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Extraction Equipment
The Water Claw will work with portable or truck mounted extractors.
The higher air flow of truck mounted extractors will allow your Water Claw to extract
more water, faster. With truck mounts you should use the medium or large Water
Claw. When using a portable extractor, if you slow down to allow the tool to extract
more water you will still get excellent results. With portables you should use the small
or medium Water Claw.
Extraction Procedure
1.
Connect the vacuum hose from your extractor to the swivel pipe elbow on the
Water Claw. A 2” cuff will fit over the pipe, a 1-1/2” cuff will fit inside the pipe.
2.
Turn the extractor ON.
3.
If there is standing water, place
the Water Claw in the center of the room to
remove the standing water down to the carpet level. When the standing water has
been removed, place the Water Claw in the desired starting point, usually in a
corner of the room, and stand on top of the Water Claw. After approximately 5-10
seconds, the majority of the water will be removed.
Continued extraction from 10
- 30 seconds may remove more water, however by 30 seconds any additional
extraction time produces little or no increase in removal. The exact time between
position changes can be determined by watching the flow rate of the water being
extracted and moving when the flow diminishes. When ready, step off of the
Water Claw and move to the next position. The movement to the next extraction
position can be to the side, forward or back. The new position should be adjacent
to but not overlapping the previous extraction position. Repeat the movement and
extraction procedure until you have covered the entire area to be extracted.
4.
After you have completed your extraction pass over the entire area, disengage a
portion of the carpet in the area being extracted and test the pad to determine if
additional extraction is required. Squeeze the pad. If you can squeeze out any
water, you need to make another pass over the area with your Water Claw. Repeat
test and extract more as needed. When in doubt, extract again. Additional passes
may be more effective if the tool placement is made perpendicular (Tool turned
90°) to the tool placement on the previous pass.
USING THE WATER CLAW
