I've had this machine for 3 years and just used it today and that's because I'm minimizing a lot of costs in my now changed lifestyle and am no longer using carpet cleaning companies. I went straight to youtube and chose this video for guidance. I'm soooo glad I did. The gentlemen was spot on with instructions and got right to it. And certain comments and tips from users helped greatly as well. Thanks a bunch!
I liked this video much more than others because it goes straight to the basics and to the point on how to use this carpet cleaner without all of the unnecessary talking.
We have the earliest model of a Hoover Steam Vac w/ upholstery attachments, it’s still going strong after decades of heavy use! With 7 dogs, 1 Chihuahua, 5 Chihuahua/Jack Russell mixes and 1 Min Pin, it keeps the entire house clean. We use it on hard surface floors daily, carpets and upholstery every 45 days. We were given a brand new Bissell, similar model, we used it just to do the carpets not traveled on by our dogs, within 1 year the plastic on it started randomly breaking, one day out of the blue the engine seized, it’s dead! If the Hoover ever croaks, we’d buy it again!
GOOD VIDEO KOOPER.......I have had mine for over 20 years and it still works fine. Important thing to do is periodically look at the long narrow suction opening in the front of the unit. You will have to lean the unit on it's back to see this. This area gets clogged all the time because it's so narrow. You can clean it out without taking the unit apart. Get a long wooden coffee stirring stick....like the ones at Starbucks. Stick it in at the furthest point to the right and pry the dirty wet fuzz out. These sticks are long so you can get pretty far up into the clear plastic covering. Do the same procedure from the left side now. I recently cleaned mine and enough wet dirty fuzz came out to fill a small coffee cup. Another real important thing to check is the little plastic window where you can see the circle spinning that shows the scrubbing brushes are indeed moving. That clear plastic cover pulls off. There is a very obvious rectangular square with a screen in it. pull any lint from it.
I have this vacuum for years and now maybe 2 years I didn't use it so forget how it works. Your video was a big help. Now I'm cleaning my sofa. I use laundry detergent and it works well too. Thanks alot and God bless you and your parents.
Hi Florida Man! Washington State here, I appreciate your post, I gave you a 👍 and subscribed. Your tutorial was well done! I couldn't find my manual, and only use the Hoover once a year and I always forget the steps to use the machine. So you video was very helpful! Thank you Sir! 😊
This helped my girlfriend and I to realize that everything was, indeed, hooked up correctly, and our rug cleaner is not working as it should. Thank you very much!
Thank you thank you thank you so much. Thank you Gracias Gracias Gracias it take me long time to find where they go each part of these back yet but when you help you made my day thank you so much.
Absolutely great video. A clear understandable explanation of all the moving parts and how to access them. Mysteries of the universe made simple. Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video . My dad knew how to use it and he gave me the Hoover steam cleaner ( not exactly the same like your ) however it is similar . He now has dementia therefore can not show me of how to use it . Your video is very good one , you show us where to put the water + plus the name of the solution and how to put all parts together to make it works . Without this video i completely loss and may have to bring the machine to goodwill . Again thanks a lot
I got one of these carpet cleaners as a hand-me-down and this video helped tremendously as I am cleaning the carpets for the new babies nursery thank you so much for leaving this video up!❤
I also have a Hoover. 15 yrs now. Just clean it good after using it. There is a little screen in the bottom. Make sure you clean lint off the screen.. As long as you take good care of it, it will take care of you.
Thank you SO much! I have a very old Hoover steam vac, but it’s been so long since I’ve used it. Your post got right to it, and everything was clean and concise. Many thanks!!!
Thank you for this video. I rented a Bissel which did not work and I had to return and then leaked all over the back of my car because since it wouldn't work I couldnt empty it. Now I have barrowed my brothers Hoover Steam Vac Plus (different model - this one has 2 green spinny wheels instead of one like you have) and needed to learn how to use it so I found your video. Thank you. Wish me luck on using it.
Thank you this is much appreciated I couldn't find any owner's manuals or anything and I have the same type of cleaner and I had to relearn everything but thank you I can now clean my apartment
Omgosh, thank you. I'm pet sitting my son's dog. He had diarrhea. I tried to clean it. There's a stain, of course. There's no stain now. Before your video I co get the water tank off, but that's all. Bless you.
