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Fill container (16 oz.) with HOOVER Carpet/
Upholstery Detergent or HOOVER Hard
Floor Cleaning Solution.
Do not use Hard Floor Cleaning Solution on car-
pet or upholstery.
Do not use any type of
wax with your SteamVac™ deep
cleaner.
To assure proper results,
use only HOOVER
detergent.
Replace container cap and tighten.
NOTE: Use only HOOVER detergents.
They are specially formulated for use with
your SteamVac™ carpet cleaner.
CAUTION: Detergents contain
Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants.
Avoid contact with eyes and skin. In
case of contact with eyes, flush
with cold water for 15 minutes. In
case of contact with skin, wash with
water. If irritation persists, call a
physician.
To fill detergent container (F),
turn cap
counterclockwise and remove cap.
Do not remove
detergent container from
tank.
Fill tank (E) (1 gallon) with hot tap water.
CAUTION: Do not fill with water
above 140ĄF (60ĄC).
Replace tank cap and tighten.
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Carry tank to a sink.
Turn tank cap counterclockwise and remove
cap.
E
F
8
2-8
C
D
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The tanks
Clean water tank
(upper tank)
The clean water tank (C) holds the water that
will either be mixed with detergent for clean-
ing the carpet or floor, or used to rinse the
carpet or floor.
The detergent container (D) is permanently
attached to the water tank. It holds the deter-
gent that mixes with the water.
Wash/rinse switch
This switch allows you to easily change from
cleaning your carpet or floor with a deter-
gent/water mix to rinsing with water only.
Set the switch to
WASH
to clean the carpet
or floor with detergent and water.
Set the switch to
RINSE
to use water only.
See “How to clean” section for more details.
How to fill
Unplug carpet cleaner from electrical
outlet.
Place carpet cleaner handle in the upright,
locked position.
To remove tank, press down on tank handle
and pull forward.
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A
B
C
WARNING: Certain oxygenated-type
cleaners, such as OxiClean* and
TuffOxi** will damage your
SteamVac™ detergent container (A),
clean water tank (B) or recovery tank
(C).
Use only HOOVER SteamVac™ Oxy
detergent for this pupose.
*OxiClean is a registered trademark of
Orange Glo International, Inc.
**TuffOxi is a trademark of Tuff Products for
Pets
