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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
3Turn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
TM
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
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
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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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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