Clarification for those that are or were confused about the triggers like I was. The larger trigger is to be pressed constantly during the cleaning process. The smaller clean surge button is to be pressed at locations with stubborn stains. To dry the carpet go over the area WITHOUT pressing any buttons. Hope this helps. The only thing I need help with is trying to get rid of stubborn stain on the carpet with the hoover without having to add more solution. Do I just keep the hoover over the stain? Wouldnt keeping it over yhe stain just dry the carpet and not really scrub it clean?
If youtube was a thing during the original Full House show i guarantee Danny Tanner would have made videos exactly like this. lol. Great tutorial, helped a lot.
I have a Hoover steamvac and was disappointed because despite it's name, it does NOT heat the water or create steam in any way! - it is a very sneaky and deceptive product name!
I borrowed this from my aunt she lost the directions so this was a big help. I'm trying to clean the whole house before my parents get home. I don't want to mess up. Thank You for your video.
It would've been nice to see which of the switches on the machine you used to release the cleaning mixture and which you used to vacuum the water up. I don't have a manual with the Hoover SteamVac as I purchased it used.
When this thing works, it works well. However, it loses suction very easily. Everything has to be hooked exactly right, or it loses suction. It's a royal pain in the ass. Especially when it is working fine and then all of a sudden you lose suction out of nowhere. Better engineering of that particular issue would make me a much happier customer. Also, trying to hook up the hose EXACTLY as instructions indicate, and had no suction on the part used for upholstery/stairs. So needless to say, I wont ever try using the upholstery part again. For areas that the cleaner won't fit into..you can take a spray bottle with the soap solution, spray the area and do it the old fashioned way, and scrub it with a brush designed for scrubbing. Companies have to realize that once we set our minds to do these chores we want to get it done, not have to check and re-check to find out why, yet again we have no suction. So I am glad my carpets are clean but ticked off that I finally learned how to use the upholstery thing and it won't work properly. Be careful with it since all the parts are plastic and easily broken. Bissel is even worse I had a carpet steamer that had a heater built in and the damn thing only lasted me a year to a yr and a half which really doesn't account for much since I generally clean carpets once a year. So in essence it seems like it lasted me for five minutes.
I have the same model and it's a pain to use. The last time I shampooed the carpet I rented a bissel (like the rug dr) from Lowes and that cleaned really well. When it breaks I won't be buying this again.
UGGGGGGGGGH!!! That carpet isn't even dirty. I want a review with a REALLY nasty carpet. I can't find a single one. Also, I have a milk stain in my truck from my friend's STUPID baby spilling his milk in my back seat in 2009. It has stunk ever since, will this help that?
When emptying the dirty water bucket/container in the sink, use the garbage grinder with water running so that loose dirt particles and hair or such don't end up clogging up your sink. You can also use Fabreeze or even distilled white vinegar and water in this steamer for the rinse cycle on the carpeting.
Problem is you don't show how to attach the top canister with which I always have problems. Also, your carpet looked pretty clean to begin with--what about those of us with pet stains on the carpet? And the manual I believe says to go over entire carpet with clear water after cleaning it.
Wow, I am pretty impressed! I just bought a Bissell rug cleaner and a lot of dirt came out of the rugs but my rugs have been vacuumed daily, sometimes 2 times a day but have not been cleaned in 8 years. Your rug looked clean before you even used the Hoover steam vac so I was very impressed by what came out of the rug.
I hate this machine ... what a problem to get everything working right and have it suction up the dirty water. Very frustrating. Your video should include problem solving! Mary M.
I love a good vid! Word to the wise though, there is a modern, lighter weight, completely re - designed Hoover on the market. I've been using the one in the video for years. Actually had a few of them. But the new one is much simpler to use. Be sure to buy the best of the line! I always stuff a small bit of tissue in my ears,, the noise can be brutal. Just sayin'.
It's magic, Bobbi! - But really, there's a spring loaded valve that opens on the top of the bottom container by the pressure exerted on it when the container is pushed into place on the machine. It closes automatically when the pressure is relieved by removing the container from the machine. The dirty water enters the bottom container through that valve.
less is more. more is more. less solution but clean the carpet two days apart. one plain hot water to get all the residue ...most of the sticky residue out of the carpet will be better than one long over solutions slow pass. I hate sticky carpet residue under my feet
Hi , my vac cleaner does not collect dirty water back in the machine. (Sometimes) I don't know why ? But the machine is almost new. If some one knows what to do Thanks
Hi vacbin I love your videos I used to have a Hoover steamvac widepath which a same machine is steamvac with clean surge except it has headlights on it
Fed ex just dropped my Hoover steam vac off a few hours ago. I couldn't wait to try it. All I can say is that I'm ecstatic about the results. I have been renting rug doctor and doing each from three times. It doesn't come close to the Hoover with only one pass. More then impressed.
