Instructional Booklet 936-894-3292
Thank you for choosing The Bathmaster! You are on your way to creating an unmatched bathing experience both for you and the lucky animal. The Bathmaster is designed to save you hours of time and thousands of dollars! The recipient of the bath will be thoroughly cleaned, massaged and spend less time in the tub! Getting Started This instructional booklet is your guide to installing The Bathmaster. We know that you are not a certified plumber or master handyman. Our goal is to make the installation process easy and painless. Just follow the step by step instructions and your new bathing system will be saving you time and money soon! Contents What s in the box?.................................................... 3 Diagram............................................................. 4 Installation...5-8 Metering tips made easy...9 Maintenance....................................................10-11 Warranty...12 2
What Is This Stuff In The Box? A. (2) 14 vinyl pickup tubes B. (4) foot valve strainers C. (4) weights D. (4) gallon caps E. (1) metering tip kit F. (4) screws G. (4) wall anchors for mounting H. (1) blue outlet hose I. (1) blue inlet hose J. (1) spray nozzle K. (1) Bathmaster Unit H I K C A A B F E D J 3
Diagram 8 7 6 5 Unit Manifold - includes all internal components 11 10 9 12 13 14 16 15 17 18 Handle Set Screw Ball Valve Handle (BLK) 1 2 Brass Nut 3 4 Key # Part No. Description Key # Part No. Description 1 BM328900 Outlet Male (Garden Hose) 12 BM440800 3.5 GPM Eductor 2 BM671000 Inlet Quick Connect 13 BM90086227 Select Valve Harness 3 BM90086243 Flow (rinse) Restrictor 14 BM10069274 Check Valve 4 BM90086237 3-Way Brass Ball Valve 15 BM10080900 4-Product Selector Valve 5 BM90086233 Manifold Retainers 16 BM10089260 Gallon Cap with hole 6 BM90086228 Cabinet Back 17 BM509900 Ceramic Weight 7 BM90090248 Hose clamp (metal) 18 BM10089410 Foot Valve Strainer 8 BM90086236 Female Barb Adapter (brass) 9 BM340101 Chemical Pick-Up Barb BM90086229 Cover 10 BM10027209 Metering Tip Kit Not Shown: BM90086242 Hose 1/2" X 6' Blue 11 BM500814 1/4" ID Pick-Up Tube BM238100 Strainer Washer 4
Installation 1 Using a Phillips screwdriver, loosen and take out the screw attached to the black handle. 2 Pull up on the black handle and remove it. 3 Using your hand, turn the brass round nut counter clockwise until it has been removed. If you are having trouble, use a pliers. 4 Press in the quick release buttons located on the left and right side of the unit. Lift up and remove the cover of the unit. 5 Determine a mounting location within 5 feet of the water supply. When deciding where to place the Bathmaster unit (K.) make sure it is positioned slightly above the area where shampoo/conditioner will be. 6 Mark the wall for the 4 wall anchor (G.) locations. 7 Drill 4 holes using a 9/32 drill bit. 8 Install the 4 wall anchors (G.) 9 Position The Bathmaster unit (K.) lined up with the wall anchors (G.) 10 Using a Flat Head screwdriver, screw the 4 screws (F.) into the 4 wall anchors (G.) 11 Pick up the blue inlet hose (I.) This hose has a female quick connect on one end and a female connect with filter screen & black washer on the other. 12 Pull down with two fingers on the outside of the female quick connect. 13 While pulling down on the outside of the female quick connect, slide over the male quick connect (located at the bottom back of the unit) and let go. The two connections are now attached. 5
14 Attach the female connect with filter screen & black washer to your water source. 15 Pick up the blue outlet hose (H.) This hose has a female connect with a black washer on one side and a male connect for the spray nozzle on the other. 16 With your hand, screw the female connect with black washer onto the male connect (located at the bottom front on the unit) until tight. 17 Pick up the spray nozzle with washer installed (J.) and with your hand, screw the nozzle onto the male connect on the blue outlet hose (H.) until tight. Make sure that all the fittings you just put into place are water tight. 18 Pick up the bag containing the metering tip kit (E.) and open it. 19 Chose the 4 metering tips you wish to use. We allow you to use the shampoos/conditioners of your choosing with The Bathmaster. However, dilution ratios range anywhere from Ready To Use all the way up to 85 to 1. Please refer to Metering Tips Made Easy on page 9 of this instructional booklet to assist you in choosing the right metering tips. 20 After deciding what metering tips you want to use, press each firmly into the black hose barb fittings on the left side of the unit. These are labeled 1, 2, 3 and 4. 21 If you are having trouble getting the metering tips into the black hose barb fittings, gently tap the metering tip(s) with a SMALL hammer to get them in. 22 Pick up the cover of the unit and place it back on the unit until the two quick release buttons snap back into place 23 Grab the brass round nut which you removed earlier and turn clockwise until tight. 6
