Hoover Powerdrive Upright Vacuum User Manual

IMPORTANT: READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ASSEMBLY AND USE.

This product is intended for Household use only. If used C ommercially the warranty is VOID.

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POWERDRIVE

UPRIGHT VACUUM

USER MANUAL

Welcome to

HOOVER

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Calling 1-800-944-9200Visit Hoover.com or Hoover.ca

Get cleaning conﬁdence for up to 5 years with the HOOVER®

IT’S GUARANTEED.

limite d warranty. See warranty for complete details .

Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................................. 4

What’s in the Box? ..................................................................................................................... 5

Assembly .................................................................................................................................... 6

User Controls .............................................................................................................................. 7

Getting to Know Your HOOVER

Using Your HOOVER

PowerDrive™ ........................................................................................... 9

Maintenance ............................................................................................................................. 10

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 15

Warranty ................................................................................................................................... 16

Français.................................................................................................................................... 18

Español ..................................................................................................................................... 35

PowerDrive™ ......................................................................... 8

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

READ ALL SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT.

WARNING: When using an electrical product, basic precautions should always be followed

to avoid electric shock, fire, and/or serious injury, including the following:

• Fully assemble before operating.

• Operate cleaner only at voltage speci fied on data plate on bac k of cleaner.

• Do not leave product when plugged in. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before servicing.

• Do not use outdoors or on wet surfaces.

• Do not all ow to be used as a toy. Not intended for use by children age 12 and under. Close supervision is necessar y when used by or near children. To avoid injur y or damage, keep children away from produc t, and do not allow childr en to place fingers or ot her objects into any openings.

• Use only as described in t his user’s manual. Use only HOOVER® recommended at tachments. (See page 5 for attachment and accessory compatibility)

• Do not use product with damaged cord or plug. If product is not working as it should, has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors, or dropped into water, call customer service at 1-80 0-944-9200 prior to continuing use.

• Do not pull or carry by cord, use cord as a handle, close a door on cord, or pull cord around sharp edges or corners. Do not run applianc e over cord. Keep cord away from heated surfaces.

• Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.

• Do not handle plug or appliance with wet hands.

• Do not put any object into openings. Do not use with any opening blocked; keep free of dust, lint, hair, and anything that may re duce air flow.

• Keep hair, loose clothing, fingers, and all par ts of body away from openings and moving parts. Brush roll continue s to rotate when in the upright position .

• Turn off all controls before unplugging.

• Use extra care when cleaning on stairs. To avoid personal injur y or damage, and to prevent the cleaner from f alling, always place cleaner at bottom of st airs or on floor. Do not place cleaner on stairs or furniture, as it may result in injury or damage.

• Do not use to pick up f lammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, or fine wood sandings, or use in are as where they may be present.

• Unplug before c onnecting Turbo Tool.

• Do not pick up anything that is burning or smoking, such as cigarettes, matches, or hot ashes.

• Do not use without separator, filters, or dir t cup in place.

CAUTION:

• Avoid picking up hard, sharp objects with this product, as they may cause damage.

• Store appropriately indoors in a dry place. Do not exp ose machine to freezing temperatures.

• Brush r oll continues to turn w hile product is t urned on and handle is in upr ight position . To avoid damage to carpet, rugs, and f looring, avoid tipping cleaner or setting it on furniture, fringed area rugs, or carpeted stairs during tool use.

• Do not use sharp objects to clean out hose as they can cause damage.

• With br ush roll on, do not allow cleaner to sit in one location for an extended period of time, as damage to floor can result.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF DAMAGE:

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, THIS APPLIANCE HAS A POLARIZED PLUG

(ONE BLADE IS WIDER THAN THE OTHER). THIS PLUG WILL FIT IN A POLARIZED OUTLET ONLY ONE WAY. IF THE PLUG DOES NOT FIT FULLY IN THE OUTLET, REVERSE THE PLUG. IF IT STILL DOES NOT FIT, CONTACT A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN TO INSTALL THE PROPER OUTLET. DO NOT CHANGE THE PLUG IN ANY WAY.

What’s in the Box?

Available Tools and Accessories

Crevice Tool:

Great for cleaning in tight spaces and hard-to-reach corners.

Dusting Brush:

Delicate bristles that gently clean ﬁne dust.

Pet Turbo Tool:

Designed to remove stubborn pet hair from furniture, stairs, upholstery and more.

(Varies by Model)

Accessory Bag:

Use to store tools.

(Varies by Model)

Hose Clip:

Attaches to vacuum keeping hose in place.

(Varies by Model)

CAUTION

Not to be used for grooming a pet.

