Bissell Powerforce bagless turbo 28F4 series - Manual (Page 11)

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M
aintenance and care
You should check your vacuum cleaner’s
rotating floor brush and drive belt regu-
larly for wear or damage. You should
also clean the brush and brush ends of
string, hair and carpet fibers. These can
wrap around the brush and hamper
its ability to effectively clean your
carpet. Also remove any debris that has
accumulated under the brush cover.
1. Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
2. Place handle in low position and turn
vacuum cleaner over so bottom side is up.
3. Remove the two screws from the brush
cover (as shown) with a Phillips head
screwdriver. Lift the brush cover off.
4. Grasp rotating floor brush at both ends
and lift.
5. Clean strings, hair and other debris
from rotating floor brush, paying
particular attention to brush ends.
6. Clean strings, hair and other debris from
motor pulley and drive belt areas.
7. Check drive belt carefully for wear, cuts
or stressed areas. Replace if worn or
damaged.
8. Check air passageway for obstructions.
Remove debris from this area.
Replace drive belt
1. Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
2. With rotating floor brush removed from
vacuum cleaner (Steps 1-4 of "Check
rotating floor brush and drive belt"), grasp
old drive belt and remove from motor
pulley. Discard old drive belt.
3. Place new drive belt over motor pulley
and stretch other end over rotating floor
brush in the space between the bristles.
4. Place ends of rotating floor brush down
into slots on sides as shown.
5. Turn rotating floor brush by hand several
times in direction of motor pulley. If
properly installed, drive belt will center
itself on rotating brush.
6. Reposition brush cover and replace two
screws. Make sure end of brush cover
is snapped into place.
Check rotating floor brush and drive belt
Motor
Pulley
Air Passageway
Brush
Cover
Brush
Cover