Shark S3501C User manual

OWNER’S GUIDE
S3501C

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11. DO NOTunplugbypullingon
powercord.Tounplug,graspthe
plugnotthepowercord.Donot
useextensioncordsoroutlets
withinadequatecurrentcarrying
capacity.
12. DO NOTputanyobjectsinto
openings.Donotusewithany
openingblocked.
13. DO NOTputhandsorfeetunder
thesteammop.Unitgetsveryhot.
14.UseONLYonat,horizontal
surfaces.Donotuseonwalls,
countersorwindows.
15. DO NOTuseonleather,wax
polishedfurnitureoroors,
syntheticfabrics,velvetorother
delicate,steamsensitivematerials.
16.DO NOTaddcleaningsolutions,
scentedperfumes,oilsoranyother
chemicalstothewaterusedinthis
applianceasthismaydamagethe
unitormakeitunsafeforuse.If
youliveinahardwaterarea,we
recommendusingdistilledwaterin
yoursteammop.
17. Wheninuse,NEVERturnthe
applianceoveroronitsside.
NEVER DIRECT STEAM TOWARDS
PEOPLE, ANIMALS OR PLANTS.
18. NEVER LEAVE THE STEAM MOP
IN ONE SPOT ON ANY SURFACE
FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME
WHEN MICRO-FIBER POCKET IS
ATTACHED.
19. Carefullyremovethemicro-ber
pocketimmediatelyafteryouhave
unpluggedandallowedthesteam
moptocool.
20.Whencleaningthesteammop,
unplugthepowercordfromthe
electricaloutletandcleanwitha
dryordampcloth.Donotpour
waterorusealcohol,benzeneor
paintthinnerontheunit.
21. Extremecautionshouldbe
exercisedwhenusingthis
appliancetocleanstairs.
22.Neverusesteammopwithout
micro-berpocketattached.
23.Keepyourworkareawelllit.
24.Storesteammopindoorsinacool,
dryplace.
25.Toavoidcircuitoverload,donot
operateanotherapplianceonthe
samesocket(circuit)asthesteam
cleaner.
26.Ifanextensioncordisabsolutely
necessary,anextensioncordrated
aminimumof15ampere,14gage
cordshouldbeused.Cordsrated
forlessamperagemayoverheat.
Careshouldbetakentoarrange
cordsothatitcannotbepulledor
trippedover.
27.DO NOTleaveyourSteamMop
unattendedwhenthesystemis
connectedtoapowersupply
/electricaloutlet.
28.DO NOTstoreunitwithdampor
wetmicro-bercleaningpocket
attached.Neverleavethesteam
mopinonespotonanysurfacefor
anyperiodoftimewithadampor
wetmicro-bercleaningpocket
attachedasthiswilldamage
youroors.
29 Alwaysunplugandallowthesteam
moptocoolbeforeremovingor
changingmopheads.
WARNING:Yoursteammop
isdesignedtocleanhardoor
surfacesthatwillwithstandhigh
heat.Donotuseonunsealedwood
orunglazedceramicoors.On
surfacesthathavebeentreated
withwaxorsomenowaxoors,
thesheenmayberemovedbythe
heatandsteamaction.Itisalways
recommendedtotestanisolated
areaofthesurfacetobecleaned
beforeproceeding.Wealso
recommendthatyouchecktheuse
andcareinstructionsfromtheoor
manufacturer.
WHEN USING YOUR SHARK
STEAM MOP, BASIC SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD
ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE USING YOUR
STEAM MOP.
DANGER OF SCALDING.
 Pleaseusecautionwhen
usingthesteammop.Thesteam
emittedfromthesteammopis
veryhot.
POLARIZED PLUG:
Thisappliancehasapolarized
plug(onebladeiswiderthan
theother).Asasafetyfeature,
thisplugwilltintoapolarized
outletonlyoneway.Ifthe
plugdoesnottfullyintothe
outlet,reversetheplug.Ifitstill
doesnott,contactaqualied
electrician.Do not attempt to
defeat this safety feature.
1. Usethesystemonlyforits
intendeduse.
2. DO NOTuseoutdoors.
3. DO NOT leavetheappliance
unattendedwhenpluggedin.
Alwaysunplugthepowercord
fromtheelectricaloutletwhennot
inuseandbeforeservicing.
