Troubleshooting; Before You Send In The Appliance - Dirt Devil Centrixx TS Operating Manual

Troubleshooting

5 Troubleshooting

5.1 Before you send in the appliance

Before sending the appliance to Royal Appliance Customer Services, use the following table to
check whether you can solve the problem yourself.
WARNING:
Danger of injury! Never use a defective appliance! Always switch off the appliance and disconnect
it from the mains before starting troubleshooting
power cord.".
Problem
The appliance will Plug is not plugged in or the
not start appliance is not switched on.
The socket does not carry
current.
Power cord is damaged.
The vacuum The overheating protection has
cleaner stops tripped (possibly due to blocked
suddenly. suction channels, filters, or
similar).
The results are The dust container is full.
unsatisfactory in
spite of the
The filter is dirty.
appliance working
correctly.
Nozzle, telescopic tube or suction
hose are blocked.
The nozzle you are using does
not suit the flooring.
The "carpet / hard floor" switch
(Fig. 1/13) is in the wrong position
for the particular type of floor.
The appliance's Sucked-in objects are obstructing
noise is unusually the air stream.
loud.
The dust container is full.
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Possible cause
Chapter 3.2, "Switching off and retracting the
Solution
Insert the plug into a mains socket and
switch on the appliance,
"Vacuum cleaning".
Test the cylinder vacuum cleaner at another
socket which you are sure carries current.
Have the cord replaced by Royal Appliance
Customer Services, address,
"Warranty".
Switch the appliance off and pull the plug out
of the socket.
Eliminate the cause of overheating (e.g.
blocked suction channels, filters, etc.). Wait
for about 45 minutes. After it has cooled off,
you may switch on the vacuum cleaner
again.
Empty / clean the dust container
3.4, "Emptying the dust container".
Clean the respective filter,
"Cleaning and care".
Remove the obstacle. If necessary, use a
long wooden rod for this (e.g. a broomstick).
Change the nozzle
further nozzles (accessories)"
Set the "carpet/hard floor" switch (Fig. 1/13)
to the correct position for the type of floor,
Chapter 3.1, "Vacuum cleaning", step 4.
Remove the objects. If necessary, use a
long wooden rod for this (e.g. a broomstick).
Empty / clean the dust container
3.4, "Emptying the dust container".
Chapter 3.1,
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Chapter
Chapter 4,
Chapter 2.3, "Using
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