Fill in and retain
The model and serial number are located on the bottom of the cleaner.
For your personal records, please enter the COMPLETE model and serial number in
the spaces provided and retain this information.
Your cleaner is model________________________________________________________
and has serial number ______________________________________________________
It is suggested that you attach your sales receipt to this owner’s manual. Verification of
date of purchase may be required for warranty service of your Hoover product.
Index
Assembling Cleaner ..............................3
Cleaner Description................................4
How To Use
Canister Cleaner ..............................4-6
Cleaning Tools ....................................6
Powered Nozzle ..............................5-6
To Clean Stairs ....................................6
If You Have a Problem ..........................10
Clearing Blockages ..........................10
Important Safeguards ............................2
Maintenance
Cleaning Filters ................................6-7
Emptying Dirt Cup ..........................6-7
Lubrication ..........................................9
Replacing Agitator Brush Roll ..........9
Replacing Power Nozzle Belt ..........7-8
Replacing Headlight ..........................9
Replacing Edge Groomers ................9
Service ..................................................10
Warranty................................................11
Important Safeguards!
When using an electrical appliance, always follow
basic precautions, including the following:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE
Warning:
• Do not use outdoors or on wet surfaces.
• Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
Do not allow vacuum cleaner to be used as a toy or to run unattended at any
time.
• Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, feet and all parts of body away from openings,
rotating agitator and other moving parts. Do not operate cleaner in bare feet or
when wearing open toe shoes or sandals.
• Do not pick up anything that is burning or smoking, such as cigarettes, matches,
or hot ashes.
• Do not use to pick up flammable or combustible liquids such as gasoline or fine
wood sandings or use in areas where they may be present.
• The hose contains electrical wires. Do not use if damaged, cut or punctured.
• Avoid picking up hard, sharp objects with the cleaner. They may damage the
cleaner.
• Always turn off this appliance before connecting or disconnecting hose,
motorized nozzle, or powered hand tool.
• Brush roll may suddenly restart, unplug from electrical outlet before servicing.
• Do not use without dust cup or filters in place. Empty cup frequently when pick-
ing up very fine materials such as powder.
• Use extra care when cleaning on stairs.
• Do not put any object into openings. Do not use with any opening blocked; keep
free of dust, lint, hair, or anything that may reduce air flow.
• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord as a handle, close door on cord or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners. Do not run appliance over cord. Keep cord
away from heated surfaces.
• Always disconnect cord from electrical outlet before servicing the cleaner.
• Unplug cleaner when not in use. Turn off all controls before unplugging.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.
Never handle plug or appliance with wet hands.
• If cleaner has a cord reel, hold on to the plug while cord is being rewound to pre-
vent cord from whipping.
• The use of an extension cord is not recommended.
• Do not use with damaged cord or plug. If appliance is not working as it should,
has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors, or dropped into water, take it to a
Hoover Factory Service Center or Authorized Hoover Warranty Service Dealer
(Depot).
• Use vacuum cleaner only for its intended use as described in the instructions.
Use only attachments recommended by The Hoover Company; others may cause
hazards.
Save these instructions!
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury:
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