PowerBoss Phoenix 28, Phoenix 30, Phoenix 33 Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual

Phoenix 28/30/33 (7311.43)

Introduction

Preface

Introduction

Dear customer, It is our desire that the
good characteristics of the Phoenix 28/
30/33 should justify the confidence you
demonstrated by making this purchase.
Prior to the first use, carefully read the
chapter "Safety Information” as this will
ensure your safe operation of the ma­chine.
Your own safety, as well as the safety of
others, depends to a great extent on
how the machine is moved and operat­ed. Therefore, this operation and main­tenance manual must be read and un­derstood prior to the machine being
used for the first time.
The manual provides valuable informa­tion about operation, service and main­tenance. The warning symbols as used
in this manual identifies items relevant
to safety. Please observe the safety
provisions (see chapter "Safety Infor­mation”).
Your authorized PowerBoss dealer will
be pleased to answer further questions
regarding the vehicle or the operation
and maintenance manual.

Please be advised explicitly that we
cannot accept any legal issues out of
the contents of this manual.
If repair work has to be performed make
sure that only genuine spare parts are
used; only genuine spare parts may
guarantee a dependable machine.
We reserve the right for technical im­provement..

Valid as of: March 2012

PowerBoss Inc.
175 Anderson Street
NC 28315 U.S.A.
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Proper use

The scrubber is for attachment to the
Phoenix 28/30/33. The Phoenix 28/30/
33 is a vacuum srubbing machine for
wet cleaning of hard-surfaced floors.
Using the equipment beyond this scope
of application will be deemed improper
use; The manufacturer cannot be held
liable for consequential damages; the
user alone bears the risk.
The term of proper use also includes
operation, maintenance and repair work
to be performed in compliance with the
manufacturer's specifications.
The scrubber may only be used by per­sons that are familiar with the machine
and aware of possible hazards
involved. The applicable Accident Pre­vention Regulations and further regula­tions in vigour concerning aspects of
safety and working medicine will have
to be complied with. If modifications to
the scrubber are made in absence of
the manufacturer's prior consent, the
latter cannot be held liable for damage
resulting from such unauthorized modi­fication.

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Introduction

Notes on warranty

The terms of the sales contract apply.
Damages are not subject to warranty if
they are due to non-compliance with the
maintenance and service provisions.
The maintenance work has to be per­formed by an authorized PowerBoss
service center and confirmed in the
"Maintenance certificate" which is the
warranty document.
The following is excluded from
warranty: fuses, natural wear, damages
caused by overload, inexpert handling
and unauthorized modification of the
machine. Moreover, any claim for war­ranty cannot be accepted if damages of
the machine are caused by fitting parts
or accessories without PowerBoss’s
prior and explicit consent or by non­compliance with the maintenance in­structions.

Acceptance of the machine

Upon arrival, check machine for possib­le damages in transit. Follow unpacking
instructions on shipping pallet. Each
unit has been tested and throughly in­spected before shipment. Any damage
is the responsibility of the delivery carri­er who should be notified immediately.

PowerBoss Inc.
175 Anderson Street
NC 28315 U.S.A.
T elephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Table of Content

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Notes on warranty . . . . . . . . . 3

Acceptance of the machine . . 3

1 Safety information . . . . . . . . 5

1.1 Safety and Warning Symbols. 5

1.2 General Provisions. . . . . . . . . 6

1.3 Provisions for Operation. . . . . 6

1.4 Maintenance instructions . . . . 7

1.5 Specific Hazards . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.6 Information for Protection of En-

vironment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.7 Labels at the Machine . . . . . . 9

2 First Operation . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.1 Instruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.2 Initial charging procedure. . . 10

2.3 Before Putting into Op eration10

2.4 Start Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.5 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.6 Stop Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.7 After Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.9 Tie-down points . . . . . . . . . . 11

3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1 Method of operation . . . . . . . 12

3.1.1 Brush Deck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1.2 Solution Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1.3 Squeegee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.4 Recovery Tank. . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.5 Travel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.1.6 Batteries and Charger . . . . . 13

3.1.7 Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2 Operating and Indicating Ele-

ments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2.1 Operating Panel . . . . . . . . . . 14

3.2.2 At the machine. . . . . . . . . . . 17

4 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . 20

5 Maintenance and Care. . . . 22

5.1 PowerBoss System Mainte-

nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.2 Maintenance Document . . . . 23

