Philips FC8952 [12/40] English

Troubleshooting

This chapter summarises the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance.

If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, visit www.philips.com/support

for a list of frequently asked questions or contact the Consumer Care Centre in your country.

1 Thesuctionpowerisinsufcient.

- Perhaps the dust bucket is full.

If necessary, empty the dust bucket.

- Perhaps the dust bucket lid is not placed correctly.

Place the lid correctly.

- Perhaps the lters need to be cleaned or replaced.

If necessary, clean or replace the lters.

- Perhaps the nozzle, tube or hose is blocked up (Fig. 48).

To remove the obstruction, disconnect the blocked-up part (hose or tube) and connect it (as well

as possible) the other way round. Switch on the vacuum cleaner to force the air through the

blocked-up part in opposite direction.

2 ThesoundproducedbythevacuumcleanersuddenlychangeswhileIamvacuuming.

- Perhaps the vacuum cleaner picked up a foreign object that is tumbling around in the dust

bucket. Empty the dust bucket.

3 Theamountofwaterinthedustbucketisbelowtheminimumlevelindication.

- The performance of the vacuum cleaner is not optimal. Fill the dust bucket with water. Make

sure the water level is between the minimum and maximum level.

4Theamountofwaterinthedustbucketexceedsthemaximumlevelindication.

- Empty the dust bucket until the water level is below the maximum level.

5Iusedthevacuumcleanertopickupwaterorotherliquids.

- The appliance is not suitable for picking up water or liquids. Make sure the water level does not

exceed the maximum level in the dust bucket (see point 4).

6 Waterleaksoutoftheappliance.

- Perhaps you tilted the appliance too much. This can cause water leakage. Keep the vacuum

cleaner at on the ground.

7 Foamdevelopsinsidethedustbucketwhileusingthevacuumcleaner.

- If you add soap or perfume to the water, make sure that this is non-foaming soap or perfume.

- If foam develops inside the dust bucket, stop vacuum cleaning. Empty the dust bucket and ll it

with fresh water.

8FC8952only:hairsareentangledaroundthebrushinsidetheminiturbobrush.

- Clean the mini turbo brush. See chapter ‘Cleaning’, section ‘Cleaning the mini turbo brush’.

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