Vax Floormate Deluxe Hard Floor Owner's manual

Brand: Vax

Model: Floormate Deluxe Hard Floor

Category: Vacuum cleaners

Type: Owner's manual

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vax.co.uk

HF86-FM-D

Floormate Deluxe

Let’s get started

Basic safety precautions

Don’ts

Do’s

Let’s talk safety

Please keep instructions for further use.

This Floormate is intended for household use only and

NOT for commercial or industrial use

• ThisFloormateisforuseonhardoorsonly

• OnlyusetheFloormateindoorsandkeeptheareayour

cleaningwelllit

• Keepngers,hairandlooseclothingfrommoving

partsandopeningswhilstusingtheFloormate

• Thisappliancecanbeusedbychildrenagedfrom8

yearsandaboveandpersonswithreducedphysical,

sensoryormentalcapabilitiesorlackofexperience

andknowledgeiftheyhavebeengivensupervisionor

instructionconcerninguseoftheapplianceinasafe

wayandunderstandthehazardsinvolved.Children

shallnotplaywiththeappliance.Cleaninganduser

maintenanceshallnotbemadebychildrenwithout

supervision

• OnlyVaxrecommendedtoolsandaccessoriesshould

beusedwiththisFloormate

3 Alwaysmakesurerecoverytankisttedcorrectly

beforeusingyourFloormate

3 AlwaysturnoandunplugtheFloormatebeforecarrying

outanymaintenance

3 Thecleanwatertankshouldonlybelledwithwarm

water(max40°C).Fillingthecleanwatertankwithhot

orboilingwatermaydamageyourmachineand

invalidateyourguarantee

3TurnoallcontrolsontheFloormatebeforedisconnecting

orconnectingthepowercord,afterusealwayswrapthe

powercordaroundthecordclipsprovided

3 AlwaysreplacethefuseintheplugwithaBritish

13ampfuse.

3 Alwaysprotectthepowercordfromheatedsurfacesor

nearopenames

3 UseonlyCEapproved13ampextensioncords,non-

approvedextensioncordsmayoverheat.Careshould

betakentoarrangetheextensioncordasitcanbea

triphazard

3 AlwayscarrytheFloormatebythehandle

3 AlwaysusetheFloormateinanuprightposition.

Topreventmotordamagefromdirtywater,neverhold

theFloormateupsidedownorlayonitsside

3 StoreyourFloormateinacool,dryarea.Beforestoring

yourFloormatepleaseensureallwater/solutionstanks

arethoroughlycleananddry

8 Don’tusethisFloormateifithasbeendropped,

damaged,immersedinwaterorleftoutdoors

8 Don’trunoverthepowercordoruseFloormateif

thepowercordorplugisdamaged.Pleasecontact

ourCustomerCareLineon:08444128455

(Mon-Fri08:30-18:30Sat09:00-17:00)

8 Don’thandletheplugorusetheFloormatewithwet

hands

8 Don’tpullorcarrythisFloormatebythepowercord.

Don’tusethepowercordasahandle,pullthepower

cordaroundcornersorsharpedgesorcloseadoor

overthepowercord.

8 Don’tunplugFloormatebypullingonthepowercord

8 Don’tattempttoremoveblockageswithsharpobjects

asthismaycausedamagetoyourFloormate

8 Don’tusetheFloormatewithincorrectvoltageasthis

mayresultindamageorinjurytotheuser.Thecorrect

voltageislistedontheratingslabel

8 Don’tvacuumuphotcoals,cigarettebutts,matchesor

smokinghotburningitemsoruseinanareawhere

theremaybeharmfuluids(chlorine,bleach,and

ammoniadraincleaner)

Thank you for buying this Floormate Deluxe

Taking care of your hard oors

TheFloormateDeluxeisdesignedtomakewashinghardoorsregularly,aseectiveand

ecientaspossibleandthisuserguidewillhelpyougetthemostoutofyourmachine.

