Before Cleaning Carpets - Thomas TWIN T2 Aqua Stealth Mode D'emploi

Wash-vacuuming
Information for use
c Caution! Petrol, thinners, heating oil, etc ., can develop explosive
vapours and mixtures if mixed with the intake air .
c Acetone, acids and solvents can attack the materials used in the
production of the appliance . Both clean and waste water can be
sucked up without any hesitation .
c After sucking up liquids always clean and dry the waste water tank
and all the parts used .
c Never suck up liquids without the waste water tank
and the installed anti-splash grid.
c Your THoMAS TWIN T2 PARQUET is not suitable for sucking up
larger quantities of liquid from containers or basins .
c Caution! Never activate the pump without water in the fresh
water tank .
c Always empty and clean the appliance every time it has been
used for wash-vacuuming . Waste water and moist parts favour
the growth of bacteria and fungi (see cleaning and maintenance
instructions) .
only use THOMAS original products and parts to ensure
perfect cleaning results .
You can get further supplies of the cleaning concentrate
from your specialist dealer or the THoMAS Works Customer Service
Department .

Before cleaning carpets

Make sure that everything you want to wet clean is also suitable for
wet cleaning . Do not wet clean your sensitive, hand-woven or non-
fast dyed carpets, for example .
To check this, put a small quantity of THoMAS cleaning concentrate on
a white cloth and rub on the carpet at a not too obvious spot . It can
be assumed that the dye is colourfast should no traces of dye appear
on the cloth .
Should this not be the case, do not wet clean the carpet .
Please consult your specialist carpet dealer should you have any doubts .
Was the carpet shampooed before, it may well be that increased
foaming will occur in the waste water tank while using the THoMAS
TWIN T2 PARQUET for the first time . Pour half a cup of vinegar into
the waste water tank to prevent further foaming .
Immediately switch off the appliance and empty the waste water tank
should foam escape from the air outlet .
After a thorough cleaning with THoMAS cleaning concentrate,
further increased foaming will not occur, because THoMAS cleaning
concentrate contains a special foam-stop .
You should not step on your cleaned carpet as long as it is wet or moist .
The room should be well ventilated both while cleaning and after-
wards, to ensure quickly drying .
Carpet cleaning
Put the 2-piece anti-splash grid together .
Remove the AQUA filter from the waste water tank by its grip
and fit the anti-splash grid .
Remove HEPA filter from the appliance .
Fit the anti-splash grid and waste water tank in the appliance .
Make sure that the wet filter (13a) is fitted .
Remove the fresh water tank for filling (pull out vetically), or you
can fill it while still in place; in that case, simply remove the lid of
the fresh water tank .
When filling make sure that no impurities get
into the fresh water tank, in order to avoid a
malfunction of the shut-off valve.
Fill up with cleaning concentrate and water up to the grip lug
(max . 2 .4 litres) .
We recommend THOMAS ProTex original cleaning
concentrate for cleaning carpets .
See label on the cleaning concentrate bottle for application
and dosage .
Use hand warm water (max. 30°C).
Connect suction hose and fit telescopic suction tube .
Fit carpet spray nozzle and spray hose with fast coupling to the
suction tube by leading the hose upwards up to the shut-off
valve and lock by turning . Afterwards, fasten the spray hose
along the suction tube by means of the two clips .
Pull out the mains power supply plug and cable from the
appliance and connect .
Switch on the appliance and set it for maximum suction power .
Switch on pump . Control lamp comes on .
Spray extraction system
c Spray the cleaning liquid deep into the carpet under pressure
c This releases the dirt and washes out deep down into the fibres
c Suck up the waste water at full power and straighten up the
carpet pile again .
This should be always carried out in a single operation .
Sucking up and
Absaugen und
straightening
Aufrichten
Releasing and washing out Lösen und Auswaschen
Press the lever on the shut-off valve (24) until cleaning liquid
escapes . Draw the nozzle straight across the carpet and press
it down at the same time . The spraying volume can be set as
required by means of the little hand wheel on the handle .
Release the lever to stop spraying at the end of one run
or when stopping work . When the sprayed liquid has been
sucked up, lift the nozzle and begin a new run but overlap
slightly . In this way you can clean the entire area section by
section .
Should there still be traces of liquid remaining on the cleaned
areas, this liquid can be sucked up without spraying again .
Make sure that the mechanical suction regulation (25) is
completely closed .
In case of very tough dirt you can apply cleaning liquid
while moving the carpet spraying nozzle forwards . The same
treatment can also be applied by working in the 'pump only'
position, i .e . sucking up function shut off .
Ensure that you do not spread too much liquid, since this may cause
waves or bumps in the carpet . These will disappear only after being
allowed to dry for a longer period of time .
Working direction
Arbeitsrichtung
Spraying
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