(Hoover vacuum cleaners) Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath
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Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath
We had the dirtiest, filthiest, crappiest carpet I have ever seen. For various reasons, we haven’t had a chance to clean it for over a year, during which time our little one managed to get everything imaginable and unimaginable into it. Melted creyolas, spilled coffee, diaper accidents, spilled fruit juices, dirt from outside, sand from the sandbox, and even “mysterious” black spots and stains which I only recently found out were coming from a black magic marker our son was playing with when we were not watching…
I was pretty sure that there was no way to clean such a carpet. But it was worth a shot to try to clean it at least once. We thought we’d throw it away, buy a new one and use Hoover SteamVac on that new carpet.
The first day I only tried a small area with worst stains (mostly from food and dirty shoes); within about 15 minutes, the difference was incredible and when the carpet dried out, the rest was crying for the same treatment.
The next day I took a couple of hours to clean our living room and dining area. I took that long because the carpet was horrible, and wanted to see what kind of results I could get with the Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath.
Well, to make a long story short, it’s been a few days since I washed it and every time I come back from work I am surprised with my “new home”! It totaly looks like we just put in a new carpet! It is even fluffy again, and just like a new carpet you see impressions in it if you put something heavy on the carpet (like a jug of water).
I couldn’t be happier with the Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath, and I am pretty sure that there is no way anything out there can beat this little wonder, including commercial machines.
Just don’t expect to clean super dirty carpet in a few minutes. This does require a little bit of time if you want your carpets to be reincarnated into their previous life condition. But results are well worth it. We did it not only for looks but for our health too. And the water was pitch black every time I emptied the canister! If I didn’t wash our carpets all of that dirt would be filtered through our lungs.
A few tips: for best results on really bad stains, clean the carpet from few different directions, by going around it with the Hoover Steam vac. Wash then rinse, then wash again and rinse again. Then come back to it a few minutes later. You can also slow waaay down with the cleaner (almost to a full stop!) when over a bad stain. All of that helps to get rid of those impossible stains.
Expect to refill and empty water often if you are dealing with a bad carpet like ours.
Bottom water canister has to sit properly on the tiny rubber seal on the front; then you have to lock it in place with two plastic rotating hooks on the side. Top water tank (clean water + detergent) has to click in place. If there was no click, it’s not sitting properly.
There are two modes of operation for this Hoover vacuum cleaners: water only (called “rinse”) and water with detergent (called “wash”). If you turn on the cleaner, and push the left button to “wash”, the cleaner will only try to suck in water, like a wet vacuum cleaner (do NOT use this as a Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath though!). If you press the little button which is built into the handle, the cleaner starts spraying the detergent mixed with water (mixes it automatically which is very convenient) and is vacuuming it at the same time. As you push it forward, it will spray detergent and go over that with it’s rotating brushes; as you pull backward, the carpet is already wet from detergent, and you can see it sucking up all the dirt and dirty water. Then you can switch to rinse mode, and everything will be the same except there will be only water, no detergent. Go over the same area again, press that button (this will only spray water, no detergent), and then release the button and just over the same are to pick up the rinse water. You can see easily when the bottom tank is picking up rinse water and when there is nothing to pick up.
Then you can repeat it all if you still have a stain left. Some areas, like at your entrance door, may take 10-15 minutes of going over it from different directions washing and rinsing to bring the carpet to like new condition.
If you are doing everything right, the Hoover Steam vac won’t leak or drip, and the carpet will be completely dry in a couple of hours.
Here is a list of advantages of this Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath:
- Very powerful rotating brushes which clean carpet. No other brand that I know uses that.
- Very powerful suction, so carpet is almost dry when you are done.
- Excellent rinse, no detergent left in the carpet after rinsing.
- Intelligent design, fairly easy to use.
- No frustration of buying a product only to find out it doesn’t perform as expected. If anything, this Hoover Steamvac Widepath outperformed my expectations.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Included user manual sucks donuts. If you’ve never used a similar Vacuum cleaners, I suggest you get thoroghly familiar with this Hoover Steamvac Dual V Widepath, just by observing all the parts and especially seals - places where rubber meets plastic and there are a few places like that). Your figuring things out will make all the difference and you will have no problems with the cleaner. Otherwise, if you just think that you could follow instructions step by step and get it all done well, you may be in for a surprise.
