n*******w
发帖数: 6708 | 1 有没有哪位同胞买过这个
Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900 的carpet cleaning
machine,
（http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009R66F/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1）
在我安装上侧的扶手之前，下侧主体部分的中间的两个塑料杆（见下侧图），一个（A
）高，一个（B）低，
这个是否是正确的状态？
instruction 太差了，都没有最初的组件的图片，我们都不知
道是否是正确的状态还是我买的就是个次品， 已经是坏了，
用着洗地毯还行，就是没等开始就自己漏水很讨厌，而且trigger 需要很大力才能按下去
有知道的，请您告知， 多谢 | h***z
发帖数: 5043 | 2 包子哥快出来，好像问题还没有解决
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009R66F/1-bhr3homep2-
cleaning
A
下去
【在 n*******w 的大作中提到】
: 有没有哪位同胞买过这个
: Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge, F5914-900 的carpet cleaning
: machine,
: （http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009R66F/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1）
: 在我安装上侧的扶手之前，下侧主体部分的中间的两个塑料杆（见下侧图），一个（A
: ）高，一个（B）低，
: 这个是否是正确的状态？
: instruction 太差了，都没有最初的组件的图片，我们都不知
: 道是否是正确的状态还是我买的就是个次品， 已经是坏了，
: 用着洗地毯还行，就是没等开始就自己漏水很讨厌，而且trigger 需要很大力才能按下去
| n*******w
发帖数: 6708 | 3 一直比较忙，没时间照照片
虽然漏水, 但是还能用，真的是懒得邮回去换
customer review 里关于leak 说了一大堆
但到现在我都不知道怎么弄出他们说的那个 loud snap
http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-SteamVac-Carpet-Cleaner-F5914-900/
If your new machine LEAKS, see note #2 below. I am just amazed at how many
people write that their machine leaked from day one, and they returned it.
It will leak if you skip a crucial one-time set-up step.
Paid $170 at Best Buy. This is my first carpet cleaner so I have nothing to
compare it to except my own expectations. Even though the name is SteamVac,
like all the others in this class of cleaners, there is no Steam to it. That
's just false marketing, but all the manufacturers do it, so no particular
knock on Hoover.
First, let me say I'm ashamed to admit that our carpet hadn't been cleaned
in 4 years, and that we live in the country where lots of dirt gets tracked
in from outside. So the carpet was pretty darn dirty. The Hoover F5914-900
did a very nice job the first time I used it - a drastically noticeable
difference in the appearance of the carpet. The water in the dirty water
receptacle was black. Did it return the carpet to new condition? No,
impossible. Did it take another treatment or two to really get it clean? Yes
, that is the price I pay for ignoring wet-cleaning the carpet for years.
One of this cleaner's best features is the ability to dry the carpet quite
thoroughly. Since the front of the machine is made of clear plastic, you can
see when you're vacuuming up water. If you want to dry the carpet as much
as possible, keep vacuuming until you no longer see water being pulled up.
As time has passed, the SteamVac has done an excellent job of maintaining my
carpets.
My only gripe is that the dirty water container fills up too quickly and
should be a little bigger. Ideally, the dirty water receptacle "should" be
full right as you run out of clean water. Then, you shut down, empty the
dirty water, refill the clean water and back to work. But this process gets
out-of-sync with the dirty water receptacle filling up before you run out of
clean water. So this can be a little inconvenient, but not a show-stopper.
The machine is well constructed but it IS plastic, with lots of compartments
and latches and hose holders, etc, so one must simply be careful or those
things will no doubt break off.
A few other notes:
1. If you are not the type to read manuals, do read this one. Assembly and
operation are easy if you sit down and read the manual through before
starting. It's not like a vacuum cleaner where you just plug it in and go.
2. My machine leaked badly BUT it was my own fault. There is a one-time only
setup procedure where you squeeze the trigger and push the Clean-Surge
button to lock a rod into place. Push the Clean-Surge button firmly. There
may be a loud SNAP which sounds like you broke something, but you didn't.
Until you get that snap, the Clean-Surge (which releases extra water-cleaner
solution) is on all the time, hence the leaking. I didn't push the button
hard enough initially, so I had the leak problem.
EDIT December 2007
Apparently many people are assuming that without a loud snap, the Clean
Surge will not work. All that matters is that your machine doesn't leak. If
your SteamVac doesn't leak, it is assembled properly and the Clean Surge
will work!!! The only reason I emphasized the "snap" was because so many
people were having leak problems, which are easily solved. And it's possible
that Hoover has changed the design after getting so many returns from
people who didn't read the instructions in the manual. So don't get hung up
on the snap. If your machine does leak after assembly, you know what to do.
3. ANY time it seems like there is no suction, the problem is that something
is not seated properly. It is easy to snap the lid onto the dirty water
container without lining it up properly, which causes a vacuum leak. If
there is a vacuum leak, there is no suction at the bottom of the machine,
where it is needed to suck up water from the carpet. Plus you'll see that
the brushes aren't turning, as they're driven by vacuum. So recheck the
dirty water lid. Carefully line up the hinges at the back. The front should
snap closed very easily. If you have to force it a little to snap it closed,
it means the back is not aligned properly and you'll get no suction.
4. If you have velvet or velvetine furniture, do NOT use the powered tool,
use the utility tool. The powered tool is too strong for delicate fabric.
