Cleaning Carpet; Picking Up Spills; Cleaning Bare Floors; Carpet Cleaning - Hoover SteamVac F5808 Owner's Manual

Carpet Cleaning

Read "Before you begin cleaning"
instructions on page 10.
1. Fill clean solution tank (upper tank)
with HOOVER Carpet/Upholstery
Detergent according to instructions on
pages 7 and 8.
2. Dry hands and plug cord into a prop-
erly grounded outlet.
Do not clean over floor electrical out-
lets.
3. To avoid walking on damp carpet,
start at the end of the room farthest from
the door or path to sink where tanks will
be emptied and filled.
Step on handle release pedal and lower
handle to operating position; turn carpet
cleaner ON.

Picking up spills

Your HOOVER SteamVac™ carpet clean-
er may also be used to pick up small
liquid spills (1 gallon or less, never to
exceed 1/4 inch in depth) on carpet,
upholstery, or bare floors.
For best results, pick up spills immedi-
ately by placing the stair/upholstery noz-
zle just above the spill and suction up
any residue on top of the carpet. If the
spill remains, place either the stair/
upholstery nozzle or floor nozzle in front
of the spill, pull the nozzle very slowly
over the spill initially with suction only.
Repeat with spray and suction.
When picking up spills on bare floors,
use only the floor nozzle with the bare
floor attachment in place.
If a spot is left, the stair/upholstery nozzle is
generally more effective for removing it.
Although no cleaning solution can com-
pletely remove all spots, they can be treated
by following the instructions provided by the
manufacturer of the carpet, upholstery, or
bare floor surface being cleaned.
Do not use the SteamVac™ carpet clean-
er to pick up flammable or combustible
liquids or chemicals.
When finished, follow "After cleaning"
instructions on page 10.
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4. Squeeze trigger to release cleaning
solution and slowly push carpet cleaner
forward (equals one wet stroke).
5. Continue to squeeze trigger and
slowly pull carpet cleaner back toward
you (second wet stroke). Release trigger
and slowly push carpet cleaner forward
over area just sprayed with solution (dry
stroke). Then slowly pull carpet cleaner
back toward you without squeezing trig-
ger (dry stroke).
6. Overlap strokes by 1 inch to help pre-
vent streaking.
Keep nozzle flat on floor for both forward
and reverse strokes.
7. For heavily soiled areas, repeat steps
4-6.

Cleaning bare floors

How to attach bare floor
attachment
Disconnect carpet cleaner from elec-
trical outlet.
To prevent possible leaking, remove
clean solution tank and recovery tank
before positioning bare attachment.
Refer to Fig. 2-6 to remove clean solu-
tion tank. Set tank aside (do not set tank
on furniture).
Refer to Fig. 2-13 to remove recovery
tank.
Note: To avoid saturating carpet, do
not use more than 4 wet strokes over
one area. Always end with dry
strokes.
It is best to alternate wet and dry strokes
as described above.
For best cleaning results and to aid in
faster drying of carpet, end with more
dry strokes. (Continue using dry strokes
until little water is visible passing
through the recovery tank lid.)
Empty recovery tank when the motor
sound becomes higher pitched and
there is a loss in suction (see "Automatic
shut-off", page 7).
When finished cleaning, follow "After
cleaning" instructions on page 10.
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A
B
With handle in upright position, tilt clean-
er back so that handle rests on the floor.
With foam strip (A) (located under the
netting) in position as shown, place
attachment on front of nozzle (B).
Make sure arrow on end of attachment
points in the direction as shown.
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