Troubleshooting
Fault
Fabric does not feed well.
Needle breaks
Thread breaks
Skipped stitches
Irregular stitches
Fabric puckers
Irregular trimming
Fabric piles up
Machine does not operate
Remedy
• Lengthen stitch length.
• Increase presser foot pressure for heavy weight fabric.
• Decrease presser foot pressure for light weight fabrics.
• Check the setting of di ff erential feed.
• Insert needle correctly.
• Do not pull fabric while sewing.
• Tighten needle set screw.
• Use a larger needle on heavy fabrics.
• Loosen thread tension.
• Check for tangled or caught thread.
• Insert needle correctly.
• Insert new needle; current needle may be bent or have a blunt point.
• Use a high quality thread.
• Insert new needle; current needles may be bent or have a blunt point.
• Tighten needle set screw.
• Insert needles correctly.
• Change type or size of needles.
• Increase presser foot pressure.
• Use a high quality thread.
• Balance thread tension.
• Check for tangled or caught thread.
• Check the setting of di ff
erential feed.
• Loosen thread tension.
• Check for tangled or caught thread.
• Use high quality weight thread.
• Shorten stitch length.
• Decrease presser foot pressure for light weight fabrics.
• Check alignment of knives.
• Replace one or both knives.
• Lengthen stitch length.
• Check the setting of di ff erential feed.
• Check for tangled or caught thread.
• Compress thick layers of fabric with conventional machine before sewing with overlock.
• Connect machine to power source and switch it on.
• Close the hook cover.
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