Assembly

WARNING

Fully Assemble Before Operating

Insert handle into wand until it clicks in place.

1 2

Place hose clip on the back of the vacuum and slide down to lock.

Tip: Make sure all pieces click into place.

Tip: Wrap cord around hooks for convenient storage. Attach the plug end to the cord.

Tip: To unwrap cord quickly, rotate cord hook 180 degrees.

Insert wand into the spine until it clicks in place.

Insert hose into canister until it clicks in place.

Place hose on hose clip.

Place tools onboard. Note: Nest crevice tool inside dusting

brush in order to store all tools onboard.

User Controls

Power the unit ON/OFF.* Suction Control Valve*

Brush Roll ON/OFF.* ON: Carpets OFF: Hard Floors

1 2 3

*See page 8 for location of features.

If unit is dicult to push, twist open the Suction Control Valve on the handle.

Getting to Know Your HOOVER® PowerDrive™

Quick Release Cleaning Wand and Hose

Multi-Cyclonic Technology

Pre-Motor Filter Assembly (AH44010)

Swivel Steering

WindTunnel® Technology

Suction Control Valve

Power ON/OFF

Multi-Floor Brush Roll ON/OFF

XL Capacity Dirt Cup

10.

Sealed Allergen System

11.

Odor Absorbing Filter with HEPA Media (440012453)

12.

Advanced Action™ Brush Roll

13.

ScatterGuard™ Technology with Hard Floor Wiper

12 13

Using Your HOOVER® PowerDrive

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Upright Mode Above Floor Mode

CAUTION

Not to be used for grooming a pet.

1 Step on the nozzle

and pull the handle back.

2 Turn the vacuum ON.

Use extra care when cleaning on stairs. To avoid personal injury or damage, and to prevent the cleaner from falling, always place cleaner

CAUTION

at the bottom of the stairs or on the ﬂoor. Do not place cleaner on stairs or furniture, as it may result in injury or damage. When using tools, always ensure handle is in the upright position.

Make sure the vacuum is in the upright position.

Attach the cleaning accessory to the end of the wand or handle.

Press the wand or handle release and pull the wand or handle out of the vacuum.

Turn the vacuum ON.

Maintenance

This product contains no servicable parts. If appliance is not working as it should, has been dropped, damaged, left outdoors, or dropped into water, call customer service at 1-800-944-9200 prior to continuing use. Cord Storage: Wrap cord around hooks for convenient storage. Attach the plug end to the cord.

NOTICE: A Thermal Protector has been designed into your cleaner to protect it from overheating. When the Thermal Protector activates, the cleaner will stop running.

If this happens proceed as follows:

1. Turn cleaner OFF and unplug it.

2. Empty the dirt cup.

3. Inspect the nozzle inlet, hose connector, hose, dirt cup inlet, cyclonic ﬁlter rinsable ﬁlter and exhaust ﬁlter for any obstructions. Clear obstructions if present.

4. When cleaner is de-energized and motor cools for 30 minutes, the thermal protector will deactivate and cleaning may continue. If the thermal protector continues to activate after following the above steps, your cleaner needs servicing.

Dirt Cup Release

WARNING

To reduce the risk of personal injury, unplug before cleaning or servicing.

Emptying the Dirt Cup

1. Remove the dirt cup by pressing the dirt cup release button.

2. Hold the dirt cup over your trash can and press the dirt cup trap door release to empty the dirt cup.

TIP: Empty the dirt cup after every use to maintain optimal performance.

Empty Dirt Cup

Maintenance

Cleaning the Filters

Pre-Motor Filter

To reduce the risk of personal injury, unplug before cleaning or servicing.

WARNING

Remove the dirt cup to locate the ﬁlter.

Use the PULL tab to remove the ﬁlter.

Gently squeeze ﬁlter to remove excess moisture.

Separate the foam ﬁlter from the ﬁlter frame.

Let foam ﬁlter and frame air dry separately for at least 24 hours prior

24H

to reassembling and reinstalling back into the vacuum to ensure the ﬁlters dry completely.

TIP:

Replace ﬁlters when heavily discolored. Set ﬁlter frame on its side when drying to allow excess moisture to drain o.

Rinse foam ﬁlter and ﬁlter frame under running water until all debris is clear.

Maintenance

Cleaning the Filters

Exhaust Filter

To reduce the risk of personal injury, unplug before cleaning or servicing.

WARNING

Remove exhaust cover by releasing bottom latch.

Pull down on tab to remove ﬁlter.

Locate exhaust ﬁlter.

