Lapho usebenza, umlotha kanye ne-slag ku-silo kuzothunyelwa ngokufanayo kusilinda nge-feeder ye-impeller, i-blade izophusha umlotha kanye ne-slag phambili, futhi i-nozzle yokuhlinzeka ngamanzi izokwengeza inani elifanele lamanzi ukuze linyakaze futhi liphoqe ukuxuba.Enkambweni yokuxuba, igebe elithile phakathi kodonga lwe-cylinder kanye ne-shaft eshukumisayo ligcinwa ukusunduza impahla ekukhishweni, okunezici zesakhiwo esihlangene, ubuchwepheshe obuphambili, ukugcinwa okuzinzile nokuthembekile okulula.