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

Carpet Cleaning
1. Fill clean solution tank (upper tank) with
HOOVER Carpet/Upholstery Detergent ac-
cording to instructions on pages 10 and 11.
2. Dry hands and plug cord into a properly
grounded outlet.
Do not clean over floor electrical outlets.
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.
4. Squeeze trigger (A) 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 trigger (dry stroke).
6. Overlap strokes by 1 inch to help prevent
streaking. Keep nozzle flat on floor for both
forward and reverse strokes.

Picking up spills

Your HOOVER SteamVac™ carpet cleaner
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 immediately
by placing the stair/upholstery nozzle 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 with brushes turned OFF in
front of the spill, pull the nozzle very slowly
over the spill initially with suction only.
Repeat with spray and suction.
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7. To get the most effective cleaning, clean
room in sections. See diagram (B). Do not
use the same cleaning technique as with a
vacuum.
8. For heavily soiled areas, repeat steps 5
and 6.
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.)
When picking up spills on bare floors, use
only the floor nozzle with the bare floor at-
tachment in place.
Do not use the SteamVac™ carpet cleaner to
pick up flammable or combustible liquids or
chemicals.
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