Nilfisk-ALTO SCRUBTEC 571 - Manual (Page 22)

Page -22- Form No. 71274A Nilfi sk ALTO Operator’s Manual - SCRUBTEC R Manual Steering
How To Operate the Machine
How to Clean a Very Dirty Floor
To clean a very dirty fl oor, follow this procedure:
1. Apply solution to the fl oor.
2. Do not lower the squeegee. This will keep the vacuum motor off.
3. Lower the brush or pad and scrub the fl oor.
4. Scrub the fl oor again with additional solution and lower the squeegee.
5. Pick up all the solution with the squeegee.
Do These Procedures When You End Your Work Period
Having fi nished the job and before any type of maintenance is done, follow
these procedures:
For one touch cleaning shut down process, press and release the one
touch button.
For manual shut down follow these procedures:
1. Turn the solution fl ow off by decreasing the fl ow to its minimum posi-
tion.
2. Press the brush up/down switch to the up position until the brush
head has reached its up most position.
3. Place the squeegee up/down switch in the up position to raise the
squeegee and allow the vacuum motor to continue to run. The
vacuum motor will run for another 20 seconds and then place the
squeegee up/down switch to the up position. This will shut the
vacuum motor off.
4. Take the machine to a water drain.
5. Turn the key switch “OFF”.
6. Remove the drain hose from the holding hook.
7. Put the end of the hose over a drain or bucket.
8. Turn the valve housing to the left (see fi gure 34).
9. To open the valve completely, turn the housing fully to the left. Pull
the housing off of the valve.
10. Empty the recovery tank. NOTE: When hose is lowered below
water level, water will fl ow.
WARNING: Use gloves to protect your hands from contact
with dangerous solutions when preforming the
steps listed above.
Figure 34