Squeegee Cleaning; Squeegee Blade Check And Replacement - Nilfisk Alto SCRUBTEC 545E Manuel D'utilisation

SQUEEGEE CLEANING

NOTE
The squeegee must be clean and its blades must be in good conditions in order to get a good drying.
CAUTION!
It is advisable to wear protective gloves when cleaning the squeegee because there may be sharp debris.
1. Drive the machine on a level fl oor.
2. Disconnect the power supply cable (3) from the electrical mains and place it on the holder (4).
3. Lower the squeegee (21) with the lever (7).
4. Loosen the handwheels (22) and remove the squeegee (21).
5. Disconnect the vacuum hose (11) from the squeegee.
6. Wash and clean the squeegee (Fig. 2). In particular, clean the compartments (A) and the vacuum hole (B) from dirt and debris.
Check the front blade (C) and the rear blade (D) for integrity, cuts and tears; if necessary replace them (see the procedure in
the following paragraph).
7. Install the squeegee in the reverse order of removal.

SQUEEGEE BLADE CHECK AND REPLACEMENT

1. Clean the squeegee (Fig. 3) as shown in the previous paragraph.
2. Check that the edge (E, Fig. 3) of the front blade (C) and the edge (F) of the rear blade (D) lay down on the same level, along
their length; otherwise adjust their height according to the following procedure:
• Remove the tie rod (G), disengage the retainers (M) and adjust the rear blade (D); then engage the retainers and install the
tie rod.
• Loosen the handwheels (I) and adjust the front blade (C); then tighten the handwheels.
3. Check the front blade (C) and rear blade (D) for integrity, cuts and tears; if necessary replace them as shown below. Check
that the front corner (J) of the rear blade is not worn; otherwise, overturn the blade to replace the worn corner with an integral
one. If the other corners are worn too, replace the blade according to the following procedure:
• Remove the tie rod (G), disengage the retainers (M) and remove the retaining strip (K), then replace/overturn the rear
blade (D). Install the blade in the reverse order of removal.
• Unscrew the handwheels (I) and remove the retaining strip (L), then replace the front blade (C). Install the blade in the
reverse order of removal.
After the blade replacement (or overturning), adjust the height as shown in the previous step.
4. Connect the vacuum hose (11) to the squeegee.
5. Install the squeegee (21) and screw down the handwheels (22).
6. If necessary, adjust the squeegee balance adjusting handwheel (23).
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