4. DO NOTallowtheappliancetobe
usedbychildren.Closeattention
isnecessarywhenusedbyornear
children,petsorplants.
5. Useonlyasdescribedinthis
manual.
6. Useonlymanufacturer’s
recommendedaccessories.
7. DO NOToperatetheappliance
withadamagedplugorcord,or
iftheunithasbeendroppedor
damaged.Toavoidtheriskof
electricshock,donotdisassemble
orattempttorepairtheappliance
onyourown.Returntheappliance
toEURO-PROOperatingLLC(see
warranty)forexaminationand
repair.Incorrectre-assemblyor
repaircancauseariskofelectrical
shockorinjurytopersonswhen
theapplianceisused.
8. Toprotectagainstariskofelectric
shock,DO NOTimmersethesteam
mopintowateroranyotherliquids.
9. DO NOThandleplugorsteam
mopwithwethandsoroperate
appliancewithoutshoes.
10.DO NOTpullorcarrybypower
cord,usepowercordashandle,
closeadooronthepowercord,or
pullthepowercordaroundsharp
edgesorcorners.Keeppowercord
awayfromheatedsurfaces.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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PREPARE
5 Foryourcomfort,youcanadjust
theheightofthemop.Justliftthe
latchonthetube90degreestothe
openposition.Holdingthehandle,
extendthetubetotheheightthat’s
rightforyouandthencloselatch
tolockedposition.
6 Pluginmopandwait30seconds
orlessforthemoptoheatup.
Pumpthehandleofthemopby
pushingdownwardabout10to12
timestocreatesteam.
NOTE: Steamiscreated
automaticallywhenyoustart
mopping.
QUICK TIP: We’veadded
additionalmopheadsforyour
convenience.Eachmophead
canbeusedonyouroors.The
TriangleMopHeadwasspecically
designedtoreachintothosetight
cornersandspaces,especially
thosefoundinthebathroom.The
XLMopHeadwasdesignedto
makequickworkoflargeopen
spaces.TheRectangleMopHead
iscompletelyversatile.
NOTE: DonotleaveyourSteam
Mopunattendedduringuse.
IMPORTANT:Neverleavethe
steammopinonespotforany
periodoftimewithadamporwet
micro-berpocketattachedasthis
willdamageyouroors.
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QUICK
TIP: For
easier
pushing
andpulling,
extendthe
handlelength
DIRT CAN’T HIDE ON
EITHER SIDE!Allnew
designallowsforoptimal
cleaning!Whenoneside
ofthepocketgetsdirty,
justturnthemophead
overandcleanwiththe
othersideofthepocket.
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ASSEMBLE
1 Insertthemophandleintothe
pumpactuator(thetubethatleads
tothetank).Pushthemophandle
andpumpactuatortogetherin
untilyouhearitclickintoplace.
2 Selectamopheadandcleaning
pad.Fitonesideofthepocket
ontotheheadrst,thenusing
thelavenderloop,pullthepocket
overthehead.Attachthequick
fastenersonthetopofthepocket
tosecureinplace.
3 Snapthemopheadintothebaseto
secureit.Pressthereleasebutton
toexchangemopheads.
FILL
4 Laythemopontheoororon
acountertopandremovethe
watertankcapbyturningcounter
clockwise.Fillthewatertankusing
thellingask.Donotoverllthe
watertank.Replacethewatercap
andtighten.
IMPORTANT: Makesureyouroors
aresealed.BeforeusingtheSteam
Mopconsultpage3formore
information.
Quick Start
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Whenassemblingyoursteammop
theremaybealittlewaterinoraround
thewatertank.Thisisbecausewetest
alloursteammops100%beforeyou
buythem,soyougetaquality
Shark®SteamMop.
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Contents
GettingStarted................................................................................ 2
UsingYourSteamMop................................................................. 5
UsingYourCarpetGlider............................................................. 7
CareofYourSteamMop.............................................................. 8
OrderingReplacementParts................................................... 10
TroubleshootingGuide.................................................................11
WarrantyandRegistration.........................................................13
Thankyoufor
purchasing
theShark®
SteamPocket
Mop.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Voltage:120V.,60Hz.
Power: 1550Watts
Water Capacity:450ml(15oz.)

