Bissell 17201 Manual
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Series1720&1725 LittleGreen* PortableDeepCleaner •Assembly •Operation •Safety •Storage WeregladyoupurchasedaBISSELLLittleGreen* PortableDeepCleaner.Everythingweknowaboutfloorcare wentintothedesignandconstructionofthishandy,high-tech homecleaningsystem. YourLittleGreeniswellmade.andwebackitwitha fullone-yearwarranty.Wealsostandbehinditwitha knowledgeable,dedicatedCustomerServicedepartment,so, shouldyoueverhaveaproblem,youllreceivefast, considerateassistance. Mygreat-grandfatherinventedthefloorsweeperin1876. Today.BISSELLisagloballeaderinthedesign,manufacture, andserviceofhigilquailshomecareproductslikeyour LittleGreen. Thanksagain,fromallofusatBISSELL. MarkJ.Bissell PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer •Easytofillandempty •Storeready-tousewithcleaning formula
thisproductwhileonanytypeofa ladder.Donotplacetheproductin aplacewhereitwillbesteppedon orkickedwhileinuse.Donot placetheproductonanelevated surfacewhereitmaybepulledoff thesurfacewhileinuse. AkWARNING:DOnotusean extensioncordwiththisproduct. Theuseofanextensioncordmay resultinasevereelectricalshock, particularlyfftheextensioncord doesnothaveanelectricalrating higherthanthatoftheproduct,if theextensioncorddoesnothavea threepronggroundingplugand connectorandiftheextension cordisnotpluggedintoacircuit boxwithagroundfaultcircuit interrupter.Safetyprecautions suchaskeepingallconnections offthegroundanddrywillnot eliminatethedanger. Vacuum FlexHose Trigger Heater HeaterSwitch Heat Indicator Light Trigger Tool OnBoar( CordStorage PowerCord I!l Collection/DirtyTank Solution/CleanTank
Productfeatures... TheSolutionTankisthetrauslueenttankatyourfightas youfacetheLittleGreen.RemovetheTankbygraspingthe indentedhandleandpullingittowardyou,thentiltingout. UOpentheSolutionTankbypullingupontheroundcap. AddBISSELLLittleGreenFormulatotheFORMULAfillline (8-oz.)onSolutionTank.NOTE:YourLittleGreenisshipped withan8oz.starterbottleofformula. FilltheSolutionTankwithhot(NOTboiling)tapwaterto theWATERfillline. ReplacethecapbeforeplacingtheSolutionTankbackinto theunit. ReplacetheSolutionTankbyplacingitbottomfirstintothe cavity,thentiltingit,pressinggentlyattopuntilitsnapsclosed. _Li/Water /Fill ne FormulaFillLine ETheCollectionTankisthetranslucenttankatyourleftas youfacetheLittleGreen.Itisremovedandreplacedonthe unitjustliketheSolutionTank.EmptytheCollectionTank aftereachuse,whendirtywaterreachestheindicated maximumfillline,orasinstructedinthisUsersGuide. StoreintheOnBoardHoseStorageonthebackoftheLittle Green.CleaningtoolsattachtotheGrip/TriggerUnit. NOTE:UnwrapFlexHosecompletelybeforeoperatingunit. WARNING:Use onlyBISSELLLittleGreen formulainyourcleaner. Useofcleaningformulas whichcontainlemonor pineoilmaydamagethis applianceandvoidwinrarity. Chemicalspotcleanersor solvent-basedsoilremovers shouldnotbeused.These t_roductsmayreactwith eplasticmaterialsused inyourcleaner,causing crackingorpitting. _2]]Dependingonwhichmodelyou purchased,yourLtttleGreenmay beequippedwithoneormore ofthesetools:_. •4wideCleaningTool(included withallmodels)-Forcleaning carpet,upholsteryandspotcleaning •SprayingCreviceTool -Forcleaningintightareas •6wideCleaningTool -Forlargerareas •TurboBrush_CleaningTool-Rotating brushforextracleaning actionforsmallareas, upholsteryandstairs Notincludedwithallmodels. ToorderoptionaltoosnotoriginallyincludedwithyourLittleGreenseePartNumbersandDescriptions,page9.
