Hoover U5150, Owner'S Manual

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Handle position
For ease in sliding knob, place handle
in the upright position and tilt cleaner
foward (E).
The nozzle will not move into the
adjusted position until the cleaner
handle is lowered to the operating
position (F).
Settings
For maximum cleaning performance,
the following carpet height settings are
recommended.
• Lowest setting: for bare floors and all
types of carpet
Note: If the cleaner is difficult to push,
slide knob to the next higher setting.
• Higher settings: for very deep pile
carpet where easier pushing effort is
desired, while maintaining good cleaning
performance.
Cleaning lightweight
flexible rugs
Stand on one end of rug and move
cleaner toward other end or edge.
Before reaching edge, push down on
handle. This will lift up the nozzle (front
of cleaner) and will prevent rug from
clinging to cleaner. Continue to lift up
nozzle so that when you have reached
the edge, it is completely off the rug.
Move cleaner back to start again, lower
nozzle, and use only forward strokes.
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Carpet height
adjustment
The cleaning of carpet and rugs takes
place at the nozzle (C).
When it is necessary to raise and lower the
nozzle for various carpet pile heights, slide
the nozzle control knob (D) to the desired
setting.
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C
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D
A
B
E
F
Embedded
DirtFINDER™ feature
With red and green lights (A), the
DirtFINDER™ system alerts the user to
areas of carpet that may need more
cleaning attention. It is able to sense
when larger amounts of dirt particles,
especially embedded dirt, are removed.
To let you know that the DirtFINDER™
feature is ready, the red light will come
on when the cleaner is first turned on.
After a few seconds, the red light will go
off and the
green light will come on.
Cleaning may then begin.
The green light will remain on through-
out cleaning, except when the detector
senses that a larger amount of dirt is
being picked up; then the red light will
come on.
When the red light is on, you should
take additional cleaning strokes in the
area until it changes to green.
• The red light may seldom come on
during cleaning. this means that your
cleaner is picking up primarily fine sur-
face dust and lint which the system may
not detect, or that the carpet is generally
clean.
To increase the feature’s sensi-
tivity to dirt, set the switch (B) to the
“HI”
position.
• At other times, the red light may stay
on for a considerable amount of time.
This means that the carpet contains a
high level of dirt which is being removed
by the cleaner.
To decrease the fea-
ture’s sensitivity to dirt , set the switch
to the “REG.” (Regular) position.
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High
Bare Floor
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