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Problem solving
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Make sure machine is turned off and electrical power cord is unplugged.
Problem
No electrical power.
Intermittent power
to motors.
Little or no vacuum
at wand.
Low vacuum at
the machine.
Motor running and
no vacuum.
Premature float activation
or failure of float to
release.
Foam / dirty solution
coming out of vacuum
exhaust port.
No spray from jets.
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Cause
1) Defective power cord.
2) Circuit breaker off or blown fuse.
1) Faulty electrical cable.
2) Defective switches.
3) Loose or dirty terminals.
1) Defective vacuum hose.
2) Kinks in vacuum hose.
3) Vacuum hose disconnected.
1) Drain hose open.
2) Lint screen clogged.
3) Damaged recovery tank.
4) Clogged vacuum motor
exhaust port.
1) Faulty vacuum motor.
2) Float activated.
1) Dirty or clogged float cage.
2) Float coated with detergent or other
debris.
3) Float cage slightly out of round.
1) Foam from carpet bypassing float.
1) Clogged or faulty solution control
valve.
2) Clogged or faulty quick disconnect.
3) Punctured pump diaphragm.
4) Clogged jets.
Solution
1) Replace.
2) Turn circuit breaker on or replace fuse.
Unplug any equipment using the same
circuit.
1) Replace.
2) Replace.
3) Replace or clean.
1) Replace.
2) Straighten hose.
3) Check external and internal hose
connections.
1) Close drain hose.
2) Clean.
3) Replace.
4) Clean.
1) Replace.
2) Empty tank or clean float cage.
1) Remove and clean float cage.
2) Clean and rinse float.
3) Carefully bend float cage by squeezing
by hand.
1) Add additional de-foamer.
1) Check valve for debris.
2) Depress plunger on solution hose quick
disconnect on against inside wall of
solution tank housing. If solution is
flowing at this point, the system is okay.
If no solution flows, check the quick
disconnect for lint and other foreign
matter.
3) Replace with diaphragm repair kit.
4) Clean jets on wand or tool.