(10) BISSELL FMH 175 High-Speed Floor Machine
BISSELL FMH 175 High-Speed Floor Machine (7)
3.0 Assembly Instructions Continued
3.2 Attach the Power Cord
The triple-wire grounded power cord has been factory-
installed into the handle tube. A flexible
rubber cable
connector (11)
is used to secure the plug-in connections.
The floor machine ships with this connector mounted
on the cord coming out of the
handle (10)
. Stretch the
connector and slip the
male connector (9)
(coming out of
the motor housing) through the connector hole and then
into the female connector.
Now, plug the end of the 50-foot cord into a grounded
power outlet. Squeeze the triggers on the handle and check
for power to the motor.
3.3 Brush or Pad Driver Installation
A brush or pad driver mounts onto your floor machine with
a “B” style Universal clutch plate.
Unplug the floor machine. Lock the machine handle in
the “up” position and tip the floor machine back onto the
handle.
Slide the
brush or pad driver clutch plate (12)
over the
drive plug (13)
.
Give the brush a quick counter-clockwise spin to lock the
brush onto the drive plug.
Now, lower the machine back onto the brush.
You’re ready to go to work.
6.0 Brush Construction
Your new floor machine provides reliable, efficient,
safe power to your scrubbing brush. To get the best
results, you need to use a brush of the best design and
construction.
Your floor machine is built with a
“B” style drive
plug (1)
. The height and width of the ears on the plug
will match a
“B” style or “Universal” clutch plate
(2) mounted on the brush block
.
The
brush block (3)
is constructed of molded plastic
or this plywood. Use a brush with a block diameter 2”
less than your machine apron size.
The
bristle material (4)
that actually does the
scrubbing is typically 1-1/2” to 2” long. Holes are
drilled in the block and bundles of bristles are folded
in half, forced into the hole and stapled in place
(staple-set).
When the bristles wear down to less than 1/2” long,
they have little flexibility and it’s time to replace.
Bristle materials are described on page 11.
6.1 Pad Driver Construction
If you scrub or polish with a non-woven pad, use a
pad driver to connect the pad to the machine.
The
brush block (3)
is constructed of molded plastic,
fit with shorter, stiffer,
pad-holding bristles (5)
or
“velcro-like”
pad-holding hooks (6)
and use a
riser
(7)
to create extra clearance between the block and
the machine apron. With this construction, use a pad
driver with block diameter 1” less than your machine
apron size.
Machine
Apron
Size
15” 17” 19” 21”
Pad Driver - with 3/4” Riser
14”
16”
18”
20”
Brush - with NO RISER
13”
15”
17”
19”
