Vacuflo FC1550 User manual

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READ MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING SYSTEM
Read the owner’s manual thoroughly before operating to ensure the most efficient
use of the system.
P/N 8773 • 10/08
ATTENTION INSTALLER: Please be sure this manual and warranty information are
left with the power unit or customer when installation is complete.
512 West Gorgas Street • P.O. Box 3912 • Louisville, OH 44641-3912
1-800-822-8356 • www.vacuo.com
Operating
Instructions For
VACUFLO®
Filtered Cyclonic™
MODELS: FC300, FC550,
FC650 & FC1550
Dealer Name _____________________________________________
Dealer Phone_____________________________________________
Serial Number ____________________________________________

MODELS: FC300, FC550, FC650 & FC1550 • VACUFLO®Filtered Cyclonic™
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read These Instructions Before Using This Vacuum System
When using an electrical appliance, basic precautions should always be followed, including the
following:
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock or injury:
• Unpluganddisconnectpowerbeforeservicing.
• Donotallowtobeusedasatoy.Closeattentionisnecessarywhenusedbyornearchildren.
• Useonlyasdescribedinthismanual.Useonlymanufacturer’srecommendedattachments.
• Donotusewithdamagedcordorplug.Ifapplianceisnotworkingasitshould,hasbeen
dropped,damaged,leftoutdoors,ordroppedintowater,returnittoanauthorizedservicing
dealer.
• Donotpullorcarrybycord,usecordasahandle,closeadooroncord,orpullcordaround
sharpedgesorcorners.Donotrunapplianceovercord.Keepcordawayfromheated
surfaces.
• Donotunplugbypullingoncord.Tounplug,grasptheplug,notthecord.
• Donothandlesystemorappliancewithwethands.
• Useextracarewhencleaningonstairs.
• Donotuseonwetsurfaces.
• Donotputanyobjectintoopenings.Donotusewithanyopeningblocked.Keepopenings
freeofdust,lint,hair,andanythingthatmayreduceairow.
• Keephair,looseclothing,ngers,andallpartsofbodyawayfromopeningsandmovingparts.
• Donotpickupanythingthatisburningorsmoking,suchascigarettes,matches,orhotashes.
• Connecttoaproperlygroundedoutlet.Seegroundinginstructions.
• Turnoffallcontrolsbeforeunplugging.
• Donotusetopickupammableorcombustibleliquidssuchasgasolineoruseinareas
wheretheymaybepresent.
• Donotplaceorstoreanythingontopofpowerunit-overheatingofmotorcouldoccur.
• Donotusewithoutlterinplace.
• Anyserviceworkrequiredunderthetopcovershouldbeperformedbyanauthorizedservice
representative.

Connect To A Properly Grounded Outlet Only.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
Thisappliancemustbegrounded.Ifitshould
malfunctionorbreakdown,groundingprovides
apathofleastresistanceforelectriccurrentto
reducetheriskofelectricshock.Thisappliance
isequippedwithacordhavinganequipment
groundingconductorandgroundingplug.Theplug
mustbepluggedintoanappropriateoutletthatis
properlyinstalledandgroundedinaccordancewith
alllocalcodesandordinances.
WARNING
Improperconnectionoftheequipment-grounding
conductorcanresultinariskofelectricshock.
Checkwithaqualiedelectricianorserviceperson
ifyouareindoubtastowhethertheoutletis
properlygrounded.Donotmodifytheplugprovided
withtheappliance-ifitwillnotttheoutlet,havea
properoutletinstalledbyaqualiedelectrician.
ModelsFC300,FC550&FC650areforuseona
nominal120voltcircuitandhasagroundingplug
thatlookslikethepluginFig.A.
ModelFC1550DualMotorunitisforuseona
nominal240voltcircuitandhasagroundingplug
thatlooksliketheplugillustratedinFig.B.
Makesurethattheapplianceisconnectedtoan
outlethavingthesamecongurationastheplug.
Noadaptershouldbeusedwiththisappliance.
Save These Safety Instructions
Intended For Household and Light Commercial Use.
Do not vent into a wall, a ceiling, or concealed space of a building or structure.
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Warning:
Electricshockcouldoccurifusedonwetsurfaces.
Caution:
Donotuseonwetrugoroor.
MODELS: FC300, FC550, FC650 & FC1550 • VACUFLO®Filtered Cyclonic™
Figure A
Grounding Method: FC300, FC550, FC650
Figure B
Grounding Method: FC1550
Ground

