LG VK9020GHAU Owner’s Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
MFL57001334
NEW TYPE CYCLONE
VACUUM CLEANER
This information contains important instructions for the safe use
and maintenance of the vacuum cleaner. Especially, please read all
of the information on page 3, 4, 5 for your safety. Please keep this
manual in an easily accessible place and refer to it anytime.
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Table of contents
Important safety instructions ............................................................................ 3~5
How to use
Assembling vacuum cleaner ............................................................................................ 6~7
Operating vacuum cleaner ................................................................................................... 8
Using carpet and floor nozzle and using all floor nozzle ...................................................... 9
Using accessory nozzles .................................................................................................... 10
Emptying dust tank ............................................................................................................. 11
Cleaning dust tank ............................................................................................................. 12
Dust separator clean .......................................................................................................... 13
Cleaning air filter and motor safety filter .............................................................................. 14
Cleaning exhaust filter ........................................................................................................ 15
Check before requesting for service .................................................................................. 16
What to do if your vacuum cleaner does not work ............................................ 17
What to do when suction performance decreases ............................................. 17
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read and follow all instructions before using your vacuum cleaner to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal
injury, or damage when using the vacuum cleaner. This guide do not cover all possible conditions that may occur.
Always contact your service agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. This appliance
complies with the following EC Directives : -2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive 2004/108/EC EMC Directive.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “WARNING” or “CAUTION.”
These words mean:
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
This symbol will alert you to hazards or unsafe practices which could cause serious
bodily harm or death.
This symbol will alert you to hazards or unsafe practices which could cause bodily
injury or property damage.
1. This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
2. Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.
3. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced
by LG Electronics Service Agent in order to avoid a
hazard
4. This appliance can be used by children aged from
8 years and above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack
of experience and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of
the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved. Children shall not play with the
appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall
not be made by children without supervision.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
• Do not plug in if control knob is not in OFF
position.
Personal injury or product damage could result.
• Keep children away and beware of
obstructions when rewinding the cord to
prevent personal injury.
The cord moves rapidly when rewinding.
• Disconnect electrical supply before servicing
or cleaning the unit or when cleaner is not in
use.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or
personal injury.
• Do not use vacuum cleaner to pick up
anything that is burning or smoking such as
cigarettes, or hot ashes.
Doing so could result in death, fire or electrical
shock.
• Do not vacuum flammable or explosive
substances such as gasoline, benzene,
thinners, propane (liquids or gases).
The fumes from these substances can create a
fire hazard or explosion. Doing so could result in
death or personal injury.
• Do not handle plug or vacuum cleaner with
wet hands.
Doing so could result in death or electrical shock.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord.
Doing so could result in product damage or
electrical shock. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the
cord.
• Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, and all parts
of the body away from openings and moving
parts.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or
personal injury.
• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord as a
handle, close a door on cord, or pull cord
around sharp edges or corners. Do not run
vacuum cleaner over cord. Keep cord away
from heated surfaces.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or
personal injury or fire or product damage.
• The hose contains electrical wires. Do not use
it if it is damaged, cut or punctured.
Failure to do so could result in death, or electrical
shock.
• Do not allow to be used as toy. Close attention
is necessary when used by or near children.
Personal injury or product damage could result.
• Do not use the vacuum cleaner if the power
cord or plug is damaged or faulty.
Personal injury or product damage could result.
In these cases, contact LG Electronics Service
Agent to avoid hazard.
• Do not use vacuum cleaner if it has been
under water.
Personal injury or product damage could result.
In these cases, contact LG Electronics Service
Agent to avoid hazard.
• Do not continue to vacuum if any parts appear
missing or damaged.
Personal injury or product damage could result.
In these cases, contact LG Electronics Service
Agent to avoid hazard.
• Do not use an extension cord with this
vacuum cleaner.
Fire hazard or product damage could result.
• Using proper voltage.
Using improper voltage may result in damage to
the motor and possible injury to the user. Proper
voltage is listed on the bottom of vacuum cleaner.
• Turn off all controls before unplugging.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or
personal injury.
• Do not change the plug in any way.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock
or personal injury or product damage. Doing
so result in death. If plug does not fit, contact a
qualified electrician to install the proper outlet.
If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced
by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly
qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
• Repairs to electrical appliances may only be
performed by qualified service engineers.
Improper repairs may lead to serious hazards for
the user.
• Do not put fingers near the gear.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury.
gear
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION
• Do not put any objects into openings.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Do not use with any opening blocked: keep
free of dust, lint, hair, and anything that may
reduce air flow.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Do not use vacuum cleaner without dust tank
and/or filters in place.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Always clean the dust bin after vacuuming
carpet cleaners or fresheners, powders and
fine dust.
These products clog the filters,reduce airflow and
can cause damage to the cleaner. Failure to clean
the dust bin could cause permanent damage to
the cleaner.
• Do not use vacuum cleaner to pick up sharp
hard objects, small toys, pins, paper clips, etc.
They may damage the cleaner or dust bin.
• Store the vacuum cleaner indoors.
Put the vacuum cleaner away after use to prevent
tripping over it.
• The vacuum cleaner is not intended to use
by young children or infirm people without
supervision.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury or
product damage.
• Only use parts produced or recommended by
LG Electronics Service Agents.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Use only as described in this manual. Use
only with LG recommended or approved
attachments and accessories.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury or
product damage.
