Cleaning Upholstery - Hoover SteamVac LS Manual Del Proprietário

Cleaning upholstery

Read "Before you begin cleaning"
Instructions on page 9.
Be sure to check the cleaning code on
your upholstery. Use your HOOVER
SteamVac™ carpet cleaner only on
upholstery marked "W" or "W/S".
1. Place handle in upright position.
Agitator brushes will not rotate while
handle Is In upright position.
2. Fill clean solution tank with HOOVER
Carpet/Upholstery Detergent according
to instructions for Figs. 2-10 to 2-16.
3. Attach tool to end of hose.
Do not point tools toward people or
pets.
4. Dry hands and plug carpet cleaner
into a properly grounded outlet.
5. Turn carpet cleaner ON. If necessary,
refer to "Before using tool" section to
remove air from the system.
4. Maintenance
Removable
brushes
Your carpet cleaner is equipped with
removable brushes for easy cleaning.
To remove brushes
Disconnect cleaner from electrical
outlet.
To prevent possible leaking, remove
clean solution tank and recovery tank.
Set tanks aside.
4-3
B
B
B
B
Press all four latches (B) and pull brush
block out. The brushes can be cleaned
under running water.
3-15
A
B
6. Gently press the tool (A) or (B) onto
the fabric. Press the trigger and slowly
pull the nozzle over the fabric.
7. Overlap strokes by 1/2 inch to help
prevent streaking.
Make additional strokes without pressing
the trigger to remove more moisture.
8. To clean in corners or creases, lift the
tool one-half inch from the fabric and
press the solution trigger.
9. Vacuum up the solution with the tool
without pressing the trigger.
4-1
Press handle release pedal to lower han-
dle. Turn cleaner over so bottom is fac-
ing up.
4-4
C
D
F
E
C
To replace brushes
Align posts (C) on both ends of brush
assembly with slots (D) in cleaner hous-
ing.
Make sure that square post (E) also
aligns with square hole (F). Turn brushes
slightly until post fits easily into hole.
3-16
10. For heavily soiled areas, it may be
necessary to repeat the cleaning
process. Make crisscrossing strokes to
the original pattern; overlap each pass.
Make no more than 2 passes with the
solution over any one area to prevent
over-wetting and damage to fabric.
If additional cleaning is necessary, wait
until the upholstery is completely dry
before using the tool again.
11. Empty recovery tank when the motor
sound becomes higher pitched and
there is a loss in suction (see "Automatic
shut-off", Fig. 2-6).
When finished cleaning, follow "After
cleaning" instructions on page 9 and
"After using tool" instructions on page 12.
4-2
A
B
Grasp inner portion of brush (A) and pull
brush assembly out slightly to reveal
latches (B).
4-5
D
Press brush assembly firmly to snap into
place.
B
B
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