Ramteq BVE Series Operator's Manual - page 4
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LOCATION GUIDELINES
Locatethemachineonasolidandlevelsurfacesothatengineandpumpcrankcaseoillubricatecomponentsproperly.
Avoidareaswherewatercanbuildupintheworkingarea.Possibleinjurycanoccurcausedbythesurfacebecoming
slipperyfromwaterbuildup.
Locatethemachineinawell-ventilatedareaandawayfromflammablematerialsorfumes.Besureventilationwarnings
areobserved.Keeppressurewasheratleast18”awayfromflamablematerials.
Locatethemachinesotheoperatorhaseasyaccesstothepressurewasheranditscontrols.Locatethemachinesothat
itisprotectedfromexternaldamage.
Topreventdamageandexcessivehosewear,locatethepressurewashersothatthehosedoesnotcrosstrafficareas
STARTING THE MACHINE
Following the steps below will insure successful operation:
Readthismanualcompletelybeforeattemptingtostartthemachine.
CheckthattheMotor/Burnerswitchesareinthe"OFF"position
Checkthedieseltankandfillwithagoodgradeofdieselfuel#1,#2orkerosene.
CheckthepumpoillevelandfillwithSAE30wnon-detergentoilifneeded.
Connectwaterhosetopump(orfloattankifequipped).Turnonwatersource.
Connectthepowercordtoaproperlygroundedpowersource.
Attachhighpressurehosetobaseofspraygun.
Installwaternozzleattheendofwand,makingsureitisclearofanyobstructions.
Turnpumpswitchto“ON”
Pulltriggerongununtilasteadystreamofwatercomesoutthenozzle.Thispurgesanyairinthesystem.
Checkforleaksinthesystemandcycletriggerguntoinsurebypassisadjustedcorrectly.Repairanyleaksandcorrect
unloaderadjustmentifneeded.Turnoffmachinebeforeattemptinganyrepairs.
Turnburnerswitchto"ON".Checkgorbunerignition.
Adjustthermostattodesiredtemperatureappropriatetothetask.Maximumtemperaturesettingmaynotbeneeded.
InsertdetergentsiphoningtubeintoaDOTapprovedcontainerandopenthemeteringvalvefordetergentapplication.
WASHING TECHNIQUES
washingfrombottomupincreasesdwelltimeofsoapandlessensverticalstreaks.
Turnsoapmeteringvalve“OFF”topurgesystemofsoap
Rinsingwithcoldwaterfromtopdownwillretarddetergentreactionwhichwillenhance
therinsingperformance.
washat30to60degreeanglestopreventsplashback.
STOPPING THE MACHINE
Turnburnerswitchto“OFF”.Allowwatertodischargeforafewminuteswhilecoolingdown.
Turnpumpswitchto"OFF".
Disconnectwatersource.
Pullguntriggertoreleasewaterpressurefromsystem.
Disconnectwand&gunassembly.
winduppressurehoseonhosereel.
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