Ex rac ion Equipmen
The Flash Xtractor II will work with portable or truck mounted extractors.
The higher air flow of truck mounted extractors will allow your Flash Xtractor II to
extract more water, faster. When using a portable extractor, if you slow down to allow
the tool to extract more water you will still get excellent results.
Ex rac ion Procedure
1. Connect the vacuum hose from your extractor to the elbow barb on the top of the
Flash Xtractor II base. A 2” cuff will fit over the barb, a 1-1/2” cuff will fit inside
the barb.
2. Turn the extractor ON.
3. If there is standing water, place the Flash Xtractor II in the center of the room to
remove the standing water down to the carpet level. When the standing water has
been removed, place the Flash Extractor in the desired starting point, usually in a
corner of the room, and stand on top of the Flash Xtractor II. After approximately
5-10 seconds, the majority of the water will be removed. Continued extraction
from 10 - 30 seconds may remove more water, however by 30 seconds any
additional extraction time produces little or no increase in removal. The exact time
between position changes can be determined by watching the flow rate of the
water being extracted and moving when the flow diminishes. When ready to
move, pull the handle back to release the vacuum as you step off of the Flash
Xtractor II and move to the next position. The movement to the next extraction
position can be to the side, forward or back. The new position should be adjacent
to but not overlapping the previous extraction position. Repeat the movement and
extraction procedure until you have covered the entire area to be extracted.
4. After you have completed your extraction pass over the entire area, disengage a
portion of the carpet in the area being extracted and test the pad to determine if
additional extraction is required. Squeeze the pad. If you can squeeze out any
water, you need to make another pass over the area with your Flash Xtractor II.
Repeat test and extract more as needed. When in doubt, extract again.
5. A standard carpet wand can be used with your extractor to remove any residual
water remaining on the carpet face fibers.
USING THE FLASH XTRACTOR II