5.3 Maintenance Schedule. . . . . 24

5.4 Battery Systems. . . . . . . . . . 28

5.4.1 Charge Batteries . . . . . . . . . 29

5.4.2 Low Discharge Signal sender

(LDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.4.3 Maintenance of Drive Batteries
29

5.4.4 Remove Batteries. . . . . . . . . 29

5.4.5 Install Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.4.6 Disposal of Batteries . . . . . . 29

5.5 Solution Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.5.1 Fill Solution Tank . . . . . . . . . 31

5.5.2 Empty Solution Tank . . . . . . 31

5.5.3 Clean Solution Filter. . . . . . . 31

5.6 Recovery Tank. . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.6.1 Empty Recovery Tank . . . . . 33

5.6.2 Clean Recovery Tank. . . . . . 33

5.6.3 Clean Suction Filter . . . . . . . 33

5.7 Disc brush deck . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.7.1 Clean Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.7.2 Change Brushes . . . . . . . . . 34

5.7.3 Change Deflector Roller. . . . 34

5.7.4 Change Sealing Strip . . . . . . 34

5.8 Cylindrical brush deck . . . . . 35

5.8.1 Clean dirt hopper . . . . . . . . . 35

5.8.2 Remove brushes . . . . . . . . . 35

5.8.3 Clean brushes . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5.8.4 Fit brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5.8.5 Change deflector roller. . . . . 35

5.9 Squeegee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

5.9.1 Cleaning the Squeegee . . . . 36

5.9.2 Changing the Sealing Strips. 36

5.9.3 Adjusting the Sealing Strips. 37

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Safety information

1 Safety information

1.1 Safety and Warning Symbols

All paragraphs in this manual referring
to your personal safety, the safety of
your machine and the environment pro­tection are attributed one of the follow­ing warning symbols:

Symbol Hazardous for ... Description

Safety Provisions persons and goods Safety Provisions in dangerous situation caused by

misuse inaccurate adherence of instructions or pre­scribed work routine.

CAUTION the machine important information on handling the machine in

order to maintain operability.

Ecological hazard the environment due to use of substances representing an inherent

danger to health of environment

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Safety information

1.2 General Provisions

• Apart from the provisions contained
in this instruction manual, the gener­al safety provisions and the accident
prevention regulations as impose d
by law have to be complied with.

• Before taking your machine into op­eration, carefully read the instruction
manual as well as other separate in­structions for accessories or at­tached implements and comply with
all points mentioned there during
work.

• Persons being trained by qualified
PowerBoss technicians only are au­thorized to operate, service and re­pair the machine.

• You are advised to thoroughly study
the safety instructions since precise
knowledge helps prevent errors dur­ing machine operation and thus
guarantee proper use of the ma­chine.

• The operating instructions have to
be at hand at the place of use of the
machine, and therefore have to be
kept readily available at the ma­chine.

• When selling or letting the machine
for rent, hand out these documents

to the new owner/operator and have
the transfer certified!

• The warning and instruction plates
attached to the machine contain
valuable advice about safe opera­tion. Immediately replace incomplete
or illegible labels.

• As far as safety standards are con­cerned, spare have to equal genuine
spare parts!

1.3 Provisions for Operation

• Before first operation of the machine,
fully charge the battery with an initial
charging procedure and comply with
the operating instructions of the
charger as well as with those of the
battery manufacturer. PowerBoss
cannot be held liable for damages
resulting from an insufficient initial
charge.

• Before taking into operation, check
the machine for operational safety!
Immediately remedy malfunctions!

• It is indispensable for the operator to
get acquainted with all attached im­plements and controls as well as
with their function before operation
begins. Once you have started to
work, no time will be left to do so!

• When working with the machine use
firm and skid proof shoes.

• The machine may be used only on
such surfaces clearly specified by
the owner or his authorised repre­sentative.

• When working with the machine, pay
strict attention to any persons in the
close vicinity.

• Start moving immediately after brush
deck has switch on otherwise the
brush might leave traces on the floor.
Lift the brush deck before moving
over obstacles (doorsteps).

• Use only cleaning agents suitable for
automatic machines (low-foaming)
and comply with the instructions for
use, disposal and with the warning
information specified by the cleaning
agent's manufacturer.

• Only fold open empty recovery tank.

• The machine is not designed for col­lecting hazardous, inflammable or
explosive dusts or substances.

• Usage of the machine in explosive
areas is prohibited.