Had this machine for years. Got far better results by using science and common sense INSTEAD of their instructions. Their way, the soap gets one second to work on the dirt, then gets sucked up. My way: I take out the upholstery tool bypass on the recovery tank, and it defeats the vacuum. I then pull the machine backward while the soap gets sprayed then scrubbed into the carpet. Then I make a second pass, maybe third, with clear hot water, and vacuum restored. The ten minutes of soap soaking while I was doing the rest of the area makes ALL the difference! Then I finish with the brushes turned off to dry the carpet, because the switch cuts the brush turbine out of the air flow, increasing head suction.
thanks... i just took my mom's steamvac and ran home ...i have no idea what im doing now that i just got home i gotta run up and get the carpet cleaning solution lol
Thank you very much I just bought one used from the local mom-and-pop store I refuse to do Wally world or the big box stores anymore you’re video was very informative and detailed
Wonderful. How do you get plastic off front, the cover that is over front suction. I got mine 2nd hand, very dirty You make it look easy and marvelous. Thank you
Thanks for the info I really appreciate it and was super useful. I’ve always had a Hoover. And now I know how to use one properly I can help my mom shampoo the carpet since I have one dog and two cats so it really makes the house messy thanks again you were amazing if I could I’d definitely give you over 5 stars
thanks. I have not used mine in several years, and I had NEVER used the attachment, which I need to use now (to do the upholstery on a car I am selling)
Fabulous video you didn't bullshit around like everyone else. I have got to get that upholstery brush cleaner. Of course mine doesn't have that one. Thanks for the awesome info.
Carpet in my new room’s carpet has been smelling funky and I’m guessing it’s years worth of the previous owner never vacuuming. I pulled this old bulky thing out of my Dad’s garage and had no idea how to use it. This video helped a lot though. Too bad I don’t have that attachment brush.
Awesome video! I was completely stumped on how to hook up the attachment on a Hoover SteamVac that a friend gave me years ago, after watching your video it makes sense. I especially like that you mentioned the older models piece comes right out instead of tipping forward, mine is the old model. It would be great if you made a video on how to use the machine too. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video and upload it!
Thank you! You were a little too fast but your video helped. I was going nuts on how to insert the attachment to the tank. It says "pivot" but it meant to pivot all the way down. Instructions are not clear.
You showed us on the water holding tank on bottom the rubber seal etc but inside the water tank I need to know what goes on inside of it that lines up with lower tank
Have the same model F6030-900. Is that the same model you’ve got? I haven’t used mine for quite some time but when needed it does come in very handy. It’s so handy that my family asks to borrow it occasionally.
So with this I won't need to take my big area rug and runner rugs outside to clean them? Will this damage my lvp flooring if I clean them inside? Can I use it to clean my lvp flooring too or will I need to buy a separate machine for lvp flooring? Can I use it to clean my couches too?
Thank you!! I borrowed this cleaner from friends and could not figure out how to attach the black piece in the dirty water tank!! Unfortunately they didn't include the power brush for furniture, just a simple tool. You did good with the video though!
One thing i wish it had was the handle release, and power switch on the opposite sides. Otherwise i love it. I have lots of carpet solution, but the recent times i have been using laundry detergent. I used Tide in the past, and recently i used XTRA because i did not want to use the expensive stuff lol. The XTRA is probably easier on the machine because its consistancy is thinner. I only fill the cap halfways though. I once bought a used seat for my truck at the salvage yard,, and it had a nasty stain on the armrest which was not a battle for the Hoover. Took the stain right out with the upholstery nozzle.
I have a question how is the water coming through the brush? I saw you connect the brush to the tank but did you attach the small round part that you unhooked in the beginning?
I swear I have to watch this EVERY time before I use mine _LOL_ thanks for posting
Me too.
It's been many years since I have used our Steam Vac. This simple few minutes was an excellent refresher. THANK YOU!!
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I've had this machine for 3 years and just used it today and that's because I'm minimizing a lot of costs in my now changed lifestyle and am no longer using carpet cleaning companies. I went straight to youtube and chose this video for guidance. I'm soooo glad I did. The gentlemen was spot on with instructions and got right to it. And certain comments and tips from users helped greatly as well. Thanks a bunch!
