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OPERATOR’S MANUAL

LOMAC®Machine

CarpetCleaningMachineandPileLifter

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PleasereadOperator’sManualcompletelybeforeusing

themachineandpaycloseattentiontothesafetyadvice.

PhotoofMachine1

Assembly 2

Operation 3

BrushSelectionandRemoval/Replacement3

CleaningInstructions(CrystalDry®Extra) 4

Maintenance 5

Troubleshooting 6

TechnicalDetails 7

SAFETYADVICE 7

PartsList Insert

PartsDrawingInsert

LimitedWarranty Insert

Fig. 1-1

16 17

Pleaserecordidentificationnumbers

below.Youshouldprovidethese

numberswhenorderingpartsand

accessoriestoinsureaccuracy.

DateofPurchase

_______________________

ModelNo:

_______________________

SerialNo.:

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Allinformation,illustrationsandspecificationsin

thismanualarebasedonthelatestinformationat

thetimeofpublication.Therightisreservedto

makechangesatanytimewithoutnotice.

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1–Handle–Toploop

2–Handle–Sideupright(2)

3–Hpiece

4–Snaplockknobs(2)

5–Handleconeassembly

6–ExtensionCordhook–plastic(3)

7–IdentificationPlate

8–MotorProtectorBreaker

9–RemovableFlap

10–Largeextensioncordhook

11–4ftpowercord–frombase

12–4intransportwheels(2)

13–StorageTray

14–ExtensionCordStrainReliever

15–GearSideHousing

16–ElectricalSideHousing

17–MachineBase

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YourLOMACmachineisdesignedtogive

youexcellentperformanceandlonglife.

Readingthismanualwillhelpyougetthe

mostfromitsmanyfeatures.

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ASSEMBLY:

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Intheboxyouwillfind:machinebase(17)

(shippedwithbrushesinstalled),frontflap

(9),storagetray(13),andthreepiecesto

makethehandle(1,2).

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A.Removethemachinebase(17)and

placeitsquarelyonthestoragetray.

Fig.2‐1.Todothis,raisetheHpiece(3)

uprightuntilitlocks.Liftthemachine

withtheflatpaintedbarindicatedby

thearrowinFig.2‐1.

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B.Onflatsurfacelayouthandleparts(1,

2).Fig.2‐3.Connecthandlepartsby

pressingthereleasebuttonswhile

pushingthepartstogether.

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C.Placeassembledhandleonhandlecone

assembly(5)indicatedbythearrowin

Fig.2‐4.Plasticcordholders(6)should

facetowardrearofmachine,thesame

aslargecordhook(10).

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D.Besurethesnaplockknobs(4)are

lockedincompletelyortheconesmay

breakandpossiblycausedamageto

thesidehousings(15,16).Fig.2‐5.

SET‐UPINSTRUCTIONS

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A.Removeassembledmachinefromstoragetray(13).Fig.3‐1.

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B.Connectpowercord(11)togroundedoutlet.

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C.Tiltmachinetowardfootpedalendofmachine,pressfoot

pedalinwithfoot,andpullhandleback.Brusheswillrevolve.

Fig.3‐2.

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D.Slowlylowermachineontobrushes–thisreducestheinitial

startupfriction.

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E.Toturnoffthemachine,returnthehandletoitsuprightand

lockedposition.

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BRUSHREMOVAL:

A.Unplugpowercord.

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B.Standmachineonitsgearsidehousing(15)Fig.3‐3.

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C.Withafinger,pushaxlesstraightupandpullout.Notoolsare

requiredifmachineiskeptclean.

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NOTE:Brushesshouldberemovedandrotatedend‐to‐end

regularly.

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BRUSHSELECTION

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Caution:

Afterapassortwothecarpetfibershavebeenfullyagitatedandpilelifted.Ifadditionalcleaningofanareaisre‐

quired,allowfiberstodry,vacuumthenrepeatprocess.Continuouspassesoverthesameareawithanybrushmay

damagethecarpetfibers.Usewithcaution.

Eventhesoftestbrushcancausedamageifoperatedrepeatedlyinonearea.Thebestadviseistobesafe.Inheavily

matted/soiledareas,operatemachinewithoverlappingpasses,thenoperateatright‐angleifpossible.Donotuseany

morethantwopassesineachdirectioninasinglecleaningoperation.Repeatedoperationsoverafewdaysorweeks

issometimesnecessaryinsituationswhereabuseandneglect(undercleaningorimproperchemistry)haveoccurred.

Itisnotacceptableinanysituationtoaskmoreofthemachineandprocessthanisseenintwopasseseachdirection.