• Pull the switching key to avoid unau­thorized use of the machine.

• Before transport of the machine, lift
the squeegee and the brush deck.

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Safety information

Adapt driving habits to local condi­tions.

• The machine may be used only for
operation on plane areas with a max­imum inclination of up to 10 %.

1.4 Maintenance instructions

• The daily and weekly maintenance
and repair task must be performed
by a qualified operator. For further
maintenance and repair work be­yond please contact your local Pow­erBoss service center.

• Observe the maintenance activities
and intervals set out in the instruc­tion manual.

• Maintenance and repair work may
be carried out only by means of ap­propriate tools.

• Have the machine checked for safe
condition in the sense of the Acci­dent Prevention Regulation by an
expert at regular intervals (recom­mendation: at least once yearly) as
well as after modifications or repair.

• Spare parts have to equal the techni­cal requirements as specified by the
manufacturer! Genuine spare parts
guarantee compliance with these re­quirements.

• Switch off the engine and remove
the key before inspecting the ma­chine or performing any mainte­nance work.

• To prevent the machine from bei n g
used by unauthorized persons, the
control key must be removed.

• When performing work at the electri­cal system, be sure to disconnect the
battery plug.

• Make sure to protect the recovery
tank against accidental closing or tilt­ing down before working in the area
of a lifted tank lid.

• Do not clean the electrical parts by
means of high-pressure cleaning
equipment.

• The use of aggressive detergents is
prohibited.

• Let the machine dry after cleaning.

• The machine may be taken into op­eration after all protective devices
have been fitted and positioned.

1.5 Specific Hazards

Electric system

• Only use genuine fuses with the
specified ratings.

• In case of malfunction of the electric
system, shut the machine down im-

mediately and have it serviced.

• Only qualified personnel are autho­rized to work on the electrical instal­lations and only according to electro­technical rules.

• Inspect/check the electrical equip­ment of the machine at regular inter­valls. Clear up any defects immedi­ately, such as loose connections or
damaged cables.

Battery

• Observe the operating instructions of
the battery manufacturer.

• Never place metal objects or tools on
batteries - short-circuit hazard!

• Due to alteration of the centre of
gravity, only use batteries as re­leased and at the prescribed position
only.

• Provide for sufficient ventilation of
areas where batteries are charged. –
Explosion hazard!

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Safety information

1.6 Information for Protection of
Environment

• For safe use of substances inheriting

a danger to health and environment
specific knowledge is required.

• Observe the legal directives and lo-

cal regulations for disposal of deter­gents.

• Used batteries labelled as recyclable

contain reusable economic goods.
According to the crossed dustbin la­bel these batteries must not be add­ed to the normal waste.

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Safety information

A

B

C

1

2

3

1.7 Labels at the Machine

The following safety and information la­bels are legibly attached to the ma­chine. Replace missing or illegible la­bels immediately.

PowerBoss nameplate (Fig. 1/1)

Machine identification number (Fig. 1/2)

Recovery tank drain hose (Fig. 1/3)

A = Read and observe the instruction
manual (Fig. 1/2)
B = Maximum inclination of 10%
(Fig. 1/2)
C = Do not clean the machine by means
of high-pressure cleaning equipment
(Fig. 1/2)

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First Operation

2 First Operation

2.1 Instruction

Only persons trained by qualified Pow­erBoss technicians are authorized to
operate, service and repair the ma­chine. Operators must read and under­stand this manual before operating or
maintaining this machine.

2.2 Initial charging procedure

Before first operation of the
machine, fully charge the bat­tery with an initial charging pro­cedure and comply with the op­erating instructions of the char­ger as well as with those of the
battery manufacturer. Power­Boss cannot be held liable for
damages resulting from an in­sufficient initial charge.

2.3 Before Putting into Operation

Complete the following inspections be­fore taking the machine into operation:

1. Check the area around the machine

for signs of leakage. Hoses, lines
and tanks must be free from any
leakage or damage.

2. Install brushes and squeegee, see

maintenance chapter.

3. Install batteries and connect battery
plug, see maintenance chapter.

4. Check battery charge and proceed
to re-charging of batteries if required.
Generally proceed to initial charging
before first operation of the machine.

5. Empty recovery tank and clean it if
required, see maintenance chapter.

6. Re-fill solution tank and add cleaning
agent according to the manufactur­er's recommendations.

Use only cleaning agents suit­able for automatic machines
(low-foaming) and comply with
the instructions for use, dispos­al and with the warning infor­mation specified by the clean­ing agent's manufacturer.

