Philips FC9174 [10/132] Super clean air hepa 12 filter

3 Shake the lter over a dustbin to clean it.

4 Put the clean lter back into the lter holder. Fit the two lugs of the lter holder behind the

ridge at the bottom to ensure that it ts properly at the top (1). Then press home the lter

holder (‘click’) (2) (Fig. 27).

5 Place the dustbag holder with the dustbag back into the appliance.

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This appliance is equipped with either the Super Clean Air HEPA 12 lter or the Ultra Clean Air

HEPA 13 lter. These lters are located in the back of the appliance. They are able to remove 99.5%

and 99.95% respectively of all particles down to 0.0003mm in size from the outlet air. This not only

includes normal house dust, but also harmful microscopic vermin such as dust mites and their

excrements, which are well-known causes of respiratory allergies.

Note: To guarantee optimal dust retention and performance of the vacuum cleaner, always replace the

HEPA lter with an original Philips lter of the correct type (see chapter ‘Ordering accessories’).

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Replace the Super Clean Air HEPA 12 lter every six months. This lter is not washable.

1 Open the lter grille (Fig. 28).

2 Remove the old lter (Fig. 29).

3 Insert the new lter into the appliance.

4 Close the lter grille and push the bottom corners until they snap home (Fig. 30).

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Clean the washable Ultra Clean Air HEPA 13 lter every 6 months. You can clean the washable

Ultra Clean Air HEPA 13 lter max. 4 times. Replace the lter after it has been cleaned 4 times.

1 Open the lter grille (Fig. 28).

2 Take out the washable HEPA 13 lter (Fig. 29).

3 Rinse the pleated side of the HEPA 13 lter under a hot slow-running tap.

- Hold the lter in such a way that the pleated side points upwards and the water ows parallel

to the pleats. Hold the lter at an angle so that the water washes away the dirt inside the

pleats (Fig. 31).

- Turn the lter 180° and let the water ow along the pleats in opposite direction (Fig. 32).

- Continue this process until the lter is clean.

Never clean the washable lter with a brush (Fig. 33).

Note: Cleaning does not restore the original colour of the lter, but does restore its ltration power.

4 Carefully shake the water from the surface of the lter. Let the lter dry at least 2 hours

before you put it back into the vacuum cleaner.

5 Put the lter back into the appliance. Close the lter grille and push the bottom corners until

they snap home (Fig. 30).

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1 Slide the tube parts into each other to reduce the tube to its shortest length.

2 Switch off the appliance and remove the mains plug from the wall socket.

3 Press the cord rewind button to rewind the mains cord (Fig. 34).

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