Nilfisk FI-30N User manual

Brand: Nilfisk

Model: FI-30N

Type: User manual

Nilfisk FI-30N is a portable foam equipment designed for cleaning and sanitizing various surfaces with foam. It features a 30-gallon tank capacity, reinforced hose, adjustable foam output, and a discharge wand with vibration control. The device is powered by compressed air and can generate foam distances of up to 30 feet. With its sturdy construction and easy operation, the Nilfisk FI-30N is suitable for use in industries, food processing plants, and other commercial applications.

USER

MANUAL

MODEL NUMBER:

FI-30N

FI-30NK

FI-30NV

FI-30N-ST

FI-30NK-ST

FI-30NV-ST

AND RELATED UNITS

30 Gallon Air Operated Portable Foam

Equipment

English (Original Instrucons)

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User Manual: Rotomolded Portable Foam Units | English

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Model No.: FI-30N, FI-30NK, FI-30NV, FI-30N-ST, FI-30NK-ST, FI-30NV-ST

Read this manual completely and understand the

machine before operang or servicing it.

• Alwayswearprotecveclothing,gloves,andeyewear

whileoperangorservicingunit.

• Avoidcontactofcleaningagentwithskinandeyes.If

contactoccurs,seeSafetyDataSheet(SDS)forfurther

rstaidmeasures.

• Followsafetyinstruconsofchemicalmanufacturer

(SDS).

• Neverpointthedischargewandatanyone.

• Incomingairpressurecannotexceed100psi(7bar).

• Aereachuse,relieveallremainingpressureinthe

systembyunpluggingtheairlinefromtheunitand

openingthedischargeballvalvetopreventaccidental

discharge.

• Aerrelievingthepressurefromtheunit,storetheunit

withtheballvalveintheclosedposion.

• Besuretoushtheunitwithfreshwaterfor5minutes

whenswitchingfromanalkalinetoanacidoranacidto

analkaline.

• Donotexceedauidtemperatureof100˚F(37˚C).

• Onlyusecleananddryair.Airmustbelteredandfree

ofmoistureorpumplifewillbediminished.Ifneeded,

installanairdryerbeforeunit.

• Donotuseairlubricatorbeforetheunit.

PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

Pleasedisposeofpackagingmaterials,oldmachine

components,andhazardousuidsinanenvironmentallysafe

wayaccordingtolocalwastedisposalregulaons.

Alwaysremembertorecycle.

*Specicaonsandpartsaresubjecttochangewithoutnoce.

WARNING Specicaons:

Hose............30feetreinforcedhose,3/4inchinsidediameter

(9metersreinforcedhose,19mminsidediameter)

FoamOutput....................................20to45gallons/minute

(75to170liters/minute)

FoamDistances...............................25to30feet(7to9meters)

LiquidTemperature........................40˚Fto100˚F(4.4˚Cto37˚C)

NoiseLevel......................................Maximum87dB

DischargeWandVibraonLevel…..Maximum2.5m/s²

Dimensions:

Length.......................................31in(787mm)approximately

Width........................................21in(533mm)approximately

Height.......................................37in(940mm)approximately

Weight,includingdischargehoseandwand:

(Empty)................................59lbs(27kg)approximately

(Full)......................................307lbs(139kg)approximately

Requirements:

CompressedAirPressureRequirements:Airregulator(R25)is

factorysetat50psi(3.4bar).Operangrangeis40to80psi(3

to5bar)with5to10CFM(141.64to283.30l/min).

Chemicalrequirements:followallinstruconsfromchemical

manufacturer.

Air Operated Double Diaphragm Pump Models Oered:

P56:PolypropylenebodywithSantoprenediaphragm

P56V:PolypropylenebodywithVitondiaphragm

P56K:PolypropylenebodywithKalrezdiaphragm

Acceptable Products:

Alkalinecleaners,Causccleaners,Sanizers,andAcids

*D-LimonenemayonlybeusedwithKalrezpump

*ChlorinemayonlybeusedwithVitonorKalrezpump

DO NOT USE: All hydrocarbons

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User Manual: Rotomolded Portable Foam Units | English

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT

Model No.: FI-30N, FI-30NK, FI-30NV, FI-30N-ST, FI-30NK-ST, FI-30NV-ST

Operaon Instrucons:

1. Followallinstruconsfromchemicalmanufacturer.

Fillthetankwithwaterandtheadvisedpercentageof

chemicalconcentrate.

