Philips FC8088, User Manual

 - Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

 - Do not point the hose, the tube or any other accessory at the eyes or ears nor put it in your 

mouth when it is connected to the vacuum cleaner and the vacuum cleaner is switched on.

Caution

 - When you use the vacuum cleaner to vacuum ashes, fine sand, lime, cement dust and similar 

substances, the pores of the dustbag become clogged. As a result, the dustbag-full indicator will 

indicate that the dustbag is full. Empty the reusable dustbag, even if it is not full yet (see chapter 

‘Emptying the reusable dustbag’).

 - Never use the appliance without the motor protection filter. This damages the motor and 

shortens the life of the appliance.

 - Do not suck up large objects as this may cause the air passage in the tube or hose to become 

obstructed. 

 - Only use the reusable dustbag that is supplied with the appliance. If you use another dustbag, 

this could lead to motor damage or shorten the lifetime of the appliance.

Electromagnetic fields (EMF)

 - This Philips appliance complies with all standards regarding electromagnetic fields (EMF). If 

handled properly and according to the instructions in this user manual, the appliance is safe to 

use based on scientific evidence available today.

Preparing for use

hose

 1 

 To connect the hose, press the two hose buttons (1) and push the hose into the opening (2) 

(‘click’) (Fig. 2).

 2 

  To disconnect the hose, press the two hose buttons again (1) and pull the hose out of the 

appliance (2) (‘click’) (Fig. 3).
Tube

 1 

 To connect the tube parts to each other, insert the narrow section into the wider section 

and turn it a little.  (Fig. 4)

 2 

 To connect the tube to the handgrip of the hose, insert the handgrip into the tube and turn it 

a little (Fig. 5).

 - To disconnect the tube or tube parts, pull and turn a little.

 - Connect and disconnect the accessories in the same way.

Combination nozzle

The combination nozzle enables you to clean the floor efficiently. You can use the combination 

nozzle on carpet with the brush strips folded in or on hard floors (for instance for tiled, parqueted, 

laminated and linoleumed flooring) with the brush strips folded out.

 1 

 To connect the combination nozzle to the tube, insert the tube into the combination nozzle 

and turn it a little (Fig. 6).

 2 

 Push the rocker switch on top of the combination nozzle with your foot to make the brush 

strip for cleaning hard floors come out of the nozzle housing (Fig. 7).

 3 

 Push the rocker switch on the other side to make the brush strip disappear into the nozzle 

housing (Fig. 8).

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