Hoover 53439 User manual

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The HOOVER commercial upright cleaner you have just purchased is for

carpet and rug cleaning. The cleaning tool attachments are for floor cleaning

and above the floor cleaning.

Your cleaner is a model

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and has a serial number

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For your personal records, please enter the model number and serial number

in the spaces provided above and retain in a safe place.

The model number and serial number appear on the bottom of the cleaner.

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Index

Cleaner Description ........................................... 3

Energy Saving Tips

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How to Unpack and Assemble Cleaner ........... 3-5

How to Use on Carpet .................................... 5-7

How to Use Cleaning Tools .......................... 8-11

Important Safeguards .......................................

Lubrication ......................................................

Maintenance of Commercial Cleaner

Authorized Hoover Service ..........................

How to Replace Belt ...............................

13,14

How to

Replace

Brushes

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15,16

Emptying the Bag ...................................

12,13

User Check List ................................................

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Warning: Electric shock could occur if used outdoors or on wet surfaces.

l This cleaner has been equipped with a 3-wire grounding cord in compli-

ance with electrical codes devised for your safety. Use it in a grounded

outlet.

l The use of an extension cord is not recommended. If an extension cord

is absolutely necessary, use only a 3-wire grounding extension cord with

a length as short as possible.

Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near

children. Do not allow vacuum cleaner to be used as a toy or to run un-

attended at any time.

l Keep hands, feet, loose clothing, and hair away from rotating agitator.

l Don’t run cleaner over cord. It may damage insulation.

Do not use cleaner to pick up matches, or ashes and cigarette butts.

l Avoid picking up hard, sharp objects with the cleaner. They may damage

the cleaner and the bag.

l Unplug cleaner when not in use. Turn machine off at switch before un-

plugging.

Always disconnect cord from electrical outlet before servicing the cleaner.

l Empty bag frequently when picking up very fine materials such as powder.

l Grasp the plug to disconnect from wall outlet to avoid damage to cord,

plug, prongs, or receptacle.

l If cleaner is in disrepair, do not attempt to operate.

l Have repairs made by the qualified personnel at Hoover Factory Service

Centers or Authorized Hoover Warranty Service Dealers.

Use vacuum cleaner only for its intended use as described in the instruc-

tions. The use of attachments not recommended by the appliance manu-

facturer may cause hazards.

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UNPACKING THE CLEANEd

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Unpack the cleaner from the carton

and identify the parts shown in Fig. 1.

Remove and dispose of the cardboard 1

m-b--

packing.

1. Upper handle section

2. Lower handle section

3. Cleaner base

4. Cloth bag assembly

The cleaner assembled will look

like the drawing below.

FIG. 1

HANDLE

CORD

STORAGE

HOOKS

wrap

cord around cord

hooks

for

storage.

SPRING

HOOKplace

spring ring over

hook

support

the

bag.

HANDLE

BAIL

Support

for

handle.

ADJUSTMENT

LEVER

FOR

PILE

CARPET

HEIGHT.

Adjusts the

underside

the cleaner

(nozzle

location)

the

carpet pile height

for

cleaning various carpet

piles.

Four

positions

are:

LOW,

NORMAL,

HIGH,

and

SHAG.\

HOOD

CLOTH

BAG

ON-OFF

SWITCH

HANDLE

BAIL

turn

cleaner

OFF,

push

button

down

with

toe.

CARRYING

HANDLE

located

underneath

handle bail.

BAG

CLIP

HANDLE

RELEASE

LEVER

step on lever

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and

low

position.

FURNITURE

GUARD

prevents cleaner

from

rubbing

aginst

furniture.

After identifying each part, begin assembling.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE

A. Attach handle to the cleaner

Unscrew nut and remove bolt and

plate from handle socket.

Place bottom section of handle into

handle socket lining up small holes

toward front of cleaner. Cord will

run up indentation at base of handle,

Insert bolt into hole in front of handle.

Place plate over end of bolt and hole

at back of handle. The tab at the bot-

tom of the plate will fit into the han-

dle and the tabs of the handle bail

will fit the cutout areas of the plate.

Secure with nut. Tighten nut with

screwdriver.

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B. Join upper and lower handles

Join upper and lower handles, aligning

holes.

Place cord clip around cord with flat

side toward handle of cleaner and

holes to the front.

Insert bolt through washer, cord clip

and both parts of the handle (small

holes). Secure with nut. Pull up slack

in cord and tighten nut with screw-

driver.

C. Attach cloth bag to cleaner

The cloth bag is connected at the

rear of the cleaner. There are two

projections at the bottom of the

cloth bag assembly.

To attach cloth bag to the cleaner,

place the two projections at the bot-

tom of the cloth bag assembly inside

the metal grooved plate. (You will

find the grooved plate extending out

from the bottom of the cleaner.IFig.1.