Maintainingyourhardoorswillensuretheykeeptheirappearanceforlongerandsmellfresh

andclean.You’vechosenhardoorsforyourhomeforareasonandVaxwillhelpyoutakegood

careofthem.

Taking care of your Floormate Deluxe

Alsoinsidethisguideareinstructionsonmaintainingyournewmachine,sothatit’salwaysready

whenyouaretotackleyourhardoors.

Taking care of you

We’rehereifyouneedus.Insteadoftakingmeback

totheshop,simplyvisit:

vax.co.uk/support orcall:

(UK) 0844 412 8455 (ROI)1-800928308

Monday-Friday 8.30am to 6.30pm, Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm

CallsarechargedattheUKlocalrate.Pleasemakeanoteoftheserialnumberandmodelnumber

ofthevacuumcleanerbeforecalling.

Alternatively, you can write to us at:

Vax Ltd., Kingswood Road, Hampton Lovett, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0QH, UK

Letusknowwhatyouthink@VaxUK

Contents

Let’s talk safety

Getting to know your machine

Getting started

Using your machine

Taking care of your machine

What to do if it goes wrong

Getting in touch

Notes

Floormate Deluxe

Included with

your machine

250ml

FloortoFloorSolution

SpinscrubWoodFloorBrush

SpinscrubTileandGroutBrush

Contents Getting to know your machine

Carryhandle

Dirtywatertank

Cleanwater/

solutiontank

Modeselector

Cordclip

ON/OFFswitch

Cordstoragehook

(rotates)

Cordstoragehook

Handle

releasepedal

D-Shapedfoldinghandle(hidden)

Solutiontrigger(hidden)

CleanBoost

Trigger

Foldinghandle

releasebutton

Dirtywatertank

releasebutton

Cleanwater/solution

tankreleasebutton

Nozzlereleaseclips

Nozzle

NameFloormate Deluxe

Voltage220-240V~50Hz

Wattage 400W

Cordlength6m

Weight6.1kg

Technical Specication

Subject to technical change without notice.

*To purchase consumables and accessories, please visit vax.co.uk

Raisehandletoupright

positionuntilitlocks

intoplace

Tolowerhandle,press

handlereleasebutton

andfoldhandleto

storageposition

Carefullyremovethe

brushassemblycover

Toinstallbrushesrest

themachineontheoor.

Alignthepostonthespin

brusheswiththesquare

holeandpressrmlyto

lockintoplace

Assembling your Floormate

Getting started

PLEASE READ ‘LEt’S tALk SAFEtY’ At tHE BEGINNING BEFORE USE

Before you begin cleaning

IMPORTANT: OnlyuseVaxcarpetcleaningsolution.Usingothersolutionsmaycauseexcessfoaming.

Excessivefoamwillpreventthemachinefromworkingeectively.Usingothersolutionswillinvalidatetheguarantee.

Pleaseremoveanylargeobjectsordebrisanditisadvisabletothenvacuumyourhardoorpriortousingyour

FloormateDeluxe.

Alwaysswitchthe

machineoandunplug

beforecarryingoutany

maintenance.

WARNING

Toremovethecleanwater

tank,squeezetherelease

buttonandpullthetank

straightout

Twisttankcapanti-

clockwiseandlift

toremove

Pourcleaningsolution

intotank.Topuptankto

lllinewithwarmwater

(Max40�C)

Locktankcapintoplace

topreventleaking

Tilttankintoposition

andpushrmlyuntil

clicksintoplace

Using your machine

Filling the clean water tank

Usingthetankcapas

ameasuringcup,pour

therequiredamountof

solution(approx.60ml

per1litreofwater)

Using your machine Using your machine

Emptying the recovery tank

Toremoverecoverytank,

pressdownonrelease

buttonandpull

Removerecoverytanklid

toempty

Note: Therecoverytankhasanautomaticshutotopreventthetankfromoverowing.Ifthisisactivated,

themachinewillnotpickupandthesoundofthemotorwillchange.Therecoverytankwillneedtobeemptied.

