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HOT-WATER CLEANING
(WITH SHAMPOO)
Hot-water cleaning is recommended for heavily
soiled unwaxed hard floors like ceramic tiles,
linoleum or vinyl floors, and tiles in general.
Recommended also for mirrors and windows -
use with the special squeegee attachment.
CAUTION: never let the steam-generator on
when the tank has run out of water.
Fit your PENTAVAP with the attachment best
suited to the task required. Rotate selector to
the shampoo setting. Your cleaner is now ready
to deliver a powerful jet of hot water-and-
shampoo solution (fig.E).
Plug in your PENTAVAP (green light (18) on)
and depress the suction (19) and hot-water
cleaning (22) buttons on (red light on); the
machine will emit a particular intermittent sound.
This is perfectly normal and indicates that the
machine is working (fig. G). Wait a few seconds,
then proceed to clean. To switch the machine
off, depress the cleaning-lock (20) and suction
(19) buttons.
USEFUL TIPS:
In case of particularly tough dirt,
proceed as follows:
- begin by dry-vacuuming in accordance with the
instructions contained in the “Dry vacuum”
section;
- set up the machine for extraction cleaning and
proceed to treat the dirty surface as follows;
- rotate selector (5) to the water + shampoo
position;
- depress hot-water button (22) and use the
spray trigger on the handgrip to spray cleaning
solution on the surface to be treated;
- wait one or two minutes for pre-treatment to
soak in;
- depress suction button (19) and go over the
pre-treated area using dry vacuum only (do not
use spray trigger);
- rinse carefully following the instructions in the
next section.
CAUTION:
when resuming cleaning with hot
water after a few minutes’ pause, aim the nozzle
away for the surface you are cleaning as the
machine may release steam for a few seconds.
RINSING OPERATIONS
After cleaning with the detergent solution, you
may wish to proceed to rinse. Rinsing with water
only will ensure that all traces of detergent are
removed from the treated surface, and is
especially recommended for materials where
detergent residues are hard to get to, like, for
example, fabric and textiles in general.
For rinsing, use the same tools as for extraction
cleaning. Rotate selector (5) to the water-only
position. Plug in your PENTAVAP and depress
the suction (19) and cold-water (21) buttons.
Proceed to clean the surface using the same
technique as for hot- or cold-water cleaning
(fig. D).
When not using the appliance for a fairly long
time, it is advisable to flush out the system with
plain water, no detergent added, before storing
the machine, to avoid blockages due shampoo
residues in the pump. Fill the tank with water
only, and operate the pump depressing the
spray trigger for a few minutes.
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