Hoover UH40145B Manual - Page 7

Carpeht eightadjustment T h e c l e a n i n go f carpetand rugs takesplaceat the nozzle (C). H a n d l ep o s i t i o n When it is necessary to raiseand lower the nozzlefor v a r i o u sc a r p e tp i l e h e i g h t s ,s l i d et h e nozzle control knob (D)to the desired s e t t i ng . F o r e a s ei n s l i d i n gk n o b , p l a c eh a n d l ei n t h e u p r i g h t p o s i t i o na n d t i l t c l e a n e rf o w a r d ( E ) . T h e n o z z l ew i l l n o t m o v e into the adjusted p o s i t i o nu n t i l t h e c l e a n e rh a n d l ei s l o w e r e d to the operatingposition(F). Settings C l e a n i nlgi g h t w e i g h t f l e x i b l er u g s F o r m a x i m u mc l e a n i n gp e r f o r m a n c et,h e f o l l o w i n g c a r p e t h e i g h t s e t t i n g sa r e recommended. . L o w e s ts e t t i n g :f o r b a r e f l o o r s a n d a l l types of carpet N o t e : l f t h e c l e a n e ri s d i f f i c u l t t o p u s h ,s l i d e k r r o bt o t h e n e x t h i g h e rs e t t i n g . . H i g h e rs e t t i n g s :f o r v e r y d e e p p i l e c a r p e t w h e r e e a s i e rp u s h i n ge f f o r t i s d e s i r e d ,w h i l e m a i n t a i n i n gg o o d c l e a n i n gp e r f o r m a n c e . S t a n do n o n e e n d of rug and move c l e a n e rt o w a r d otherend or edge. ' Beforereaching e d g e ,p u s h d o w n o n h a n d l e .T h i s w i l l lift up the nozzle (front of cleaner) and will prevent rug from clinging t o c l e a n e r .C o n t i n u e to lift up nozzleso that when you have r e a c h e dt h e e d g e ,i t i s c o m p l e t e l yo f f t h e r u g . M o v e c l e a n e rb a c k t o s t a r t a g a i n ,l o w e r nozzle,and use only forward strokes. S p e c i a el d g e g r o o m e r sa r e p r o vided on both sides of the nozzleto removedirt in carpet nearbaseboards and furniture. S t a i rc l e a n i n g Guideeithersideof nozzle parallel to edgeof carpetor furniture. U s e t h e h o s e a n d p o w e r e dh a n d t o o l ( s o m e models)or furniture nozzlefor stair cleaning. Cleanfrom bottom to top. W h e n u s i n gc l e a n i n gt o o l s ,t h e a g i t a t o r w i l l continueto rotate. C A U T I O NT: o a v o i d p e r s o n a li n j u r y o r u n n e c essarywear to carpet, and to prevent the c l e a n e rf r o m f a l l i n g , a l w a y sp l a c e i t a t b o t - tom of stairs.