
5
Before You Begin
Review machine safety warnings found in the front
of this manual. Using a normal vacuum cleaner,
vacuum the area you want to clean to remove loose
dirt before using the Mighty Pro X3®. This will
help keep the brushes and water vacuum system
working efficiently. Pre-treat any special problem
areas with appropriate Rug Doctor solutions. For
example, use Britex Urine Remover on tough pet
stains and other bio-origin stains.
Set Up
Check the back of the machine to ensure hose
connections are secure (ILLUS.1) and set the
switch to CARPET instead of TOOL.
Release recovery tank latch and lift up dome hood
cover (ILLUS.2).
Remove the recovery tank (ILLUS.3).
Add 2 capfuls of Rug Doctor Carpet Cleaner
directly into the lower blue tank, by pouring
through the white filter screen. (ILLUS.4.)
Fill the lower blue tank with 9L of hot tap water
from a clean bucket by pouring it through the white
filter screen. Machine is full when the hot water
covers halfway up the filter screen (ILLUS.5).
Use caution to ensure water is not so hot as to
scald or burn skin. Use only luke warm water when
cleaning wool carpets.
Replace the recovery tank and close dome hood
(ILLUS.2).
Unwind the power cable and plug in the machine
to the mains. Move furniture as necessary and
then position the machine at the start of your first
cleaning pass. Ensure that the mode switch on top
of the machine is turned to “CARPET” (ILLUS.6).
Start Cleaning
Press down the “Vacuum On” switch to start
the Mighty Pro X3®. While depressing red spray
button on the top of the handle (ILLUS.7), pull
the machine slowly and steadily backwards in a
straight line, keeping the vacuum slot against the
carpet surface. On lightly soiled carpets you can
pull the machine quickly at one foot per second.
For moderately, or heavily soiled carpets, pull
the machine at approximately one foot every two
seconds. You will begin to see soiled solution
entering the clear dome. (If you don’t, stop and
refer to the Troubleshooting section).
IMPORTANT: When depressing red spray button,
keep machine moving backwards so the vibrating
brush does not agitate in one place (ILLUS.8).
Release the red button 15cm to 30cm (6 to 12
inches) before ending each pass to stop cleaning
solution and ensure vacuum picks up the last part
of the spray action. Tilt machine back and push it
forward to start a new backward cleaning pass
(ILLUS.9).
Continue cleaning in this manner, overlapping
each pass slightly. When the lower tank runs out of
cleaning solution, the pump sound will increase in
volume slightly and dirty water will stop entering
the dome. Switch the machine to the OFF position.
Remove and empty the recovery tank by pouring
the dirty solution into a toilet or outdoor drain
(ILLUS.10).
Rinse the recovery tank and refill the lower tank
with clean solution/water mixture using a clean
bucket. If you are near the end of your cleaning job,
fill the lower tank half full so it empties by the end
of your job. Replace the recovery tank.
Continue the cleaning process until area to be
cleaned is covered. When cleaning is complete,
switch the machine to the OFF position. To
drain and clean the machine, please refer to the
Maintaining your Rug Doctor machine section in
this User Guide.
To learn more about how to clean your carpets, refer to “Using Your Rug Doctor” section on www.rugdoctor.co.uk
Cleaning Carpets
(ILLUS.1)
(ILLUS.6)
(ILLUS.7)
(ILLUS.8)
(ILLUS.9)
(ILLUS.10)
(ILLUS.2)
(ILLUS.3)
(ILLUS.4)
(ILLUS.5)
press for spray
reset button
on / off switch
and tool / carpet
cleaning switch
recovery tank
latch & dome
hood
recovery tank
handle release
dome filter
lower tank
vacuum slot
(bottom edge of
machine)