Hoover F7425-900 SteamVac V2 Widepath Upright Vacuum "seal recovery tank" Questions

...lid is sealed to the tank, and assure the round rubber seal is in place under the hood where the recovery tank sits on the round cylinder. That seal assures the vacuum seals from the base to the

...sealed to the recovery tank at the black lid gasket? (2) Is the round seal gasket in place on the suction tube, under the hood? That tubular pipe seals to the tube on the bottom of the recovery

see if a round black gasket is in place on the round tube that comes up to the front corner of the bottom of the recovery tank. This is a vacuum seal to connect the motor to the tank to supply suction

...recovery tank.) If there is good suction at this seal, then the problem is an air leak, almost always due to a loose or incorrectly fitted lid on the recovery tank. Also, if you have a detachable ...

recovery tank? (Square shaped plastic panel) (3) Is the tank gasket in place under the hood? There must be a rubber gasket on the round pipe that the recovery tank seals to when it sets down in to the

...seal that the recovery tank sits on has fallen out of place. If you look at the bottom of the tank, you will see a round hole. When you install the tank, this hole sits on top of a rubber seal on the ...

...sure the recovery tank lid is properly aligned to the tank to seal. Lastly, make sure the square duct is latched in place in front of the recovery tank, that links the nozzle plate to the tank

Make sure the tank lid is aligned to the recovery tank to seal, and assure the square panel is in place on the front of the recovery tank that connects the vacuum of the tank to the clear nozzle plate

Make sure the tank lid is aligned to the recovery tank to seal, and assure the square panel is in place on the front of the recovery tank that connects the vacuum of the tank to the clear nozzle plate

...rises from the base to meet the bottom corner of the recovery tank. This rubber seal may have fallen off the tube and be found laying under the hood. It seals the vacuum source to the recovery