SportsPlay 902-289 User manual

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SportsPlay Equipment, Inc., 5642 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, MO 63120 [phone]
IMPORTANT
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMMENCING ASSEMBLY. All equipment
must be installed in accordance with these instructions. Check your shipment
against Bill of Lading and Parts list. Any missing or broken parts must be
reported to your distributor within 10 days of receipt of your order. When
properly installed and maintained, equipment will give many years of Safe,
Trouble-Free use. Periodically check for loose or broken parts. Loose bolts
must be tightened and broken parts must be replaced as they can possibly
create dangerous situations leading to unnecessary accidents. Resilient
Surfacing should be used under all playground equipment. Appropriate
publications, available at no charge, from the Consumer Product Safety
Commission, include “A Handbook for Public Playground Safety”. You can
receive your free copy by calling 1-301-504-7908.
PACKING LIST HARDWARE BAG
1 Hardware Bag 2 126-701 3/8” x 1 ¼” Button Head Bolt
1 435-623 6’ Spiral Slide 11 126-702 3/8” x ¾” Button Head Bolt
12 903-001 Pipe Clamp 2 226-602 3/8” Nylon Insert Lock Nut
3 903-002 Deck Clamp 15 316-601 3/8” Flat Washer
1 903-141 Spiral Slide Z Bracket 1 805-532 Warning Label
2 903-214 T Slide Leg 1 805-534 SportsPlay Label
1 903-286 Slide Center Support 1 Maintenance Checklist
1 903-306 Arch Entry Panel
1 903-324 Step Leg
2 903-327 Hand Rail
1 905-710 Triangle Deck
1 905-712 6’ deck steps
3 913-112 Post 12’6”
1 913-115 Slide Guard 48”
1 913-117 Ten Rung Wall
1 SKID 1 SLIDE 2 TOTAL PCS 1201 # Weight Class 70

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GENERAL USE/FALL ZONE & FOOTING RECOMMENDATIONS
Stationary & Portable equipment – Use/Fall zones should extend a minimum of 6
feet in all directions from the perimeter of the equipment ground space.
This area should be covered with the required amount of resilient safety
surfacing material.
For some equipment – Use/Fall zones can overlap. See Consumer Product Safety
Commission Guidelines. Diameter and depth of footings illustrated are
satisfactory in most applications for pipe sizes up to 2 3/8” diameter.
Varying soil & climatic conditions may require deeper and heavier footings in
some areas. Check local building codes.
IF RESILIENT SURFACING IS TO BE LESS THAN 12”, THEN ADDITIONAL PIPE SHOULD BE
PUT IN CONCRETE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FINISH GRADE FOR EQUIPMENT.
USE AREA AND FOOTING LAYOUT:

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:
Check all the parts and hardware with the packing list to be sure you have
received everything needed to assemble this product. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
DISTRIBUTOR with notification of any missing or damaged parts. Contact MUST
be made within ten days of receipt of your order. Only hand-tighten nuts &
bolts on initial assembly. Final tightening should be done EVENLY after
final assembly when unit has been plumbed & leveled.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS:
Check MONTHLY for loose bolts, damaged or broken parts.
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION:
NOTE:
NOTE:
All threaded ends of bolts protruding beyond nuts must be cut off
and/or peened to eliminate sharp edges. No more than two threads
should extend beyond face of nut. All washers, “T” nuts, and other
fastener hardware used on round pipe or tubing must be hammered down to
conform to the curved underlying surface to eliminate catch points.
DO NOT tighten nuts more than hand-tight until entire assembly is
completed.
Slides should be installed in shaded areas or face NORTH to prevent
direct sun on slide’s chute.
NOTE: Plumb and level entire unit. Tighten all nuts & Bolts until lock
washers are flat. Use short length of pipe on end of socket Key to add
leverage when tightening Socket Set Screws. Pour Concrete. Dome top
of cement for proper drainage. Wait 48 hours before removing braces,
applying resilient surfacing and using equipment.
NOTE: Attach warning label and Manufacturer’s Identification label to a clean
surface. The labels should be attached in a location where they are
clearly visible and legible and away from normal hand and foot
placement areas. The labels must be replaced if they become illegible,
destroyed or removed. Contact your SportsPlay distributor for
replacements.

