How to Use a Hoover Steam Cleaner

Steam cleaners are a piece of equipment to clean carpets. A Hoover steam cleaner is an upright machine with five rotating brushes, which includes hand-held upholstery tools; this machine is designed for home use and not for a professionally setting. The Hoover steam cleaner weighs around 25 pounds and needs a small storage area. You must learn how to properly use the machine to ensure beautiful results.

1.       Clean the room you wish to wash the carpet. Pick-up any garbage and vacuum the floor thoroughly. Take out any furniture from the room or at least move the furniture out of the way.

2.       Take out the Hoover Steam cleaner and fill the water tank with the hottest tape water. Use the Hoover carpet shampoo and secure the bottle into place. The tank should click into place when properly secured.

3.       Turn on the machine and enable the brushes by moving the switch on the bottom of the machine. Newer models might have a couple of other speeds available for the brushes.

4.       Dispense the cleaning solution with hot water by holding down the bottom on the handle of the machine. Move the cleaner slowly forward to pass over the carpet, and then move the cleaner back towards you over the same area.

5.       Keep repeating this process over the entire area of carpet you wish to clean.

6.       When the carpet is damp enough and has enough cleaner. Lift up your finger on the handle to stop dispensing the cleaning solution. Keep passing over the same area forward to backward to allow the water and cleaner to be suctioned up by the machine. You want to suction up as much as possible to speed the drying time of the carpet.

7.       To keep furniture or stairs use the handheld unit of the machine.

8.       Take the tanks of the Hoover Steam Cleaner and dump out the dirty water. Rinse with clean water and allow the tank to air dry.

9.       Put the tanks back on the steam vac and store.