2. Withballvalve(HV60)intheclosedposion,pluganair

lineintotheairng(AP25).

3. Slowlyopentheballvalve(HV60)completely.

4. Adjusttheneedlevalve(NV14Y)todesiredwetnessor

drynessoffoamfollowingthestepsbelow:

a. Closeneedlevalvecompletelyinclockwisedirecon.

b. Openneedlevalveincounter-clockwisedirecon3

completeturns.

c. Connuetoopenvalvein¼turnincrementsallowing30

secondsbetweenadjustmentsunlproperconsistency

offoamisachieved.

Aer Use Instrucons:

1. Flushtheunitwithfreshwaterfor5minutes.

2. Disconnecttheairlinefromtheairng(AP25)and

relieveanyremainingpressureinthesystembyopening

thedischargeballvalve(HV60).

3. Closetheballvalve(HV60)aerallpressurehasbeen

relievedfromthesystem.

Maintenance Instrucons:

Tokeepyourportabletankfoameroperangproperly,

periodicallyperformthefollowingmaintenanceprocedures:

• Checktheairpump(P56/P56K/P56V)forwearandleaks.

• Inspecthosesforleaksorexcessivewear.Makesureall

hoseclampsareingoodcondionandproperlysecured.

• Replacelter(AFR25)inregulator(R25)asneeded.

• Checkthesucontubeandscreenfordebrisandcleanas

needed.

• Draincompressortankonaregularbasistoensureproper

operaonofpump.

Troubleshoong Instrucons:

• Checktoensurethedischargehoseisuncoiledproperly,

andthattherearenokinksthatcouldobstructuidow.

• Checkairregulatorbowl(ABR25)fordebrissuchas

water,oil,orrustparcles.Cleanbyunthreadingtheair

regulatorbowlfromtheairregulator(R25).

• Ifneedlevalve(NV14Y)valveisopentoofar,thepump

(P56/P56K/P56V)willcycleimproperlyduetolackofair

pressure.Ifthisoccurs,resetneedlevalveasdescribedin

OperaonInstrucon#4.

• Makesureproperfoamingchemicalandconcentraonis

beingused.

• Ifairpassesthroughthepump(P56/P56K/P56V)without

cycling,thepumpneedstobereplaced.

• Iffoamsoluonbacksupintoairregulatorbowl(ABR25),

thecheckvalve(CV38)needstobereplaced.

• Iffoamcomesoutwet,nomaerwheretheneedlevalve

(NV14Y)isposioned,thecheckvalve(CV38)mayneedto

bereplaced.

• Checkforproperairpressureonairgauge(AG100).Air

regulator(R25)isfactorysetat50psi(3.4bar).Operang

rangeis40to80psi(3to5bar)with5to10CFM(141.64

to283.30l/min)

• Iftheunitfoamsatareducedpressure:

o Checktheaircompressorsupplyingtheunit.Ifthe

pressureislessthan40psi,turnthefoamunito

unlthecompressorcancatchup.

o Iftheairsupplyis50psi(4.14bar)orabove,check

theAG100,whichshouldreadnear50psi(4.14bar).

IftheAG100ismoreorlessthan50psi(4.14bar),

adjustthepressurebyturningtheknobonthetopof

theairregulator(R25).

o Ifbothoftheaboveareokay,thestainlesssteel

mixingmesh(SS-MESH)couldbeplugged.Remove

andcleanitbyfollowingtheinstruconsbelow:

1. Besurethefoamunitisnotpluggedintoanair

supplyandbesuretorelieveallstoredpressure

intheunitbyhavingtheballvalve(HV60)inthe

openposion.

2. Removethestainlessadaptor(HBSS1234)from

theteeng(SST12HB38).

3. Removethescreenandthemixingmeshfrom

insidetheteeng(SST12HB38).

4. Cleananyparclesfromthemixingmeshand

thescreen.

5. Replacethemixingmeshandthenthescreen

intothebackoftheteeandscrewthestainless

adaptorbackintothetee.Itisrecommended

touseapipethreadsealantwhenreinstalling

thestainlessadaptorbackintotheteeng

(SST12HB38).Ifthemixingmeshhasalotof

foreignparclesinit,makesurethestrainer

(STR38-IL)issllinplace.

