How to Operate an Oreck Carpet Cleaner

Oreck carpet cleaners provide a clean floor for babies and pets.

Oreck carpet cleaners use cleaning cartridges with solution in them to cleanse dirt, stains and pet odors from household carpets. The cartridges release a predetermined amount of cleanser to mix with the water and exit the nozzle onto carpet while suctioning the dirty water into a separate holding tank. Cleaning cartridges simplify the Oreck cleaning process because there's no need to measure or handle strong liquid chemicals.

Things You'll Need

• Oreck carpet cleaner cartridge

Instructions

1. Stand behind the Oreck carpet cleaner.

2. Grasp the red and gray latches at the top of the tanks together with a thumb and forefinger. Pivot the two water-holding tanks out at a 45-degree angle with one hand while pressing down on the top with the other hand. Lift the tanks straight up to remove them from the cleaner.

3. Grasp the tank cap lid at the top and lift it up to open the clean water tank.

4. Fill the tank with warm tap water to the fill line indicator on the outside of the tank.

5. Press the tank cap lid down to seal the tank.

6. Place the tank back into position on the carpet cleaner above the nozzle. Lift the gray latch with one hand and slide the tank up at a 45-degree angle. You will hear a click when the tank is locking in position. Release the gray latch.

7. Grasp the cap on an Oreck cleaning cartridge with one hand. Turn it counterclockwise to unscrew and lift the cap straight off.

8. Insert the bottom of the cleaning cartridge into the open dock on the top half of the cleaner front. Slide the top toward the cleaner body so it sits in the dock. Slide the locking lever on top of the dock to the right to lock the cartridge in place.

9. Plug the electrical cord into an electrical outlet.

10. Turn the "On/Off" switch on the right side to the "On" position.

11. Slightly push down on the handle to lift the front nozzle off the carpet and balance the cleaner on the wheels. Push the carpet cleaner to a corner of the room. Lift the handle so the nozzle touches the carpet.

12. Squeeze the "Spray" button on top of the handle while pulling the cleaner backward slowly. This releases the cleaner on the floor with water and sucks the dirty water into the bottom half of the water tank.

13. Slightly push down on the handle to navigate the cleaner on its wheels to the next section of carpet. Squeeze the trigger on the handle to clean another section of carpet. Repeat cleaning sections of carpet, traveling across the room in this manner until the entire carpet is clean.

14. Turn the "On/Off" switch to the "Off" position and empty the dirty water tank when it becomes full. Refill the top tank with fresh water to the fill line to continue cleaning carpets.

Tips & Warnings

• Vacuum the carpet to remove all loose dust and dirt particles before using a carpet cleaner. This will allow less frequent emptying of the dirty water tank.

• Low flow of fluid out of the carpet cleaner nozzle indicates that the clean water tank is almost empty and the dirty water tank needs emptying.

• The top of the water tank holds clean water and the dirty water flows into the bottom of the tank.

• Do not place cleaning solution in the water tank. Use only approved Oreck cleaning cartridges. Adding cleaning solution in the tank will clog the nozzle and not allow circulation of water to clean carpets.

References

• Oreck XL: Oreck Steemer Carpet Cleaner User's Guide