General Information
Do not store objects on top of the power unit. This will block the motor cooling
ventilation. Restricting the cooling airflow may shorten the motor life.
Thecentralvacuumisdesignedtovacuumordinaryhouseholddirtanddust.Thesystemis
designedfordrypickup.AWetVacaccessoryisneededifthesystemwillbeusedforliquid
pickup.
Thecentralvacuumsystemisanetworkofinletvalves,2”PVCtubing,andlowvoltagewiring
installedinthewallsofyourhome.Tooperatethesystem,simplyplugthehoseintoaninlet
valve,attachthecleaningtooltothecurvedhoseendandbeginvacuuming.Thedirtis
transportedthroughthein-walltubesystembacktothedirtcanister(locatedonthepowerunit).
Caution: Do not allow the motor to remain turned on, unless a hose is connected or an
inlet valve is open. If air is not permitted to pass through the fan blades, damage may
occur to the motor.
Registration
ToregisteryourVACUFLO®systemwarrantyintheUnitedStatesandCanada,registeronlineat
www.cvacregistration.comorllinandmailthewarrantycardlocatedwiththismanual.
ProofofPurchaseorRegistrationoftheVACUFLOSystemisrequiredbeforeanywarrantywork
willbeperformedbyanAuthorizedVACUFLODealer.Registrationensuresafastandeasy
resolutiontoyourwarrantyrequirements.
Operating Instructions
UsingtheCentralVacuumSystemiseasy.Simplyraisetheinletvalvelid,insertthehoseend
andattachthedesiredcleaningtooltothehosewand.ThePowerUnitisactivatedwhenthe
hoseisinsertedintothevalve.
General Power Unit Maintenance
Thesimplecareandmaintenanceinstructionsincludedherewillhelpensuretrouble-freeuseof
thecentralvacuumsystem.
• Donotplaceobjectsontopofthepowerunit.Themotorcouldoverheat.
• Donotallowthemotortoremain“on”unlessahoseisconnectedoraninletvalveisopen.If
airowisnotpermittedtoowthroughfanblades,motordamagemayoccur.
• Donotoperatewithoutthelterinplace.
• Changetheltercartridgeonceayear.
• Emptythedirtcanisterwhenitis2/3full.
• Thepowerunitdoesnotrequireanylubrication.
• Theexteriorofthepowerunitcanbewipedwithaclean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleaners
orwaterasanelectricalshockmayoccur.
• Foradditionalservicecontactthequaliedservicingdealerwrittenonthefrontofthismanual
orlocateanauthorizeddealeron-lineatwww.vacuo.com.

Emptying the Dirt Canister
& Replacing the Filter
Cartridge
Thedirtcanister–wherethevacuumeddirt
isdeposited–istheremovablelowerportion
ofthepowerunit.Thecanisterneedstobe
removedandemptiedwhenitis2/3full.
Theltercartridgeshouldbereplacedonce
ayear.
NOTE:Whenthedirtcanisterisremoved
theCyclonicConewillbevisible.Thecone
isheldinplacewithafrictionsealdesigned
toholdtheconetothebodyofthepower
unitwhenthecanisterisremoved.Thecone
canberemovedbypullingonit.Thisallows
accesstothereplaceablepleatedlter.
Follow these steps
(refer to Illustration #1, #2, #3 and #4)
Make sure the Power Unit is OFF.
1.UnlatchandremovetheDirtCanister.
Latchesarelocatedonoppositesidesof
thepowerunit.(Illustration #1)
2.RemovetheCyclonicCone.
(Illustration #2)
3.Turnthelterlatch(counter-clockwise)on
thebottomofthelterandalignitwith
theslotsinthelterbase.(Illustration #3)
4.Removetheoldlterandreplaceitwitha
newpleatedlter.Uselterpartnumber
8106-01formodelsFC300,FC550and
FC650andlterpartnumber8107-01
formodelFC1550.(Illustration #4)
5. Lockthelterinplacebyturningthe
lterlatchclockwiseuntilyoufeelitsnap.
(Illustration #3)
6.Disposeofthedirtanddebriscapturedin
thedirtcanister.
7.SeattheCyclonicConeinthedirt
canister.
8.Raisethedirtcanistertothebaseof
thepowerunitandengagethelatches.
Becertainthedirtcanisteris“seated”
properlytothegasketonthebodyofthe
powerunit.
MODELS: FC300, FC550, FC650 & FC1550 • VACUFLO®Filtered Cyclonic™
Illustration #1
Illustration #2
Illustration #3
Illustration #4
Cyclonic
Cone

