Carpet Cleaning
Slide nozzle completely onto cleaner. Press
down on nozzle to secure it.
Replace recovery tank (Fig. 2-22).
The nozzle must be in the proper
position in order for the recovery
tank to go on properly.
Raise cleaner to upright position and replace
clean water tank (Figs. 2-16 through 2-19).
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3-7
Read “Before you begin cleaning”
instructions on page 9.
1. Fill clean water tank according to instruc-
tions for Figs. 2-9 to 2-12.
2. Fill detergent container with HOOVER
Carpet/Upholstery Detergent according to
instructions for Figs. 2-13 to 2-14.
3. Set SpinScrub mode selector to
POWER
SCRUB
.
4. Dry hands and plug cord into a
properly
grounded outlet.
Do not clean over floor electrical out-
lets.
5. 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 han-
dle to operating position.
6. Set Wash/Rinse switch to
WASH
. Turn
cleaner ON (Fig. 3-5).
7. Squeeze trigger to release cleaning solu-
tion and
slowly
push carpet cleaner for-
ward (equals one wet stroke).
8. 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).
Continue using dry strokes until little water is
visible passing through the recovery tank lid.
9. Overlap strokes by 1 inch to help prevent
streaking.
Keep nozzle flat on floor for both forward
and reverse strokes.
10. If rinsing the carpet is desired, set Wash/
Rinse switch to
RINSE
(Fig. 3-7). Repeat
steps 7-9.
Rinsing is not necessary, but will help
remove detergent residue and help your car-
pet look fresher.
11. For heavily soiled areas, repeat steps 6-9.
Avoid saturating carpet, as noted below.
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.)
12. Empty recovery tank when the motor
sound becomes higher pitched and there is
a loss in suction (see “Automatic shut-off”,
Fig. 2-6).
When finished cleaning, follow “After clean-
ing” instructions on pages 9 &10.
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11
3-3
3-4
Unplug carpet cleaner from electrical
outlet.
Remove both tanks as described in Figs.
2-10 and 2-21. With handle in upright posi-
tion, tilt cleaner back so that handle rests on
the floor.
Lift up rear edge of nozzle. Slide nozzle up
and remove from cleaner.
To replace nozzle, line up tabs (A) on nozzle
with holes (B) in cleaner. Slide tabs into
holes.
To clean nozzle
If lint or other debris becomes lodged in noz-
zle, it can be removed for cleaning.
A
B
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