Quick Tips On How to Winterize Your Vactor Truck in Ravensdale, Washington

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Here are some quick tips on how to Winterize your Vactor Truck.

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Freezing Weather Drain Procedure

• Drain Checklist

  1. Empty all water tanks.
  2. Remove all Y-strainers at fill, water pump & other options.
  3. Remove hand gun outlet(s), recirc & HXX drain plugs.
  4. Remove accumulators valve drain plug.
  5. Drain water guns.
  6. Remove optional debris body washout system plug.
  7. Remove plug from under the front hose reel.
  8. Open optional water valve to rodder pump.
  9. Open heat exchanger(s) drain(s).
  10. Remove plug to water pump manifold (2100Plus).
  11. Open all cyclones an allow to drain.
  12. PD units - Open microstrainer housing drains.
  13. PD units - Open silencer drain.
  14. Fan units - Open the fan housing(s) drain.

  LEAVE ALL DRAINS OPEN UNTIL NEXT USE

  

• Warning

  • High pressure water.
  • Serious injury or death can result from sudden release of high pressure water. Remove the rodder hose nozzle and secure the hose end to the adjacent hose loop so reel can rotate. Point the hose towards the ground as ice may be ejected while running rodder pump.
  • Both pressure side water valves must be open prior to operating rodder pump.

  Purgue System

  1. Open handgun and rodder ball valves.
  2. REMOVE rodder nozzle and SECURE hose end to an adjacent hose loop so reel can rotate. Point the hose end towards the ground as ice and water may be ejected while running rodder pump
  3. Start engine and engage water pump for two minutes at slow speed to expel any water.
  4. Turn OFF water pump.
  5. Remove drain plugs from water pump or open optional drain valves and engage water pump for one minnute at slow speed to expel any water.
  6. Turn OFF water pump.
  7. Rotate hose reel in a clockwise direction to expel any water in hose.