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Getting Started
j QuickReleaseSwivelCordWrap
k CordClips
l MopHandle
mTelescopicHandleLatch
n WaterTankViewingWindow
o Power-OnBlueLight
 (Lightsupwhenplugged-in)
p WaterTankCap
a RectangleCleaningPad
b SteamDusterPad
c TriangleCleaningPad
d XLRectangleCleaningPad
e CarpetGlider
f FillingFlask
g TriangleMopHead
h RectangleMopHead
i XLRectangleMophead
Whenassemblingyoursteammopthere
maybealittlewaterinoraroundthe
watertank.Thisisbecausewetestall
oursteammops100%beforeyoubuy
them,soyougetaqualityShark®
SteamPocketMop.
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ASSEMBLE
1 Insertthemophandleintothepump
actuator(thetubethatleadstothe
tank).Pushthemophandleandpump
actuatortogetherinuntilyouhearit
clickintoplace.
2 Selectamopheadandcleaningpad.
Fitonesideofthepocketontothehead
rst,thenusingthelavenderloop,pull
thepocketoverthehead.Attachthe
quickfastenersonthetopofthepocket
tosecureinplace.
3 Snapthemopheadintothebaseto
secureit.Pressthereleasebuttonto
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IMPORTANT:Firstthingsrst,always
makesurethemopisUNPLUGGED
fromthewallwhennotinuse.Never
llthemop,attachthemophead,
changeorremovethemicro-ber
pocketwhenthemopispluggedinto
thewall.Ifyouhavehardwateryou
mightwanttousedistilledwaterto
prolongthelifeoftheShark®Steam
Mop.Makesureyouonlyaddwater
tothetank.Chemicalsorcleaning
solutionmaydamagetheappliance
andcouldbeunsafeforyouand
yourfamily.
attachthequickfastenersonthe
topofthepockettosecureinplace.
Youcanalsousethelooptopullthe
dirtypocketoffwhenyouaredone
moppingafterithascooled.
3 Snapthemopheadintothebaseto
secureit.
IMPORTANT:Don’tuseonunsealed
woodorunglazedceramicoors.
Onsurfacesthathavebeentreated
withwaxorsomenowaxoors,
thesheenmayberemovedby
theheatandsteamaction.Itis
alwaysrecommendedtotestan
isolatedareaofthesurfacetobe
cleanedbeforeproceeding.We
recommendthatyouchecktheuse
andcareinstructionsfromtheoor
manufacturer.
1 Turnthewatertankcapcounter
clockwiseandremovefromthetank.
 Usethellingaskandpourwater
intothetank.Pleasedon’toverll.
Replacethecaponthewatertankby
turningclockwiseandtightening.
2 Selectamopheadandcleaning
pad.Eachmopheadcanbeused
onyouroors.TheTriangleMop
Headwasspecicallydesignedto
reachintothosetightcornersand
spaces,especiallythosefoundin
thebathroom.TheXLMopHead
wasdesignedtomakequickworkof
largeopenspaces.TheRectangle
MopHeadiscompletelyversatile.
Usethelavenderlooponthesideof
themicro-bercleaningpocketto
placearoundthemophead.Then
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Getting Started - cont’d Using Your Steam Mop
IMPORTANT:Makesureyoudon’t
usethemopwithoutattaching
amicro-berpocketandadding
watertothetankrst.Whenyouare
usingthemopforthersttime,it
mighttakelongerthanthenormal
30secondstostartsteaming.Just
pumpthehandleafewtimesina
downwardmotiontoprimethe
pumpanditshouldbeready.
2 Pumpthehandleafewtimesina
downwardmotion.Thispumping
actionwillreleasesteamasyou
mopandallowsyoutocustomize
theamountofsteamyouwant.
Beginmoppingwithaforward
andbackwardmotion.Thenatural
motionofmoppingwillproduce
steam.
NOTE:Makesuretheoorsare
sweptorvacuumedbeforeusingthe
steammop.
1 Pullandtwistthequickreleasecord
holdertounwrapthepowercord
completely.Agreattimesaver!
 Plugintoa120-voltelectricaloutlet
Thepower“On”lightwillturnblue,it
takesapproximately30secondsfor
themoptoheatupandthesteamto
beready.
