Russell hobbs TORNADO STRETCH UPRIGHT VACUUM 17972 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

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 accessories 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, in order to avoid hazard (see

“service” on the 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 filters clean. If the filters get blocked, you’ll lose suction rapidly.
We’ve made them easy to remove, and easy to clean – the rest is down to you.

count the bits

The box should contain the cleaner itself, the handle, the extension tube, the crevice

tool, and the small brush. make sure you’ve got them all before you dispose of the
packaging.

fit the handle

1 You’ll need a cross-head screwdriver for this.
2 Unscrew the screw from the pillar at the top of the cleaner.

3 Align the grooves and raised areas in the bottom the handle with those inside the

top of the cleaner.

4 Slide the handle into the cleaner.

5 Push the screw through the hole in the centre bottom of the handle, and screw it

back into the pillar – don’t overtighten it.

6 If you ever need to remove the handle, remove the screw from the central hole, slide

the handle away from the top of the cleaner, then replace the screw in the pillar, to

prevent its loss.

7 Don’t mess about with the screws on either side of the central hole – they hold the

handle assembly together.

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fit the tube and small brush

8 Turn to the rear of the cleaner.
9 Push the small brush into the clip on the left of

the cleaner.
10 Slide the crevice tool inside the extension tube for

ease of storage.
11 a) put the end of the extension tube over the

mount on the bottom right of the cleaner

b) push the top of the extension tube into the clip

on the right of the cleaner.

c) loop the hose over the hose rest on the handle

the cable

12 Turn the upper cable rest to point upwards, then

wind the cable round the upper and lower cable

hooks.
13 When you want to release the cable, simply turn

the upper hook downwards, and the cable will fall

free.

carrying the cleaner

14 Normally, you’d just grab it by the handle, and trundle it round on its wheels, but if

you want to carry it upstairs, for instance, you need to be a bit more circumspect.
15 It’s fairly heavy, and it’s an awkward shape to carry, so grip the lower cable hook in

one hand, grip the top of the cleaner handle with the other, and lift.

what fits to what

16 The hose is permanently attached to the cleaner at one end.
17 The other end may be attached to the main tube or one of the accessories.
18 The accessories are the crevice tool, the extension tube, and the small brush.
19 To use the accessories, see opposite.

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upright cleaning push the hose end over the main tube – this connects the main

brush, on the bottom of the cleaner, to use the cleaner upright

crevice tool push the hose end over the crevice tool – as its name implies, use

this tool to reach down the sides of upholstery, and into awkward
spaces, nooks, and crannies nothing else can reach

crevice tool and
extension tube

small brush and
extension tube

push the hose end over the thick end of the extension tube, then
push the thin end of the extension tube into the crevice tool – use
this to reach curtain rails, picture rails, and covings

push the hose end over the thick end of the extension tube, then
push the thin end of the extension tube into the small brush – use
it to remove pet hair, lint, and dust from blinds, curtains, and
upholstery; to brush/clean awkward corners

pedal

20 The pedal locks the cleaner and base together.
21 To use the cleaner as an upright, press the pedal down with your toe, ease the

handle back, then take your toe off the pedal.
22 This lets you push the cleaner forward and backward, to vacuum the floor.

switch 3

23 Press and release the switch 3 with your toe, to turn the motor on.
24 If you’ve finished, if you want to change the brush height for a different floor

covering, if you want to change from using it upright to using the hose, or if you just

want to stop for a cup of tea, press and release the switch 3 with your toe, to turn

the motor off.
25 That’s the rear of the cleaner dealt with. Let’s turn it round and use it.