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housing. For your personal records, please enter the COMPLETE model and
serial number in the spaces provided and retain this information.
Your cleaner is model___________________________________
and has serial number___________________________________
It is suggested that you attach your sales receipt to this owner’s manual.
Verification of date of purchase may be required for warranty service on your
Hoover
®
product.
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Table of Contents
Important Safeguards ........................2
Assembly ............................................3
Carton Contents ..............................3
Description ......................................3
How To Use
Cleaning Tools ................................4
Picking Up Dry Debris ....................4
Picking Up Liquid &
Wet Debris........................................4
Maintenance
Emptying Collector Cup..................5
Cleaning Your
Road Rat™ Cleaner ........................5
Lubrication ......................................6
If You Have A Problem........................6
Service..............................................7
Warranty ..........................................7
Important Safeguards!
When using an electrical appliance, basic precautions should always be
followed, including the following:
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS APPLIANCE.
WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury:
• Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
Do not allow vacuum cleaner to be used as a toy.
• Do not use cleaner to pick up anything that is burning or smoking, such as
cigarettes, matches or hot ashes.
• Do not use cleaner to pick up flammable or combustible materials such as gasoline
or fine wood sandings. Do not use in areas where these materials may be present.
•Avoid picking up hard, sharp objects with the cleaner. They may damage the
cleaner and the filter.
• Do not use cleaner without collector cup, filter and separator in place. Clean
collector cup, filter and separator after picking up any perishable food items.
• Use extra care when cleaning on stairs.
• Do not put any object into cleaner’s openings. Do not use with any opening
blocked; keep openings free of dust, lint, hair and anything that may reduce airflow.
• Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers and all parts of body away from openings
and moving parts.
• Do not pull or carry cleaner by cord, use cord as a handle, close a door on cord or pull
cord around sharp edges or corners. Do not run appliance over cord. Keep cord
away from heated surfaces.
• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord. Never
handle plug with wet hands.
• The use of an extension cord is not recommended.
• Do not use cleaner with damaged cord or plug. If appliance is not working as it should
or has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors or dropped into water, take it to a
Hoover Factory Service Center or Authorized Hoover Warranty Service Dealer.
•Use cleaner only for its intended use as described in the instructions.
Use only attachments recommended by The Hoover Company; others may
cause hazards.
WARNING:This product contains chemicals known to the state of
California to cause cancer.
Please wash hands after handling.
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