• To avoid personal injury and to prevent the
machine from falling when cleaning stairs,
always place it at the bottom of stairs.
Failure to do so could result in personal injury or
product damage.
• Use accessory nozzles in sofa mode.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Don’t grasp the tank handle when you are
moving the vacuum cleaner.
The vacuum cleaner’s body may fall when
separating tank and body. Personal injury or
product damage could result. You should grasp
the carrier handle when you are moving the
vacuum cleaner.
• Make sure the filters (exhaust filter and
motor safety filter) are completely dry before
replacing in the machine.
Failure to do so could result in product damage.
• Do not dry the filter in an oven or microwave.
Failure to do so could result in fire hazard.
• Do not dry the filter in a clothes dryer.
Failure to do so could result in fire hazard.
• Do not dry near an open flame.
Failure to do so could result in fire hazard.
• If the power cord is damaged, it must be
replaced by an approved LG Electronics
Service Agent to avoid a hazard.
• This appliance is not intended for use by
persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or
lack of experience and knowledge, unless they
have been given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.
Thermal protector:
This vacuum cleaner has a special thermostat that protects the vacuum cleaner in case of (motor)
overheating.
If the vacuum cleaner suddenly shuts off, turn off the power switch and unplug the vacuum cleaner.
Check the vacuum cleaner for possible sources of overheating such as a full dust tank, a blocked
hose or clogged filter.
If these conditions are found, fix them and wait at least 30 minutes before attempting to use the
vacuum cleaner.
After the 30 minute period, plug the vacuum cleaner back in and turn on the power switch.
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How to use Assembling vacuum cleaner
Spring latch
Telescopic
pipe
(depending on model) (depending on model)
Hose handle
➊ Carpet and floor nozzle (depend on model)
Push the nozzle into the telescopic pipe.
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➋ Telescopic pipe
• Push telescopic pipe firmly into hose
handle.
• Grasp the spring latch to expand.
• Pull out the pipe to desired length.
Click!
Button
Fitting pipe
Flexible hose
➌ Connecting the hose to the vacuum cleaner
Push the fitting pipe on the flexible hose
into the attachment point on the vacuum cleaner.
To remove the flexible hose from the vacuum
cleaner, press the button situated on the fitting pipe,
then pull the fitting pipe out of the vacuum cleaner.
Attachment point
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How to use Operating vacuum cleaner
Cord reel button
Plug
➊ How to operate
• Pull out the power
cord to the desired
length and plug into the
socket.
• Place the control knob
of the hose handle to
the required position.
• To turn off, slide control
knob to OFF position.
• Press the cord reel
button to rewind the
power cord after use.
Control knob
➋
Emptying the dust tank
• Always empty the dust
tank when the dust
tank level reaches the
MAX line.
MAX line
➌ Park mode
• To store during
vacuuming, for
example to move
a small piece of
furniture or a rug,
use park mode to
support the flexible
hose and nozzle.
- Slide the hook on
the nozzle into the
slot on the side of
vacuum cleaner.
➍ Storage
• When you have
switched off and
unplugged the
vacuum cleaner,
press the cord
reel button to
automatically
rewind the cord.
• You can store your
vacuum cleaner in
a vertical position
by sliding the hook
on the nozzle into
the slot on the
underside of the
vacuum cleaner.
WARNING
No liquid suction.
Liquid suction can cause defects.
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How to use Using Corner free nozzle and using all floor nozzle
➊
Corner free nozzle (depend on model)
➋ All floor nozzle (depend on model)
Carpet
Pedal
Floor
• You can perform cleaning at any place
such as corner or narrow crack by
utilizing the structure that both sides of
the suction hole are leaned back.
• The 2 position nozzle
This is equipped with a pedal which allows
you to alter its position according to the type
of floor to be cleaned.
• Carpet or rug position
Press the pedal (
rotate
• Hard floor position
Press the pedal (
rotating.
• Cleaning All Floor nozzle
), then brush is will
), then brush will stop
• Open the cover by pulling
the hook.
• Clean the hole and brush
of the nozzle.
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How to use Using accessory nozzles
➌
Crevice tool(depend on model)
➍
Dusting brush (depend on model)
Crevice tool is for vacuuming in those
normally hard to reach place such
as reaching cobwebs or between the
cushions of sofa.
NOTICE
• Use accessory in the sofa
mode.
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Dusting brush is for vacuuming picture
frames, furniture frames, books and
other irregular surfaces.
Clip the dusting brush onto the bottom of
the cover with the brush side facing the
cover. With the angled edge facing the
cover, clip the crevice tool onto the cover.
How to use Emptying dust tank
MAX line
Dust tank cap
Tank separation lever
Pull out
Tank handle
The dust tank needs emptying when the dust tank
level reaches the MAX line.
• Turn off the vacuum cleaner and unplug it.
• Grasp the handle of the tank and then press the
tank separation lever.
• Pull out the dust tank.
• Empty the tank and then assemble the dust tank
as below.
Assembling dust tank
NOTICE
• If suction power decreases after empting
dust tank, clean dust tank next page
Moving the vacuum cleaner
• Don't grasp the tank handle when you are
moving the vacuum cleaner.
The vacuum cleaner's body may fall when
separating tank and body.
You should grasp the carrier handle when you
are moving the vacuum cleaner.
Tank handle
Carrier handle
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