Before you begin
• Use only the charger supplied by the manufacturer to recharge this appliance.
• Charge indoors only.
Warning: Failure to fully charge the HandiVac before use, it could reduce the battery ability to hold
full charge, therefore reducing the HandiVac operations duration.
• This appliance is designed for domestic use only. Not for commercial application.
• Your Hoover HandiVac arrives partially charged and therefore requires full charging in its base for
14 hours before use. This appliance can only be used in conjunction with the charging base
supplied. The charging base is suitable for connection to any 240V powerpoint wall socket.
• This appliance should be charged indoors only.
• The cleaner must be operated in accordance with these instructions and used only for domestic
household cleaning to remove DRY dirt and dust from household carpets, flooring and fabrics.
This cleaner is not fit to be used as an industrial cleaner, and is not designed for the collection of
vitreous building material including particle board, construction products and similar products
such as wood/fibres, cement, fillers, fibre glass etc or excessive or frequent sand. The infrequent
pick-up of these materials in these circumstances may be harmful to your cleaner and may void the
manufacturer’s warranty.
Please read these instructions thoroughly
This will ensure you obtain full benefit from your new cleaner. Keep this Instruction Book in a handy place
for future reference.
Important
• Do not use outdoors.
• Do not expose to rain – store indoors.
• To avoid excessive heat and damage to the unit or batteries, do not operate the vacuum cleaner
while in the charging unit.
• Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when used by children.
• Use only as described in this manual. Use only manufacturer’s recommended attachments.
• Do not use extension cords or outlets with inadequate current carrying capacity.