Tap the ﬁlter on the side of a trash can to remove excess dirt and replace ﬁlter and ﬁlter cover.

TIP: DO NOT RINSE THE EXHAUST FILTER. Replace ﬁlters when heavily discolored. Do not use your vacuum without all of the ﬁlters in place.

Maintenance

Cleaning & Maintaining the Brush Roll

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of injury from moving parts, unplug before servicing.

LUBRICATION: The motor and brush roll

are equipped with bearings which contain sucient lubrication for their lifetime. The addition of lubrication could cause damage. Do not add lubricant to motor or brush roll.

TIP: Rotate brush roll manually to ensure the belt is proper ly installed. Vacuum is equipped with an automatic brush roll shutoff in the event of overload or jam. Check for obstructions in the brush roll area and remove any obstructions. When obstructions are cle ared, resume cleaning as normal.

To access the brush roll, unscrew the nozzle guard from the nozzle.

Remove any hair or blockages.

Remove the brush roll by pulling it up and out from the vacuum belt.

Replace brush roll and nozzle guard. Secure with screws.

Maintenance

Removing System Clogs

WARNING

To reduce the risk of personal injury, unplug before cleaning or servicing.

1 2 3 4

Dirt Cup InletHose ConnectorNozzle Inlet

6 7 85

Pre-Motor Filter WandHoseExhaust Filter

Cyclonic Separator

Troubleshooting

WARNING

To reduce the risk of personal injury, unplug before cleaning or servicing.

Problem Possible Solution

My vacuum will not turn ON 1. Always b e sure to plug it in ﬁrmly.

2. The T hermal Prot ector may hav e been activa ted - unplug your v acuum and let co ol for 30 minutes. If thi s does not work , there may be no voltage in the wall plug.

3. Check the fuse or breaker in y our home. If ther e is a blown fuse or tripped breaker, repl ace the fuse in your hom e or reset the breaker.

My vacuum is hard to push 1. Open the Suction Control Valve near the handle by twisting the valve clockwise.

My vacuum is losing suction

My brush roll is not spinning

1. Be sure t o empty the dir t cup if it is full . Check that th e dirt cup is prop erly assembl ed and install ed onto the appliance.

2. The v acuum has a suction control v alve located b elow the handle. Adjus t suction by cl osing valve to in crease suct ion or opening valve to dec rease suction.

3. You may have a clo gged ﬁlter. Refer t o the Maintenance sec tion in this manual for dir ections on rem oving clogs.

4. Your ﬁlt er may be dirty. Pre-motor ﬁlt ers should be ri nsed every 4 -6 uses. Refer to the Maintena nce section f or direction s on how to clean ﬁlters.

5. If pro blem persist s, you may have a clog in the s ystem. Refe r to the Maintenance section on how to remove a cl og in your system.

1. Unplug and remove any hair or other blockages around the brush roll.

2. Clean ﬁlters. Refer to the Maintenance section for directions on how to clean ﬁlters.

3. Check for clogs in the system. Refer to the Maintenance section for directions on how to remove clogs.

4. Resume normal operation.

For more troubleshooting or FAQ’s please visit Hoover.com or Hoover.ca

WARRANTY

LIMITED WARRANTY FOR HOOVER® PRODUCT

FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRA NTY (DOMESTIC USE)

If this p roduct is not a s warranted , contact T TI Floor C are North A merica Cus tomer Serv ice at 1-800- 944-920 0. Pleas e have availa ble the proof o f purchase an d model number f or the warran ted product .

WHAT THIS WARRA NTY COVERS

This li mited warranty pr ovided by Roy al Applianc e Mfg. Co., doing busi ness as TT I Floor Care North A merica (refe rred to herea fter as “War rantor”) a pplies only to pr oducts purc hased in the U. S. (including its ter ritories and pos sessions), a U .S. Militar y Exchange , or Canada. W hen used and main tained in norm al household u se and in accorda nce with the O wner’s Guide, this prod uct is warra nted against origina l defects in ma terial and work manship for FI VE years fr om the date of ori ginal purchase (the “ Warranty P eriod”). If Wa rrantor det ermines that th e issue you are e xperiencin g is covered un der the terms of t his warrant y (a “covered w arranty cl aim”), we will , at our sole disc retion and fr ee of charge (subject t o the cost of shipping), e ither (i) repa ir your produc t; (ii) ship y ou a replacem ent product , subject to av ailability ; or (iii) in the ev ent that the app licable par ts or repla cement are not r easonably av ailable, shi p you a similar pr oduct of equal o r greater valu e. In the unlikel y event t hat we are unable to repa ir your produc t or ship a replac ement or simila r product, we r eserve th e right, at our sol e discretio n, to issue you a r efund or stor e credit (if applica ble) of the actu al purchase pr ice at the time of t he original pur chase as reﬂ ected on the or iginal sales r eceipt. Parts an d replaceme nts may be new, refurbished, lightly used, or remanufactured, in Warrantor’s sole discretion.

