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Shampooing car- pet and rugs

For best results, use HOOVER Rug and Carpet Shampoo. A carpet sham- poo designed specifically for rotary and foam type carpet shampooers can also be used.

Use shampoo only in concentration as recommended on container.

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Use only shampoo brushes on carpet and rugs.

Shampoo in dry weather or when your home is heated to ensure fast drying of carpet.

Wool, wool blends and synthetic fiber can be shampooed successfully. Cotton fibers are non-resilient, “matt” easily, absorb large quantities of water, and dry very slowly. Because of these character- istics, it is not recommended that you shampoo cotton rugs or carpet with your floor machine.

Before you begin

1. Test for colorfastness

Apply some HOOVER Rug and Carpet Shampoo solution (shampoo mixed with water according to directions on the shampoo container) or a dry foam to a small inconspicuous area of the carpet and rub with a white cloth. Check to see that color does not come off on the cloth and that the color of the carpet is satis- factory after the area dries.

2.Check effect of sham- poo brushes

Attach shampoo brushes to floor machine. Prepare a small amount of shampoo solution in the tank following directions on the shampoo container. Attach tank and guide the floor machine over a small area of the carpet. Let it dry. Examine carpet for change in tex- ture. Some carpets or rugs with loop or twist pile show a change of texture when any cleaning appliance is used. If this change is not too great, it will not be apparent after the entire area has been shampooed.

The floor machine, used according to directions, will leave carpet clean and bright with a minimum of texture change. If these two tests have proven successful, proceed with the following steps.

3. Move furniture

Place plastic or aluminum foil pads under legs of furniture too heavy to move, so metal slides or wood finishes will not stain carpet. If furniture is moved back on damp carpet, place the pads under legs to avoid marks and rust stains.

4. Vacuum thoroughly

Vacuum carpet to remove dust, sand, and lint. The quality of the shampooing job depends, to a great extent, on how thoroughly the dirt is removed before shampooing.

Using the floor machine

1.Attach shampoo brushes.

Shampoo brushes are very soft to pro- tect fine rugs and carpet. Refer to Fig. 2- 1 for attaching brushes to floor machine.

Do not use power scrub and cleaning brushes on carpet or rugs.

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2. Fill tank

Prepare shampoo solution following directions on container. Fill tank accord- ing to the area being shampooed. The tank holds a maximum of 4 quarts (3.75 liters). Each quart (liter) of solution will shampoo an area approximately

3ft. x 9ft. (1m x 3m).

CAUTION: Do not use all-purpose detergents, soaps or ammonia.They can cause colors to run and may damage carpet fibers.

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3. Shampoo carpet

Start at one end of the room and work toward a door so that it will not be nec- essary to walk on the damp carpet. It is recommended that an area 3 ft. x 3 ft.

(1m x 1m) be shampooed before mov- ing to another area. Start the floor machine by lowering the handle. Squeeze trigger intermittently to apply the solution. Apply sparingly in order not to soak the carpet. The type of fiber, surface texture, and height of pile will determine how much solution should be used. Guide floor machine slowly, slightly overlapping the strokes. Move forward and backward until the 3 ft. x 3 ft. area (1m x 1m) is covered with

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