Minuteman X17 - Carpet Preparation for Cleaning

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X17 ECO CFS Carpet Extractor #988751UM Rev. * 04/15
Operating Instructions
Preparing the Carpet for Cleaning:
Carpet should be thoroughly vacuumed and obstacles
relocated before beginning the cleaning cycle. Heavy trafc
lane areas should be pre-treated or spotted with Minuteman
Pre-Treat order #902183 for best results.
To Begin Cleaning:
1. Always work away from the cord.
2. Machine operates by pulling backwards over carpet.
3. The recovery dome lid (pg 10, item B) should be properly
seated on Recovery Tank (item C) for proper vacuum
recovery.
4. Control Panel Switch Identications:
Normal Cleaning Mode
1. Turn on vacuum switch (Fig 1/C).
2. Turn on brush switch (Fig 1/B).
3. Turn on the solution pump (Fig 1/D) to position ‘I’.
4. Adjust brush pressure at rear of machine, until brush
pressure gauge reads in green zone.
5. Solution pump should be turned off by either using
the momentary bail (Fig 1/A), or ip the switch (Fig
1/D) spray jet to the center position ‘O”; 6” before the
end of each cleaning pass.
During the cleaning cycle, care should be taken not to allow
foam to build up in the recovery tank. If this should happen,
the machine should be turned off. Defoamer order #910543
should be added to the recovery tank only, never into the
solution tank. Foam should not be seen inside the right side
of the dome lid.
The recovery water level can be viewed from the operator’s
position of the machine through the left side of the visible
recovery dome. The X17 CFS has a oat ball shut off located
in the recovery tank that cuts off suction to the vacuum
hose. When the recovery tank is full, the vacuum motor will
become noticably louder and the machine will not pick up
water. Recovery tank must be emptied. (NOTE : Never tilt
machine completely back with recovery tank in place. Always
remove tank and set to the side before tilting complete
machine.) To empty the recovery tank use the recovery tank
dump hose (pg 11, item D). Unclip the hose from the tank
and turn the cap a quarter turn counter-clockwise and dump
waste water into a oor drain or utility sink.
Figure 1