Shampooing Carpet & Rugs; Before You Begin - Hoover Shampoo- Polisher Owner's Manual

Shampooing carpet and rugs
Use a carpet shampoo designed specifically for rotary and foam type
carpet shampooers.
Use shampoo only in concentration as recommended on container.
Use only shampoo brushes for
carpet and rugs.
Shampoo in dry weather or when your home is heated to insure fast dry-
ing of carpet.
Wool, wool blends and synthetic fiber can be shampooed successfully.
Cotton fibers are non-resilient, "matt" easily, absorb large quantities of
water, and dry very slowly. Because of these characteristics, it is not
recommended that you shampoo cotton rugs or carpet with your
shampoo-polisher.

Before you begin

1. Test for colorfastness
Apply some shampoo solution to a small inconspicuous area of the car-
pet and rub with a white cloth. Check to see that color does not come off
on the cloth and that the color of the carpet is satisfactory after the area
dries.
2. Check effect of shampoo brushes
Attach rug shampoo accessory and shampoo brushes (as shown in steps
1 and 2 of "Ready, set, shampoo"). Prepare a small amount of shampoo
solution in the tank following directions on the shampoo container. At-
tach tank and guide the shampoo-polisher over a small area of the rug.
After shampooing this area, brush the pile of the rug in one direction and
let dry. Examine rug for change in texture. Some rugs with loop or twist
pile show a change of texture when any cleaning appliance is used. If
this change is not too great, it will not be apparent after the entire rug
has been shampooed. The shampoo-polisher, used according to direc-
tions, will leave rugs clean and bright with a minimum of texture change.
If these two tests have proven successful, proceed with the following
steps.
3. Move furniture
Place plastic or aluminum foil pads under legs of furniture too heavy to
move, so metal slides or wood finishes will not stain carpet. If furniture is
moved back onto damp carpet, place pads under legs to avoid marks and
rust stains.
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