Use your HOOVER® carpet cleaner only if upholstery fabric is marked with a "W" (for "wet clean) or "S/W™" (for solvent/dry" or "wet" clean). Don't clean fabric marked "S" (solvent/dry clean only).
Test for colorfastness in a small, hidden area. Gently rub surface with a dampened white cloth. Wait ten minutes and check for color removal or bleed with a white paper towel.
Mave furniture out of area to be cleaned. Place aluminum foil or wax paper under legs of furniture too heavy to move to prevent wood finishes from staining carpet. Ple up furniture skirts and draperies.
ASSEMBLY
1. Slide the handle into the base until you hear a "click"
2. Wrap the power cord around the cord hooks for convenient storage.
FILL THE CLEAN WATER TANK
1. Up to remove the Clean Water Tank.
2. Renove the cap and add warm water to the top of tank. Replace cap.
3. Align Clean Water Tanık. with the body of the cleaner and press FIRMLY into place.
FILL THE SOLUTION TANK
1. Remove the cap and fill with HOOVER Cleaning
2. Solution to the top of the tank. Replace cap.
3. Place the Solution Tank back into the cleaner and press FIRMLY into place
Using Your SmartWash Pet Complete Carpet Cleaner
1. Unwrap the power cord and plug cleaner in an electrical outlet.
2. Step on the Handle Relcase Pedal to recline the cleaner to cleaning position
3. Step on the On/Off Pedal to turn ON.
4. Slowly move forward. The cleaner will automatically dispenser the optimal amount of water and cleaningg solution.
5. Slowly pull backward. The cleaner will automatically dry your carpets by extracting the water and cleaning solution.
6. When you finish cleaning but further drying is required press the DRY ONLY BUTTON. The Dry Only mode will extract remaining water from yor carpet. Continue inn this mode until little water is visibly passing through the Nozzle.
7. For best result, HOOVER recommendeds rinsing the carpet with clean water only. This will remove residual carpet cleaning solution from your carpet. To rinse with clean water only, remove the Solution Tank and then repeat step 4 through 6.
Maintenance
How to Empty
This product contains no serviceable parts.
If appliance is not working as it should, has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors. ar dropped into water, call customer service at 1-800-944-9200 prior to continuing use.
1. Turn the cleaner off and unplug from electrical
2. Grab the Dirty Water Tank handle and pull up to release. Remove Tank from carpet cleaner base at angel
3. Place on a flat surface and unlatch Dirty Waler Tank lid to remove top of lank.
4. Empty tank, rinse, wipe filter clean and allow to air dry
Auto Shut Off Float: Your carpet cleaner is equipped with a shut off float within your Dirty Water Tank. When the Dirty Water Tank becomes full, the float will rise, shutting off the air flow through the Nozzle. Once the air flow is shut off, empty the Dirty Water Tank
How to Remove and Clean Nozzle
1. To prevent possible leaking. remove and empty Clean Water Tank, Dirty Water Tank and Solution Tank.
2. With handle in upright position, lift up on the Nozzle release ther pul Nozzle forward to remove from carpet cleaner. CAUTION, pull Nozzle carefully outwards and not upwards.
3. Rinse debris from Nozzle.
4 . Position Nozzle onto foot. making sure to align the tabs at the top of the Nozzle with the notches inside the font.
5. Slide Nozzle forward to snap into position.
How to Change and Clean Brushes
HOW TO REMOVE
1. To prevent possible leaking, remove Clean Water Tank, Dirty Water Tank and Solution Tank.
2. With handle in upright position, follow "Nozzle: How to Remove and Clean" instructions page 15).
STORAGE
Before storing: Empty Clean Water Tank and let air dry. Replace on cleaner. Empty Dirty Water Tank, clean filter of dirt/debris, rinse tank and lid thoroughly with clean water and let air dry. Empty Solution Tank, rinse tank with clean water and let air dry.
Allow brushes and underside of carpet cleaner to air dry thoroughly before storing carpet cleaner on a carpeted or wood surface.
3. Grab Side A and pull up to remove. Repeat on the other brush.
4. The brushes can be cleaned under running waler.
CORD STORAGE
Wrap the power cord around the cord hooks for convenient storage.
Attach the plug end to the cord.
HOW TO REPLACE
1. At an angle, align side B drive gear.
2. Press Tab A down until brush snaps in place.
LUBRICATION
The motor and brush rolls are equipped with bearings which contain sufficient lubrication for their lifetime.
The addition of lubricant could cause damage. Do not add lubricant to motor bearings or brush rolls.
HOW TO ATTACH HOSE
1. Open Hose Connection Port. Insert hose end by inserling FIRMLY into Hose Solution Port.
HOW TO REMOVE HOSE
CAUTION: Always turn off this product before connecting or disconnecting hose.
1. Press trigger on tool to ensure all fluid has discharged from the hose. Press button on end of hose and pull to remove hose and solution connection from unit.
2. Close the Hose Port Door back into place. Make sure to close coor to ensure proper suction. Cleaner may lose suction if not closed on properly
How to Attach Tools
1. To ensure maximum performance and to protect your carpet, be sure to place the handle in the upright position while using the hose. Placing the handle in the upright position shuts off the FlexForce™ PET PowerBrushes.
2. Connect tool to nose by sliding it onto the connector until it securely locks into place
CAUTION: Not to be used for grooming a pet.
3. Using your thumb, push forward and up on the latch to remove tool
How to Use the Pretreat Wand.
1. With the Spot Chaser Pretreat Wand installed into the machine, press both latches and pull down to release Pretreat Bottle.
2. Unscrew cap and fill with a HOOVER spol treatment. (See page 9 instructions).
3. Reinstall Pretreat Bottle by pressing the bottle up into the Spot Chaser handle grip.
4. Press and release the "Wand Release" button next to the Spot Chaser Wand. Next, pull the wand out.
5. Press the button on the front of the Spot Chaser wand to dispense Pretreat solution.
6. Wait 5-10 minutes before using SmartWash over the treated areas.
REMOVING BATTERY
1. Remove battery by removing screws with a phillips head screwdriver.
2. Use 2 AAA batteries.
3. Replace battery door.
CAUTION: Use extra care when cleaning on stairs. To avoid personal injury or damage, and to prevent the cleaner from falling, always place cleaner at the bottom of stairs or on floor. Do not place cleaner on stairs or furniture, as it may result in injury or damage
Cleaning Carpeted Stairs and Upholstery
- Read "Before you Begin Cleaning instruction on page 9.
- Attach hose as instructed (page 18).
- Place handle in upright position. FlexForce™ PET PowerBrushes will not rotate while handle is in the upright position.
- Fill Clean Water Tank according to instructions.
- Fill Solution Tank with HOOVER® solution according to instructions on page 10.
- Attach tool to end of hase.
- Dry hands and plug cleaner into a properly grounded outlet.
- Turn cleaner ON
- Pre-spray the area by holding the tool about one inch above the carpet and push it forward while pressing the trigger.
- Slightly press the tool switch into area cleaning. Press the trigger and pull the tool slowly over the carpet. Release trigger at end of stroke.
- Lift tocl, and position it against Nozzle. Pull tools.owly over carpe: w thout pressing trigger.
- Overlap strokes by ½ inch to help prevent streaking
- It is best to alternate wel and dry strokes as described in steps.
Tips:
To avoid saturating carpet, do not use more than 4 wet strokes over any one area. Always end with dry strokes additional cleaning is necessary, wat antil the carpet is completely day before using the fact again
Empty Dirty Water Tank when the motor stund becomes higher pitched and there a loss of suction, you will also see the float rise and she off suction of the same time