tit TheCord,withathree-pronggroundedplug,storesintheOn BoardCordStorageatthebottomoftheLittleGreen. NOTE:tnwrapPowerCordcompletelybefore operatingunit Assemblyforwetcleaningisnowcomplete. Notincludedwithallmodels. WiththeLittleGreenProHeatyouhavetileabiliDtoturnon, orleaveoff,tilebuilt-inheater,basedonyourcleaningneeds. TheLittleGreenProHeatsbuilt-inheaterwillraisethewater temperatureforimprovedcleaningperfomaance.TouseLittle Greensbuilt-inheater,firstturnthePowerSwitchONand thenturntheHeaterSwitchON,Within30seconds,theHeat IndicatorLightwillilluminate, HeaterSwitchindicatingtheheaterhasreached thecorrecttemperature. PowerSv,itchHeatIndicator J Beginusingbydepressingthe SprayTrigger.Wait5-10seconds fornon-heatedwaterand solutionmixturetotravel throughtheFlexHose.After 5-10seconds,theheatedwater andsolutionmixtureisreadyto beappliedtocarpetorupholstery. Seepage6forcleaninginstructions. Howtobegin... 1.Intilecaseofspills,removeasmuchsurfacematerialas possiblebeforeusingyourLittleGreen. Safetyinstructions..........2 Productview..............3 Productfeatures..........4-5 Index....................5 Howtobegi[_..............5 Howtodeepclean carpetorupholstery.......6-7 Puttingitaway............7 Troubleshooting...........8 Parts.....................9 Warranty,................10 CustomerService..........10 1.Checkmanufacturerstagbeforecleaning.*WorWSon thetagmeansyoucanuseyourLittleGreen.Iftagiscoded withanS(withdiagonalstrike-through),orsaysDry CleanOnly/donotproceed 2.Ifmanufacturerslagism*ssingornotcoded,checkwith yourfurnituredeale_: 3.Ifpossible,checkupholsterystuffing.Coloredstuffingmay bleedthroughfabricwhenwet.
Gettingready 1.RemoveVacuumFlexHosecompletelyfromOnBoard HoseStorage. 2.Attach4Tool,6Tool,*IhrboBrush*orCreviceTool*to GripTriggerUnitbypressingToolontoGrip/TriggerUnit--_._Wv_ firmly,untilbuttonsnapsintohole.Makecertain__= Toolissecurelyattached. 3.UnwrapPowerCordcompletelyfromOnBoard CordStorageandpluginto120Volt,60Hzgrounded outletasdescribedinImportantSafetyInstructions,page2. 4.Ifcleanerstartswhenfirstpluggedin,switchcleaneroff untilreadyforuse. 5.MovePowerswitchtoONposition. 6.IfyourHttleGreenhasabuilt-inheater,refertoinstructions onpage5. 7.pressandholdSprayTriggeronGrip/Triggerunit.Spray willstartinafewseconds. 8.Raisethetoolslightlytocheckforspray.Ifspraydoesnot start,pressfirmlyonthefrontoftheSolutionTankwhile depressingSprayTrigger. *OptionalonsomeLiMeGreenmodels.Toorderoptionalpartsnotoriginally includedinyourLittleGreenmodel,callBISSELLConsumerServicmat thetelephonenumberlistedonpage9. Pre-treating 1.Pre-treatstainedorhighlysoiledareas:Holdthetool 4-6abovecarpetorupholstery,,andpulltriggerto spraycleaningsolution. 2.Wait3-5minutesbeforecleaning. Deepcleaning 1.Placethetooldirectlyonsoiledsurfaceatarmslength. Applydownwardpressureonthetoolandpulltowardyou, whilepullingtriggertospraycleaningsolution. NOTE:IfusingtheTurboBrush.tiles_itchshouldbeintheBRUSH position.Thisactiva_thebrushonl,v 2.Repeat,keepingthetoolfirmlyagainstthesurface. Continueuntilnomoredirtcanberemoved. Donotoverwet. NOTE:IfusingtheTurboBrush,movetheswitchtotheSUCTION position.Thisactivatesthestictiontoremo_ethedirtandcleaning solution.Movethe_itchbacktotheBRUSHpositionforadditional brushingaction. DOnotoverwet. 3.Releasespraytrigge_Vacuumareauntilnomore cleaningsolutioncanberemoved. NOTE:IfusingtheTurboBrush.movetheswitchtotheSUCTION position.Thisactivat_thesuctiontoremovethedirtandcleaningsolution. 4.Ifthetoolstopsspraying,tunaOFFPowerSwitchandcheck cleaningsolutionlevel.Refillffneeded.Neverrundry.
