Whittaker LOMAC - Lomac Machine Operation; Brush Removal; Brush Selection

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A. Removeassembledmachinefromstoragetray(13).Fig.3‐1.
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B. Connectpowercord(11)togroundedoutlet.
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C. Tiltmachinetowardfootpedalendofmachine,pressfoot
pedalinwithfoot,andpullhandleback.Brusheswillrevolve.
Fig.3‐2.
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D. Slowlylowermachineontobrushes
–thisreducestheinitial
startupfriction.
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E. Toturnoffthemachine,returnthehandletoitsuprightand
lockedposition.
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BRUSHREMOVAL:
A. Unplugpowercord.
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B. Standmachineonitsgearsidehousing(15)Fig.3‐3.
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C. Withafinger,pushaxlesstraightupandpullout.Notoolsare
requiredifmachineiskeptclean.
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NOTE:Brushesshouldberemovedandrotatedend‐to‐end
regularly.
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BRUSHSELECTION
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Caution:
Afterapassortwothecarpetfibershavebeenfullyagitatedandpilelifted.Ifadditionalcleaningofanareaisre‐
quired,allowfiberstodry,vacuumthenrepeatprocess.Continuouspassesoverthesameareawithanybrushmay
damagethecarpetfibers.Usewithcaution.
Even
thesoftestbrushcancausedamageifoperatedrepeatedlyinonearea.Thebestadviseistobesafe.Inheavily
matted/soiledareas,operatemachinewithoverlappingpasses,thenoperateatright‐angleifpossible.Donotuseany
morethantwopassesineachdirectioninasinglecleaning
operation.Repeatedoperationsoverafewdaysorweeks
issometimesnecessaryinsituationswhereabuseandneglect(undercleaningorimproperchemistry)haveoccurred.
Itisnotacceptableinanysituationtoaskmoreofthemachineandprocessthanisseenintwopasseseachdirection.
COLOR DESIGNATION GENERALLY
RECOMMENDED FOR
CAN BE USED FOR CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT
WHITE SOFT RESIDENTIAL SOFT CUT
PILE, BERBERS, WOOL, ORI-
ENTAL, PERSIAN CARPETS
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL USE WITH
CAUTION
GRAY SEMI-SOFT RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL USE WITH
CAUTION
BLUE SEMI-FIRM COMMERCIAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL,
MATTED/CRUSHED
USE WITH
CAUTION
GREEN FIRM COMMERCIAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SOIL,
HEAVILY MATTED PILE
USE WITH
CAUTION
LOMAC
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MACHINEOPERATION
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