Cap Assembly; Poppet Valve; To Reassemble Valve - Hoover SteamVac supreme Manual

B. Cap Assembly
1. Twist off to remove (Fig. 2)
Fig. 2
2. Slide gasket offto replace (Rib on gasket
faces toward cap).
C. Poppet Valve
1. Insert screwdriver through tank opening and
push valve until it snaps out of seat. (Fig. 3)
Fig. 3
2. Work valve stem out of tank from underneath.
3. The spring, brass washer and valve seal will
stay trapped in the valve seat. Remove through
tank opening.
Note position in Fig 3A.
Fig. 3A
SPRING.-._
WASHER7_
VALVE SE*L--C
VALVE STEM -_
The cupped end of the valve seal faces
downward upon reassembly.
To reassemble valve:
1. Slide valve assembly into valve seat through
opening in bottom of tank (Fig. 4). Use a small
amount of soap on seal to ease assembly.
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2. With small screwdriver, work rubber washer
into housing (Fig. 5).
3. Continue to slide shaft in until it stops.
4. Valve should spring open and closed when
fully seated.