Kegel FLEX 17-5801 Operator's Manual page 131

3. Machine leaves water on the lane after a test clean in various spots but cleans
everywhere else.
a. Squeegee not low enough to the lane (#1 cause).
b. The lane has bad depressions, possibly more than 1/100
around screw holes).
c. Squeegee has a damaged area.
d. Squeegee is worn out and should have been replaced a long time ago.
e. Recovery tank is not in machine.
4. Machine leaves oil streaks in various spots, but cleans everywhere else.
a. Duster is not touching the lane and may not be unwinding enough cloth.
b. Lane has bad depressions.
5. Machine leaves streaks that look like squeegee marks.
a. Cleaner dilution is weak.
b. Someone made a mistake and diluted the diluted cleaner instead of the
concentrate, making one very weak solution.
c. Duster is not touching the lane and may not be unwinding enough cloth.
d. You must not be using Defense-C!
e. Lane has not been cleaned in months, just oiled.
6. Machine strips only 'where' cleaner is applied on the lane.
a. The duster is definitely not touching the lane.
7. Machine drips dirty cleaner and oil off of the squeegee.
a. Rear squeegee blade is not clearing the tail plank. It is very important that
the rear squeegee blade clears the pin deck completely.
b. The squeegee double wipe function has been turned off.
c. Filter in recovery tank is plugged up.
d. Vacuum hose is plugged up with hair and all kinds of nasty stuff.
e. Vacuum motor is failing.
8. Machine pushes cleaner into the gutters and excessive amounts into the pinsetter.
a. The 'Not Me' employee forgot to put the recovery tank in the machine (been
there...done that).
b. Vacuum hose has come off.
c. Real nasty clog in vacuum hose after the squeegee head.
d. Applying too much volume while the machine is traveling too fast.
9. Machine is leaking cleaner.
a. Tubing in pump failed or has come loose and needs to be replaced.
b. Tubing connector failed or came loose.
c. Tank is leaking around fittings.
d. Operator over-filled machine and made a mess.
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