WHO THIS LIMITED WARR ANTY COVE RS

This li mited warranty ex tends only to th e original ret ail purchas er, with origina l proof of purch ase from Warra ntor or an autho rized deale r of Warrantor p roducts, in t he U.S., U.S . Military E xchanges, a nd Canada.

WHAT THIS WARRA NTY DOES NOT COVER

This wa rranty doe s not cover us e of the product i n a commercial o peration (su ch as maid, jani torial, and equipm ent rental ser vices, or any other i ncome-gen erating act ivity); imp roper mainten ance of the pro duct; the product if it ha s been subjec t to misuse, neg ligence, ne glect, vand alism, or the u se of voltages o ther than tha t on the data plat e of this produc t. This warrant y does not cove r damage resul ting from an ac t of God, accid ent, owner ’s acts or omiss ions, serv ice of this pro duct by other th an Warranto r or a Warrantor a uthorized s ervice provi der (if applic able), or other ac ts beyond th e control of War rantor. This w arranty al so does not cov er use outsi de the countr y in which the pr oduct was init ially purcha sed, or resale of the p roduct by the origina l owner. Pick-u p, deliver y, trans portatio n, and house calls are n ot covered by t his warrant y. In addition, t his warrant y

does no t cover any pro duct that has be en altered or mo diﬁed, or rep airs made nece ssary by no rmal wear or th e use of ot her product s, parts, or acce ssories whi ch are either in compatible w ith this prod uct or advers ely aect this pr oduct’s opera tion, perf ormance, or d urability. No rmal wear ite ms are not cove red under this w arranty. Depend ing on the produ ct, normal wear items may inc lude, but are n ot limited to, b elts, ﬁlters, brus h rolls, blower fans, b lower and vac uum tubes, and v acuum bags and s traps.

OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS

This wa rranty is no t transfer able and may not b e assigned; an y assignment made in con traventio n of this prohib ition is void. T his warrant y shall be gov erned and con strued under t he laws of the s tate of Nort h Carolina. The War ranty Per iod will not be ex tended by any replac ement of batt eries, par ts, or produc ts or by virt ue of any repair p erforme d under this war ranty.

THIS L IMITED WARRAN TY IS THE E XCLUSIVE WA RRANT Y AND REMEDY, A ND ALL EXPRESS A ND IMPLIED WARRA NTIES OT HER THAN T HE LIMITE D WARR ANTY SE T FORTH ABO VE, INCLUD ING IMPLIED WA RRANTI ES OF MERCHAN TABIL ITY AND FI TNESS FOR A PA RTICUL AR PURPOS E, ARE EXP RESSLY DISC LAIMED. IN NO EV ENT WILL WA RRANTO R BE LIABLE F OR ANY SPEC IAL, INDIR ECT, INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQ UENTIA L DAMAGES OF A NY KIND OR N ATURE TO OWNE R OR ANY PART Y CLAIMI NG THROUGH OW NER, WHE THER BASE D IN CONTR ACT, NEGLI GENCE, TORT, OR STRICT P RODUCTS L IABILIT Y OR ARISIN G FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSO EVER, E VEN IF THIS WA RRANT Y FAILS OF ITS E SSENTI AL PURPOS E. TO THE EX TENT PE RMITTE D BY APPLIC ABLE LAW, NO WARRA NTIES TH AT ARISE BY OP ERATION OF L AW, IF APPLIC ABLE, SHALL E XCEED THE DU RATION OF THE L IMITED WARRA NTY PRO VIDED HERE IN. Warranto r’s liabilit y for damages t o you for any cos ts whatsoe ver arising ou t of this st atement of limited wa rranty sha ll be limited to t he amount paid f or this produc t at the time of or iginal purchase.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, disclaimers of implied warranties, or limitations on the duration of implied warrant ies, so the above exclusions, disclaimers, and/or l imitations m ay not apply to yo u. This warr anty gives yo u speciﬁc leg al rights, an d you may also hav e other r ights, which v ary from st ate to state .

GENUINE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

We reco mmend using only w ith genuine HO OVER® solu tions (for ca rpet and spot c leaners), par ts, and acce ssories. D amage cause d by use with oth er than genuine H OOVER® sol utions, par ts, and acc essories i s not cover ed by and may void y our warrant y.

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