Hoover Hard Floor Machine owner manual How to use, Cleaning floors

Attach handle

Remove bolt and nut from lower handle section (straight tube). Place lower han- dle section into socket in floor machine base with open end of cord storage hook down and to re a r. Push bolt thro u g h small holes and secure with nut.* Ti g h t e n with scre w d r i v e r.

Remove bolt, nut, and cord clip fro m upper handle. With cord storage hook to re a r, join upper and lower handle, lining up holes. Place cord clip around cord with flat side toward handle and holes to the front. Insert bolt through cord clip and small holes in handle, secure with nut.* Pull up slack in cord and tighten nut with scre w d r i v e r.

*If bolt appears to be too short, it has been inserted through the large holes.

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Attaching and

removing brushes and pads

Disconnect from electric circuit before putting on or removing brushes and pads.

Place floor machine upside down on flat surface.

To attach brushes, press each brush down firmly over brush shaft (A), rotating brush until it clicks into position. To remove grasp center of brush with thumb and fingers and lift up.

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To attach pads, insert end of fastener through opening in pad. Place pad over brush.

The fastener fits around the brush shaft. Press fastener to snap pad into place.

Unsnap fastener to remove pad.

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Polarized plug

To reduce the risk of electric shock, this appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). This plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a quali- fied electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not change the plug in any way.

ON-OFF switch

The floor machine’s ON-OFF switch is inter- nal and is operated by lowering and raising the handle. Be sure handle is in lock (upright) position before connecting power cord to wall outlet.

Start floor machine by pressing handle release lever and lowering handle. Raise handle to lock position to stop floor machine .

Cleaning floors

There are three methods of cleaning hard surface floors:

1.Water method - used for all floors that can be cleaned with soap or deter- gent and water solution.

2.Solvent or solvent cleaning wax method - used for wood and other floors that may be damaged by water solu- tions.

3.Direct application cleaning method - used for polyurethane sealed hard wood and sealed laminate floors that require periodic restoration.

1.Water method

Linoleum, asphalt, rubber, vinyl, masonry and stone floors may be cleaned with a soap or detergent and water solution. Use the floor machine to scrub the floor.

Do not use the water cleaning method on wood floors.

1.Vacuum floor thoroughly to remove loose dirt and debris.

2.Attach brushes.

3. Prepare HOOVER Bare Floor Cleaner or other desired cleaning solution as directed on detergent container.

Concentrated ammonia solution must be used to remove some wax. If using a product specifically for wax removal,

read caution label and follow instruc- tions on container.

4.Connect cord to a wall receptacle. Press handle release lever and start floor cleaner by lowering handle.

5.Start at the end of a room and apply solution to a 3ft. x 6 ft. (1m x 2m) area in two-inch pools and spaced at two-foot intervals. When removing hardened wax, allow solution to remain on floor 3-5 minutes. Do not let solution dry on floor. Wipe up suds with a dampened mop, sponge, or cloth.

6.Rinse floor thoroughly to completely remove cleaning solution from floor. Scrub and rinse each section of the floor the same way.

7.Let floor dry before waxing.

Brushes should be rinsed to remove detergent and allowed to dry before using them to polish or buff.

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