SAFEQUIP Inflatable Sleds Manual

Operaon & Maintenance Manual
© Safequip 2016
For Inatable Sleds, Ras and Paths

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Before Use:
• Beforeinang,ensuretherearenohazardsinyourworkingarea(broken
glass,metalscrews,thornsetc).Theproductisnotfragile,buttakingcarewill
ensurealongservicelifefortheproduct.
• Checkthevalvesforgritandforeignbodies-cleanasnecessary.
• Inate/topupproducttoensureitisatworkingpressureusingsuppliedhand
pumporacompressedaircylinderwithourrecommendedinaonkit/
regulatorassembly(ProductCode:SAF38038).
• Theproductisedwithpressurereliefvalves(PRV’s)toallchambers.Ideally
foropmumperformancetheproductshouldbeinatedtothecorrect
pressure,whichwillbereachedwhenthePRV’sstartto“BlowO”.Thiswill
alsoensuretheproducthasthemaximumbuoyancypossible.
• Whenfullyinated,checktheproductalloverforsignsofwearandtearand
repairifnecessary(Seenotesonrepairofinatables).
• Wheninuse,donotleaveindirectsunlightforprolongedperiodsofme.
Ifthisisunavoidable,itisadvisabletoslightlyreducethepressureinthe
chambersbygentlyreleasingairfromtheC7inaonvalves.Thiscanbe
achievedbyundoingtheprotecvecoverandplacingangeronthecentral
spigotandgentlypushopenthevalvetoreducethepressure.
Manual Inaon:
C7 Manual Inaon Valves:
C7valvesareopenedandclosedbydepressingthecentralspigotandtwisng
an-clockwiseandclockwiserespecvely.
Toremovecaptwistan-clockwise. Toopenpushincentralcrossspigot,
twistan-clockwise.(Shouldstayopen)
Toclosepushincentralcrossspigot,
twistclockwise
Replacecap.
Storeclosedsostopingressofwater.

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A6 Pressure Relief valves:
Thesevalvesrequirenointeracon.Theyshouldonlyacvatewhenthechamber
isatthecorrectpressure.Ensurethevalvesarenotblockedorcovered.
C7andA6valvescaneasilybereplacedwiththeuseoftheValvespanner
Annual Maintenance:
Inaon Test
• Inatetotherecommendedpressureandleaveinatedfor24hourscheck
pressure.Allowfortemperatureandatmosphericpressurechange.
Visual Inspecon
• Checkforanysignsof“Wear&Tear”andrepair/patchasnecessary.
• Makesureyougluedownedgesoflooserepairpatches.
• Cleanwithwaterandamilddetergent.Donotaempttouseharshsolvents
withoutexpertadvice.
Repair of Inatable product:
Ifyourproductbecomestornorpunctured:-
• Findthepuncture,largetearsandholeswillbeeasytond,smallerpinholes
maybelessobviousandcanbefoundusingsoapywaterandapaintbrushor
sponge.Theleakingpinholewillproducesoapbubblesquitereadily.
• Ifpuncture/teariswithin1”ofaseamcontactSafequipLtdforprofessional
advice.
• Makesurethatthesurroundingareaiscleananddry,preferably24hours
beforestarngtherepairwork.
• Prepareapatchfromtherepairmaterialprovided,atleast50mmlargerinall
direconsthantheareaofdamage.
• Thoroughlyrubdownthesurroundingareaandthebackofthepatchwiththe
mediumabrasivepaperprovided.
• Applyathinlayerofadhesivetobothsurfacesandallowtodrycompletely
(20-30minutes).
• Applyasecondcoatandwhenalmostdryplacethepreparedsurfaces
incontactandpresstogetherrmly,rubbingdownwithasmoothhard
objectsuchasthebackofaspoonoranarrowroller.Rubfromthecentre,
outwards,makingsuretoremoveallairbubbles.
• Leaveforatleast24hoursbeforeuse.
• Cleanoanyexcessadhesiveroundthepatch,asthiswilltendtogobrown
withexposuretosunlight.

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