Before You Begin - Hoover FloorMAX FloorMAX Supreme Owner's Manual

Shampooing car-
pet and rugs
For best results, use HOOVER Rug
and Carpet Shampoo. A carpet sham-
poo designed specifically for rotary
and foam type carpet shampooers
can also be used.
Use shampoo only in concentration
as recommended on container.
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Use only shampoo brushes on carpet
and rugs.
Using the floor
machine
1. Attach shampoo
brushes.
Shampoo brushes are very soft to pro-
tect fine rugs and carpet. Refer to Fig. 2-
1 for attaching brushes to floor machine.
Do not use power scrub and cleaning
brushes on carpet or rugs.
Shampoo in dry weather or when your
home is heated to ensure fast drying of
carpet.
Wool, wool blends and synthetic fiber
can be shampooed successfully. Cotton
fibers are non-resilient, "matt" easily,
absorb large quantities of water, and dry
very slowly. Because of these character-
istics, it is not recommended that you
shampoo cotton rugs or carpet with your
floor machine.

Before you begin

1. Test for colorfastness
Apply some HOOVER Rug and Carpet
Shampoo solution (shampoo mixed with
water according to directions on the
shampoo container) or a dry foam to a
small inconspicuous area of the carpet
and rub with a white cloth. Check to see
that color does not come off on the cloth
and that the color of the carpet is satis-
factory after the area dries.
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2. Fill tank
Prepare shampoo solution following
directions on container. Fill tank accord-
ing to the area being shampooed. The
tank holds a maximum of 4 quarts (3.75
liters). Each quart (liter) of solution will
shampoo an area approximately
3ft. x 9ft. (1m x 3m).
CAUTION: Do not use all-purpose
detergents, soaps or ammonia.They
can cause colors to run and may
damage carpet fibers.
2. Check effect of sham-
poo brushes
Attach shampoo brushes to floor
machine. Prepare a small amount of
shampoo solution in the tank following
directions on the shampoo container.
Attach tank and guide the floor machine
over a small area of the carpet. Let it
dry. Examine carpet for change in tex-
ture. Some carpets or rugs with loop or
twist pile show a change of texture when
any cleaning appliance is used. If this
change is not too great, it will not be
apparent after the entire area has been
shampooed.
The floor machine, used according to
directions, will leave carpet clean and
bright with a minimum of texture
change. If these two tests have proven
successful, proceed with the following
steps.
3. Move furniture
Place plastic or aluminum foil pads
under legs of furniture too heavy to
move, so metal slides or wood finishes
will not stain carpet. If furniture is moved
back on damp carpet, place the pads
under legs to avoid marks and rust
stains.
4. Vacuum thoroughly
Vacuum carpet to remove dust, sand,
and lint. The quality of the shampooing
job depends, to a great extent, on how
thoroughly the dirt is removed before
shampooing.
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3. Shampoo carpet
Start at one end of the room and work
toward a door so that it will not be nec-
essary to walk on the damp carpet. It is
recommended that an area 3 ft. x 3 ft.
(1m x 1m) be shampooed before mov-
ing to another area. Start the floor
machine by lowering the handle.
Squeeze trigger intermittently to apply
the solution. Apply sparingly in order
not to soak the carpet. The type of
fiber, surface texture, and height of pile
will determine how much solution
should be used. Guide floor machine
slowly, slightly overlapping the strokes.
Move forward and backward until the 3
ft. x 3 ft. area (1m x 1m) is covered with
foam.
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