158Service Manual – SC401, SCRUBTEC 34440 - Recovery SystemFunctional DescriptionThe recovery system removes the dirty water from the floor and pipes it to a recovery tank. When themachine is running, the dirty water on the floor is collected by the squeegee blades and collected through theslots in the same, piped through the vacuum hose and into the tank by the airflow created by vacuum motor(M2). The dirty water is piped into the recovery tank, while the airflow continues to the vacuum fan.A tank with a grid collects the largest debris going through the recovery tank hoseThe automatic float in the vacuum grid stops vacuum system motor (M2) from collecting any liquids.When the automatic float closes and shuts down the vacuum system, the vacuum system motor noise willincrease and the floor will not be dried.The vacuum system is activated automatically with the Main button . It can then be managedindependently via the Vacuum system button The vacuum system is activated in full power or silentmode depending on the last mode in use before the machine was switched off. This mode can be changed byrepeatedly pressing the Vacuum system button The various vacuum modes are also displayed on themultifunction display.When the recovery tank is full it can be emptied through the drain hose