filters inside dust cup and
position dust cup onto vacuum
cleaner.