COLOR DESIGNATION GENERALLY

RECOMMENDED FOR

CAN BE USED FOR CAUTIONARY

STATEMENT

WHITE SOFT RESIDENTIAL SOFT CUT

PILE, BERBERS, WOOL, ORI-

ENTAL, PERSIAN CARPETS

LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL USE WITH

CAUTION

GRAY SEMI-SOFT RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL USE WITH

CAUTION

BLUE SEMI-FIRM COMMERCIAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SOIL,

MATTED/CRUSHED

USE WITH

CAUTION

GREEN FIRM COMMERCIAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SOIL,

HEAVILY MATTED PILE

USE WITH

CAUTION

LOMAC®MACHINEOPERATION

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1SPRAY

• MixCrystalDry®Extrasolutionaccordingtoinstructionsonbottle.

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• Sprayafinemistoncarpeting.Fig.4‐1

Donotallowspraytodrybeforescrubbing.

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2AGITATE

• ScrubCrystalDry®Extrainimmediately–nowaitingrequired.

• RunLOMAC®backandforthasyouwouldavacuum,orinstraight

rowsasyouwouldalawnmower.Forheavilysoiledareas,run

machinein2differentdirections(North/SouththenEast/West).

Fig.4‐3Continuouspassesoverthesameareawithanybrushmaydam‐

agethecarpetfibers.Usewithcaution

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• Asmallamountoffoamappearsonmostfibertypesfor3‐5

secondsbeforedisappearing.

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• Foragroomedlookslightlyoverlapeachbackwardpass.

Note:Aftercarpetisdry,inaslittleas30minutes,itmaybevacuumed.However,thereisnoneedtovacuumimmedi‐

ately.Thecarpetisleftbrightandcleanlooking,withnovisible“crystals”.Dirtbecomesencapsulatedinthedrycrystals

andisreadytobevacuumedatthenextscheduledvacuuming.Noresidueislefttobuildupandclogcarpetsaswith

mostdrycompounds.

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Pleaserememberallcleaningsystemswillbemaximizedwithpre‐vacuumingtoremovelargerdryparticlesofsoil.

Foroptimumresultswesuggestvacuumingthoroughlypriortocleaning.

ModerateSoiling:

TwoPasses

LikeVacuum

LightSoiling:

OnePass

LikeLawnmower

HeavySoiling:

MultiplePasses

LikeVacuumin2Directions

Fig.4‐3

LOMAC®CLEANINGINSTRUCTIONS

MAINTENANCE

• Rotatebrushesevery2‐3hoursofoperation.

Thisprolongsbrushlifeandprotectsagainst

geardamage.

• Donotlubricateaxles—keepcleananddry.

• Neverrestmachinewithbrushesdirectlyon

thefloor.

• Placemachineonstoragetraywhennotinuse

topreventbrushdamage.Fig.5‐1.

AfterEachUse:

A.Unplugpowercord(4)atwalloutlet.

B.Tiltmachinetoitssideontothegearhousing

(15)(oppositethepowercordendof

machine).

C.Reachunderwithafingerandpushaxlesup

andout.Notoolsarerequiredifmachineis

keptcleanandbrushesarerotatedregularly.

D.Removebrushes.Inspectforwear.Usethe

BrushWearIndicatorCardincludedwiththis

manual.

E.Wipeundersideofmachinewithdampcloth.

Fig.5‐2.

F.Rotatethefrontbrushend‐to‐endbefore

replacinganddothesamewithrearbrush.

Storage:

Storemachineuprightinstoragetraytoprotect

brushesonthemachine.Fig.5‐1.

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Forthebestprotectionofextrabrusheswhennotin

use,investinaBrushCaddy.Fig.5‐3.Twosetsof15”

or20”brushesmaybesafelystoredandtransported.

DuringOperation:

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Problem Solution

Machinedoesnotstartandmakesnonoise.• Wait30secondsifmachineiswarm.Pushmo‐

torprotectorresetbutton.Useasmallobjectto

besuretopressitinfarenough.(Fig.6‐1)

• Checkelectricalcordsandconnectionsfor

breaks.

• Ifmachineisequippedwiththeoptionalpower

handlecasing,besuremachineispluggedinto

thereceptacleontheright.(Fig.6‐2)

Machinedoesnotstartandmakesgrunting

noise.

• Tiltmachinetowardthefootpedalside

andallowbrushestorotateatfullspeed

beforeloweringslowlyontothecarpet.

Onlyonebrushturns.• Oneormoregearshavestrippedandneed

replacedbeforeuse.

Machineturnsonprematurely.• Checkfootpedalforwearandmakesure

springisinsertedproperlytokeepthe

handleinanuprightposition.

Machinebouncesroughlywheninuse.• Inspectbrushesfordirectionalsetfrom

scrubbinginonedirectiontoolong.

• Inspectaxlesandbrushendcapstowear

whichwillcauseavibration.

HINT:Topreventdirectionalset,rotatethe

frontbrushendtoend,anddothesamewith

thebackbrush.Dothisatday’sendorafter2‐

4hoursofcontinuoususe.

TROUBLESHOOTING

TECHNICALDETAILS

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

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Forservicingpleasecontactourservicetechniciansattheaddressornumberbelow.