• Checkforpluggedstrainer(STR38-IL).Replacestrainerif

necessary.Strainermustbeused.

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Model No.: FI-30N, FI-30NK, FI-30NV, FI-30N-ST, FI-30NK-ST, FI-30NV-ST

SSP12

AS1-VS

CST5SS-L

DP-A

DFP7

(see parts list

for color opons)

SSAXLE20.5

FWAX15

FI-30N-HNDL

TANK-30N

W15

CST5SS

FWAX15

PVCV34FM

FW38X78

COT

AHB-3816

TANK ASSEMBLY

ITEM NUMBER: TANK-30N-A

HBSS1234

H34B-H

(Available per .)

SSC34

HOSE AND WAND ASSEMBLY

ITEM NUMBER: SSWA38-HA30

HBSS1234 HHSB1238 W387HV60

ZEROTIPFOAMWANDASSEMBLY

ITEMNUMBER:SSWA38

30(9m)HOSEASSEMBLY

ITEMNUMBER:H34-30

HBSS1234 SN1212HV60 PW10 ST80200

FAN TIP FOAM WAND ASSEMBLY

ITEM NUMBER: PWA34-ST

AKSS34

ANTI-KINK SPRING ASSEMBLY

ITEM NUMBER: AKSS34

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NV14Y

FWP12

SSA14

AP25

HBSS1234

PLATE ASSEMBLY

ITEM NUMBER (Santoprenepump): PA-PF34

ITEM NUMBER (Kalrezpump): PA-PF34K

ITEM NUMBER (Vitonpump): PA-PF34V

P56-BRKT-SCREW

HBSSEL1438

NV14Y

HBSS1438

SSC38EC14-2

SSC38

P56, P56K, or P56V

HBSSEL1814

P56-BRKT

R25

SST12HB38

HBSSEL1438

AG100

CV38

Plate - Inside View

Plate - Back View

HHPB3414

STR38-IL

HBSSEL1438

SSC38

BPS-58SO

PVCV34FM

BPS-58SO

OPTIONAL COMPONENTS

WATERSEPARATOR

ITEMNUMBER:WS-20CFM

30(9m)AIRHOSEASSEMBLY

ITEMNUMBER:AH30

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ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION

AG100 1.5inDRYMODEL20DUALSCALEGAUGE

AHB-3816 ALLENHEADBOLT3/8-16

AKSS34 SSANTI-KINKSPRINGFOR3/4INCHHOSE

AP25 PLUG1/4NPTMAIRFITTING-BRASS

AS1-VS 1/4-20X1/2PHILTRUSSMACHSCREW19-8W/516

ORANGEVIBRASEALPATCH

AW516 5/16LONGARMHEXKEYHARD#519011

B8X58 8X5/8inchSTAINLESSSTEELSHEETMETALSCREW

BPS-58SO BackPanelScrew-5/8inchwithStandO

COT 1/8X1COTTERPIN18-8S/S

CST5SS 5inS.S.SWIVELCASTERWITH4INWHEEL

CST5SS-L 5inS.S.SWIVELCASTERWITH4INWHEELANDLOCK

CV38 PVCCHECKVALVE3/8BARBS-SSSPRING

DFP7 7INCHHINGEDCAPINCLUDESLIDFLANGEANDHINGE

DFP7-C 7INCHDRAINCAPPOLYPROBLACK

DFP7-F 7INCHTANKLIDFLANGEPOLYPRO

DFP7-PIN HINGEPINFOR7INCHFILLCAPANDFLANGE

DFP7-C-BL 7INCHFILLCAPPOLYPROBLUEPANTONE

DFP7-C-GN 7INCHFILLCAPPOLYPROGREENPANTONE

DFP7-C-RD 7INCHFILLCAPPOLYPROREDPANTONE

DFP7-C-YL 7INCHFILLCAPPOLYPROYELLOWPANTONE

DP-A DRAINPLUGASSEMBLYFORTANK-10NTANK-20N

DP FRONTDRAINPLUGFORPORTABLEUNITPOLYPRO

DP-G FKMSQUARECUTDRAINPLUGGASKET

DP-INSERT 304STAINLESSDRAINPLUGINSERT

EC14-2 OETIKERCLAMP13.8

EC75 OETIKERCLAMP-12/04/07

F34SS-L SSCRIPMFERRULE1.90inchesX1.5inchesLONG

F38SS STAINLESS3/8INCHFERRULE

FACI14 FEMALECOUPLER-1/4inNPTF

FW38X78 FLATWASHER3/8X7/8X13/32X.050

FWAX15 FLATAXLEWASHER

FWP12 7/8IDX1.5ODX0.05THKSSFW

FWP14 C-8161/2inSSWASHER

H14B-H 1/4INCHBLUEHOSE-Availableper.

