What to do – Kenmore 15/I649 User Manual
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WHAT TO DO
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
CORRECTION
Skipping
Stitches
Incorrect size needle.
Bent or blunt naedia,
incorrect setting of nesdis
Tight upper thread tension
Light pressure on presser foot
Choose correct size needle for thread and fabric (page 5
Insert new needie (page 5).
Reset needie (page B)
Loosen upper thread tension (page 12)
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increase pressure on presser foot (page 10),
Breaking Upper
Thread
Starting to stitch too fast
improper thraadirig
Tight upper thread tension
Incorrect size needle
Sharp eye in needie
Start to stitch at a medium speed.
Rathread machine (page 9),
Loosen upper thread tension (page 1 2),.
Choose correct size needle for thread arid fabric (page 5
Insert new needle (page 5)
Breaking Bobbin
Thread
Improper bobbin esse threading
Tight bobbin thread tension.
Lint in bobbin esse or shuttie
Check bobbin case threading (page 8}
Loosen bobbin thread tension (page 13) ,
Clean bobbin case and shuttSe (pages 28. 29).
Fabric not
Moving
Feed dog down.
Light pressure on presser foot,
Threads knotted under fabric.
Raise feed dog (page 1 5)
Increase pressure on presser foot (page 10).
Place both threads back under presser foot before
beginning to stitch
Machine Jamining
(Knocking Noise)
Thread caught in shuttle.
Disassemble and clean shuttle (pages 28, 29)
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