1. Plan activities to give your carpet time to dry.
2. Move furniture to another area if cleaning an
entire room (optional).
3. Thoroughly vacuum area with a dry vacuum
cleaner before deep cleaning.
4. Plan your cleaning route to leave an exit path. It is best
to begin cleaning in the corner farthest from your exit.
5. Pretreating (optional)
Note: Pretreating is recommended to improve
cleaning effectiveness for heavily soiled carpet in
high traffic areas such as entryways and hallways.
A. Spray the BISSELL Tough Stain Pre-treat formula
onto heavy traffic areas, soiled areas, or stains.
B. Allow to penetrate for at least 3 minutes.
C. Following the instructions below, clean as
normal, using the BISSELL ProHeat machine
on the High Traffic Setting.
1. Release the handle and lay the machine handle
back to access the Tank.
2. Remove the Tank from the base of the machine by
lifting the Tank carry Handle.
3. Carry like a bucket to the sink. Rotate the Handle
forward to unlatch the lid. Lift off and set the lid aside.
4. Fill up the Bladder with clean hot tap water.
*Do not boil or microwave water as it can
destroy the Bladder.
5. Replace the top of the Tank by matching the lid
and tank edges. Handle must be in the forward
position in order to replace lid. Rotate the handle
to the carrying position to latch the lid.
Note: Remember to secure the lid and test to
make sure it is secure before picking up the Tank.
6. Place tank into machine base, seating firmly in place.
Rotate tank handle back into latched position. Bring
machine handle back into upright position.
1. Lift the formula Tank up and out of the machine base.
2. To fill the Formula Tank, first unscrew the Cap
and Insert. Always use genuine BISSELL formulas
to maximize cleaning and for the safety of your
machine. Fill formula up to the line and replace the
Cap and Insert. Place Formula Tank back into the
base of machine, making sure it is seated securely.
Note: If bottle leaks, check for proper positioning
of red gromment and straw.
Before You Clean
Carpet Cleaning
Fill The Water Tank
Fill The SmartMix/Formula Tank
ATTENTION:
Some Berber carpets have a
tendency to fuzz with wear.
Repeated strokes in the same
area with an ordinary vacuum
or deep cleaner may aggravate
this condition. Please see Stain
Removal instructions on page 15.
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