Hoover FH50005 Manual - Page 10

EMPTYING DIRTY WATER TANK (continued) • IMPORTANT • • You will hear a noticeable change in the pitch of the cleaner. This indicates a need to empty the dirty water tank. • The float in your Carpet Cleaner is the blue piece in the dirty water tank lid, and will shut off the suction when the dirty water tank is full. • For best results, use smooth, steady motion keeping the nozzle flat against the carpeting. Tipping the cleaner and breaking the seal of the nozzle and carpeting will cause the float to rise and shut off the suction. • Once the float is activated, empty the dirty water tank. • If the dirty water tank does not appear full, turn the power switch off and wait for the float to settle and reset. • If the float repeatedly shuts off the suction, empty the dirty water tank. • For best results, use only Hoover® Brand Carpet & Upholstery Detergents . Other Solutions may generate excessive foam which will cause the float to rise prematurely and shut off the suction. • Use two capfuls (4 ounces) of Hoover® Brand Carpet & Upholstery Detergents per fill-up of the clean water tank. A higher concentration of detergent may cause excessive foaming. PLACING DIRTY WATER TANK IN BASE OF CLEANER 2.15 2.15 Lift front base of cleaner off carpeting with one hand. 2.16 2.16 Grasp handle and hook front of dirty water tank into base of cleaner, making sure front of dirty water tank is resting on the base (Diagram 2.16). The Dirty Water Tank has 3 tabs on the underside which MUST latch into the underside of the base of the cleaner. It is very important to lift the base of the cleaner off of the carpeting and hook the nozzle to the base so that the nozzle is flush with the base of the cleaner (Diagram 2.17). Failure to install the Dirty Water Tank correctly (Diagram 2.18), will result in poor dirty water pickup. The Dirty Water Tank will need to be emptied once or twice per fill up of the Solution Tank. 2.17 2.19 2.19 While making sure the front of the dirty water tank is resting on the base, place the rear of the tank into the base of the cleaner. Push handle down until it latches. 10 2.18 • IMPORTANT • Do not store cleaner with solution in Clean Water Solution Tank or dirty water in dirty water tank. Mineral deposits and mildew can form which will affect the performance of your carpet cleaner.