Troubleshooting the System
Motor Fails to Turn On:
• Checkthemainfuseorcircuitbreakeratthemainpowersupplypanelofyourhome.Reset
breakerorreplacefusesifnecessary.
• CheckthePowerUnitresetbuttonlocatedabovethepowercord.Pressingthebuttonshould
restoreoperation.
• Ifthecircuitprotectorcontinuestotripoffafterashortperiodoftime,themotorbrushes
maybewornout.Contactthequaliedservicingdealerwrittenonthefrontofthismanualor
locateanauthorizeddealeron-lineatwww.vacuo.comforservice.
Loss of Vacuum
Ifthesystemshowsalossofvacuumpower,checkthefollowing:
• Thedirtreceptaclemayneedcleanedortheltermayneedreplaced–followinstructionsin
thisguide.
• Thehosemaybeclogged–Tocheckifthereisanobstruction,unplugthehoseandinsert
anobjectthatissmallerthenthediameterofthehose(Abutterknifeworkswell).Pass
theobjectcompletelythroughthehose,ifitstopsthatwillindicatewheretheobstruction
islocated.Adrygardenhosecanbeinsertedintothehosetohelppushtheobstruction
through.
• TheDirtCanistermaynotbeproperlyseatedtothegasket–Followinstructionsforreplacing
thedirtcanister.
• Tubelinesmaybeobstructed–Firstcheckthe90degreeelbowlocateddirectlybehind
theinletvalves,ifanobstructionoccursitwillusuallynotmakeitpastthiselbow.Ifthe
obstructionisnotvisibleattheelbow,attempttopurgethetubingateachinletvalve.Todo
this,connectthehoseanduseyourhandtostopairowattheendofthehoseforacouple
seconds,letairowresume.Repeatifnecessary.
• Ifnecessary,contactthequaliedservicingdealerwrittenonthefrontofthismanualorlocate
anauthorizeddealeron-lineatwww.vacuo.comtoperformrequiredmaintenance.
Obtaining Service Under Warranty: To obtain repair on warranted parts contact the seller
of the system with the power unit serial number.

MODELS: FC300, FC550, FC650 & FC1550 • VACUFLO®Filtered Cyclonic™
IMPORTANTES MESURES DE SECURITÉ
Lisez Complètement Le Mode D’emploi Avant
D’utiliser Ce Système D’aspirateur.
En employant un appareil électrique, des précautions fondamentales devraient toujours être prises,
y compris:
AVERTISSEMENT
Pour réduire les dangers de feu, d’électrocution,
ou de blessure:
• Débrancheretcouperlecourantavantdeleréparer.
• Nepasutilisersurdessurfacesmouillées.
• Nepasutilisercommejouetetsurtoutfaireattentionquandonl’emploieprésdesenfants.
• Employerseulementtelquedécritdanscemanueld’emploietqu’aveclesaccessoriesdu
fabricant.
• Nepasutilisersilacordeoulapriseélectriqueestendommagée.Sil’appareilnefonctionnne
pas,estendommagé,esttombéparterre,aétélaisséàl’extérieur,ouaétéimmergé,dans
l’eau,veuillezrapporterl’appareilàuncentredeservice.
• Nepastirersurlecordoneléctrique.Nepasutiliserlecordoneléctriquecommepoignée,ni
lecoincerdansuneporteoul’appuyersurdescoinsetboudurestranchants.Nepaspasser
l’aspirateursurlecordonélectrique.Eloignerlecordonélectriquedelachaleur.
• Nepasdébrancherentirantsurlecordonélectrique.Pourledébrancher,saisirlaprisede
courant,etnonlecordonélectrique.
• Nepasutiliseraveclesmainsmouillées.
• Nerienmettredanslesfentesetlesoricesbouchés.Nepaseemployeravecdesorices
bouches.Éliminerpoussiére,cheveuxetlesautreschosesquipeuventrendredifcilela
circulationd’air.
• Gardezcheveux,vêtementsamples,doigts,ettoutesautrespartiesducorpsloindesorices
etdespiécesmobiles.
• Nepasaspirerqueiquechosequibrûleoufume,commedescigarettes,desallumettes,ou
descendreschaudes.
• Brancheràuneprisedecourantmunied’unemiseàlaterre.Voirlesreseignementsdemise
àlaterre.
• Éteindretouslescontrôlesavantdedébrancher.
• Fairebienattentionennettoyantlesescaliers.
• Nepasutiliserpouraspirerdesliquidesinfammablescommel’essenceetnepasemployer
dansdesendroitsoùceschosespeuventsetrouver.
• Nerienplacerouentreposersurledessusdel’appareil-unesurchauffedumoteurpourrait
seproduire.
• N’importequeltravaildeserviceexigésouslacouverturesupérieuredevraitêtreeffectuépar
untechnicienautorisé.

