Hoover FH50035 - SteamVac Carpet Cleaner Training manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL
Operating and Servicing Instructions
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CONTENTS
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2   +   -(1(
++
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;((+(3
%#%<%<.$0+
MANUFACTURING CODE
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  (   %#%""% 1  ( 1 1 3: (= 
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 !"# $
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  $
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!+ .
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 &&+C,(> #
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
7HEN USING AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE
FOLLOWEDINCLUDINGTHEFOLLOWING
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY:
s #ONNECTTOAPROPERLYGROUNDEDOUTLETONLY3EE'ROUNDING)NSTRUCTIONS
s $ONOTLEAVEAPPLIANCEWHENPLUGGEDIN5NPLUGFROMOUTLETWHENNOTINUSEAND
 BEFORESERVICING
s $ONOTUSEOUTDOORS
s $ONOTIMMERSE4OREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCKUSEINDOORSONLYANDUSE
ONLYONCARPETMOISTENEDBYCLEANINGPROCESS
s $ONOTALLOWTOBEUSEDASATOY#LOSEATTENTIONISNECESSARYWHENUSEDBYORNEAR
CHILDREN
s 5SE ONLY AS DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL 5SE ONLY MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED
ATTACHMENTS
s $ONOTUSEWITHDAMAGEDCORDORPLUG)FAPPLIANCEISNOTWORKINGASITSHOULDHAS
BEENDROPPEDDAMAGEDLEFTOUTDOORSORDROPPEDINTOWATERRETURNITTOASERVICE
CENTERFORINSPECTION#ALLFORTHENEARESTSERVICECENTER
s $ONOTPULLORCARRYBYCORDUSECORDASAHANDLECLOSEADOORONCORDORPULLCORD
AROUNDSHARPEDGESORCORNERS$ONOTRUNAPPLIANCEOVERCORD+EEPCORDAWAY
FROMHEATEDSURFACES
s $ONOTUNPLUGBYPULLINGONCORD4OUNPLUGGRASPTHEPLUGNOTTHECORD
s $ONOTHANDLEPLUGORAPPLIANCEWITHWETHANDS
s $ONOTPUTANYOBJECTINTOOPENINGS$ONOTUSEWITHANYOPENINGBLOCKEDKEEPFREE
OFDUSTLINTHAIRANDANYTHINGTHATMAYREDUCEAIRFLOW
s +EEPHAIRLOOSECLOTHINGFINGERSANDALLPARTSOFBODYAWAYFROMOPENINGSAND
MOVINGPARTS
s $ONOTPICKUPANYTHINGTHATISBURNINGORSMOKINGSUCHASCIGARETTESMATCHESOR
HOTASHES
s $ONOTUSEWITHOUTDIRTYWATERRESERVOIRINPLACE
s 4URNOFFALLCONTROLSBEFOREUNPLUGGING
s $ONOTLEAVECARPETCLEANERUNATTENDEDWHENPLUGGEDIN
s /CCASIONALLYREMOVEBRUSHANDCLEANDEBRISFROMENDCAPSTOKEEPBRUSHROTATING
SMOOTHLY
s WARNING: &ULLYASSEMBLECARPETCLEANERBEFOREOPERATING
s WARNING: 4HIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CHEMICALS KNOWN TO THE 3TATE OF #ALIFORNIA TO
CAUSECANCERBIRTHDEFECTSORREPRODUCTIVEHARM
s 5SEEXTRACAREWHENCLEANINGONSTAIRS
s $ONOTUSETOPICKUPFLAMMABLEORCOMBUSTIBLELIQUIDSSUCHASGASOLINEORUSEIN
AREASWHERETHEYMAYBEPRESENT
s +EEPTHECARPETCLEANERONTHEFLOOR5SEONLYTHEABOVEFLOORATTACHMENTPROVIDED
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s $ONOTUSEANEXTENSIONCORDWITHTHISCARPETCLEANER
s 3TORETHECARPETCLEANERINDOORS0UTTHECARPETCLEANERAWAYAFTERUSETOPREVENT
TRIPPINGACCIDENTS
s 5SINGIMPROPERVOLTAGEMAYRESULTINDAMAGETOTHEMOTORANDPOSSIBLEINJURYTOTHE
USER0ROPERVOLTAGEISLISTEDONTHECLEANERPLATE
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CAUSEEXCESSIVEFOAMING%XCESSIVEFOAMWILLCAUSETHEFLOATTOSHUTOFFTHEcleaner
PREMATURELY5SINGOTHERCLEANERSCANVOIDYOURWARRANTY
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
4HISAPPLIANCEMUSTBEGROUNDED)FITSHOULDMALFUNCTIONORBREAKDOWNGROUNDING
PROVIDESAPATHOFLEASTRESISTANCEFORELECTRICCURRENTTOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC
SHOCK 4HIS APPLIANCE IS EQUIPPED WITH A CORD HAVING AN EQUIPMENTGROUNDING
CONDUCTOR AND GROUNDING PLUG  4HE PLUG MUST BE INSERTED INTO AN APPROPRIATE
OUTLETTHATISPROPERLYINSTALLEDANDGROUNDEDINACCORDANCEWITHALLLOCALCODESAND
ORDINANCES
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OFTHEEQUIPMENTGROUNDINGCONDUCTORCAN
RESULTINARISKOFELECTRICSHOCK#HECKWITH
AQUALIFIEDELECTRICIANORSERVICEPERSONIF
YOUAREINDOUBTASTOWHETHERTHEOUTLETIS
PROPERLYGROUNDED$ONOTMODIFYTHEPLUG
PROVIDEDWITHTHEAPPLIANCEIFITWILLNOTFIT
THEOUTLETHAVEAPROPEROUTLETINSTALLEDBY
AQUALIFIEDELECTRICIAN
4HISAPPLIANCEISFORUSEONANOMINALVOLTCIRCUITANDHASAGROUNDINGATTACHMENT
PLUG THAT LOOKS LIKE THE PLUG ILLUSTRATED IN THE SKETCH ABOVE -AKE SURE THAT THE
APPLIANCEISCONNECTEDTOANOUTLETHAVINGTHESAMECONFIGURATIONASTHEPLUG.O
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+?,.A
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1+D(+
Helpful Hints for Cleaning Carpet
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PREPARING THE CARPET <5+1+(
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After Cleaning
JK 5K+KKK+LKKKK5>KK
+(
JK 1K (K K K 5>K K K +MK +K 5K
5(55>
JK 1KK+KKKKKK1((K(K0K
+0>*(+1(
1((++
JK (KKKK5K>K5KK+K
5,+
WARNING
! !
!+
5((1=
 2   C ,( > 
?!AC,(>5
1?!;A
< @5 ( + 1 0>  1
C,(>
"  ( + 5 ( $ *
?++N$=A
$  C,(>5
+5&+(+
201C,(>
+(++
IMPORTANT
@  3: 0  @   ( 
(N1/N15(1(11
+(@(5

