User manual PHILIPS FC6844

[. . . ] , Never vacuum petrol, white spirit, gas oil, paraffin oil or other flammable or explosive liquids. , Do not use the appliance in rooms with explosive vapours (petrol, thinners, solvents). , When you use the appliance to vacuum ashes, fine sand, lime, cement dust and similar substances, the pores of the paper dustbag become clogged. In that case, replace the paper dustbag, even if is not full yet. [. . . ] 26) 5 Insert the short shampoo hose to the connector on the vacuum cleaner (1) and turn it anticlockwise (2). 30) , To release the shampoo hose, push the ring towards the appliance. Using the appliance 1 Pull the mains cord out of the appliance and insert the mains plug into the wall socket. 34) Dry use Convertible nozzle , You can use the convertible nozzle to vacuum hard and soft floors: (Fig. Vacuuming liquids , When you vacuum water from a place that is located higher than the appliance itself (e. A roof gutter or roof water tank), the appliance inevitably functions as a syphon. As a result, the container fills up more quickly than usual and may overflow. Make sure you never exceed the maximum capacity of the container (9 litres/2 gallons). At regular intervals, lift the nozzle out of the water, switch off the appliance, remove the mains plug from the wall socket and empty the container. 36) shampooing carpets 1 Start as far away from the door as possible and then work your way towards the door. 37) Make overlapping strokes to cover the entire area to be cleaned. Note:If there are still traces of liquid on the area you have just cleaned, pass the vacuum cleaner over this area once more without applying shampoo. 4 After shampooing, release the trigger and switch off the pump. Then simply let the appliance suck in dry air for some time to dry the inside of the suction hose and tube. Shampooing hard floors , The 3-purpose click-on hard floor adapter for the double-injection nozzle consists of three familiar cleaning tools: (Fig. 40) 1 abrushtoreleasestickydirtfromthefloor; 2 aspongetorelease , distributeandrubintheshampoo; 3 asqueegeetocollecttheshampoofromthefloorsothatitcanbevacuumed. 1 Snap the hard floor adapter onto the double-injection shampoo nozzle. 41) Start as far away from the door as possible and then work your way towards the door. apply shampoo by squeezing the trigger on the handgrip of the tube. For scrub effectively, just make back-and-forth strokes as you do with a regular vacuum cleaner. Normally it is sufficient to only apply shampoo while you move the nozzle forwards. 4 To dry the floor, just move the nozzle backwards slowly. [. . . ] Filter Motor Protection Filter Never use the appliance without the Motor Protection Filter. , Replace the Motor Protection Filter when you insert the first of a new set of paper dustbags. , Normally it suffices to replace the Micro Filter when you insert the first of a new set of paper dustbags. , The indicator of the Micro Filter holder has to stay white. [. . . ]