Ne brancher l’appareil qu’à une prise avec mise à la terre.
INSTRUCTIONS DE MISE À LA TERRE
Cetappareildoitavoirunemiseàlaterre.Si
unedéfectuositéouautresurvenait,lamiseà
laterreoffreunevoiedemoindrerésistanceau
courantélectrique,d’oùunrisquemoinsélevéd
électrocution.Cetappareilestéquipéd’uncordon
électricqueayantunconducteuretunechede
miseàlaterre.Cettechedoitêtrebranchéedans
unepriseappropriéequiaétéinstalléeetmiseà
laterreconvenablementenaccordaveclecode
électriquedevotrerégion.
AVERTISSEMENT
Unbranchementincorrectdel’équipementdemise
àlaterrepeutcauserunrisqued’électrocution.Si
vousavezundouteconcernantlamiseàlaterrede
votreprise,veuillezfairevériervotreinstallationpar
unélectricienqualiéouunepersonneduservice
après-vente.Nepasmodierlachefournieavec
l’appareil-silachenesebranchepasàlaprise,
faitesinstallerunepriseadéquateparunélectricien
qualié.
Lesappareils,modéleFC300,FC550&FC650
doiventêtreemployésavecuncircuitde120volts
etavoiruneprisequiressembleàlapriseillustrée
surI’imageA.
Lesappareils,modéleFC1550doiventêtre
employésavecuncircuitde240voltsetavoirune
prisequiressembleàlapriseillustréesurI’imageB.
Vériezquevotreappareilestbranchésurunepriseayantlamêmecongurationquelache
électrique.Aucunadapteurnedevraitêtreutiliséaveccetappareil.
CONSERVEZ CES INSTRUCITONS
Usage reservé pour la maison ou emploi commercial léger.
Ne pas ventiler dans un mur, un plafond, ou un espace dissimulé d’un bâtiment ou un édifice.
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ATTENTION:
NEPASUTILISERSURTAPISOUPLANCHERMOUILLE.
Modéle A
METHODE DE MISE Á LA TERRE
FC300, FC550
FC650
Modéle B
La Terre
METHODE DE MISE Á LA TERRE
FC1550

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®
VACUFLO Central Vacuums are manufactured by H-P Products, Inc., 512 W. Gorgas Street, Louisville, Ohio,
44641. The following is the exclusive limited warranty provided by H-P Products, Inc.
All permanently installed components of the VACUFLO Filtered Cyclonic Built-In Central Vacuum System
are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and care as long as
the original consumer owns the home of the original installation or until the system is removed from its’
original installation location, whichever occurs first.
In the event of a defect in permanently installed components of the VACUFLO Filtered Cyclonic System, an
authorized VACUFLO dealer should be contacted. The dealer will repair or replace (at H-P Products, Inc.’s
option) any permanently installed defective part or parts at your location at no labor cost for a period of one
(1) year. Thereafter, repaired or replacement (at our option) part or parts will be provided to you for any
items under warranty. Filter cartridges are not covered under waranty and should be replaced yearly.
Attachments: VACUFLO cleaning attachments including: turbine power brushes, non-electric hoses,
Vroom, wands, tools and tool caddies are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship
under normal use and care for three (3) years from original date of consumer purchase. In the event of a
defect in a VACUFLO cleaning attachment, the attachment will be repaired or replaced (at H-P Products,
Inc. option) at an authorized VACUFLO dealer location at no cost to you for three (3) years from original
date of consumer purchase. Electric powerheads and hoses are warranted to be free from defects in material
and workmanship under normal use and care for one (1) year from original date of purchase, as more
fully set forth in the electric powerhead manual. There is no warranty for consumable items such as light
bulbs, belts and beater brushes.
In non-residential applications the VACUFLO System will be free from defects in material and
workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Hoses, tools, turbine attachments and other
attachments will be free from defects in material and workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date of
purchase.
Limitations of Warranty: This Limited Lifetime Warranty begins on the date of the original purchase
of the unit. This Limited Lifetime Warranty does not cover (a) any power unit purchased from a non-
authorized VACUFLO dealer; (b) any VACUFLO central vacuum system which has not been installed in
accordance with manufacturer’s recommended instructions; (c) any VACUFLO central vacuum system or
attachment which has been altered or modified in any way; (d) any VACUFLO central vacuum system or
attachment which has been damaged due to misuse, negligence, accident, or improper operation; (e)
any damage due to shipping and handling; (f) any damage due to installation or faulty installation; (g)
any VACUFLO central vacuum system or attachment upon which an unauthorized repair or service has
been performed; or (h) the Hide-A-Hose Retractable Hose Management System (for complete Hide-A-Hose
warranty information please visit www.vacuflo.com or call 1-800-822-8356.).
AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO WARRANTY COVERAGE HEREUNDER, YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF
OF PURCHASE OR HAVE REGISTERED THE VACUFLO CENTRAL VACUUM POWER UNIT ONLINE AT
www.cvacregistration.com, OR BY COMPLETING AND MAILING THE WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD.
THIS WARRANTY IS A SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES INCLUDING IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXCLUDED. THIS
WARRANTY COVERS ONLY LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIBED HEREIN AND THERE IS NO
LIABILTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OF
THIS SYSTEM.
Some states do not allow exclusion or limitation or warranties or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you
may have other rights that vary from state to state.
Lifetime Plus 1 Residential Limited Warranty