Hoover Widepath manual

Congratulations on your purchase SteamVac Widepath cleaners have 6 rotating brushes that deep clean carpets and scrub bare floors! W idepath T urboPOWER The Easy to Use Deep Cleaner ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ SteamVac™ Widepath™ Deep Cleaner cleans carpet fibers by applying hot tap water and cleaning solution. www.hoover.com[...]

2 Fill in and Retain This HOOVER deep cleaner is designed for deep cleaning carpet, rugs, carpeted stairs and upholstery. The model and serial numbers are located on the data label on the back of the handle. For your personal records, please enter the COMPLETE model and serial numbers in the spaces provided and retain this information. Your deep cl[...]

3 Grounding Instructions This appliance must be grounded. If it should malfunction or breakdown, grounding provides a path of least resis - tance for electrical cur rent to reduce the risk of electric shock. This appliance is equipped with a cord having an equip - ment-grounding conductor (C) and grounding plug (A). The plug must be plugged into an[...]

4 The assembled cleaner will look like this drawing. Assemble handle 1-2 Attach upper handle Remove clean solution tank (upper tank) from deep cleaner . W it h h o se h oo k (A 1) an d c o rd ho o k ( A2 ) to b ac k o f de e p c l ea ne r , pu s h u pp er h a nd le d ow n o n to l ow er ha nd le . P u sh b o l t s i n t o h ol es o n front of handl[...]

Press cord into cord clip on back of handle. Pull cord tight and wrap cor d around hooks (A2). 5 1-10 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 2 1 - 1 3 1 - 1 4 F A2 E S t o r i n g h o s e & t o o l s Store hose on holder by first positioning hose in front section of clip. Continue wrapping hose under lower hook (E). Snap hose end fully into hold - er (F). The hose end [...]

6 1. Hand grip 2. Solution trigger: press to r elease clean solution. 3. Hose 4. Hose holder: wrap hose around holder and top hose hook (6) for storage. 5. Hose hook 6. Cord hooks: wrap cord around hooks for storage. The top hook can be rotated right or left for quick and easy cord release. 7. Powered hand tool 8. Carrying handle 9. Clean solution [...]

7 The deep cleaner may also be lifted by placing a hand under the upper clean solution tank handle as shown. 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 Automatic “shut off” W he n th e r e c o v e r y t an k (l ow er t an k) is fu l l t he a ut o ma t ic s hu to ff me c ha ni sm w il l sh u t o f f t he d ee p cl ea ne r su ct io n (suction will be noticeably reduced). A[...]

8 D C 2-11 2-12 2-13 2-14 2-15 2-16 Pour detergent into tank. Fill tank to fill line (B) (1 gallon) with hot tap water. T o assure proper performance, use only HOOVER cleaning detergent. B If rubber ring (C) on cap has become dislodged, reposition it with uneven side against ledge (D) as shown. Replace cap. Rotate cap clockwise until it locks In pl[...]

9 3-1 3-2 3. How to clean Before you begin cleaning a. Vacuum thoroughly - For carpet, use a HOOVER vacuum cleaner with an agitator for best results. Vacuum uphol - stery with a vacuum cleaner with clean - ing tool attachments. Use a crevice tool to reach into tufts and folds. Do not use the ‘SteamVac’ deep cleaner as a dry vacuum cleaner. b. F[...]

10 Carpet Cleaning Picking up spills 3-4 Read “Before you begin cleaning” instructions on page 9. 1. Fill clean solution tank (upper tank) with HOOVER Carpet/Upholster y Detergent according to instructions for Figs. 2-8 to 2-14. 2. Move speed selector to LO for gen- tle cleaning or Hl for normal cleaning. 3. Dry hands and plug cord into a prop-[...]

Cleaning bare floors Using the tools 3-6 3-7 How to attach bare floor attachment (available at additional cost if not included with your cleaner) Disconnect deep cleaner from electri- cal outlet. T o prevent possible leaking, remove clean solution tank (Fig. 2-8) and recov - ery tank (Fig. 2-15) before positioning bare floor attachment. Set tanks a[...]

9. Lift tool, and position it against riser . Pull tool slowly over carpet without pressing trigger (dry stroke). It is best to alternate wet and dry strokes as described above. End with more dr y strokes to aid in faster drying of carpet. 10. Overlap strokes by 1/2 inch to help prevent streaking. To avoid saturating carpet, do not use more than 4 [...]

13 3-13 3-14 C l e a n i n g u p ho l s t e ry Read “Before you begin cleaning” instructions on page 9. Be sure to check the cleaning code on your upholster y . Use your deep 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 [...]

S t o r a g e Before storing: • Empty solution tank and rinse thoroughly with clean water . • Replace empty solution tank and turn deep cleaner ON. Squeeze trigger and push deep cleaner for - ward and back several times to expel any solution remaining in the deep cleaner’ s system. (Do not use deep cleaner on wood floors.) • Empty recovery [...]

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