Bissell 17G5 manual

USER’S GUIDE 17G5 SERIES 3 Safety Instructions 4 Product View 5 Assembly 6-8 Operations 8-12 Maintenance and Care 13 T roubleshooting 14 Consumer Ser vices 15 15 Replacement Parts Additional Accessories 16 Warranty Part# 110-4164[...]

2 T hank you for buying a BISSELL PROlite Multi Cyclonic v acuum 2 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 W e’re glad you purchased a BISSELL vacuum. Everything we know about floor care went into the design and construction of this complete, high-tech home cleaning system. By purchasing this product you are helping BISSELL with our commitment to reducing [...]

3 I MPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using an electrical appliance, basic precautions should be obser ved, including the following: READ AL L I NSTRUCT IONS BEFO RE USING Y OUR UPRI GHT V ACUUM. Alwa ys conn ect to a po lariz ed out let (le ft slo t is wide r tha n right ). Unpl ug from outlet when not in use and befo re con ducti ng mai ntena n[...]

4 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 C AUTION: Do not pl ug i n yo ur va cu um c le an er until you are f amiliar with a ll in st ru cti on s and op er ati ng procedures. P roduct view Power Switch Handle Dirt Bin Release Button Inner Cyclone Screen Dirt Container Powerfoot Automatic Height Adjustment Furniture Protection Guard Brush Brush On/Off Switch[...]

5 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 A ssembly W ARNING: Plastic film can be dangerous. T o avoid danger of suffocation, keep away from babies and children. Th e o nl y t oo l y ou ’l l ne ed to as se mb le yo ur v ac uu m c l ea ne r i s a P hi li ps he ad sc re wd ri ve r . Remove handle and tools from box 1. Locate and remove the deluxe floor tool,[...]

6 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 Power switch/brush power switch The power switch is located on the handle just above the bendable wand attachment on the front of the vacuum. Push the “POWER” switch once to turn the v acuum on for cleaning, and push again to turn the vaccumm off when cleaning is complete. The Brush power switch is located just b[...]

7 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 Special tools Y ou r v acu u m i s no t on ly a po w er fu l fl o or v a cu um c l ea ne r , i t’ s a l so a ve rs a ti l e a b ov e f lo o r v ac uu m wh e n y o u s el e ct o ne o f t he s pe c ia l t o ol s . 1. Detach the vacuum hose by grasping the hose handle and lifting to separate from the hose grip base. 2[...]

Power cord storage W h en yo u a re f i n i s he d u si n g y o u r v a c u u m, re tu r n i t t o t h e U pr ig h t p o s i ti on a n d s t o r e t h e p ow er c or d . 1. T urn vacuum cleaner off by pushing the po wer switch. 2. Un pl ug pow er co rd by gr as pi ng th e po la ri ze d pl ug (N OT th e c or d) and di sc on ne ct fr om ou tl et . 3.[...]

9 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 Emp tyi ng the dirt co nta iner Th e d ir t c on ta in er ne ed s to be em pt ie d w he n t he di rt re ac he s t he “ Fu ll ” lin e o n th e b ac k o f t he co nt ai ne r . 1. Press the release button on the top of the carrying handle to remove the dirt container . 2. Hol d the dir t cont aine r over tr ash can [...]

10 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 M aintenance and care Unplug the vacuum from electrical outlet. 1. The pre-mo tor fi lter prote cts the motor from dir t parti cl es. I t is locat ed in the filte r com part ment undern eath th e dirt contai ner . If the filter becom es dir ty , li ft out the filt er and c lean . T his fil ter ma y be hand washe d i[...]

11 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 M aintenance and care 9. Place one end of the drive belt over motor pulley and the other end over the brush in the space between the bristles. Ensure the grooves on the belt line up with the grooves on the motor pulley and the brush. 10. Push the belt side of the brush down into the slots on the side and then push t[...]

12 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 M aintenance and care Cle ani ng clo gs con tin ued T o rem ov e c l og s f ro m th e h os e: 8. Release the T wist n’ Snap hose from the vacuum by turning to the left. Straighten the hose and unclog with a long, narro w object such as a broomstick. 9. If the low suction persists, follo w the instructions for Chec[...]

13 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 T roubleshooting V ac u um c le an er wo n ’t tu rn on P os si bl e c au se s Re me di es 1. P owe r c ord no t fi rm ly pl ugg ed in 1. Ch ec k el ec tr ica l p lu g 2. Bl own fu se/ tr ip pe d br ea ke r 2. Ch ec k/r ep la ce fus e o r re se t b rea ke r 3. El ec tro ni c p rot ec to r a cti va ted 3. T ur n v a[...]

14 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 B ISSELL consumer service For informa tion about repairs or replacement parts, or questions about your warranty , call: BISSELL Consumer Services 1-800-237-7691 Monday - Friday 8 a.m. — 10 p.m. ET Saturday 9 a.m. — 8 p.m. ET Or write: BISSELL Homecare , Inc . PO Box 3606 Grand Rapids , MI 49501 A TTN: Consumer S[...]

15 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 R eplacement parts – BISSELL PROlite Multi Cyclonic series Y ou ma y pu rc ha se re pla ce me nt par ts fr om you r r et ai ler , by ca lli ng BI SS ELL Co ns um er S erv ic es or b y vi si ti ng o ur we bsi te . T o l oc ate a r et ail er ne ar you , or to pl ac e an or de r us in g Vi sa , Ma st er Ca rd , Di sc[...]

16 www .bissell.com 800.237.7691 W arranty T hi s w ar r a nt y gi ve s y ou sp ec if i c le g a l r ig ht s , an d y ou m a y a l s o h av e o t h er r i gh t s wh i c h m ay va ry f r om st at e t o st a te . I f y ou n e ed a d di t i on a l in s t ru c ti on re ga rd i n g t h i s w ar ra n t y o r h av e q ue s t io n s re g a rd i ng wh at i [...]