Whenyouredone TIP:BeforeturningoffLittleGreen,vacuumupcleanwater tothoroughlyrinsetheVacuumHose.Then,liftthetool andpointupwards.ThisallowsanywaterstillintheHose toflowintotheCollectionTank. 1.TomPowerSwitchtoOFFposition. 2.UnplugPowerCordfromoutlet.Wrapthecordaroundthe OnboardCordStorageatthebaseofLittleGreen. 3.RemoveandrinseSolutionTank,thenreplace. NOTE:IfasignificantamountofLittleGreenformula/waterremains, youmayleaveitintheSolutionTankforyournextcleaningtask. 4.RemoveCollectionTank,fillwithcleanwater,rinse thomughlyanddiscard. 5.ReplaceCollectionTank. 6.DisconnectthetoolfromGrip/Triggerunitbypushingdown onbuttonlockandpullingstraightoff. (DoNOTtwisttoolstoremovethem). 7.OnceremovedfromtheVacuum/FlexHose,thetoolscan becleaned: a.4,6,orCrevicetool-Rinseunderclean runningwater. b.rurboBrushtool-SwitchmustbeinSUCTION position.Rinseundercleanrunningwater. 8.CheckSprayNozzleforaccumulateddirtordebris. Ifnecessary,cleanwithsoftbristlebrush. 9.SeePuttingItAwayonpage7. Puttingitaway I.Afterdeepcleaningofcarpetorupholstery,follow instructionsinWhenYoureDone:above. 2.Wipeallsurfaceswithasoftcloth. 3.WrapPowerCordaroundOnBoardCordStorage atthebottomofLittleGreen. 4.WrapVacut:mFlexHosearoundOnboard HoseStorageandsecureGrip/Trigger. 5.StoreCleanerinaprotected,dryarea,at roomtemperature(40°toll0°F). NOTE:ForLittleGreenTurboBrush*Models, on-boardstoragefortheTurboBmsh®Tool hasbeenprovidedonthebackoftheunit. AttachtheTurboBrush®totheunitby pressingtoolontoholderfirmlyuntil buttonsnapsintohole. CordS_rage 1720-1 1720-2 _eGreen TurboBrush CordStoragei 1720-5 1720-6 _tfleGreen TarboBrush Built-in Heater TurboBmsh CordStoragei 1725 1725-1 LittleGreen ProHeat TarboBrush
Cleanerwontrun. PossibleCauses PowerUnitnotpluggedin Blownfuse/trippedbreaker Reducedsprayornospray. PossibleCauses SprayNozzleclogged SolutionTankempty SolutionTankoutletclogged Pumpneedspriming Vacuumwontpickupcleaningsolution. PossibleCauses PoorUpholstery/CarpetTool position CollectionTankisfull Upholstery/CarpetToolBrush worn ExcesssolutioninVacuum FlexHose Incorrectswitchposition onl_rboBrush Remedies Checkelectricalplug Replacehouseholdfuseor Resetbreaker CallBISSELLConsumerServices Remedies CleanSprayNozzle Check/RefillTank CleanoutletatbottomofSolutionTank PushfirmlyonSolutionTankfront whiledepressingSprayTrigger Remedies RepositionUpholstery/CarpetToolon surface,followrecommendedcleaning procedures EmptyCollectionTank ReplacewithnewBrush LiftToolandpointupwardstoallow waterinHosetoflowintothe CollectionTank RepositionswitchtoSuctionposition ExcessiveFoamintheCollectionTank. PossibleCauses Residueleftincarpetorfabric frompriorcleaning Incorrectcleaningformula TurboBrusbattachmentoBrushwillnotturn. PossibleCauses Incorrectswitchposition on_rboBrush Remedies Flushcarpetbyusingclearwaterin SolutionTank CheckTankoftenandempty asnecessary, UseBISSELLLittleGreenformulaonly Remedies RepositionswitchtoBrushposition