5. Like others have suggested, find a cheap alternative to the Hoover brand
carpet detergent. One gallon of water doesn't clean a lot of carpet, and at
5 oz of soap per gallon, you go thru it fast.
6. Always be sure to dry vacuum your carpet with a regular vacuum cleaner
first before using this machine to wash it. Be sure to remove and clean the
brushes when you're done using this machine. Otherwise hair, thread, and
balled up carpet fibers will dry on them and between them. Then the brushes
won't turn. These are not "use and put away" machines like vacuum cleaners,
they're "use, clean, and put away".
7. Here's something I do which you *might* want to try. For a very dirty
carpet, I fill a cheap plastic 2 gallon watering can (or smaller for a
smaller carpet) with hot water and a tablespoon or 2 of Oxy Clean. I then
sprinkle the carpet heavily, being careful not to soak it. Then use the
Hoover normally. Of course, this fills up the waste water receptacle long
before the soapy water container is empty, but it still saves trips to the
sink to load up on clean, soapy water.
8. Others have suggested using boiling water. Not for me, thanks. Too
dangerous to handle and unnecessary, unless you've spilled or tracked in
grease.
After reading countless reviews here, I have concluded that the problems
people have encountered are from failing to properly set up the machine
initially, failing to seat the dirty water lid properly, or failing to clean
the machine after use. I recommend this Hoover. It won't perform miracles,
but I think if it is not abused it will last a long time and do an excellent
job of maintaining a carpet.
【在 h***z 的大作中提到】
: 包子哥快出来，好像问题还没有解决
: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009R66F/1-bhr3homep2-
:
: cleaning
: A
: 下去
| p**x
发帖数: 6614 | 4 这个装的时候确实是比较tricky，但稍微研究一下那两根管子和压住他们的那个“柱子
”就可以避免了
to
,
【在 n*******w 的大作中提到】
: 一直比较忙，没时间照照片
: 虽然漏水, 但是还能用，真的是懒得邮回去换
: customer review 里关于leak 说了一大堆
: 但到现在我都不知道怎么弄出他们说的那个 loud snap
: http://www.amazon.com/Hoover-SteamVac-Carpet-Cleaner-F5914-900/
: If your new machine LEAKS, see note #2 below. I am just amazed at how many
: people write that their machine leaked from day one, and they returned it.
: It will leak if you skip a crucial one-time set-up step.
: Paid $170 at Best Buy. This is my first carpet cleaner so I have nothing to
: compare it to except my own expectations. Even though the name is SteamVac,
| h***z
发帖数: 5043 | 5 看来这个易用性可以买不少钱，尤其对于我们大多数人来说
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008SG536E/1-bhr3homep2-
当然对于大牛来说，易用性是浮云
【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: 这个装的时候确实是比较tricky，但稍微研究一下那两根管子和压住他们的那个“柱子
: ”就可以避免了
:
: to
: ,
| n*******w
发帖数: 6708 | 6 我也是正对着，上边的两个正对着下面的两个阿，
但是还是漏水阿
btw 这个下面的两个柱子一高，一低到底是对的
还是不对？
【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: 这个装的时候确实是比较tricky，但稍微研究一下那两根管子和压住他们的那个“柱子
: ”就可以避免了
:
: to
: ,
| p**x
发帖数: 6614 | 7 是对的，低的那个对应的是普通喷水，高的那个对应的是clean surge，所以你按低的
那个，就只有一个喷水，但是按高的那个，高的除了自己喷水，顺带压着低的那个也出
水，就是所谓的clean surge（双出水）
【在 n*******w 的大作中提到】
: 我也是正对着，上边的两个正对着下面的两个阿，
: 但是还是漏水阿
: btw 这个下面的两个柱子一高，一低到底是对的
: 还是不对？
| n*******w
发帖数: 6708 | 8 多谢
我也是高的对着clean surge， 低的对着普通喷水， 实际上，你要是对反了， 也根本
装不上
但是还是没有开始按，自己就先漏水了，不知道他说的这个loud snap 是什么意思，难
道还要再使劲按，我就担心给按坏了
【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: 是对的，低的那个对应的是普通喷水，高的那个对应的是clean surge，所以你按低的
: 那个，就只有一个喷水，但是按高的那个，高的除了自己喷水，顺带压着低的那个也出
: 水，就是所谓的clean surge（双出水）
| f*****i
发帖数: 3558 | 9 价格差别太大了！
【在 h***z 的大作中提到】
: 看来这个易用性可以买不少钱，尤其对于我们大多数人来说
: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008SG536E/1-bhr3homep2-
: 当然对于大牛来说，易用性是浮云
| n*******w
发帖数: 6708 | 10 那我这个可能是错的，因为从上侧部分看，我左侧的是 CLEAN SURGE
右侧是 普通 喷水
但是在下侧却是， 左侧低 （图上的右侧） 右侧 高 （图上的左侧）
所以成了高的对应普通喷水，而低的是clean surge
结果是，水一放上去 就漏水，
clean surge, 按不按下没关系
【在 p**x 的大作中提到】
: 是对的，低的那个对应的是普通喷水，高的那个对应的是clean surge，所以你按低的
: 那个，就只有一个喷水，但是按高的那个，高的除了自己喷水，顺带压着低的那个也出
: 水，就是所谓的clean surge（双出水）
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