Before
the start up, check that the hose connections are correctly set up. In the case of a
reverse setting, the machine would turn the wrong way.The pressure inlet must be connected to the socket (1) which is supplied from the factory with a jack terminal.
Once connected up, to get started, one turns the start-up lever (7). Fill the hopper (2) and then adjust the grading bars (3) with the use of the handles (4), to select the size of mussel required. Move both handles the same distance to avoid the grading bars opening up more at one end than the other.
The machine should be propped onto the grading table, engaging the coupling (5) situated on its edge.
If a greater degree of de-clumping is required, lower the De-clumping machine, shortening its telescopic legs (6), by loosening the wing-nuts (8). One must not lower the machine too far down otherwise the mussels will suffer damage, therefore the level must be brought down gradually to check that the de-clumping is of the required level. When the mussel's vissus are not too tough, the machine can de-clump on a horizontal plane. The hopper must be kept full at all times. When the amount of mussel getting through the outlet is too great, the machine's revolutions must be reduced by turning the lever (7). This way one avoids the mussel being too badly treated.
To
get the motor out of its mounting, loosen the two nuts holding it down and just pull it
out. It often happens that the coupling mounted on the axle of the motor gets stuck due to
rust, because it is made of normal steel. If this happens, then get it out by striking the
motor axle with a rod or with a claw extractor.
