1 Set up your VAX as described on page 5
2 Switch ON
3 Turn the suction power to the suitable wash setting
4 Push the trigger forwards to the ON position
5 Lay the hose, hand grip and extension tubes on the
floor for a few moments
This helps the water get to the washing tool faster.
6 When you see water swirling in the washing tool
you are ready to start washing
7 Keep the bottom of the washing tool flat against the
carpet. Push it backwards and forwards
You are now washing the carpet.
8 Cover an area of 2 x 2 metres (6 x 6ft)
9 Pull the trigger backwards to the OFF position
and turn the suction power to maximum
Go back over the area you have just washed
You are now removing excess moisture from the carpet.
10 Move to the next area and repeat as from 3 above
11 When no more water reaches the wash tool you will
see air bubbles in the solution tube
Refill the clean water bucket with water and VAX carpet cleaner.
Empty the dirty water bucket when you refill the clean water bucket.
The ‘sound’ your VAX makes will change and the suction will drop
if the dirty water bucket is over-full. Time to empty it!
How to wash carpets
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Tips
✪ ALWAYS TEST FOR COLOUR FASTNESS, WITH SOME UNDILUTED CARPET
CLEANER ON A HIDDEN AREA FIRST.
✪ Start from the corner of a room and work backwards towards the door.
✪ If you are washing very dirty carpets, you may have to wash them
several times over a period of time to bring all the dirt to the surface.
✪ When washing stairs, place your VAX above the area you are
washing. ALWAYS ENSURE YOUR VAX IS STABLE. The castors on your VAX
will pull off, giving it extra stability on stairs or slopes.
DO NOT PULL EXCESSIVELY ON THE BLACK WASHING HOSE.
✪ Metal or wooden furniture legs may mark a wet carpet. Wait until the
carpet is dry or place aluminium foil under the feet of furniture.
✪ When washing deep pile carpets, move the washing tool in
the same direction as the pile lays.
✪ Don’t allow children or animals onto the carpet until it is dry.
2 Metres (6 feet)
FOR LONG PILE
FOR SHORT PILE
