The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-02-25

EDITORS NOAEs MS IS the
fourth IN a series of articles
qiving information designed to
prolong the life of uarious house
hold appliances sohose manufac-
tatre has been practically elm
| mated because of the war.
Observation of few simple rules
| in the care of the family electric
vacuum cleaner will prolong its life
for the duration of the war and pos
sibly for q long time after that, it
was indicated in report made pub
| lie by home management specialists
! from Ohio State university.
The following Dos and Don'ts
have been suggested as important
| for the conservation and maintenance
of efficiency of the electric vacuum
| cleaner.
| DO =.
/. Maintain a correct relationship
between nozzle lips and rug. The
revolving brush cleaner should not
push too easily or too hard. There
should be some beating action if noz-
zle height adjustment is correct when
a half dollar or yardstick will just
slip under the nozzle lips. The noz-
zle on the straight suction rank type
cleaner is regulated by the user.
The nozzle must be held tightly
! against the rug.
2. Push the revolving brush clean
er at a regular speed-not too fast
nor too slow-using short strokes
rather than pushing over complete
length of rug. The tank type clean
er should be pushed with short
strokes, for most effective cleaning.
3. Be careful that the cord is not
cut when the handle is lowered to
the lowest position.
4. Keep the bag clean. This means
not only emptying often but turning
wrong side out and brushing.
5. Keep the brush roll free from
| hair and threads. If the brush
bristles are worn so that no adjust
ment will put them slightly below
| the nozzle lips, then replacement of
brush roll or brush bristles is neces-
sary.
6. Check the belt to see that it is
tight enough that the brush roll
turns with even, continuous speed
while nozzle is in contact with rug
Replace belt if necessary.
z. Keep all screws, bolts, and pins
| tight. Due to lack of such care
switches, handles, and various other
parts will become loose, resulting in
much expense and Inconvenience.
8. Keep the sections of the rigic
tubing (tank type cleaners anc
cleaner attachments) tight. If they
are difficult to get apart don't pr,
or force them. Use penetrating OF
at connections.
| 8. Have carbon brushes cleaned o
replaced whenever sparks occur il
the motor Sparks are an indication
that proper connection is not beint
made and burned out motor ma.
result.
10. Keep attachments in a plac'
where they are easy to get. Provide
basket or other holder in which Il
carry them about the house.
| IL. Make the utmost use of you
cleaner to tighten the job of house
work and to keep things cleaner thar
is otherwise possible. Think up way
of using attacments such as clean
ing cracks in floor, and cracks be
tween floor and Dashboard.
| DON'T
| /. Don't push the cleaner over tn,
cord nor pull on cord either from
the motor or convenience outlet.
| 2. Don't allow base or handle t,
bang up against furniture or base
board. This not only harms furni
ture and woodwork, but will jal
mechanism and may also cause han
die to be damaged or come apart.
| 8. Don't allow sharp objects sucl
as pins, tacks, stones, to come il
contact with fan blade. Pick sucl
objects up by hand. A nicked fan
or belt will result which will great!
lower efficiency.
a. Don't use the cleaner if motol
is overloaded. Ii the motor operate
sulggishly or if sparkling is noted
have the cleaner checked by com
petent service man.
i 5. Don't push the cleaner ovel
ridged or sharp edges. The nozzle
or wheels would likely be cut, which
would decrease cleaning efficiency o.
make the cleaner more difficult t.
push.
| 6. Don't use a belt which is tot
loose or too tight. If the belt i
| tight greater load is put on motor
causing it to overhead. If the bel
is too loose the belt slips, and tn,
brush roll turns unevenly, thus de
creasing the efficiency of the cleaner
| z. The air in which the dirt il
carried must get out through tn,