Uncliplatchesontanklid

toseparatefromthetank

Pourdirtywaterintosink Cleandirtanddebris

fromfoamlter.Foam

ltercanberinsedwith

water(Max40�C)

Tilttankintopositionand

pushrmlyuntilclicks

intoplace

Using your machine Using your machine

Steponhandlerelease

pedaltoreclinemachine

Using your machine

Pushswitchtoturn

machineon,pushswitch

againtoturnmachineo

Tomoveyourmachine

fromroomtoroom,put

thehandleintheupright

positionandtiltmachine

backonrearwheels

Themachinecanalso

bemovedbyliftingthe

machineusingthecarry

handleonthefront

Themodeselectorallows

youtochooseDRYmode

orWETMode.DRYmode

raisestheSpinScrub

brushesotheoorand

alsostopsthemspinning

WASHmodelowersthe

SpinScrubbrusheswhich

makescontactwiththeoor

forscrubbingaction

InWASHmodeslowly

movethemachineforward

toarmslengthsqueezing

thetriggertoreleasethe

solution.Releasetrigger

andpullbackmachine

topickup

Toremovethosetough

stains,applyextracleaning

solutionbypressingthe

solutiontriggerwiththe

cleanboosttriggeratthe

sametime

TIP

Toenhancedryingonthe

oorsurface,releasetrigger

andcontinuetomove

machineovertheareato

pickupdirtysolution.

Taking care of your machine

Nozzlecanberemoved

foreasycleaning.

Pullthenozzlerelease

latchupwards

Removenozzlebypulling

straightoutandrinse

underrunningwater

Removeanydebrisfrom

squeegeebywipingwith

adampcloth(Max40�C)

Pushbothbrushrelease

buttonsandremovethebrush

assemblycover.Brushes

canberinsedunderwaterto

removedebris(Max40°C)

Carefullyremovethebrush

assemblycover

Toreplacebrushes,align

thepostwithsquarehole

onthebottomofthemachine.

Pushbrushesrmlyat

bothendsuntilitlocksinto

placeandreplacethebrush

assemblycover

What to do if it goes wrong

•Checkthefuseintheplug.Alwaysreplacethefuseinthe

plugwithaBritish13ampfuse

•Therecoverytankhasanautomaticshutotopreventthetank

fromoverowing.Ifthisisactivated,themachinewillnotpick

upandthesoundofthemotorwillchange.Therecoverytank

willneedtobeemptied

•Thenozzlemaybeblockedgoto‘Takingcareofyourmachine’

•Checkthebrushesforblockagesandclear

•Cleanwatertankmaynotbelockedinposition

•Cleanwatertankmaybeemptyandneedtoberelled

SolutionProblem

Warning:AlwaysunplugtheFloormatebeforeperformingmaintenance/troubleshootingchecks.

Why won’t my

Floormate switch on?

Why won’t my

Floormate pick up?

Why won’t the water/

solution dispense?

Why won’t the

brushes spin?

*CallsarechargedattheUKlocalrate.Pleasemakeanoteoftheserialnumberandmodelnumberofthehardoorcleaner

beforecalling.

Getting in touch

Notes

*CallsarechargedattheUKlocalrate.Pleasemakeanoteoftheserialnumberandmodelnumberofthehardoorcleaner

beforecalling.

Notes

Notes Notes

Vax Ltd., Kingswood Road, Hampton Lovett, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0QH, UK

email: inf[email protected] website: vax.co.uk

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EEC Statement of Compliance: Manufacturer/EECimporter:VaxLimited,herebyonourownresponsibility,

declarethattheHF86-FM-D seriesismanufacturedincompliancewiththefollowingDirectives:

Safety:2006/95/ECLowVoltageDirective.EMC:2004/108/ECElectromagneticCompatibilityDirective.

Wasteelectricalproductsshouldnotbedisposedofwithhouseholdwaste.Pleaserecyclewherefacilitiesexist.

CheckwithyourLocalAuthorityorretailerforrecyclingadvice.

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