The user guide instructions defy scientific logic. I have one and love it but only because I have devised the effective ways to use it. Here we are told to dispense the cleaner going forward, but that means the brushes are scrubbing dry, and the soap is undisturbed. Then, travelling reverse, the brushes scrub with the dilute soap water, but that means the soap and water only have a fraction of a second to dissolve dirt. Here is how I get great results. I sprinkle dry or wet concentrate on the area. I pull the upholstery adapter off the recovery tank to defeat suction. Then I use the machine to add clear hot water to create a strong cleaner. I pull the machine slowly backward to scrub the strong soap into the carpet and let it soak while continuing to the whole area. Then, several minutes later, the soap has attacked the dirt and is ready to be further diluted with clear hot water and immediately sucked up. I therefore reinstall the upholstery bypass and move slowly backwards, making sure that the rinse water is running clear thru the window, not soapy. One more low pass with the brushes turned of to save brush wear, and we are dry. Much better results than people I know who follow the user guide!
Great that someone else noticed this flaw, and nice remedy. I've taken to using a garden pump spayer with an OxyClean-type product (StainSolver is also good) to pretreat the entire carpet. Then 10-15 minutes later when I go after it "by the instructions" with Zep low-foam, or similar, the dirt has been loosened up and the shampoo acts more as a surfactant which doesn't require long times to act. But I like the suggestion to disable the suction temporarily.
+Zoe TheCat Use the trigger liberally during the wet cleaning passes. I was mentioning to not using the trigger when doing drying strokes to try and extract as much water as possible from the carpet.
What is the difference between a steam vac and a carpet shampooer? This product does shampoo the carpet but also uses hot water that steams when you are shampooing the carpet or upholstery, if the water used is hot enough, and also vacuums the dirty water off of the carpet after the shampooing part.
Very helpful. Next time maybe give the instructions closed to the mic though so we can hear you 100% of the time. In the beginning with my speakers up all the way it was very hard to hear since you were so far form the microphone. thanks!
yes, if you press on the trigger (the switch), it release water from the tank and also sucking it up when you pull it backward. Pushing the cleaner back and forth with the trigger pressed will continue to release water (solvent mixed) and it also sucking up at the same time. If anytime, you feel that you need only to suck-up the water, release the trigger (switch) then only push the cleaner back and forth to suck-up water. No more water release from the tank until you press it again.
You need to keep pressing and holding down the button to release water (solvent mixed), the machine also sucking water at the same time when it is going reverse. If any you need to suck-up water only, release the button, then the water will be sucking-up, no water be released until you press and hold the button again.
When you go forward and keep pressing the trigger, it release the water (solvent mixed) from the tank and then sucking up water when you reverse it but it also continue to release water if you still keep pressing on the trigger. At anytime, If you release the trigger (don't squeeze it), it only suck-up the water (solvent mixed), no water release. That's how to suck-up the water from carpet.
+John Smith i am a little ticked off that these carpet cleaning machines say they are heated or "steam vacs" but there is no actual heating element in them...I have the bissell deep clean liftoff pet. It says Heated cleaning right on the machine..but there is no heating element in it.
***** The FTC or other consumer protection advocate should sue them for false advertisement. Saying something is " steam" but not even a heating element let alone steam ! Wow, that is really false advertisement and misrepresentation unless I'm missing something. .
boil some water and add to the clean water tank add some vinegar. Sprinkle some baking soda on the floor. Scrub in a little bit then suck it up. All you need to do.
i don't have much of a science to it... i just use a little bit more vinegar than i would solution and then 5 to 10 drops of essential oil. you'll probably smell vinegar while you are using the steam vac but once the carpet dries you won't smell it.
Great video, with all one needs to get started cleaning. I would only change one aspect of whats being done here, that would be to put all the dirty water down the toilet, never the sink where dishes I eat off of sometimes reside. Thank you for making this video...
