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WhiteWing Steamer
Quick Guide to Getting Started with Your Steam Cleaner

1. DO NOT PLUG IN STEAM CLEANER UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.
   
   
2. CONNECT HOSE TO STEAM CLEANER: Locate the 8 ft. flexible steam hose (item 14 in diagram below). Lift the hinged hose socket cover (item 13) on the front of the steam cleaner and insert the square end of the Steam Hose into the hose socket with the hose connector button facing up. Push the square end of the hose connector into the socket until you hear a "click" which means that the connector is inserted properly. If it does not click in, remove the connector and try again until it clicks in.
   
   
3. LOCK STEAM SAFETY SWITCH: On the steam hose handle is a safety switch (item 16 on in diagram below) for the trigger (item 18 in diagram below). When you lock the safety switch, it will prevent steam from traveling from the boiler into the hose. Lock this safety switch by pushing it forward away from the hose.
   
   
4. OPEN SAFETY CAP AND FILL TANK WITH WATER: Press and hold down the safety cap (item 7 in diagram below). Turn the cap clockwise to open. Remove the cap. Use the water bottle provided to fill the steam cleaner tank with clean drinkable water before each use. We recommend using distilled water in areas with hard tap water. This water will provide longer life to the unit, higher steam capacity, and reduce maintenance requirements. Do NOT under any circumstance put cleaning fluids into the machine. If you have a steady hand, you can simply pour in the water from the filler bottle without the top on leaving about 1 inch of water at the bottom of the bottle to prevent overflow in the tank. You can also pour the water into a funnel placed in the tank opening, or use the bottle with the top on and keep squeezing the bottle to accelerate the fill. Do not overfill the tank to the rim of the opening. This should give you up to two plus hours of cleaning time.
   
   
5. REPLACE THE SAFETY CAP AND HAND TIGHTEN: Insert the safety cap into the tank opening. Press and hold down the safety cap. Turn the cap counterclockwise to close. Keep pressing and turning the cap until you will feel it click tight. Note: This cap does not sit flush on the machine once fully tightened.
   
   
6. PLUG IN THE STEAM CLEANER: Plug the pronged plug unit (item 11 in diagram below) into a grounded 120V outlet. This steam cleaner uses 110 Volts and will pull 12.9 Amps when turned on. The steam cleaner should be the only appliance plugged into an outlet. Do not plug this unit into an electrical outlet with inadequate current carrying capacity. If you use an extension cord, the heating will take longer and steam pressure may be less than optimum.
   
   
7. POWER ON THE STEAM CLEANER: Depress the ON/OFF button () (item 2 in diagram below) once to heat the water in the boiler. This is the ON Position. (The orange light on button should illuminate). After a few minutes, the needle on the pressure gauge should begin to move to the right. The Steam Ready () light to the left of the pressure gauge will turn green after 7-10 minutes. The pressure gauge should read around 3.5 to 4.5 bar and be in the green zone of the dial).
   
   
8. SELECT AND ATTACH TOOL TO HOSE: Securely attach whichever tool and towel if needed to accomplish the task at hand, by using your QUICK TOOL/APPLICATION GUIDE. If you use the extension wands (items 23 in WhiteWing accessories diagram), insert one wand into the other making sure the lengthwise lines on them are all lined up with each other on each piece. This will make sure that the wands remain securely fastened. They should click easily into place. Click the extension wands into the hose handle (item 16 in diagram below).
   
   
9. PRESS THE STEAM RELEASE BUTTON: Depress the STEAM RELEASE button (item 3 in diagram below) to release the steam from the boiler to the hose. This is the ON Position. (The orange light on button should illuminate). No steam will come out yet.
   
   
10. UNLOCK STEAM SAFETY SWITCH: On the hose handle is a safety switch for the trigger. When you unlock the safety switch (item 16 in diagram below), it will let steam travel from the boiler into the hose. Unlock this safety switch by pushing it back away from the hose. You are now ready to start steam cleaning. ALWAYS SET SAFETY SWITCH TO LOCKED POSITION AFTER EACH USE. NOT SETTING SWITCH TO LOCKED POSITION COULD RESULT IN INJURY
    
    
11. SET STEAM CONTROL DIAL: This dial (item 9 in diagram below) is to control the amount of steam to be used. By turning the dial counter-clockwise (toward the "+" sign on the dial), the steam will increase. To reduce amount of steam used, turn dial clockwise (toward the "-" sign on the dial). Do not turn the dial all the way clockwise. This is the lowest possible setting and no steam will come out when you press the steam trigger. Most of the time you should keep this dial pointed to the "Optimum Steam" position as marked with a dark line between your low and high steam level next to the dial, unless you are instructed to use a different steam setting for a particular cleaning task.
    
    
12. PRESS STEAM TRIGGER: Now "bleed" the hose of water by squeezing the trigger (item 18 in diagram below) to shoot excess water from the hose into a towel for about 10 seconds. The hose will be filled with steam not water. Wait until pressure gauge (item 6 in diagram below) reaches 3.5 to 4.5 or the steam ready green light () (item 4 in diagram below) comes on again before starting to clean. Now the system is ready to use for cleaning.
    
    
13. MONITOR PRESSURE WHILE STEAM CLEANING: Monitor the pressure gauge. If pressure drops below 2.5, release trigger, let pressure rebuild. Pressure gauge should read 3.5 to 4.5 before restarting. If pressure does not rebuild, check orange low water light next to the faucet icon.