Philips fc6140 User Manual

Problem

Solution

Dust escapes from 

the vacuum cleaner.

The dust compartment may be full. Empty the 

dust compartment.
The dust compartment may not be attached 

properly to the appliance. Attach the dust 

compartment properly to the appliance.
Perhaps the filter unit is not placed properly in

the dust compartment. Place the filter unit

properly in the dust compartment.

The vacuum cleaner 

does not work

properly when one

of the accessories is 

attached to the 

nozzle.

The dust compartment may be full. Empty the 

dust compartment.

The accessory may be clogged. Remove the 

obstruction from the accessory.
The filter unit may be clogged. Clean the inner

filter and the outer filter (see chapter

‘Cleaning’).

The surface is still 

very wet after

vacuuming liquid 

(FC6142 only).

Perhaps the squeegee is not attached to the 

nozzle. Attach the squeegee to the nozzle when

you want to suck up liquid.

Perhaps you do not hold the appliance in the 

right way. Hold the appliance with the nozzle

pointing downwards at an angle of 30°. Do not

tilt the appliance to one side and make sure the 

squeegee touches the surface to be cleaned.

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