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How to wash carpets
1 Set up your VAX as described on page 5
2 Switch ON
3 Switch on the power washing button
4 Turn the suction power to the wash setting or
higher, depending on the carpet pile
5 To allow water to flow through the Fibreflow
wash head, ensure that the rocker switch (A) is
positioned towards the back of the head
6 With the solution flowing, wash a section of
carpet approx 3 metres x 3 metres by pushing the
wash head backwards and forwards over the area
7 Stop the solution flow by moving the rocker
switch (A) to the forward position on the
Fibreflow wash head. This will prevent water
flow, allowing excess water to be removed from
the section just washed
8 Turn the pump washing button off and turn the
suction power to maximum
Go back over the area you have just washed. You
are now maximising moisture removal from the carpet.
9 Move to the next area and repeat steps 3 to 8
10 When no more water reaches the wash tool the
pump will make a 'sound' due to sucking air
Refill the water reservoir with water and VAX Carpet
cleaner. Empty the recovery bucket when you refill
the water reservoir. The 'sound' your VAX makes
will change and the suction will drop if the recovery
bucket is over-full. Time to empty it!
Tip
ALWAYS TEST FOR COLOUR FASTNESS WITH SOME
UNDILUTED CARPET CLEANER ON A HIDDEN AREA FIRST.
Start from the corner of a room and work backwards
towards the door.
If you are washing very dirty carpets, you may have to
wash them several times over a period of time to bring
all the dirt to the surface.
When washing stairs, place your VAX above the area you
are washing. ALWAYS ENSURE YOUR VAX IS STABLE.
The castors on your VAX will pull off, giving it extra
stability on stairs or slopes. DO NOT PULL
EXCESSIVELY ON THE BLACK SUCTION HOSE.
Metal or wooden furniture legs may mark a wet carpet.
Wait until the carpet is dry or place aluminium foil under
the feet of furniture.
When washing deep pile carpets, move the washing tool
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in the same direction as the pile lays.
Don't allow children or animals onto the carpet until it is dry.
How to wash upholstery
1 Set up your VAX as described on page 5, BUT
don't use the extendible metal wand
2 Connect the upholstery washing tool to the short
metal wand and wind the excess solution tube
around the metal portion of the hand grip and fit
the tube into the upholstery washing tool
3 Switch power button ON
4 Switch on the pump washing button
5 Turn the suction power to the wash setting
6 Start the washing solution flowing
To start the solution flow, push black collar on the
wash tool forward.
7 When you see water swirling in the washing tool
you are ready to start washing
8 Pull the washing tool backwards
You are now washing the upholstery. Cover a small
area at a time. Don't push the tool backwards and
forwards as this may stretch the fabric.
9 Stop the washing solution flowing
To stop the flow, pull the black collar on the wash
tool backward. Go back over the area you have just
washed. You are now removing excess moisture
from the upholstery.
10 Move to next area and repeat steps 6 to 9
11 When no more water reaches the wash tool the
pump will make a 'sound' due to sucking air
Refill the water reservoir with water and VAX Carpet
cleaner. Empty the recovery bucket when you refill
the water reservoir. The 'sound' your VAX makes
will change and the suction will drop if the recovery
bucket is full. Time to empty it!
Tip
Use the upholstery washing tool for spot cleaning
small dirt patches on either carpet or upholstery.
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