Cleaning Floors; Picking Up Spills - Hoover FloorMate, SpinScrub Floor Mate Spin Scrub Hard Floor Cleaner Owner's Manual

Cleaning floors

NOTE: Your HOOVER® FloorMate™ SpinScrub™ cleaner may be used to clean wood floors that
have been sealed with a polyurethane coating and can be cleaned with water.
CAUTION: To prevent damage to wood floors, follow the flooring manufacturer's cleaning rec-
ommendations.
If using cleaner on sealed wood floors, inspect floor surface for worn finish, bare wood or sepa-
rated joints. Do not use FloorMate™ SpinScrub™ cleaner to wet clean sealed wood floors if any
of these conditions exist.
1
Set Mode selector dial to DRY VAC position and vacuum floor.
Turn cleaner off and disconnect from electrical outlet. Empty recovery tank (see Figs. 24 &
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25). Determine the type of brushes to be used (either gray for ceramic and other tiles or white
for vinyl and sealed wood floors). See "Cleaning the brushes" for removing and replacing
brushes.
3
Fill solution tank with either Floor to Floor Cleaning Concentrate or Grout Cleaner*, depend-
ing upon the type of floor being cleaned, and water (see Figs. 17 through 23).
Do not use solvent based cleaning concentrates in your cleaner. Do not use any type of
wax in your cleaner.
4
Turn Mode selector dial to WASH position.
5
Dry hands and plug cleaner into a properly grounded outlet.
6
Step on handle release pedal and lower handle to operating position. Turn cleaner ON.
7
To release solution, squeeze trigger (A) (Fig. 31). Slowly
move cleaner forward and backward over area to be cleaned.
Squeeze trigger to release solution as needed.
Overlap strokes by one inch to help prevent streaking. The
cleaner's suction will pick up the dirty solution throughout
cleaning.
8
To greatly enhance drying of the floor surface, release trigger
and turn Mode selector dial to the WET PICKUP position. Continue to move cleaner over the
area to pick up the dirty solution.
9
To continue cleaning another area, turn Mode selector dial to WASH position. Repeat steps 7
through 9.
Note: When cleaning sealed wood floors, make sure all areas are completely dry. Ensure
that no water remains on the floor.
Note: When switching between wet cleaning and wet pickup, it is not necessary to turn the
cleaner off. Simply move the Mode selector dial between the two settings.
10
Empty recovery tank or clean the filter when the motor sound becomes higher in pitch and
there is a loss of suction (see "Automatic shut-off" section).
*Available at additional cost if not included with your model.

Picking up spills

Your cleaner may also be used to pick up small liquid spills (1 quart or less, never to
exceed 1/4 inch in depth) on non-carpeted floors. Turn Mode selector dial to the WET PICK-
UP position and release the trigger. Continue to move cleaner over the area to pick up the
spill.
Do not use the cleaner to pick up flammable or combustible liquids or chemicals. do not
use the cleaner to pick up detergents that contain solvent based ingredients.
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