Spectrum Mopit mini User manual
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BASIC OPERATION
WARNING!!!!
· Do Not Use or Pick Up Flammable Materials with the Mopit.
· Do Not Use Mopit Near Flammable Liquids or Vapors.
· Disconnect Battery Cables and Charger Cord Before Servicing.
· Do Not Use or Store Outdoors.
· Do Not Use Bleach in the Mopit
Before using the Mopit mini you need to fill it with water and cleaning
solution.
Filling The Fresh Wa-
ter Tank
This is where you fill the
Mopit with water. It is
best to add the cleaning
solution after you have
filled the tank with water.
It is ok to let water stay
in the fresh water tank
for an extended period of
time.
Using Mopit Cleaning
Solution
Mopit cleaning solution is
very concentrated. It only takes one ounce of solution per Mopit tank
for normal cleaning. For greasy floors you can use 2-3 ounces of solu-
tion per Mopit fill.
The fresh water tank cap is a one ounce measuring cup, you can also
order a one ounce per pump dispenser by calling us at 1-800-290-2833
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BASIC OPERATION
The Mopit Has 3 Switches
The Vacuum Switch
The Solution Switch
The Brush Switch
Simply turn on all three switch-
es and walk. The water switch
will work only when both the
brush and water switches are
on.
When operating the Mopit you
may walk at a normal pace. If
there is a really dirty area,
cleaning performance is in-
creased by pushing the Mopit
slower.
Handle Bar Adjustment
To adjust the handle bar height simply lift up the handle bar quick re-
lease lever, adjust the handle, and then push the quick release lever back
down. You can also use the Mopit mini with the quick release handle
disengaged for quick height ad-
justment when going under tables
and obstacles.
Water Level Gauge
This is the water level gauge. The
fresh water tank holds 2.9 gallons
of water. The recovery tank
holds 4.75 gallons of water.
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BASIC OPERATION
Draining The Dirty Water
It is important to drain the dirty water tank after each use. If dirty water
sits in your dirty water tank for an extended period of time, your ma-
chine will start to stink. Simply remove the drain hose cap and let the
drain hose down onto a floor drain or into a bucket. After draining, be
sure to put the cap on tightly. If the cap is not screwed on tight the ma-
chine will lose suction power.
Charging The Mopit
The Mopit is battery operated. Keep the Mopit plugged in whenever it is
not being used. You do not need to wait until the batteries are fully
charged to use the Mopit. You do not need to run the batteries down
before you can charge the Mopit. To charge the Mopit, plug the Battery
charger into the wall. The on-board charger has one indicator light. The
light will be red or amber when it is charging and green when fully
charged. The Mopit won’t charge if the switches are turned on.
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BASIC OPERATION
Water Valve
The water control valve controls how much water goes onto the floor.
The water valve is full on when the black valve handle is horizontal, and
full off when the handle is vertical. To lower water output, position the
valve between full on and full off.
Transporting
The Mopit
To transport
the Mopit
press down on
the transport
pedal and the
Mopit will tilt
back for
transport
Squeegee
Lift Pedal
The squeegee lift pedal is used for deep cleaning. It allows you to make
multiple scrubbing passes without picking up the water on the floor.
This is called double scrubbing. To lift the squeegee, push the pedal
down and slide it to the right. To drop the squeegee, push the pedal
down and slide it to the left.
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Cleaning The
Water Filter
When you are not
getting enough
water onto the
floor, clean the
water filter. Before
you clean the fresh
water filter make
sure that the water
valve is turned off
(see page 7) Tip the Mopit on its back, pull filter out of its clip, pull off
the water lines, twist the filter housing apart and remove and rinse out
the filter.
Draining The Fresh Water Tank
Occasionally you may need to drain the fresh water tank. The tank will
need to be drained before shipping. There is no harm in leaving water in
the fresh water tank for an extended period of time. You will want to
have the machine outside or positioned over a floor drain when you
drain the tank. Remove the water line from the water valve and open
the valve.
MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Changing The Squeegee Blade
On average the squeegee blade will need to be changed every 2-6 weeks. If the
machine is leaving streaks, and not picking up all of the water, or the Mopit is
not cleaning very well, check your squeegee blade
for wear.
