TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
HOW TO REPAIR
Vacuum motor on, little or no
1. Lid is not closed
1. Close the lid
vacuum or suction on head
2. Drain hose not connected or
2. Connect hose or close
(wand/upholstery tool)
(optional)drain valve is not closed
(optional) drain valve
3. Hose or wand clogged
3. Clean hoses and wand
4. Accumulated dirt on the ball
4. Clean or replace the filter
float cage and filter
5. Worn out lid gasket
5. Replace the gasket
6. Lint and dirt build-up on wand
6. Clean wand lines or head
7. Damaged vacuum hose
7. Replace
8. Loose or no vacuum hose
8. Contact TMI
connection inside the machine
9. Lint accumulation in vacuum fans
9. Contact TMI
Vacuum motors run intermittently
1. Damaged vacuum motor
1. Contact TMI
VACUUM SYSTEM
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
HOW TO REPAIR
No water from the jet
1. Machine not plugged in (or
1. Plug in to working outlet
circuit breaker off)
2. Switch is not turned on
2. Turn the switch on.
Faulty switch
Contact TMI
3. Empty solution tank
3. Fill the solution tank with water
4. The hose is not connected
4. Connect hose properly
properly
Water or foam coming out
1. Over foaming of water in recovery
1. Put defoamer in the recovery
from exhaust
tank
tank or put it in the end of
vacuum hose with vac. motor
running
2. Elbow fitting in recovery tank
2. Point elbow away from ball-
pointing wrong direction (i.e.
float cage
pointed toward the ball-float cage)
3. No ball-float cage
3. Contact TMI
4. Too much water in the recovery
4. Drain the recovery tank
tank
CAUTION:
1. DISCONNECT POWER CORDS FROM THE OUTLET BEFORE DOING ANY MAINTENANCE WORK
2. WHEN ELECTRIC POWER IS ON PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK & HEAT
ETC...