I liked this video much more than others because it goes straight to the basics and to the point on how to use this carpet cleaner without all of the unnecessary talking.
Thank you. Our cat threw up in my room and my parents aren’t home to tell me how to use this thing😂
Oo
I’m sorry
Same thing is happening to me right now
Same but with dog poop
Not all heroes wear capes! Thanks for this video.
We have the earliest model of a Hoover Steam Vac w/ upholstery attachments, it’s still going strong after decades of heavy use! With 7 dogs, 1 Chihuahua, 5 Chihuahua/Jack Russell mixes and 1 Min Pin, it keeps the entire house clean. We use it on hard surface floors daily, carpets and upholstery every 45 days. We were given a brand new Bissell, similar model, we used it just to do the carpets not traveled on by our dogs, within 1 year the plastic on it started randomly breaking, one day out of the blue the engine seized, it’s dead! If the Hoover ever croaks, we’d buy it again!
GOOD VIDEO KOOPER.......I have had mine for over 20 years and it still works fine. Important thing to do is periodically look at the long narrow suction opening in the front of the unit. You will have to lean the unit on it's back to see this. This area gets clogged all the time because it's so narrow. You can clean it out without taking the unit apart. Get a long wooden coffee stirring stick....like the ones at Starbucks. Stick it in at the furthest point to the right and pry the dirty wet fuzz out. These sticks are long so you can get pretty far up into the clear plastic covering. Do the same procedure from the left side now. I recently cleaned mine and enough wet dirty fuzz came out to fill a small coffee cup. Another real important thing to check is the little plastic window where you can see the circle spinning that shows the scrubbing brushes are indeed moving. That clear plastic cover pulls off. There is a very obvious rectangular square with a screen in it. pull any lint from it.
I have this vacuum for years and now maybe 2 years I didn't use it so forget how it works. Your video was a big help. Now I'm cleaning my sofa. I use laundry detergent and it works well too.
Thanks alot and God bless you and your parents.
Hugely appreciate the help man got on for free from a family member and didn’t have a clue how to use it!
So helpful! Thank you. I adopted my parent's and they didn't have the manual. This was just what a I needed.
Hi Florida Man!
Washington State here, I appreciate your post, I gave you a 👍 and subscribed.
Your tutorial was well done! I couldn't find my manual, and only use the Hoover once a year and I always forget the steps to use the machine. So you video was very helpful!
Thank you Sir! 😊
This helped my girlfriend and I to realize that everything was, indeed, hooked up correctly, and our rug cleaner is not working as it should. Thank you very much!
Thank you thank you thank you so much. Thank you Gracias Gracias Gracias it take me long time to find where they go each part of these back yet but when you help you made my day thank you so much.
Absolutely great video. A clear understandable explanation of all the moving parts and how to access them. Mysteries of the universe made simple. Thank you!
Thanks for this video you explained everything to use this machine to perform its best.
I had this thing in my garage for who knows how long and I run into this video. Resurrected
Thanks so much for this video . My dad knew how to use it and he gave me the Hoover steam cleaner ( not exactly the same like your ) however it is similar . He now has dementia therefore can not show me of how to use it . Your video is very good one , you show us where to put the water + plus the name of the solution and how to put all parts together to make it works . Without this video i completely loss and may have to bring the machine to goodwill . Again thanks a lot
I got one of these carpet cleaners as a hand-me-down and this video helped tremendously as I am cleaning the carpets for the new babies nursery thank you so much for leaving this video up!❤
Thank you👍🏼My Hover doesn’t have instructions because my friend lost the instructions and have moved away. This video helped a lot,so thank you😉
Straight and to the point. No mumbo jumbo & stories. BTW, very cool chair at the end!
I also have a Hoover. 15 yrs now. Just clean it good after using it. There is a little screen in the bottom. Make sure you clean lint off the screen..
As long as you take good care of it, it will take care of you.
very helpful - thank you. I am at my parents trying to use their Hoover and couldn't figure it out. your tutorial was great.