2.4 Start Machine

Proceed with the following to set the
machine to operating mode:

• Disconnect mains plug of the char­ger from outlet and fasten to holder.

• Switch on machine by actuation of
key switch from position (0) to posi­tion (1).

2.5 Operation

1. Switch on the machine.

2. Use lever (Fig. 5/3) to lower squee­gee. Suction turbine switches on au­tomatically.

3. Switch on solution supply by means
of tip-switch (Fig. 4/14).

4. Adjust solution amount by means of
tip-switch (Fig. 4/13). Lower brush
deck via pedal (Fig. 3/8). Solution
supply and brush deck starts auto­matically.

5. Use the speed control knob (Fig. 4/
16b) to adjust the work speed. Use
the direction switch(Fig. 4/16a) to se­lect forward or reverse. Pull the bail
handle (Fig. 4/16c) to start moving.

Start moving machine immedi­ately after switch on the brush
deck, otherwise the brushes
leave traces on the floor. Lift
brush deck before passing
over steps and other obsta­cles.

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2.6 Stop Machine

Releasing the bail handle will stop the
motion of the machine as well as the
brush deck and the solution supply.
Switch the machine off using the key­operated switch. Protect the machine
against unintentional movements or
against being inadvertently started.

2.7 After Work

1. Move the machine to a suitable site
for maintenance.

2. Stop machine, lift squeegee and
brush deck and remove the key.

3. Empty and clean recovery tank.

Observe the legal directives
and local regulations for dis­posal of detergents.

4. Check solution filter.

5. Check seals and suction hose.

6. Check operating fluid levels, function
and setting.

7. Charge batteries.

8. Clean the machine.

Empty the solution tank before shutting
down the machine for a longer time.

Do not clean the electrical
parts by using high pressure
cleaning equipment.

2.8 Transporting the machine

To move the machine to the place
where it is to be used, switch it on, lift­out squeegee and brush deck pull the
bail handle start movement.

2.9 Tie-down points

In case of transport on a vehicle or trail­er, the machine has to be protected
against rolling off. Tie the machine
down firmly by lashing it to the front with
the eye bolts (Fig. 2/1) and to the rear
with the chassis (Fig. 2/2) .

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Operation

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3Operation

3.1 Method of operation
General

The Phoenix 28/30/33 is a vacuum
scrubbing machine for wet cleaning of
hard-surfaced floors.

3.1.1 Brush Deck

Lower brush deck (Fig. 3/1) via pedal
before scrubbing. The brushes rotate
and solution supply starts automatically
when bail handle is pulled. When ma­chine stopped, brushes and solution
supply switch off automatically. The fig­ures represent disc brush deck type
machines. Equipment of the machine
with cylindrical brush deck is also avail­able.

3.1.2 Solution Tank

Fill the solution tank (Fig. 3/2) after fold­ing up the opening. The solution tank
holds 113 liters and the filling level can
be checked visually (through transpar­ent hose).

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Operation

3.1.3 Squeegee

The movable squeegee (Fig. 3/3) con­sists of the squeegee lift-out, the suc­tion turbine and sealing strips. The
soiled water is wiped from the floor by
means of sealing strips. Squeegee is
lowered via hand lever (Fig. 3/8) . Si­multaneously, the suction turbine
switches on. The suction turbine works
independent of direction of travel and
even if the machine stops. Second ac­tuation of the hand lever lifts the squee­gee up again and suction turbine is au­tomatically switched off with a delay of
15 seconds.

3.1.4 Recovery Tank

The soiled water is taken from squee­gee to the recovery tank (Fig. 3/4) by
suction turbine and suction hose.

3.1.5 Travel Drive

The machine features a continuous
travel drive (Fig. 3/6). The electronic
travel drive control realises modification
of travel speed, direction as well as dy­namic braking.

3.1.6 Batteries and Charger

The machine is equipped with an auto­matic charger unit (Fig. 3/7) and a low
discharge signal sender (LDS) for pro­tection against low discharge.

3.1.7 Options

• Extraction hose including suction pi­pe, joint nozzle and wet suction
nozzle

• Mop holder and tool-box for cleaning
utensils

Accessories such as brushes,
rollers, pads, pad holder with
centerlock and sealing strips
are available. Contact your Po­werBoss Dealer for more infor­mation.

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