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The Maintenance Process
- Clean, Effective & Beneficial
- Our waterfree system provides our users with:
- Touch free operation
- Reduced operating expenses
- Hygienically cleaner than watered urinals
- Ability to conserve a precious resource - water!
- This presentation will guide you through the necessary steps to properly maintain Falcon Waterfree urinals
How the system works
- Vitreous China (Porcelain) urinals
- The cartridge acts as a funnel
- Urine flows down into the cartridge, through blue sealant liquid
- Sediments collect inside the cartridge
- Remaining urine is allowed to pass freely down the drain
- Customers should expect 7000 uses per cartridge
Maintenance is Essential
- The system operates flawlessly when two things are done correctly
- Proper installation
- Proper on going maintenance
- Proper cleaning is essential
Changing Cartridges & Basic Cleaning
Step 1:
Do you have everything needed? The box should have:
- Cartridge (1)
- Plastic key (1)
- Sealant (1)
- Disposal bag (1)
- Plastic glove (1)
- Instructions (1)
step 2
Anticipating Change-out
- Expect 7,000 uses per cartridge
- Estimate the time from install to change:
Examples: Customer has one (1) U1-P 100 users of bathroom @ 10 hrs/day If 2 uses/day by 80% of potential users: 100users x 80% = 80 users x 2 uses ea = 160uses/day 7000 / 160 = 44 days (to cartridge change) Another way to look at it: 7000uses/30days= 230uses/10hrs= 23 uses/hr
Observing Spent Cartridge
- Flow of fluids has nearly stopped
- Run small amount of water down cartridge to observe flow rate
- Flow of fluids has stopped
- Trace amounts of blue sealant are visible on the cartridge
- Important: Premature cartridge failure can be the result of several factors. Contact Falcon Customer Experience Department for assistance in troubleshooting causes: Call: 616-975-0174
Step 3:
Removing the cartridge & disposal
Tip: Use mist of aerosol spray to dissipate odors from open trap
- Using the plastic glove, insert plastic key into cartridge
- Turn counterclockwise, from 12 o'clock to the 11 o'clock position
- Once free, lift upward carefully allowing fluids to drain momentarily
- Place cartridge into disposal bag
- Tightly secure top of bag
- Disposal options:
Step 4:
Flushing the drain line
- To ensure a clear, clean drain line always carefully flush the open line with 1-2 buckets of warm soapy water - ensuring the bottom of the housing and line are clean & there's good flow
- This takes just a moment and ensures open drain lines
- Snaking of lines should occur only when lines cannot be opened with simple flushing
- Care must be taken when snaking to avoid damage to the urinal and/or housing
Step 5:
Install new cartridge
Prep:
- Wipe clean the housing rim area
- This helps prevent sticking of cartridges
Installation:
- Using the key provided, lower the cartridge into the housing at the 11 o'clock position
- Turn clockwise to the 12 o'clock position - locking cartridge into the housing
Step 6:
Priming the cartridge
Step One:
- Fill the cartridge with approximately 32 oz of water or until there no air bubbles escaping from the cartridge.
- It's essential to always add water before proceeding to adding sealant!
Step Two:
- Add blue sealant to cartridge
- Allow sealant to drain into the cartridge until only trace amounts remain
Step 7:
Quick clean-up
Clean-up is a snap!
- Using a sponge or soft rag, wipe away traces of blue sealant remaining on the cartridge
- Spray (mist) cleaner onto bowl surface
- Never dump large amounts of any cleaning solution directly into the bowl
- Wipe with sponge, soft rag or Johnny mop.
- That's it!
Maintenance reminders
Critical steps
Cartridge removal:
- Turn counterclockwise, from 12 o' clock to the 11 o' clock position
- Once free, lift upward carefully allowing fluids to drain momentarily
- Always carefully flush the open line with 1-2 buckets of warm soapy water, ensuring the bottom of the housing and line are clean
- Care must be taken when snaking to avoid damage to the urinal and/or housing
- Wipe clean the housing rim area. This helps prevent sticking of cartridges
- Installation of cartridge:
- Using the key provided, lower the cartridge into the housing at the 11 o'clock position
- Turn clockwise to the 12 o' clock position - locking cartridge into the housing
- It's essential to always add water before proceeding to adding sealant!
- Spray (mist) cleaner onto bowl surface
- Never dump large amounts of any cleaning solution directly into the bowl
- Never dump mop buckets into a urinal with a primed cartridge
Shortened Cartridge Life ?
Troubleshooting
Flushing of cartridge
- Cause: Dumping mop buckets into bowl flushes away sealant
- Solution: Janitorial staff training
Breakdown of sealant
- Causes: Cleaners or other chemicals being dumped into the bowl
- Solutions: Get list of cleaner(s) used by janitorial crew Investigate other chemicals Coordinate with FWT Customer Experience Dept
Plugged with foreign materials
- Causes: Entrance of dirt from mop buckets Presence of items forced into cartridge
- Solutions: Work with janitorial staff Consider use of diverters
Cartridge is used up
- Cause: Customer has received 7000 uses but is unaware, feeling that the unit failed prematurely
- Solution: Work with customer to understand the usage- estimate usage patterns
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