1. Tip the Mopit on its back
2. Remove squeegee wing nut
3. Pull out the squeegee insert and remove
the squeegee blade
4. Place the new squeegee blade over the
squeegee insert
5. Hold the squeegee blade over the two side
dowel pins and slide the squeegee insert pin
into the squeegee bar receiver hole
6. Push the remainder of the squeegee insert into
the squeegee bar and replace the wing nut
7. Replace
the white
squeegee
wheels
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Adjusting The Brush Pressure
WARNING: Adjusting the brush too low can damage the brush motor
and lessen the cleaning performance.
As the scrub
brush wears,
your brush
pressure on the
floor will de-
crease. To com-
pensate for
brush wear,
adjust the
wheels to lower
the brush head.
To adjust the
brush pressure, tip the machine on its back.
Insert a 5/32 Allen wrench into the wheel block windows. Turn the Al-
len wrench counterclockwise one complete turn. Adjust both wheels by
the same amount.
IMPORTANT: You must adjust each wheel by the same amount. Failure to
do so will cause un-even brush wear. If you don’t know if the wheels have both
been evenly adjusted, turn the screw as far as you can clockwise, then begin
again to adjust each wheel counterclockwise by the same amount. It is wise,
with each full turn of the screw, to stand the machine back up and check the
brush deflection from the side of the machine. We recommend one inch of
brush width touch the floor but only a 1/4 inch of brush depth on the
floor.
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Belt Replacement And Tensioning
1. Tip the Mopit on its back
2. Remove belt cover by removing two
Allen screws with on-board 5/32 tool
3. Loosen these two 1/8” Allen screws.
With a 3/16” Allen wrench twist the belt
tensioning screw counter clockwise.
4. Remove old belt
5. Installation is the above steps in reverse
6. Tension belt to 3/8” Deflection
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Brush Replacement
The Mopit mini scrub brush is very durable and
should last at least one year. As the brush
wears it can be lowered by following the in-
structions on page 10. For replacement follow
the steps below.
1. Remove the two Allen screws on the idle
bearing plate by twisting them counter
clockwise.
2. Pull off the bearing plate.
3. Pull the old brush out of the hood
4. Installation is the above steps in reverse
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Cleaning The Recovery Tank And Vacuum Filter
If the recovery tank is not
cleaned out regularly the
Mopit will begin to stink. To
clean, remove the clean out
access cap by twisting it
counterclockwise. Open the
drain hose and place it over
a floor drain. Use a hose
with a sprayer to spray out
the recovery tank. It may
also help to back flush the
drain hose. Pull the Vac hose
elbow out of the tank and then spray off the vacuum filter.
After spraying out the tank, use a trigger sprayer to spray undiluted
bleach all over the
inside of the recovery
tank. Let the tank sit
with the clean out cap
and drain hose cap off
until the inside of the
recovery tank is dry. If
your machine still has
a foul odor order
some Mopit deodoriz-
er from Spectrum.
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Replacing The Battery Pack
A properly cared for lithium battery pack should last for about 2000 charging
cycles.
IMPORTANT: It is critical that the batteries be replaced with 24Volt LiFePo4
Lithium batteries.
1-Make sure all of the switches are off and Remove the 4 switch plate screws
2. Remove the charger plate thumb screw
3. pull the battery out remove quick electrical disconnect.
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Brush Motor Replacement
On rare occasions the brush motor may need to be replaced. Please call Spec-
trum at 1-800-290-2833 to troubleshoot and see if your brush motor needs to
be replaced. The brush motor is equipped with an automatic thermal circuit
breaker. If the brush motor overheats the breaker will trip and will reset again
when the motor cools down.
You do not need to remove any of the plastic tanks for motor replacement. It
is easiest to replace the brush motor with the Mopit on its back.
You will need a 5/32, 1/8, and 3/16 Allen wrenches
1. Follow the steps on page 11 to remove the belt
2. Remove these four Allen bolts using a 5/32 Allen wrench
3. Pull the drive bearing plate off of the brush and then you can pull the motor
plate out as well
4. Remove the two motor screws using a 1/8 Allen wrench. Transfer the pul-
ley onto the new motor by loosening the pulley set screw.
5. Replacement is the above steps in reverse
6. HINTS: Make sure that the motor pulley is touching only the motor shaft,
not the mo-
tor base.
Make sure
that you
tighten the
set screws
onto the flat
of the motor
shaft.
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Battery Charger Replacement
If the power light does not come on
when plugged in, or if the batteries are
not accepting a charge, the charger
may need to be replaced. To replace,
remove the thumb screw, lift the
hinged cover, disconnect electrical and
pull charger free. Make sure to trans-
fer the power cord gromet to the
new charger.