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3 Foryourcomfort,youcanadjustthe
heightofthemop.Justliftthelatch
onthetube90degreestotheopen
position.Holdingthehandle,extend
thetubetotheheightthat’srightfor
youandthencloselatchtolocked
position.
4 Whenonesideofthemicro-ber
pocketgetsdirty,justipthemop
headandyoucanquicklystartusing
theotherside.Dirtcan’thideon
eitherside.
IMPORTANT:Pleasewait3-5minutes
fortheSteamMoptocooloffbefore
switchingthemopheadorthe
micro-berpockets.
5 Whenthewatertankisempty,the
steammopwillstopproducing
steam.Youcanrellthewatertank
atanytimeaslongasthemopis
unpluggedfromtheoutlet.Follow
theinstructionsfrompage3.This
goesforswitchingthemopheadsor
micro-berpocketsaswell.
IMPORTANT:Neverleavethesteam
mopwithadamp/wetmicro-ber
pocketonanyoorsurfaceforany
amountoftimeasthismaydamage
theoor.
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Using Your Steam Mop - cont’d Using Your Carpet Glider
THE CARPET GLIDER
1 TheCarpetGlidercanbeusedwith
therectanglemopheadtolightly
steamyourcarpetandarearugs.
Justplacethemopheadontop
ofthegliderandmovebackand
forthacrossasectionofthecarpet.
Thesteammopwon’tcleanyour
carpetingorareasrugs,butit’sgreat
fordeodorizingandfreshening.
NOTE:PleasenotethattheSteam
Moprestsontopofthecarpetglider
anditisnotaxedattachment.
Donotleavesteammopwithcarpet
gliderinonestationarypositionfor
anyperiodoftime.
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TheSteamMopwon’tclean
yourcarpetingorarea
rugs.However,it’sgreatfor
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Care of Your Steam Mop
2 Removethemicro-bercleaning
pocketbyreleasingthequick
fastenersandusingthelavender
looponthesideofthepocket,
avoidingcontactwiththehotpocket
ordirt.Thenemptythewatertank.
IMPORTANT: Beverycareful
becausethecleaningpocketscan
getveryhotfromthesteam,souse
cautionwhenremovingthem.Let
theunitcool2-3minutes.
3 TostoretheShark®SteamMop
hangingup;rstremovethehead
(afterithascooledandthesteam
hasbeenreleased)thenhangona
largehook.
NOTE:Ifyouwanttostoreit
standinguprightthenmakesure
it’sleaningagainstawallforadded
supportandsafety.Alwaysstore
yourSteamMopwiththemicro-ber
pocketremoved,awayfromchildren
orhightrafcareas.
AFTER USE AND STORAGE
1 Whenyouhavenishedusing
thesteammop,andyouroors
areclean,unplugthecordfrom
theoutletandmoveitintoan
uprightposition.Lettheunitcool
2-3minutesandreleasesteamby
pumpingthehandleseveraltimes
beforeremovingthemicro-ber
cleaningpocketfromthemophead.
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KEEPING YOUR MICRO-FIBER
CLEANING POCKET AS GOOD
AS NEW
1 Werecommendwashingyourmicro-
berpocketsseparatelyfromother
fabricstoavoidpickinguplint.
 Onlyuseliquiddetergent.
(nopowderdetergent)Don’tuse
anyfabricsoftenersorbleach.
Linedryordryonalowdryer
setting.
2 Ifthereareloosethreadsonthe
pocketcarefullycutthethreadwith
scissors.Don’tpullonthemorcutat
thebase.
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Ordering Replacement Parts
PART PART NO.
1 3All-Purpose
 CleaningPads XT3501C
22SteamDuster
 CleaningPads XT3501SDC
3RectangleMopHead 1024SO
4XLRectangleMopHead 1023SO
5TriangleMopHead 1025SO
6CarpetGlider XCG3501CON
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ORDERING REPLACEMENT PARTS
Toorderadditionalpartsand
accessories,feelfreetocontactusat
www.sharkcompany.com
orcall1-66-26-641.
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE REASONS & SOLUTIONS
The Steam Mop
will not turn on.
YourSteamMopshouldbesecurelypluggedintoa
120VACelectricaloutletonly.
Checkyourfuseorbreaker.
Ifyourunitstilldoesn’twork,giveusacall1-66-26-641
Steam Mop will not
make steam.
Primethepump,seepage4formoreinformation.