Kool
Thank you SO much! I have a very old Hoover steam vac, but it’s been so long since I’ve used it. Your post got right to it, and everything was clean and concise. Many thanks!!!
Thanks you for posting this video! It helped me figure out how to attach the furniture hose.
It helped me to figure the same thing out too.
Thanks. Haven't used my Hoover in years. Good refresher!
Thank you for this video. I rented a Bissel which did not work and I had to return and then leaked all over the back of my car because since it wouldn't work I couldnt empty it. Now I have barrowed my brothers Hoover Steam Vac Plus (different model - this one has 2 green spinny wheels instead of one like you have) and needed to learn how to use it so I found your video. Thank you. Wish me luck on using it.
Thank you this is a very useful video, saved me a bunch of time looking for my owners manual. Appreciate it 👍
This was the best video ever. Thanks for the help.
Good video very direct shows everything straight to the point. Lost the directions had no idea how much shampoo to use.
Big M
Thank you this is much appreciated I couldn't find any owner's manuals or anything and I have the same type of cleaner and I had to relearn everything but thank you I can now clean my apartment
Super helpful, even three years later! Thanks!
thank you, thank you, thank you. you solved my life for the day 🤩🤩🤩🤩
my father in law let me borrow his (same exact steamvac) his wife always used it and had no idea how to use it,so thank god for your video!
Omgosh, thank you. I'm pet sitting my son's dog. He had diarrhea. I tried to clean it. There's a stain, of course. There's no stain now. Before your video I co get the water tank off, but that's all. Bless you.
Thank you very much for this video. I just got this exact model second hand and I couldn't figure the spot cleaner attachment.
Had this machine for years. Got far better results by using science and common sense INSTEAD of their instructions. Their way, the soap gets one second to work on the dirt, then gets sucked up. My way: I take out the upholstery tool bypass on the recovery tank, and it defeats the vacuum. I then pull the machine backward while the soap gets sprayed then scrubbed into the carpet. Then I make a second pass, maybe third, with clear hot water, and vacuum restored. The ten minutes of soap soaking while I was doing the rest of the area makes ALL the difference! Then I finish with the brushes turned off to dry the carpet, because the switch cuts the brush turbine out of the air flow, increasing head suction.
I followed your lead and totally agree with you
Hi do you know my carpet cleaner stops suctiining after a couple of seconds after use??
thanks... i just took my mom's steamvac and ran home ...i have no idea what im doing
now that i just got home i gotta run up and get the carpet cleaning solution lol
You made a great video with lots of good instructions. Thank you.
so thankful youtube has everything!!!!!!!... spent an hour trying to take an old model from the carpet to the car...l:
Not all heroes wear capes , thank you
Really appreciate this m8. Trying to clean the carpet as a surprise for my mom, and this video saved me from wrecking her trusty hoover lol. Thanks!!
What a terrific kid! I’m sure your mom appreciated it.
Thank you very much I just bought one used from the local mom-and-pop store I refuse to do Wally world or the big box stores anymore you’re video was very informative and detailed
Wonderful. How do you get plastic off front, the cover that is over front suction. I got mine 2nd hand, very dirty
You make it look easy and marvelous. Thank you
Thanks! Just I what I needed to get mine going. Only thing to add is to pop of the little fingers on the accessory hookup before connecting.
Your welcome
He saved my life and sanity, didnt know the top tank was the filler tank, well doh! Thanks!
Thanks I got one practically new from the curb after a yard sale.
Thanks for the info I really appreciate it and was super useful. I’ve always had a Hoover. And now I know how to use one properly I can help my mom shampoo the carpet since I have one dog and two cats so it really makes the house messy thanks again you were amazing if I could I’d definitely give you over 5 stars
That was an excellent video. Thank You.
Thank for this video I needed to know which one to put the water and solution lol. Thank you!!!
LOL Same here!
thanks. I have not used mine in several years, and I had NEVER used the attachment, which I need to use now (to do the upholstery on a car I am selling)
I love it! You explained it without all the fluff! Thanks
Nice thorough and succinct review - using mine like a pro now. Thanks man!
Thank you! Short and straight to the point
Fabulous video you didn't bullshit around like everyone else. I have got to get that upholstery brush cleaner. Of course mine doesn't have that one. Thanks for the awesome info.
