Operator's Manual

3.Addtheappropriateamountofwatertothetank
throughthehatch(Figure9).
Ifyouareusingwaterfromaditchorapond,placea
verynescreenovertheinletofthehosetoprevent
unwantedmaterialfromenteringthemixingsystem.
Ensurethatthereisenoughroomforadditivesinthe
mixingsystem.
4.TestthepHofthewater.Ifitisbelow8,addsodaash
untilthepHis8orhigher.
Note:SuppliesfortestingpHareavailablewhere
swimming-poolsuppliesaresold.
5.Slightlyopenthevalveatthebottomofthehopper.
Note:Thevalveworksmoreeffectivelywhenitis
openonlyslightly;itcreatesavacuumeffectthatallows
thedrycomponentstoenterthemixeratafasterrate.
6.Addtheappropriateamountofbentonitetothe
hopper.
Note:Addthebentoniteslowlytoavoidclumping—1
baginapproximately3to5minutes.Openthetank
coverandlooktoensurethattheuidcomponents
aremixingcorrectly.Ifyouseeanyclumps,addthe
componentsataslowerrate.
7.Afteryouhaveaddedtheappropriateamountof
bentonite,addanypolymersthattheparticularsoil
conditionsrequire.
8.Lastly,addanyotherliquidsthatthesoilconditions
require.
9.Allowthemachinetothoroughlymixtheuidfor
severalminutes.
PumpingtheFluidtotheDrill
DANGER
Theuidmixerwillbeelectriedifthehoseis
attachedtothedrillandthedrillstrikesanelectrical
line.Contactingtheuidmixerduringanelectrical
strikemaycausebodilyharm.
•Ensurethattheuid-mixerframeandthetank
framearebondedtothegroundrod.
•Ifastrikeoccurs,stayawayfromtheuidmixer
andthedrill.Donotcontactthemixeruntilthe
electricalstrikehasbeencorrected.
1.Usethetransferhose(provided)toconnectthemixer
andthedrill.
Note:Themixerhasamalecamlocktting(Figure
21)locatedafterthetransfervalve.
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2.Openthetransfervalvetoallowtheuidtoowto
thedrill.
Note:Keepthecirculationvalveopensothattheuid
continuestocirculateinthemixer.
Important:Unlessyouareusingadditionalequipment
tothoroughlycleanthedrillinguid,donotcirculate
theuseduidthroughthemixer.Doingsomaydamage
thepump.
Disposeoftheuseddrillinguid,aswellastheunuseduid
leftinthetank,accordingtoenvironmentalregulations.
DrainingtheTank
Todrainthetank,removethedrainplugfromthesideofthe
tankframe(Figure9).
Disposeoftheuseddrillinguid,aswellastheunuseduid
leftinthetank,accordingtoenvironmentalregulations.
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