Vacuum Motor Replacement
1. Drain the recovery tank per instructions on page 6.
2. Pull the Vacuum and Squeegee hose out of the back of the recovery
tank
3. Unlatch the three tank latches and lift the recovery tank off
4. Disconnect the quick electrical quick disconnects
5. After disconnecting the
two vacuum electrical
quick disconnects use a
7/16 Ratchet with an
extension to remove the
3 nuts that hold the vac-
uum in place and remove
the vacuum motor. For
replacement follow the
above steps in reverse.
MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Replacing Water Solenoid
1. Turn off the manual wa-
ter valve
2. Disconnect the solenoid
electrical quick discon-
nect
3. Remove the two Sole-
noid mounting screws
with the on-board 5/32
allen tool
4. Press in the two hose
retaining clips and pull
out the two hoses
5. To replace follow the above steps in reverse
6. Don’t forget to turn the manual water valve back on
Replacing the Drip Tube
Occasionally you may
need to replace your drip
tube it if becomes filled
with debris or you can’t
get water consistently out
of it.
1. Turn off the manual water valve
2. Slide the drip tube out of the 4 clamps.
3. Pull the drip tube off of the tubing at the tee
4. Replace by following the above steps in reverse
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MAINTENANCE / SERVICE
Drain Hose Replacement
1. Drain the dirty water (pg 6)
2. Loosen the hose clamp with a nut
driver or flat head screw driver and
pull off the hose
3. Replace the hose and tighten the hose
clamp
Idle Bearing Replacement
1. Remove the two allen
screws from the idle bear-
ing plate with on-board
tool and remove end
plate.
2. Use the on-board 5/32 Allen
tool to remove this screw
3. Replace the idle cup / bearing
assembly
Drive Bearing Replace-
ment
1. Follow the instructions
on pages 11 and 15 for
removing the brush and
brush motor
2. Pull off the bearing
plate, and replace with a new bearing plate assembly from spectrum
3. See exploded view on page 31
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Not Getting Any Water
1. Make sure the brush and solution switches are both on
2. Check to make sure the manual water valve (pg 7) is turned on.
3. Check to make sure there is water in the fresh water tank.
4. Check to make sure you are getting water past the fresh water fil-
ter. Pull off the tubing past the filter and open the manual water
valve to make sure water comes out.
5. Check to make sure that the solenoid “clicks when you turn on the
brush motor and flip the solution switch on and off.
6. Replace the drip tube. See page 17
7. Call Spectrum for additional troubleshooting
Mopit Batteries Not Charging
1. Check to make sure that the charger power cord is plugged into the
charger and is in good condition and that your power outlet is working.
2. Call Spectrum for troubleshooting. Also see page 16 on charger replace-
ment.
Mopit Is Leaving Black Marks
The most common cause is not getting water onto the floor. Black
marks can also be caused by missing or worn squeegee wheels. See
above for how to fix water issues and page 9 for squeegee replacement.
Mopit Machine Smells When I Use It
The Mopit will stink when the recovery tank is not cleaned out regular-
ly. See page 13 for how to clean the tank.
Mopit Machine Is Shocking Me When In Use
Static shocks happen when no water is getting to the floor. The static
electricity from the spinning brush causes the static shock. To fix this
issue follow page 19 on not getting any water.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Mopit Machine Leaks When Not In Use
The most common cause for this is a faulty solenoid. Until we can get
you a new solenoid simply turn off the manual water valve (pg 7) when
the Mopit is not in use. Also see solenoid replacement (pg 17). The leak
may also be coming from a drain hose that has a hole in it.
Mopit Not Cleaning Well
Several factors determine how well the Mopit will clean.
1. Water: use hot water for best cleaning. If no water is getting on the
floor or the water delivery is uneven, the cleaning performance will
be poor. See page 19 Not Getting Any Water, to make sure water
delivery is working
2. Brush Pressure: see adjusting and checking brush pressure (pg 10)
3. Suction and water recovery: If your machine is not sucking up the
water well, see page 21 for help. You can also lift the squeegee to
double scrub very dirty areas see page 7 (Squeegee pedal)
4. Battery Charge: If your battery is weak you won’t have much suc-
tion or scrubbing power. See pg 6 and pg 19 on battery charging
5. For more help call Spectrum 1-800-290-2833
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