Istherewaterinthewatertank?Ifnot,addwatertoyour
SteamMopfollowingtheinstructions.
Steam Mop leaves
water on the oor.
Checktoseeifyourmicro-bercleaningpocketistoowet.
WerecommendyouunplugtheSteamMopandchangethe
micro-bercleaningpocket.
Makesurethesteampocketisattachedcorrectly.
Steam Mop is hard
to push.
Makesurethesteampocketisattachedcorrectly.
Checktoseeifyourpocketisexcessivelydirty.
Tryincreasingtheheightofthepoleforbetterleverage.
Floors are cloudy,
streaky or spotty
after steaming.
Themicro-berpocketmightbedirty.Fliporchange
thepocket.
Ifyouwashedthepocketwithpowderdetergentthenthe
pocketmightberuined.
Ifyouarecleaninginakitchenareawheretheremightbea
build-upofgreasethenuseadegreasingagentsuchasan
all-purposecleanerordishsoapandpapertowelstoclean
thearearst.
Youmighthaveleftthemopinthesamespotfor
toolong.
Doyouhavehardwater?Ifyoudoyou,werecommend
switchingtodistilledwater.
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CANADIAN CONSUMERS ONLY
Pleasecompleteandreturnwithinten(10)daysofpurchase.Theregistrationwillenable
ustocontactyouintheeventaproductdefectisdiscovered.Byreturningthiscardyou
acknowledgetohavereadandunderstoodtheinstructionsforuse,andwarningsset
forthintheaccompanyinginstructions.
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PURCHASER:……………………………………………………………………………………………............
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DATEOFPURCHASE:……………………..MODEL:………………...................................
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ONE (1) YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
EURO-PRO Operating LLCwarrantsthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterialand
workmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateoftheoriginalpurchase,whenutilizedfor
normalhouseholduse,subjecttothefollowingconditions,exclusionsandexceptions.
Ifyourappliancefailstooperateproperlywhileinuseundernormalhouseholdconditions
withinthewarrantyperiod,returnthecompleteapplianceandaccessories,freightprepaid.For
CustomerServicesupport,call1(866)826-6941orvisitourwebsitewww.sharkcompany.com.
Iftheapplianceisfoundtobedefectiveinmaterialorworkmanship, EURO-PRO Operating LLC
willrepairorreplaceitfreeofcharge.Proofofpurchasedateand$9.95tocoverthecostof
returnshippingandhandlingmustbeincluded.*
TheliabilityofEURO-PRO Operating LLC islimitedsolelytothecostoftherepairor
replacementoftheunitatouroption.Thiswarrantydoesnotcovernormalwearofpartsand
doesnotapplytoanyunitthathasbeentamperedwithorusedforcommercialpurposes.This
limitedwarrantydoesnotcoverdamagecausedbymisuse,abuse,negligenthandlingordamage
duetofaultypackagingormishandlingintransit.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdamageor
defectscausedbyorresultingfromdamagesfromshippingorrepairs,serviceoralterationsto
theproductoranyofitsparts,whichhavebeenperformedbyarepairpersonnotauthorizedby
EURO-PRO Operating LLC.
Thiswarrantyisextendedtotheoriginalpurchaseroftheunitandexcludesallotherlegaland/or
conventionalwarranties.TheresponsibilityofEURO-PRO Operating LLC ifany,islimitedto
thespecicobligationsexpresslyassumedbyitunderthetermsofthelimitedwarranty.In no
event is EURO-PRO Operating LLCliableforincidentalorconsequentialdamagesofanynature
whatsoever.Somestates/provincesdonotpermittheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalor
consequentialdamages,sotheabovemaynotapplytoyou.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciclegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfrom
statetostateorprovincetoprovince.
*Important: Carefully pack item to avoid damage in shipping. Be sure to include proof of
purchase date and to attach tag to item before packing with your name, complete address and
phone number with a note giving purchase information, model number and what you believe
is the problem with item. We recommend you insure the package (as damage in shipping is
not covered by your warranty). Mark the outside of your package “ATTENTION CUSTOMER
SERVICE”. We are constantly striving to improve our products, therefore the specications
contained herein are subject to change without notice.
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 VilleSt.Laurent,QuébecH4S1A7
U.S.: EURO-PROOperatingLLC
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