Russell hobbs HEPA CYCLONIC UPRIGHT VACUUM 1600W 18137 User Manual

instructions,

troubleshooting guide,

and guarantee

Problems?

Don’t take it back

to the shop,

they won’t be able

to fix it.

Ring the helpline

0845 658 9700

it’s a local rate number

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Read the instructions before using your vacuum cleaner, and keep them safe. If you
pass the cleaner on, pass on the instructions too.

important safeguards

Follow basic safety precautions, including the ones below. It’s quite a list, but most of
them are simple common sense.

1 The cleaner must only be used by or under the supervision of a responsible adult.

Use and store it out of reach of children.

2 Don’t put the cleaner in water or any other liquid, and don’t use it anywhere

damp or wet.

3 Don’t use the cleaner near a gas, oil (including paraffin), or open fire. The flame may

be sucked towards the cleaner, causing a fire hazard.

4 Keep hair, clothing, fingers (and toes), away from the end doing the sucking, and

from the brush roller. It won’t drag you bodily into the bin, but it may give you a bit
of a start.

5 Stuff you mustn’t pick up:

a) don’t pick up water or any other liquid – you’ll short the motor.
b) don’t pick up anything that may ignite spontaneously, like matches, or bits of

fire-lighter.

c) don’t pick up anything burning or smouldering, like cigarette ends, ashes, or

embers. Wait till they’re extinguished and cold.

d) don’t pick up spillage from toner cartridges – the fine carbon particles may pass

through the filter, short circuit the motor, and burn it out.

e) don’t pick up cement or plaster dust – they’ll combine with moisture in the air,

clog the filter, scour the bin, and maybe burn out the motor too.

f) don’t pick up anything sharp – you may puncture the filter and damage the

motor.

g) don’t pick up anything biological – you’ll eventually have to clean it off the filter,

and there’s always the possibility that viral particles may pass through the filter,
reach the air outlet, and enter your air supply.

6 If you use the cleaner outdoors (e.g. cleaning the car), connect it to the electricity

supply via a residual current device (RCD), with a rated residual operating current
not exceeding 30mA. Don’t let the cleaner get wet.

7 Don’t leave it unattended when plugged in.

8 Keep an eye on the cable, so it doesn’t catch on anything, or trip anyone up. Don’t

run the cleaner over the cable, you’ll damage it.

9 If you’re using the cleaner on stairs, sit it where it can’t topple, and keep it below you,

so if it does fall, it doesn’t land on you.
10 Don’t use the cleaner on people, animals, birds, or pets.
11 Unplug the cleaner and wind the cable round the cable carriers when not in use,

before moving and before cleaning.
12 Don’t use the cleaner if the bin is full – switch off, unplug, empty.
13 Don’t use the cleaner for any purpose other than those described in these

instructions.
14 Don’t use tools or attachments other than those we provide.
15 Don’t leave the cleaner in direct sunlight.

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16 Don’t use the cleaner if it’s damaged or malfunctions.
17 If the cable or plug is damaged, return the cleaner, to avoid hazard (back page).

household use only

before using for the first time

Remove the packaging, but keep it till you’re
sure the cleaner is working properly.

filters

It’s vital you keep the filter
clean. If the filter is blocked,
you’ll lose suction rapidly. We’ve
made it easy to remove, and easy to
clean – the rest is down to you.

count the bits

The box should contain the base (the bit

with the wheels), the handle assembly, the
hose, the extension tube, the crevice tool,
and the small brush. Check that you’ve got
them all before you dispose of the packaging.

fit the handle

, You’ll need a cross-head screwdriver for this.

1 First, grip the pillar in one hand, grip the handle

in the other, and lift the handle into the upright

position. The handle lock will click into place.

2 Remove the two screws from the bottom of the

pillar.

3 Slide/push the pillar down, on to the base, till

the holes you’ve just removed the screws

from are aligned with the screw holes in the

small pillar sticking up from the base.

4 The presence of the mains lead makes it a

bit fiddly.

5 Replace the screws in the holes you

removed them from, and tighten them,

but don’t strain – you don’t want to

over-tighten them.

fit the extension tube

6 Slide the crevice tool into the extension

tube.

7 Slide the extension tube down, parallel

to the pillar, to rest just in front of the

base tube.

8 Flip the cap back, to expose the top of

the base tube.

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fit the hose

9 Attach the bayonet fitting to the outlet on the side of the pillar.

10 In this position, you can fit the extension tube, one of the tools, to the hose end, and

use the cleaner as a cylinder cleaner.
11 For the moment, you should push the hose end into the top of the base tube, and

push the centre of the hose into the hose support.
12 In this position, the suction is directed via the base tube, to the main brush, so the

cleaner acts as an upright cleaner.

store the cable

13 Turn the bottom cable hook till it points down.
14 Wind the cable between the top and bottom cable hooks.
15 To remove the cable quickly, you can turn the bottom cable hook up, and lift the

cable off the top cable hook.

lower the handle

16 It might be a good idea to lower the handle at this stage, so it’s out of the way while

you’re fiddling about at the front of the cleaner.
17 Grip the handle in one hand, turn the handle lock about an eighth of a turn forward,

and lower the handle towards the rear of the cleaner – don’t just let it drop – you

might break something.
18 To raise the handle for use, simply lift it till you hear the handle lock click into place,

holding it in the vertical position.