Galaxy AX500, Safety, Operation & Maintenance Instructions

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CONDENSED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARING THE MACHINE
1. Pour clean solution into front tank.
2. Slide vacuum hose on to the black hose
adapter located at the back of machine and the
wand.
3. Connect one male end of the solution hose to
the wand and the other male end to the
machine by sliding knurled collar on the female
quick disconnect fitting back. Push the male
fitting in and release the knurled collar until it
snaps back.
4. Make sure the drain valve is closed by pushing
the T-handle all the way in.
5. Previously shampooed carpets may have a
heavy build-up of old shampoo residue which
can cause the vacuum system to ingest foam
and result in damage to the vacuum motor.
Remember to add recommended amount of
defoamer to the recovery tank every time you
fill the solution tank.
6.
Plug the machine into a suitable electrical
outlet.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CARPET WAND
Important: Use only Prochem wands and hand
tools with the Galaxy equipment. They are
designed to deliver and maintain the correct
amount of solution and pressure when attached
to the Galaxy pump system. Use of other
manufacturers wands may cause over-wetting
of carpet, damage to the pump system and lack
of pressure
.
1.
Turn on the vacuum and solution switches.
2. Slowly pull the wand head towards you with the
solution valve trigger engaged. Then make a
pass forward and backward with the vacuum
only (no spray) over the cleaned area to
remove as much soil and solution as possible.
Do not over-wet carpet! Make overlapping
passes to prevent streaking.
3. On heavily soiled carpets, we strongly
recommend using a pre-spray solution. If the
carpet is heavily soiled, squeeze solution valve
lever on the forward pass as well as
backwards, allowing cleaning solution a few
seconds longer to work prior to vacuuming.
4. Before the solution tank is empty and the waste
tank is full, turn off the pump and vacuum.
Place a bucket under the drain elbow and pull
up the drain valve T-handle. Dirty solution will
pour out until the tank is empty. Close the drain
valve. Use a clean bucket when you refill the
solution tank.
5. When the job is completed, turn all switches off
disconnect power cable and disconnect the
vacuum and solution hoses from the carpet tool
and the machine. Drain the recovery tank
through the drain valve as before.
CLEANING UPHOLSTERY
CAUTION – WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND
ATTENDING AN UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
COURSE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN
FABRIC UPHOLSTERY.
General instructions
Cleaning upholstery with success requires a good
knowledge of the type of fabric to be worked on.
Look for the cleaning instruction label sewn on the
underside of the furniture for the recommended
method of cleaning the fabric. If it calls for dry
cleaning, do not attempt to clean with the wet
extraction method. Otherwise, damage to the fabric
could occur. Extraction works perfectly on most wet-
cleanable fabrics including synthetic (acrylic)
velvets.
Before proceeding, test the fabric for colour-
fastness. Apply a small amount of ready-to-use
cleaning solution on the fabric in an inconspicuous
area. Wait for 2 to 3 minutes and blot the area with
a white terry cloth towel. If no colour comes off onto
the towel, the fabric should be safe to clean. If a
little colour comes off, there is some risk of colours
running when you clean. It may be possible to
stabilise colours by cleaning with B109 Fibre &
Fabric Rinse.
1. Prepare the machine in the same manner as
for carpet (see preparing the machine) cleaning
except attach the upholstery tool to the vacuum
hose. Connect the solution hose. Pour warm
water into the solution tank. Add recommended
amount of cleaning concentrate into the
solution tank. Turn on the vacuum and pump
switches.
2. Clean with the upholstery tool using as little
solution as possible. Make overlapping passes
to prevent streaking. Go over the area you just
cleaned without depressing the lever (vacuum
only) and gauge the amount of moisture
extracted for dryness. On heavily soiled areas
like arm rests, pre-treat with a recommended
pre-spray.