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Water Softener
Cleaning efciency and equipment life is increased, chemical use decreased, and the
appearance of cleaned carpets enhanced when water softeners are incorporated in
hard water areas. HydraMaster strongly urges the use of water softener units with the
Boxxer 423s in areas exceeding 3.0 grains per gallon.
Failure to use a water softener in these areas will invalidate the machine’s warranty.
Referring to the hard water area map shown Figure 1-1, determine the quality of water in
your area and take immediate action if the water hardness exceeds 3.0 grains per gallon.
The relatively low cost of a water softener service is more than made up for by an increased
life of machine parts, reduced chemical costs and continued cleaning efciency. The water
softener will also increase the effectiveness of the cleaning chemicals, therefore less
chemical will be needed.
Contact a water softener distributor in your area for information on the rental of a simple
water treatment unit to carry in your truck. Be sure to charge the water softener in
accordance with the capability of the softener.
For example: If the softener will treat 900 gallons of water and the machine uses an average
of 30 gallons/hour, for an average of 5 hours a day, this equals 150 gallons per day. In 6
days the machine would use 900 gallons of water. Therefore, the softener would need to
be charged every 6 working days for maximum softening.
Waste Water Disposal Advisory
There are laws in most communities prohibiting the dumping of recovered “gray” water
from carpet cleaning in any place but a sanitary treatment system.
The cleaning rinse water, recovered into your unit’s vacuum tank, contains materials
such as detergents, and must be safely processed before entering streams, rivers and
reservoirs.
In most cases, an acceptable method of waste water disposal is to discharge into a
municipal sewage treatment system after rst ltering out solid material such as carpet
ber. Access to the sanitary system can be obtained through a toilet, laundry drain, RV
dump, etc. Permission should rst be obtained from any concerned party or agency.
One disposal method which usually complies with the law is to accumulate the waste
water and haul it to an appropriate dump site. Another solution to the disposal problem is
to equip your Boxxer 423s with an Automatic Pump-Out System (APO). These systems
are designed to remove waste water from the extractor’s recovery system and actively
pump the water through hoses to a suitable disposal drain.
HydraMaster makes an APO System which can be ordered with new equipment or installed
later.
When properly congured, the systems will continuously monitor the level of waste water
and pump it out simultaneously with the cleaning operation. The hidden benet of this
process is that the technician does not have to stop his/her cleaning to empty the recovery
tank.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH EPA, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, DO NOT DISPOSE OF
WASTE WATER INTO GUTTERS, STORM DRAINS, STREAMS, RESERVOIRS,
ETC.
The penalties for non-compliance can be serious. Always check local laws and
regulations to be sure you are in compliance.