Won't pickup water and making noise - Hoover SteamVac Carpet/Upholstery Deep Cleaner Vacuum

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Hoover SteamVac Troubleshooting Carpet Washer Loss of Suction Won Pick Up

The knocking noise is actually the water boiling to produce steam.
No different from a pot boiling on the stove. The only difference being the noise is dampened in open environment in the pot, while in the vacuum its a small closed environment with plastic which enhances the noise. There also could some hard water debris within the vacuum chamber which pounces around during the boiling process, such as the same when a water heater becomes old and hasn't been drained. Hard water causes calcium deposits which in turn causes knocking noises in a water heater.

check dirty water tank make sure lid is on correctly and that the plunger is not stuck.

There are no belts lol. Its a carpet shampooer

You have a blockage somewhere in the unit from pickup to end of line where dirt is stored, only a blockage will cause this.

I may have already given my best advice but, check the hose line to the extraction tank and make sure there are no cracks in it. This will allow it to **** in air, and therefore reduce the vacuum pressure at the head of the machine, causing it to malfunction.

My first guess is there is something caught in the pickup wheel.
1. remove the belt cover to access the pickup wheel
2. remove strings and hair around the ends
3. if you can, remove the belt and see if the noise goes away when you turn it on, this will help to isolate the problem
How old is the unit?
Does it pick up dirt good?
Describe the sound, clicking, rubbing, wheezing, bangin' or clangin'

Try filling soap solution tank with hot water and make sure that the red filter in the pickup tank is not clogged, and always run hot water in solution tank after cleaning carpet. steve

Several possible problems:
1) Did you clean the blue lower pickup container (dirty water) before putting it away?
Take out the pickup container and open it up, check the filter (under the little blue piece on top) and also open up the container itself and clean under the flapper on the "screen".
2) Look inside the housing and check the vac hose that goes from the front of the unit up to the rubber grommet where it goes into the lower pickup container. Is it clogged? If yes, take off the front pickup (the part the runs along the floor in front of the rotating brushes) and run a very narrow lint pickup brush (like for cleaning dryer vents) and clean out the hose. It works great.
3) Check the front pickup for clogs and clean
4) If you are trying to pick up water, make sure the setting is set to wet. If you are trying to use it as a vacuum, set it to dry.

Hope this helps.

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Hoover Model F8515 won' t **** up any water
posted by kevingao92 on Jun 24, 2008
It could be in reverse do you have any tips

Hello,
I would advise you to ALWAYS to FIRST UNPLUG YOUR VACUUM before beginning any service procedure. the Hoover Model # F8515 works on the pull back to pickup the water and on the push forward you can dispense extra water or solution and the brushes will still scrub but on the pull back it dispenses, scrubs and also picks up the water all in one sweep, if not then contact you local vacuum dealer in your area, check the owner’s manual for the trouble shooting guide and or call the Hoover Factory cust serv @ the information listed below.
So if you need further assistance, please feel free to contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer in your area or in the yellow pages, or contact the factory phone number or website to further assist you with your questions.
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