Carpet in my new room’s carpet has been smelling funky and I’m guessing it’s years worth of the previous owner never vacuuming. I pulled this old bulky thing out of my Dad’s garage and had no idea how to use it.
This video helped a lot though. Too bad I don’t have that attachment brush.
Thank you you explain that so well better than other videos thank you you're awesome
Thanks for saving me time and confusion! It's great to own one of these.
Very helpful video. Thank you.
Fast. Concise. Thanks man! Very helpful.
What do the triggers do and when do you use them? Ty 👍🏻
Hey this is actually a great video. Also props on the background music, it’s perfectly added!
Awesome video! I was completely stumped on how to hook up the attachment on a Hoover SteamVac that a friend gave me years ago, after watching your video it makes sense. I especially like that you mentioned the older models piece comes right out instead of tipping forward, mine is the old model. It would be great if you made a video on how to use the machine too. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video and upload it!
I must have an older one too. How do you attach the hose part?
Okay watched again and got it.
Thanks I received mines as a hand me down, and could not understand how to use the attachment, I'm going to invest in the brush
0:04 I love the chair!!!!
Thanks for the video. LOVE THE CHAIR by the way😁😍
Btw thanks for the video on how to hook up this ridiculously impossible vacuum attachment.
Thanks for this video!
And i am obssesed with vacuum cleaners and carpet cleaners to LOL and i really wanted one so badly.
I just garage picked this hoover!😂 Does it get stains out of the carpet? Thanks much!
JUST what I needed - thank you for doing it, and so well!
Love that you took the time to do this , thank you 🙌🏼
Thank you! You were a little too fast but your video helped. I was going nuts on how to insert the attachment to the tank. It says "pivot" but it meant to pivot all the way down. Instructions are not clear.
Thank you for that I definitely needed a know how
Great video. Thank you very much!
You showed us on the water holding tank on bottom the rubber seal etc but inside the water tank I need to know what goes on inside of it that lines up with lower tank
I love it, i had one of those at my elementary school LOL, and thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Extremely helpful, thank you!
No bullshit video, good stuff!
Have the same model F6030-900. Is that the same model you’ve got? I haven’t used mine for quite some time but when needed it does come in very handy. It’s so handy that my family asks to borrow it occasionally.
Reviewing this before use very helpful!
Excellent video, exactly what I needed.
So with this I won't need to take my big area rug and runner rugs outside to clean them? Will this damage my lvp flooring if I clean them inside? Can I use it to clean my lvp flooring too or will I need to buy a separate machine for lvp flooring? Can I use it to clean my couches too?
Thank you!! I borrowed this cleaner from friends and could not figure out how to attach the black piece in the dirty water tank!! Unfortunately they didn't include the power brush for furniture, just a simple tool. You did good with the video though!
You’re the man, saved me a lot of time. Liked and subscribed.
big help where i little time ... thank you
thanks! borrowed one from a relative, this helped a lot!
One thing i wish it had was the handle release, and power switch on the opposite sides. Otherwise i love it. I have lots of carpet solution, but the recent times i have been using laundry detergent. I used Tide in the past, and recently i used XTRA because i did not want to use the expensive stuff lol. The XTRA is probably easier on the machine because its consistancy is thinner. I only fill the cap halfways though. I once bought a used seat for my truck at the salvage yard,, and it had a nasty stain on the armrest which was not a battle for the Hoover. Took the stain right out with the upholstery nozzle.
Thank you so much... This seriously helped
Thanks for making it easy
Thank you so much. Very helpful!
I have a question how is the water coming through the brush? I saw you connect the brush to the tank but did you attach the small round part that you unhooked in the beginning?
Awesome video! Thank you so much for posting. Life/Time saver!
Thank you for uploading this. Got it on my to do list for tomorrow. Luckily just one small bedroom
Thank you soooo much for helping us find where the b
Any suggestions on a diy cleaning solution?
Thanks a lot, Man! Thumbs up! Helps a lot!
Can you use it just to suck up water if carpet is still too wet
Thank you had a different model know I can use the one I have too
Thank you couldn't figure out to attach step an sofa cleaner
THANK YOU!
Thanks for this video and I appreciated your brevity