24 Pick up the black handle and screw you removed earlier and put them back on the unit. 25 Make sure the handle is in the OFF position. 26 Pick up one of the two 14 clear vinyl pickup tubes and remove the twist ties. 27 Straighten the clear vinyl pickup tube, measure 7 (or applicable length) and cut. If 7 is too long, cut to suit your needs. We just do not want you to cut the tubes too short. 28 You now have two 7 (or applicable length) tubes. 29 Pick up the other 14 clear vinyl pickup tube and repeat the process above. 30 You now have four 7 (or applicable length) clear vinyl pickup tubes to go into your four products. 31 Take those four 7 (or applicable length) clear vinyl pickup tubes and attach firmly over the metering tips you installed earlier. 32 Pick up the gallon cap and slide one 7 (or applicable length) tube through predrilled 3/8 cap hole. 33 Pick up weight and slide 7 (or applicable length) tube through the center of the weight. 34 Pick up foot valve strainer and press firmly into the end of the 7 (or applicable length) tube. 35 Repeat the steps above for the three remaining 7 (or applicable length) tubes. 36 Remove cap(s) from your gallons of shampoo/conditioner 37 Place your 7 (or applicable length) tubes (which now have a cap, weight and foot valve strainer) into your gallons of shampoo/conditioner and screw cap on tightly. 7
Make sure the tube(s) reach the bottom of the shampoo/conditioner 38 Insert the other end of your 7 (or applicable length) tubes onto black hose barb fittings with metering tips installed. Make sure handle is in the OFF position because we are about to turn the water on! 39 Turn on the water supply to the unit. 40 Grab the blue outlet hose firmly, directing it away from yourself. 41 Slowly turn the black handle to the RINSE position until fully opened. This will purge any air out of the unit. 42 Turn the black handle to OFF position. 43 Turn the grey product selector handle to position 1. 44 Turn the black handle to CLEAN position. 45 Run until you see the shampoo/conditioner fill the 7 (or applicable length) tube and you start to see sudsy water spraying through the spray nozzle. The time required for this process will vary depending on the shampoo/conditioner you use. 46 Turn the grey product selector handle to position 2 and repeat process above. 47 Turn the grey product selector handle to position 3 and repeat process above. 48 Turn the grey product selector handle to position 4 and repeat process above. 49 Once all four shampoos/conditioners are running through the system you are done! 50 Make sure you turn the black handle to the OFF position. 8
Metering Tips Made Easy First things first. When we were designing The Bathmaster Animal Bathing System, two things shined above all else. This unit needs to save you time and money. We chose a metering tip system (internally) for product dilution so you (the owner) could control exactly how much shampoo/ conditioner is used to bathe the animals in your salon. Other similar systems use a product dial (externally) that gives anyone using the system, the ability to increase the amount of product easily. Wasted product is wasted money. To find the right metering tips for your products, we recommend you use the purple tips for shampoo and the light purple tips for conditioner. If these tips are not giving you enough product, try the next largest tip until you find the perfect flow for you! Example: If the Purple tip(s) are not giving you enough product flow, try the Aqua tip(s). If the Aqua tip(s) are not giving you enough product flow, try the Yellow tip(s). Continue until you find the perfect flow. Metering Tip Diameters: Tip Color Hole Diameter Gray Black Beige Red White Blue Tan Green Orange Brown Yellow Aqua Purple Pink Light Purple fbiggest fsmallest 9
Maintenance The Bathmaster Animal Bathing System requires maintenance. Equate it to changing the oil in your car. To keep the Bathmaster performing at an optimum level, here is our recommended maintenance schedule. Weekly (or as necessary) 1) Make sure foot valve strainers (B.) are free from hair and debris. 2) Check the blue inlet hose screen (I.), located next to your water source. 3) Unscrew the spray nozzle (J.) and check for any build up. If applicable, remove build up. Monthly (or as necessary) 1) Check for leaks and tighten necessary fittings. Replace hose washers if necessary. 2) If the product bottle collapses, poke a pin hole above the product level 3) Place a few drops of household oil on the stem of the black handle 4) Clean the spray nozzle by removing it from the hose. Push a paper clip through each hole and clean with a household lime and/or calcium cleaner. Rinse thoroughly to make sure all debris is removed. 5) Use a toothbrush to clean the screen washer located in the blue inlet hose connected directly to the freshwater supply. Quarterly (or as necessary) 1) Clean the 4-Product Selector Valve (15 on parts diagram) - Remove the Bathmaster cover (refer back to Installation steps 1,2,3 and 4) - Using a pliers, pinch one hose clamp and slide down tube. - Repeat with other 3 hose clamps - Slightly pull hoses away from center of the 4-Product Selector Valve without completely removing the hose(s) - Push down on locking collar (the lighter grey piece that has 3 nubs on each side) 10
If the knob is not locked into one of the product selections, you will not be able to reassemble the 4-Product Selector Valve - Insert spring into product selector knob - Align flat section of the white disk with the flat section of the product selector knob Make sure that the machined slot on the white disk is facing the 5 hole surface - Align the knob, collar, spring and white disk (which you just assembled) over the 5 hole section - Push towards unit and turn counter clockwise 1/8 turn. - Push hose(s) back toward the center of the 4-Product Selector Valve until secure - Using a pliers, pinch hose clamps and return to area over grey barbs - Place cover back on unit (22) Due to the variance of scenarios (water pressure, viscosity of product, gallons of flow per minute, etc.) 11