ItemPartNo.PartName 1603-09834Upholstery/CarpetIoolw/Brush 2603-09614Window 3603-09844RemovableBrush 4603-0985,6Upholstery/CarpetToolw/Brush 5603-09626Window 6603-0986/6RemovableBrush 7603-0987SprayingCreviceToo[ 8010-1183/TurboBrush Solution/CleanTank 9603-1200LittleGreen 10603-1224LittleGreenlhrboBrush 11603-1209./-LittleGreenProHeat 12603-1210/LittleG_enProHeatTurboBrush Collection/DirtyTank 13603-120l/White NOTE:Toorderreplacementpartsortoorderpartsnotoriginally incudedinyourLittleGreenmodel,call B1SSELLConsumerServices 1-800-237-7691 Monday-Friday8a.m.--7p.m.EST Saturday9a.m.--2p.m.EST Visitourwebsiteatwww.bissell.com 9-12
Aboutyourwarranty Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhich mayvaryfromstatetostate.Ifyouneedadditionalinstructionregardingthiswarrang, orhavequestionsregardingwhatitmaycover,callBISSELLConsumerServices. OneYearWarranty BISSELLInc.,uponreceiptoftheproduct,willrepairorreplace,freeofcharge,any partwhichisdefectiveormalfunctioningwithinoneyearofpurchasetotheoriginal purchaser,providedtheproductisusedforpersonal,andnotcommercialor rentalservice. Damagesormalfunctionscausedbynegligence,abuse,orusenotinaccordancewith theUsersGuidewillnotbecovered.Thiswarranty,doesnotcoverpartsoftheunitthat requirereplacementundernormaluse. Underthiswarranty,ifitisBISSELLsconclusionthatyourunitcannotberepaired, BISSELLwillreplacetheproduct. IfyourBISSELLproductshouldrequireservice: CallBISSELLConsumerServicesat1-800-237-7691andwewillgive youthenameandaddressofanauthorizedB1SSELLServiceCenterin yourarea.IfthereisnotanauthorizedBISSELLServiceCenterin yourarea,oneofourServiceRepresentativeswillbehappytoassist you.YoucanalsovisittheBISSELLwebsite-www.bisselLcomtolocate aServiceCenternearyou. Forinformationaboutrepairsorreplacementparts,orquestions aboutyourwarranty,call: BISSELLConsumerServices 1-800-237-7691 Monday-Friday8a.m.--7p.m.EST Saturday9a.m--2p.m.EST www.bissell.com Orwrite: BISSELLINC POBox3606 GrandRapidsMI49501 ATTN:ConsumerServices WhencontactingBISSELL,havemodelnumberofunitavailable. PleaserecordyourModelNumber: PleaserecordyourPurchaseDate: NOTE:Pleasekeepyouroriginalsalesreceipt.Itisyourwarranty. Itissuggestedyoustapleyouroriginalsalesreceipttothe frontofthisguide. ©2000BI_ELLlnc GrandRapids,Michigan ,_1rightsre_erved.PrintedinUSA PartNumber603-5842 Visitourwebsiteat: wwwbisseii.com Rev3/00 10