Circuit Breakers; Draining Tanks; Draining Recovery Tank; Draining Solution Tank - Tennant 5500 Manual Del Operador

CIRCUIT BREAKERS

The machine is equipped with (4) circuit breakers to
protect machine from damage.
If circuit breakers should trip, the breakers will not
reset immediately upon tripping. Determine reason
why breaker tripped, allow motor to cool and reset.
Brush motor circuit breakers will trip due to excessive
overload on pad. Reduce pad pressure or replace pad
if breaker should trip.
The main and drive/vacuum circuit breakers are
located at the rear of machine. The brush motor circuit
breakers are located near the charging plug
(Figure 19).
-- 10A Main Circuit Breaker
-- 35A Drive Motor/Vacuum Circuit Breaker
-- 30A Brush Motor Circuit Breaker (2)

DRAINING TANKS

FOR SAFETY: Before leaving or servicing
machine, stop on level surface and turn off
machine.

DRAINING RECOVERY TANK

When finished scrubbing or when refilling solution
tank, recovery tank should be drained and cleaned.
ATTENTION: If recovery tank is not drained
before refilling, foam or water will enter float
shut-off screen and vacuum motor damage will
result.
Tennant 5500/5520 (04- -05)
Brush Motor
Circuit Breakers
FIG. 19
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1. Remove drain hose from holder, position hose
over floor drain and twist off drain hose cap. To
completely drain recovery tank, hinge open tank
and flip up tank support stand to rest tank on
(Figure 20).
NOTE: If using a bucket to drain machine, do not use
same bucket for filling solution tank. This will prevent
possible solution line clogs.
FIG. 20
2. Clean recovery tank after each use. Use a hose to
rinse out tank. Be careful not to spray water into
float shut--off screen.
3. Replace drain hose cap tightly after draining.

DRAINING SOLUTION TANK

To drain leftover cleaning solution from solution tank,
perform the following steps:
1. Pull clear hose off hose barb at rear of machine
and drain solution into floor drain or bucket
(Figure 21).
FIG. 21
2. Rinse out solution tank and solution flow system
with clean water after each use. This will prevent
clogging due to chemical buildup.
3. Reconnect solution tank drain hose securely after
draining.
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