Just above the opening at the rear of

the cleaner is the bag clip. Pull the

bag clip to the left and fit bag against

opening. When you release the bag

clip, it should move to the right and

fit completely over the bag lock. Fig.2.

Attach the bag to the bag spring hook,

which is located on the top section

of the handle. Fig. 3.

HOW TO USE YOUR CLEANER

How to operate

Operate cleaner only at voltage speci-

fied on data plate on bottom of cleaner.

Warning: Electric shock could occur if

used outdoors or on wet surfaces.

On-off switch

The ON-OFF switch is located on the

handle bail. To turn the cleaner on

and off, push button on cleaner han-

dle bail with toe.

Upright

Handle adjustments

The handle has three positions: Up-

right for storage and when using

attachments. Operating for general

operation on carpet and floors. Low

for reaching under low furniture.

Adjustment for carpet pile height

The cleaning of carpet and rugs takes

place at the nozzle. This is the opening

at the bottom of the cleaner where the

agitator is located.

It is necessary to raise and lower the

nozzle for various carpet pile heights.

The four positions are Low, Normal,

High and Shag.

Select the proper nozzle adjustment

by tilting the cleaner forward and

adjusting the lever until it “clicks”

into position.

For best results the lever is conven-

iently adjusted by hand.

Select the adjustment for the carpet pile height according to the chart below.

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Low for low pile and kitchen carpet

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Normal for rugs with normal pije height and for removing loose dirt from

hard surface floors.

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High for rugs with normal pile height but thicker density; if the cleaner

is difficult to push at “Normal”, move the lever to the “High”

position

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Shag

for very long or shag pile carpet

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Note: If the “Low” setting is used when cleaning normal or shag pile carpet,

there is an increase in the belt load and pushing effort is greatly increased.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Carrying handle

Your cleaner has a convenient carrying

handle located underneath the handle

bail.

Edge cleaning

This feature improves the cleaning of

carpet edges near baseboards and solid

furniture. Dust and lint tend tocollect

along these edges. The cleaner bottom

plate has been designed with a passage-

way for dirt to enter the nozzle from

the side to increase cleaning ability of

edges. From the right or left side,

slowly guide the cleaner paralled to

the edge of the carpet.

Cleaning lightweight flexible rugs

Lightweight flexible rugs used on hard

surface floors in entrances, bathrooms,

etc. should be cleaned by the following

method.

Stand on one end of the rug and move

the cleaner toward the other end or

edge. Before reaching the other end,

push down on the handle. This will

lift up the nozzle (front of cleaner)

and will prevent the rug from cling-

ing to the cleaner. Continue to lift

up the nozzle so that when you have

reached the edge, it is completely off

the rug. Move the cleaner back to

start again and lower the nozzle,

using only forward strokes.

CLEANING TOOL ATTACHMENTS

Cleaning tools are available at additional cost from Hoover Dealers. The clean-

ing tools allow you to do above the floor cleaning and to clean hard to reach

areas.

Deluxe cleaning set Includes vinyl

hose with suction regulator and con-

verter, curved wand, straight wand,

dusting brush, furniture nozzle, wall/

floor brush, crevice tool and a stor-

age bag.

Standard cleaning set Includes vinyl

hose with suction regulator and con-

verter, curved wand, crevice tool and

upholstery brush.

The cleaner is converted for use with the attachments in a matter of seconds.

To use the attachments, follow the simple steps discussed in this section.

A. Attach the converter

B. Select the desired tool

C. Attach the tool

D. Set the suction regulator

E. Have cleaner in upright position when using cleaning tools.

USING CLEANING TOOLS

A. Attach converter

By using the converter attachment,

Fig. 1, you can channel the suction

from the cleaner to the hose and

cleaning tools. The converter must

first be attached to the vinyl hose;

then the converter is attached to the

bottom of the cleaner. Follow the

steps detailed here for attaching the

converter.

To attach the converter to the vinyl

hose, insert converter into hose con-

nector. Fig. 2.

Grasp the converter; turn red con-

verter lock away from the hose.

Fig. 5.

Bring converter up until it covers the

opening. Fig. 7.

Push connector and converter togeth-

er and twist.

The converter is locked into position

when the projections on the converter

fit into the holes on the hose connec-

tor. Fig. 3.

To attach the converter to the cleaner,

first unplug cord. Warning: Cleaner

must not be running when position-

ing or removing front converter.

Have cleaner in upright position.

Grasp handle of cleaner and lean

backwards so that bag is flat on the

floor and the underside is visible.

Fig. 4.

Place plastic latches of converter on-

to metal rim of bottom plate. Fig. 6.

To lock in place, turn red converter

lock toward the vinyl hose. Fig. 8.

Raise cleaner to upright position.

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