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CAUTION–SafetyAdvice

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Electrical:

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• Disconnectpowercordatwalloutletbeforechangingbrushes,liftingmachineofffloororservicing.

• Keepawayfromwater.

• Inspectpowercordpriortoeachuseforabrasionsorcuts–ifcutsarefoundreplacecordbeforeuse.

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Thismachinehasrotatingbrushes:

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• Donotrunoverelectrical,telephoneorcomputercables.

• Donotleavemachinepluggedinwhenunattended.

• Keepchildrenaway.

• Ensurehandleisinuprightpositionandlockisworkingcorrectlypriortoconnectingtopowersupply.

• Donotrunmachineoverloosecarpetfibersoredgesofrugsorcarpetmatting.

• Alwaysstoremachineinstoragetraytoprotectbrushes.

• Alwaystestcleananareawhencleaningadifferentcarpetorafterchangingtodifferentbrushes.

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Continuouspassesoverthesameareawithanybrushmaydamagethecarpetfibers.

Usewithcaution

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ITISTHEUSER’SRESPONSIBILITYTOOPERATETHIS

APPLIANCESAFELYANDCAREFULLY.

15in20in

MOTOR½hp/800watts

POWERCORD4’16AWGwithground

EXTENSIONCORD50’16AWG

BRUSHSPEED480rpm

WEIGHT45lbs55lbs

HEIGHT81/2”

OVERALLWIDTH

CLEANINGWIDTH15in20in

91/4”

LIMITEDWARRANTY



Whatdoesthiswarrantycover?Anymanufacturingdefectsinoriginalmaterial,includingoriginalpartsandworkman‐

ship,undernormaluseandconditions.



Forhowlong?ForaperiodofoneyearfromthedateoforiginalpurchaseintheU.S.



Whatwillbedone?Wewillprovidemachinerepairserviceatnochargeforlaborandpartsorreplaceitatourdiscre‐

tion.Partswillbeproratedaccordingtowear.



Howdoyoumakeawarrantyclaim?Ifitbecomesnecessarytorepairyourunit,youneedtopackagetheunitinawell‐

paddedheavycardboardbox.YoumustcallusforanRMA#andencloseapaperwiththefollowingdetails—

• Name

• Company

• Address

• Phone

• Fax

• Descriptionoftheclaim

• Copyofinvoice

• Sendto:R.E.WhittakerCo.

302S.CrotonAve.

NewCastle,PA16101USA

Freightmustbeprepaidtoourfacility.Insuranceisrecommended.



Whatdoesyourwarrantynotcover?Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverthefollowing:

• Damagefromnegligence,misuse,abuse,accident,orfailuretofollowoperatinginstructions.

• ChangesorrepairsbyanyoneotherthanR.E.WhittakerCo.

• Unitonwhichtheserialnumberhasbeendefaced,modifiedorremoved.

• Ordinaryadjustments,whichyoucanperformasoutlinedintheoperator’smanual.

• Gearstripping.



Whatotherlimitationsapplytothiswarranty?THISWARRANTYISNON‐TRANSFERABLEANDAPPLIESONLYTO

THEORIGINALPURCHASERANDDOESNOTEXTENDTOSUBSEQUENTOWNERSOFTHEPRODUCT.THIS

WARRANTYISVALIDONLYINTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA.ANYAPPLICABLEIMPLIEDWARRAN‐

TIES,INCLUDINGTHEWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY,ARELIMITEDINDURATIONTOAPERIODOF

THEEXPRESSEDWARRANTYASPROVIDEDABOVEBEGINNINGWITHTHEDATEOFORIGINALPUR‐

CHASEATRETAILANDNOWARRANTIES,WHETHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED,SHALLAPPLYTOTHE

PRODUCTTHEREAFTER.WEMAKENOWARRANTYASTOTHEFITNESSOFTHEPRODUCTFORANYPAR‐

TICULARPURPOSEORUSE.



THEEXTENTOFOURLIABILITYUNDERTHISLIMITEDWARRANTYISTHEREPAIRORREPLACEMENT

PROVIDEDABOVEANDINNOEVENTWILLOURLIABILITYEXCEEDTHEPURCHASEPRICEPAIDBYTHE

PURCHASEROFTHEPRODUCT.UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCESWILLWEBELIABLEFORANYLOSS,DI‐

RECT,INDIRECT,INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGEARISINGOUTOFORINCON‐

NECTIONWITHTHEUSEOFTHISPRODUCT.



Howdoesstatelawapplytoyourwarranty?THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS,BUTYOU

MAYALSOHAVEOTHERRIGHTSWHICHVARYFROMSTATETOSTATE.SOMESTATESDONOTALLOW

LIMITATIONSONIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOREXCLUSIONORLIMITATIONOFINCIDENTALORCONSE‐

QUENTIALDAMAGE,SOTHESERESTRICTIONSMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU

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