Before You Begin; After Cleaning - Hoover F7410 Manual

3. How to clean

Before you begin

cleaning
a. Vacuum thoroughly - For carpet, use
a HOOVER vacuum cleaner with an agitator
for best results. Vacuum upholstery with a
vacuum cleaner with cleaning tool attach-
ments. Use a crevice tool to reach into tufts
and folds. Do not use the SteamVac™
carpet cleaner as a dry vacuum
cleaner.
b. For upholstery, check cleaning
code - Use your HOOVER SteamVac™ car-
pet cleaner only if the upholstery
ric is marked with a "W" (for "wet" clean) or
"S/W" (for "solvent/dry" or "wet" clean). Do
not clean fabric marked "S" ("sol-
vent/dry" clean only). If your upholstery
does not have a code, seek professional
assistance.
c. Test for colorfastness - Wet a white absor-
bent cloth with the detergent. In a small, hidden
area, gently rub the surface with the dampened
cloth. Wait ten minutes and check for color remov-
al or bleed with white paper towel or cloth. If sur-
face has more than one color, check all colors.

After cleaning

a. Allow carpet or upholstery to dry. To help
prevent matting and resoiling the carpet,
keep children and pets away from surface
until it is completely dry. If it is neces-
sary to walk on damp carpet, place tow-
els or white cloths on the traffic areas.
If furniture must be replaced before the car-
pet is dry, place plastic or aluminum foil
under legs of furniture so metal slides or
wood finishes will not stain the carpet.
b. Empty tanks, rinse with clear water and let
air dry. Rinse the recovery tank lid and let air
dry.
Any unused detergent may be left in the
detergent container for future use.
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d. When cleaning entire floor, move
furniture out of area to be cleaned
(may not be necessary if only high traffic
areas are to be cleaned). For furniture too
heavy to move, place aluminum foil or wax
paper under legs. This will prevent wood fin-
ishes from staining carpet. Pin up furniture
skirts and draperies.
e. Pretreat spots and heavy traffic
areas with HOOVER Spot & Stain
Spray Cleaner*- Test Spot & Stain Spray
Cleaner for colorfastness by first spraying it
on a hidden area; wait ten minutes and blot
with white paper
If no color change is visible, spray Spot & Stain
Spray Cleaner onto spots and traffic areas. Wait
at least ten minutes. Use your SteamVac™ car-
fab-
pet cleaner to pick up Spot & Stain Spray
Cleaner and spot. Repeat until spot is removed;
carefully scrub with a household scrub brush if
necessary.
Do not saturate carpet or upholstery with
Spot & Stain Spray Cleaner.
No cleaning solution removes all stains from all
carpets. Stain removal varies with the type of
spill, time elapsed before removal, carpet materi-
al, and carpet type.
f. To prevent staining, use plastic or alumi-
num foil to protect wood or metal surfaces from
possible water spray.
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c. Remove lint from filter screen located
inside recovery tank.
g. To avoid wetting and possible dam-
age to wood floors underneath area
rugs/carpet, either move area rugs/ carpet to
a non-wood bare floor surface or place water-
proof material (e.g. plastic) underneath them
before cleaning.
See pages 10-14 for instructions on various
cleaning tasks.
*Available at additional cost if not included with
your model.
towels or cloth.
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d. Remove lint from filter screen located on
bottom of cleaner as follows. Note: When
brushes seem to be rotating slowly,
disconnect carpet cleaner from elec-
tical outlet and check and clean this
screen.
Remove both tanks as described in Figs.
2-10 and 2-21. Tilt cleaner back so handle
rests on floor.
Squeeze filter frame, lift and pull it out. Wipe
off screen and push frame back into place.
Return cleaner to upright position.
e. Vacuum thoroughly after carpet
has completely dried. This will help
reduce any shading left by the carpet clean-
er's brushes.