Whilst this is a photo copy, and some of the pages are a little askew, it was all readable and intact. A real bonus finding an old manual for a classic piece of kit that no other site had.
Great stuff.
Thanks to Owner-Manuals.com! This manual was exactly what I needed. As Amana was purchased by Maytag and later by Whirlpool, there was no way to receive it from their websites. I was lucky to find this resource.
Text excerpt from page 7 (click to view)
HOW TO EXCHANGE THE DUST BAG
�TAKING OUT THE DUST BAG
1. Remove the plug from the electrical outlet. Open the bag compartment lid by pulling the bag compartment clamp as shown in Fig18. 2. To remove the dust bag 22 supported by the bag holder, push down the top end 23 of the bag holder, then pull it out carefully.
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Fig. 18
Fig. 19
�FITTING THE NEW DUST BAG
1. Insert the bottom of the cardboard collar 24 into the collar support 25 of the dust receptacle, and push the top edge until it catches behind the lug 26 of the bag holder. 2. To replace the bag compartment lid, first insert the projection of the lid into the groove on the cleaner and push into place. 3. Make sure you always have available spare paper bags. The HITACHI PAPER BAG has been made especially for your cleaner. Paper bags may be purchased from your local dealer or from a HITACHI service center. In the event that replacement bags(or drive belts) are not available at your local shops, for where to buy please contact 01628 643000. NOTE:To avoid using the cleaner without the paper bag, the clamp system of your cleaner prevents the bag compartment lid from being clamped when the paper bag has not been replaced, or has not been set properly in place. NOTE:Put the bottom end of the paper bag into the bottom of the bag compartment so that the bottom end of the paper bag could not be caught between the bag compartment lid and the cleaner.
