Shampooing; Three Techniques; Carpet Shampooing Tips; Hard Floors - Philips HR6836/01 Gebrauchsanweisung

Carpet Shampooing: Three Techniques
Dependent upon the degree of contamination
you may select (and combine!) the following
three carpet shampooing techniques:
"Freshening-up"
If your carpet (or sections of it) merely
requires some light freshening, you need not
apply much shampoo.
It will probably be sufficient if you only apply it
only during the first stroke towards you.
Then release the trigger and move the nozzle
a couple of times over the treated area
without applying shampoo.
"Deep-cleaning"
For thoroughly cleaning (part of) a very dirty
carpet, move the nozzle a couple of times
over the treated area whilst applying
shampoo.
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"Extra thorough cleaning"
For extra thorough cleaning (badly soiled
areas, stubborn stains), switch off the motor
(fig. 61) but let the pump run on.
Use the trigger to apply the shampoo
(fig. 62).
Allow the shampoo to act on the section for
some minutes.
Take care not to spray too much shampoo as
this may damage the carpet.

Carpet Shampooing Tips

• Never shampoo floors which are non water-
resistent. (When in doubt refer to the
supplier of the floor.)
• Do not shampoo delicate fabrics and hand-
woven or non-fast carpets.
• Test the colourfastness of your carpet by
pouring a little cleaning solution onto a
white cloth and rubbing this onto a normally
hidden section of the carpet. If there are no
traces of dye on the cloth, it can be
assumed that the carpet is colourfast.
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However, if dye comes off onto the cloth, do
not shampoo the carpet.
If you are in doubt, contact a specialist
dealer.
• Before shampooing your carpet, vacuum-
clean the whole area thoroughIy.
• For better and quicker drying ensure that
the room is well-aired during and after

shampooing.

• Allow the carpet to dry well before walking
on it again: "freshened-up" areas normally
require half an hour to dry, whereas "deep-
cleaned" sections require approx. 2 hours.
(The drying times of course depend upon
the amount of shampoo applied,
temperature, air humidity and ventilation.)
• The transparent nozzles - i.e. the Double
Injection nozzle and the upholstery nozzle -
enable you to judge by the colour of the
extracted solution if your carpet, cloth or
hard floor has become clean.
• After emptying and cleaning the appliance
you can dry the suction hose and tubes by
vacuuming in air for a minute (fig. 60).

Hard floors

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Hard Floor Shampooing Technique

The "3-Actions" click-on hard floors adaptor
for your Double Injection nozzle employs
three familiair cleaning tools:
a brush (to release sticking dirt from the
floor);
a sponge (to spread out and rub in the
shampoo);
a squeegee (to collect the used shampoo
from the floor so that it can be vacuumed).
• Do not make your strokes too long.
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