9
2.9
2.10
ABOVE FLOOR CLEANING/
ATTACHMENTS 2.11
2.12 2.13 %
2.14
2.8
Power
ON/OFF
Switch
2.7
CARPET CLEANING
.2((,+
+*+((+
#(+55O9HP+
IMPORTANT
H  ( ( 5 +5 
( 9 5 +  1 > !
H9(+
C+(+*5
+( ( 15 &   +( (
0>5  +  5
(1+?*
+1A
IMPORTANT
1  ( 1      
+*     5 >  1(
(0+
3)  0  ( (  *
150>5(0
  1  + 1  (( 
*+1
2((++
(++
&5>
 +5>
<05(++
 1   5 1  1  1
?A
Attachment Usage
" ( +5 5  C +
( + * +(  15
&   +(  0>5 
 +   5 (
1(+?*+1
A
IMPORTANT
!H9((+
9& ;/, /H HE &/,@, @,/ ,/!Q* -9!/&/*
9&C&! H! ;GC&! -9 9H -> ( (+  
01(
1+*50((
==(5+++

,7
2  
(+ 
  
,1N
(
2.15
STORING TOOLS
Upholstery/
Stair
Attachment
Upholstery/
Stair Hose
CARRY HANDLE 2.16
E+
  1 1  (
(1

IMPORTANT
!++5
C,(>!C
>1(
Q(+8(++5(11
5 (  5 > C   5
>01(*0(1?51+1
>A5*(1115(==
3)1(+*
5>*5(11(5
5>1(0(*(*
  >+  == 1  
+++0>
1==+5(1
(11(91*
+5> 15>
++1(*(+551151
 1     1  1 +
(11(*+5>
0 (* (  3: 0 
9,(N15
5(1 +( (11
(@1+1(?$(A13:
0  + 1 (+ 1   C
,( >    1 +
(N1
DIRTY WATER TANK IMPORTANT
Q(50+1
+
5>
WARNING
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 (  > 1 R( 1  +*
(+(01
(>11*>R(*
(+(01
How to Empty
.E++15>+(

#E++(>(10
&5>
  +  5 >* +  5
==5+
>&+5>
 &  5 >  1 5  +
5C+(01
+511
2.17 2.18
2.19 2.20
2.21
IMPORTANT
!(5