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CTS 450
Hot Carbonating Truckmount System
The relatively low cost of a water softener service is more than made up for by an in-
creased life of machine parts, reduced chemical costs and continued cleaning efficiency.
Contact a water softener distributor in your area for information on the rental of a simple
water treatment unit to carry in your truck. Be sure to change the water softener in accor-
dance with the capability of the softener. For example: If the softener will treat 900 gallons
of water and the machine uses an average of 30 gallons per hour, for an average of 5
hours a day, this equals 150 gallons per day. In 6 days the machine would use 900 gallons
of water. Therefore, the softener would need to be changed every 6 working days for
maximum softening.
WASTE WATER DISPOSAL ADVISORY
There are laws in most communities prohibiting the dumping of recovered “gray” water
from carpet cleaning in any place but a sanitary treatment system.
This cleaning rinse water, recovered into your unit’s vacuum tank, contains materials such
as detergents. These must be processed before being safe for streams, rivers and reser-
voirs.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EPA, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, DO NOT DISPOSE OF
WASTE WATER INTO GUTTERS, STORM DRAINS, STREAMS, RESERVOIRS, ETC.
In most cases, an acceptable method of waste water disposal is to discharge into a mu-
nicipal sewage treatment system after first filtering out solid material such as carpet fiber.
Access to the sanitary system can be obtained through a toilet, laundry drain, RV dump,
etc. Permission should first be obtained from any concerned party or agency.
One disposal method which usually complies with the law is to accumulate the waste
water and haul it to an appropriate dump site. Another solution to the disposal problem is
to equip the machine with an Automatic Pump-Out System. These systems are designed
to remove waste water from the extractor’s recovery system and actively pump the water
through hoses to a suitable disposal drain. Properly designed, they will continuously moni-
tor the level of waste water and pump it out simultaneously to the cleaning operation. The
hidden benefit of this process is that the technician does not have to stop his cleaning to
empty the recovery tank.
HydraMaster makes an A.P.O. System available which can be or ered with new equipment
or installed later.
The penalties for noncompliance can be serious. Always check local laws and regulations
to be sure you are in compliance.
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