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User Manual: Rotomolded Portable Foam Units | English
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT
Model No.: FI-30N, FI-30NK, FI-30NV, FI-30N-ST, FI-30NK-ST, FI-30NV-ST
Operaon Instrucons:
1. Followallinstruconsfromchemicalmanufacturer.
Fillthetankwithwaterandtheadvisedpercentageof
chemicalconcentrate.
2. Withballvalve(HV60)intheclosedposion,pluganair
lineintotheairng(AP25).
3. Slowlyopentheballvalve(HV60)completely.
4. Adjusttheneedlevalve(NV14Y)todesiredwetnessor
drynessoffoamfollowingthestepsbelow:
a. Closeneedlevalvecompletelyinclockwisedirecon.
b. Openneedlevalveincounter-clockwisedirecon3
completeturns.
c. Connuetoopenvalvein¼turnincrementsallowing30
secondsbetweenadjustmentsunlproperconsistency
offoamisachieved.
Aer Use Instrucons:
1. Flushtheunitwithfreshwaterfor5minutes.
2. Disconnecttheairlinefromtheairng(AP25)and
relieveanyremainingpressureinthesystembyopening
thedischargeballvalve(HV60).
3. Closetheballvalve(HV60)aerallpressurehasbeen
relievedfromthesystem.
Maintenance Instrucons:
Tokeepyourportabletankfoameroperangproperly,
periodicallyperformthefollowingmaintenanceprocedures:
• Checktheairpump(P56/P56K/P56V)forwearandleaks.
• Inspecthosesforleaksorexcessivewear.Makesureall
hoseclampsareingoodcondionandproperlysecured.
• Replacelter(AFR25)inregulator(R25)asneeded.
• Checkthesucontubeandscreenfordebrisandcleanas
needed.
• Draincompressortankonaregularbasistoensureproper
operaonofpump.
Troubleshoong Instrucons:
• Checktoensurethedischargehoseisuncoiledproperly,
andthattherearenokinksthatcouldobstructuidow.
• Checkairregulatorbowl(ABR25)fordebrissuchas
water,oil,orrustparcles.Cleanbyunthreadingtheair
regulatorbowlfromtheairregulator(R25).
• Ifneedlevalve(NV14Y)valveisopentoofar,thepump
(P56/P56K/P56V)willcycleimproperlyduetolackofair
pressure.Ifthisoccurs,resetneedlevalveasdescribedin
OperaonInstrucon#4.
• Makesureproperfoamingchemicalandconcentraonis
beingused.
• Ifairpassesthroughthepump(P56/P56K/P56V)without
cycling,thepumpneedstobereplaced.
• Iffoamsoluonbacksupintoairregulatorbowl(ABR25),
thecheckvalve(CV38)needstobereplaced.
• Iffoamcomesoutwet,nomaerwheretheneedlevalve
(NV14Y)isposioned,thecheckvalve(CV38)mayneedto
bereplaced.
• Checkforproperairpressureonairgauge(AG100).Air
regulator(R25)isfactorysetat50psi(3.4bar).Operang
rangeis40to80psi(3to5bar)with5to10CFM(141.64
to283.30l/min)
• Iftheunitfoamsatareducedpressure:
o Checktheaircompressorsupplyingtheunit.Ifthe
pressureislessthan40psi,turnthefoamunito
unlthecompressorcancatchup.
o Iftheairsupplyis50psi(4.14bar)orabove,check
theAG100,whichshouldreadnear50psi(4.14bar).
IftheAG100ismoreorlessthan50psi(4.14bar),
adjustthepressurebyturningtheknobonthetopof
theairregulator(R25).
o Ifbothoftheaboveareokay,thestainlesssteel
mixingmesh(SS-MESH)couldbeplugged.Remove
andcleanitbyfollowingtheinstruconsbelow:
1. Besurethefoamunitisnotpluggedintoanair
supplyandbesuretorelieveallstoredpressure
intheunitbyhavingtheballvalve(HV60)inthe
openposion.
2. Removethestainlessadaptor(HBSS1234)from
theteeng(SST12HB38).
3. Removethescreenandthemixingmeshfrom
insidetheteeng(SST12HB38).
4. Cleananyparclesfromthemixingmeshand
thescreen.
5. Replacethemixingmeshandthenthescreen
intothebackoftheteeandscrewthestainless
adaptorbackintothetee.Itisrecommended
touseapipethreadsealantwhenreinstalling
thestainlessadaptorbackintotheteeng
(SST12HB38).Ifthemixingmeshhasalotof
foreignparclesinit,makesurethestrainer
(STR38-IL)issllinplace.
• Checkforpluggedstrainer(STR38-IL).Replacestrainerif
necessary.Strainermustbeused.
