SQUEEGEE CLEANING
NOTE
The squeegee must be clean and its blades must be in good conditions in order to get a good drying.
CAUTION!
It is advisable to wear protective gloves when cleaning the squeegee because there may be sharp debris.
1.
Drive the machine on a level floor.
2.
Turn the ignition key (60) to "0".
3.
Lower the squeegee (25) with the lever (10).
4.
Loosen the handwheels (26) and remove the squeegee (25).
5.
Disconnect the vacuum hose (15) from the squeegee.
6.
Clean the steel squeegee (Fig. 3). Clean the compartments (A) and the hole (B) especially. Check the front blade (C) and the
rear blade (D) for integrity, cuts and tears; if necessary replace them (see the procedure in the following paragraph).
7.
Install the squeegee in the reverse order of removal.
SQUEEGEE BLADE CHECK AND REPLACEMENT
1.
Clean the steel squeegee (Fig. 3), as shown in the previous paragraph.
2.
Check that the edges (E) of the front blade (C) and the edges (F) of the rear blade (D) lay down on the same level, along their
length; otherwise adjust their height according to the following procedure:
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Release the tie rod (G) and loosen the wing nuts (H) and adjust the rear blade (D), then tighten the wing nuts, or engage
the retainers, and then engage the tie rod.
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Loosen the handwheels (I) and adjust the front blade (C); then tighten the handwheels.
3.
Check the front blade (C) and rear blade (D) for integrity, cuts and tears; if necessary replace them according to the following
procedure. Check that the front corner (J) of the rear blade is not worn; otherwise, overturn the blade to replace the worn
corner with an integral one. If the other corners are worn too, replace the blade according to the following procedure:
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Release the tie rod (G), remove the wing nuts (H) or disengage the retainers (M), remove the retaining strip (K), then
replace/overturn the rear blade (D). Install the blade in the reverse order of removal.
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Unscrew the handwheels (I) and remove the retaining strip (L), then replace the front blade (C). Install the blade in the
reverse order of removal.
After the blade replacement (or overturning), adjust the height as shown in the previous step.
4.
Connect the vacuum hose (15) to the squeegee.
5.
Install the squeegee (25) and screw down the handwheels (26).
6.
If necessary, adjust the squeegee balance adjusting handwheel (27).
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
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