H34B-H 3/4INCHBLUEHOSE-Availableper.

H38B-H 3/8INCHBLUEHOSE-Availableper.

HBBF1438 BRASS1/4inFPTX3/8inHOSEBARB

HBSS1234 STAINLESSHOSEBARB1/2X3/4

HBSS1438 STAINLESSHOSEBARB1/4MPTX3/8BARB

HBSSEL1438 STAINLESSHOSEBARBELBOW1/4INCHNPTX3/8HOSE

BARB

HBSSEL1814 304STAINLESSELBOW1/8INCHNPTX1/4INCHHOSE

BARB

HHPB3414 HEXHEADPOLYREDUCERBUSHING3/4X1/4

HHSB1238 HEXHEADS.S.REDUCERBUSHING1/2inX3/8

HV60 1/2inSTAINLESSBALLVALVE-w/WELDEDNUT

NV14Y FLOWCONTROLVALVE-INCLUDESBLACKKNOB

NV14Y-HNDL KNOBFOR2839-1/4NEEDLEVALVE

P56 5700SANTOPUMP

P56K 5700PUMPWITHKALREZSEALS

P56V FLOJETG57PUMPWITHVITON

20756103B PolyproG57AirPortxHBStraight,w/Vitono-ring

HB14P 1/4inBRASSHBAIRFITTING/G57/P56

HB5638 HOSEBARBFORP56PUMP

HB5638K HOSEBARBFORP56KPUMP

HB5638V HOSEBARBFORP56VPUMP

P56-BRKT PUMPBRACKET-STAINLESSSTEEL

P56-BRKT-SCREW HILOSCREWFORRETAININGP56-BRKT

PLPF PORTABLEFOAMERBACKPLATEW/HINGEANDHOLES

PLPF-PIN 302STAINLESSPORTABLEPLATEHINGEPIN

PVCV34FM PVCVALVE3/4inFPTX3/4inMPT

PW10 3/4inBLACKPOLYPROX10in-FPTBE-SCH.80

R25 AIRREGULATORINCLUDESAIRFILTERANDBOWL

AFR25 AIRFILTERforR25

ABR25 METALAIRBOWLforR25

S142058-VS 1/4-20X5/8PHILTRUSSMACHINESCREW18-8W/#516

VIBRASEALORANGEPATCH

S5161812 5/16-18x1/2PhilPan18-8

SN1212 1/2inHEXSTAINLESSSTEELNIPPLE

SSA14 SS304MALE/FEMALEADAPTOR1/4NPTX1/4NPT

SSAXLE20.5 STAINLESSSTEELAXLE20.5INCHESLONGBY5/8INCHIN

DIAMETERDRILLEDANDBEVELED

SSC34 WORMGEARCLAMP,S/S(.75-1.25)

SSC38 WORMGEARCLAMP,S/S(.25-.63)

SS-MESH STAINLESSSTEELMESHWITHSSSTFORREPLACEMENT

SSST SCREENDISC.687DIA.10X10MESH@.020DIA.

SSP12 STAINLESSSTEELAXLEPLATE-2.5inchX1inch-2HOLE

ST80200 VEEJETNOZZLE,BRASS80200

SST12HB38 STAINLESSTEECOMBO1/2inFPTX3/8inBARBWITH

SSSTANDS.S.MESH

STR38-IL INLINESTRAINER3/8BARB20MESH304STAINLESS

EDPMGSKT

TANK-30N ROTOMOLDED30GALLONUNITW/HANDLE

TANK-30N-HNDL REPLACEMENTHANDLEFORTANK-30N

TW916 1/2INTTOOTHL/W410SS

W15 NONMARKINGWHEELFORPORTABLEUNITS

W387 S.S.304SPRAYWAND3/8inMPTX7inLONG-THREAD

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