FILL UP
FULL
Pressure Gauge
Temperature Blending Valve
Included Allen Wrench
Pressure Relief Valve
Pipe Plug
II. OPERATION
1. Set-Up
• Begin by checking your water pressure on the gauge located on the
water column. 45 PSI is your target (+/- 5 PSI). If you need to adjust
the PSI, you can do so by tightening or loosening your regulator screw
on the incoming water line
(See image on Page 3)
•
Locate the Washdown switch located on the electrical box and press
it. The green light will illuminate. The Washdown switch allows for
operation without payment. This is primarily used for maintenance
and cleaning. The unit will only operate for two minutes before
turning off unless another button (i.e. Rinse or Tearless Shampoo)
is pressed. If the unit turns off before your maintenance is complete,
press the Washdown switch again to reactivate the two minute timer.
Filling Your Soap Containers
• All Paws Pet Wash recommends a dilution ratio of 20:1 for our soap concentrates. This
means that for every ounce of concentrate in your jug, you need to add 20 oz of water. If
this ratio isn’t followed properly, you may end up with soap too viscous to syphon properly.
*Depending on water hardness, water-to-soap ratio may need to be adjusted.
•
Fill all six of your soap containers to the “FULL” line on the label. Once your soap mixtures
fall below the “BELOW LINE”, fill them up again to assure proper operation of your APW unit.
Adjust the Temperature Blending Valve
• Located on the water heater,
the blending valve is used to
adjust the water to an appropriate temperature. Use the
attached allen wrench to loosen the knob. The knob will pop
out allowing for adjustment. Once the temperature is adjusted
to the appropriate temperature, tighten the hex screw.
Anytime water supply is shut off, turn off breaker to water heater and bleed hot water prior to resuming use.
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II. OPERATION (cont.)
Bleeding Air from Hot Water Heater
• Before use of your pet wash, it is important to bleed the air from your hot water heater.
Failure to bleed air can cause failure of heating element.
• Locate the pressure relief valve on your water heater.
It’s a brass colored valve with an aluminum lever
extending from it, pointed towards the floor. With the
incoming water supply valve open (feeding water into
unit) pull lever on pressure relief valve open until water
is running out of release tube and onto the floor.
• Water heater is ready for use.
Priming Floor Pump
•
Priming the floor pump before use of your pet wash will ensure your floors don’t flood after
the
trough fills up. There are two methods for priming your pump:
Method One
: Remove pipe plug on top of pump.
Fill with water until full and water is
running out of pump.
Method Two:
Remove tube running from pump to
floor trough. Using a garden hose,
pour water down tube and into pump.
• To avoid clogged pumps, use a small hair strainer to skim
the top of the trough water to collect larger pieces of
debris, hair and other particles to avoid clogged floor pumps.
Syphoning Soaps
•
Begin by tightening the flow screw with a small flat-head
screwdriver.
Tighten by turning clockwise until snug.
DO NOT
over tighten the
flow screw!
•
Next, select the first soap to be syphoned, the Oat
Shampoo.
Press the
Oat Shampoo button on the Spray Control located on the
front of your APW.
Before begining this process, insert suction strainers into containers!
(Ref. page 4)
