| Cleaning carpet |
1 | Remove lightweight furniture (tables, lamps, etc.) from area to be cleaned. |
Protect any remaining furniture by pinning up furniture skirts and placing | |
| aluminum foil or plastic under legs. |
2 | Vacuum carpet thoroughly to remove loose dirt, hair, lint and other debris |
| (Fig. 19). |
3 | Test detergent for colorfastness on a hidden area of carpet. |
Wet a white cloth or paper towel with some detergent. Gently rub onto a | |
| hidden area of carpet. Wait ten minutes. Blot with white cloth or paper towel |
| and check for color transfer. |
4 | Pretreat spots, stains and high traffic areas with HOOVER Spot and Stain |
Spray (Fig. 20). Spray spot or area with Spot and Stain Spray. Then proceed | |
| with the next cleaning steps. |
5 | Fill solution tank with hot tap water and proper amount of HOOVER |
detergent (see page 5) (Fig. 21). | |
| Use only HOOVER brand detergents in your extractor. Other brands may |
| damage the extractor. |
6 | Plan your cleaning to avoid walking on wet carpet. Start at the end of the |
room farthest from the exit and work in small sections (Fig. 22). | |
7 | Raise handle from storage position until it locks in place. Slide collar (A) on |
telescoping handle (B) to adjust handle to desired height. (Fig. 23). Step on | |
| handle release pedal and lower handle. Turn extractor ON. |
| Start |
8 | Squeeze and hold trigger (A) to release cleaning solution (Fig. 24). Push |
extractor forward SLOWLY then pull it back SLOWLY. |
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9 | Let go of trigger and push extractor over same area to pick up dirty solution |
without putting down more solution. Continue using dry strokes until you | |
| see only a little solution coming up through the nozzle (front of extractor) or |
| recovery tank lid. |
10 | Do not make the carpet too wet! Use no more than two sets of forward and |
backward strokes while releasing solution. Always follow with dry strokes - | |
| the more the better. |
11 | Listen carefully! When the motor sound changes (rises in pitch), the recovery |
tank needs to be emptied. When water has reached the maximum capacity | |
| in the recovery tank, the float will rise to the top of the tank and the extrac- |
| tor will NOT pick up dirty solution. |
12 | Allow carpet to dry. Avoid walking on the carpet until it is dry. |
Increased air circulation (open doors, turn on fans, etc.) will help carpet dry | |
| thoroughly to prevent the growth of mold or mildew. |
13 | Vacuum thoroughly after carpet has dried. This will reduce any shading left |
by the extractor’s brushes. |
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No cleaning solution removes all stains from all carpets. Stain removal varies | Continued ➜ 9 |
with the type of spill, time passed before removal, carpet material, and carpet type. |