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Installing deck clamps
Install deck clamps to the center of the deck corners. If clamps are off
center, then the line of posts will not be straight, nor will components
connect correctly. Picture shows deck clamp being tightened to post with a
3/8” X 1 ¼” Button Head bolt with a “T” nut on the deck side of the clamp. DO
NOT over tighten. If too tight the post will “swing.” Tighten when post is
level.
Decks attach to deck clamps using ½” X 2 ½” Button Head bolts washer on top
and bottom, with ½” lock nuts. Connect the deck bolt firmly.
Additional information on deck clamp and deck installation can be found in
the section entitled, “Building the First Deck.”
Building the first deck:
Lay deck on ground, use deck as “jig”. Place (4) deck clamps, one per
corner, spray paint through middle of clamp onto ground. These will be the
centers of the postholes. Remove deck and clamps. Dig the (4) holes 22”
deep and 12” wide. Holes are straight down and flat-bottomed. Install 10”
diameter plywood in hole bottoms.

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Deck clamp set to corners
Dig first four holes
Use marker to mark 22” from bottom of posts. Use these marks so you can run
a 4’ level across marks to make sure the tops of the posts are equal to each
other. If line marks are on bubble, then post tops should be on bubble to
each other.
Mark 22” from bottom of posts.

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Tighten deck and clamp hardware as you achieve level on all four posts and
e deck, there are two methods you can use. The BEST
m
Install red plastic end caps on post bottoms. Install 10” square plywood
squares in bottom of holes. Since your holes are 12” diameter and posts are
centered in holes you have approx. 3.5” all around the post. Block the posts
into center of holes when posts are on bubble. Use scrap lumber and wedges
to solidify the posts in their holes as you level the posts. Re-blocking may
be necessary at times in order to achieve level. You may also have to widen
your holes if they are not dug center.
sides of your deck-top.
When you go to install th
method is to make a table or stand to place your deck on at the required deck
height. The table will stabilize the deck so you can level it. Below is a
typical table. This one can be lowered or raised. You can make a table fro
sawhorses. Remember, you must raise the deck to compensate for the resilient
surfacing you will use. With the deck resting on the table, you can spend
time leveling your posts to achieve bubble. Deck stand or table holds deck
while you build around it.

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Blocks stabilize the posts while table stabilizes the deck.
The second method is to pre-install the (4) deck clamps so that there is 42
¼” between the holes in the deck clamps. Use a level and a marker to make
sure the clamps are level to each other. Then place deck onto clamps and
bolt. This method works but is less stable than the first method. The deck
and posts will stabilize more as you add components
Pre-install deck clamps and level.
Use ¼” Allen wrench on 3/8” by 1 ¼” button head bolt, with “T” nut. “T” nut
is on deck side of clamp so as to make tightening easier. When all (4)
clamps have been installed, posts and deck level, install roll pins.

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Use magnetic levels on all sides of the round posts. Always adjust the posts
into level by gently bumping the bottom with a construction bar. Trying to
push the posts into “bubble” in the top or middle will throw off your
evious work. Adjust the post levels carefully, not roughly.pr
When all (4) posts are plumb and stable, drill through the deck clamps and
into the posts with a ¼” metal drill bit. Install the ¾” roll pins so that
they are “flush” with the posts.
Attaching decks
Install the ½” by 2 ½” button head bolt with washer on top and on bottom
under ½” lock nut. Medium tighten to the corner. Drill through the vinyl
coating with ½” metal bit if necessary (fit may be tight).

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TYPICAL DECK DEMENSIONS:
Decks are 48” square
A. Diagonal distance between post holes = 67.5”
B. Center to center between posts = 48”
C. Distance between bolt holes in deck clamps = 42 ¼”
Illustration on next page shows completed deck and (4) posts. Deck and post
are vertically and horizontally level and clamps are tight. Posts are center
to deck corners. Roll pins are installed. Avoid standing on decks until the
addition of more components and decks allow the work to become more stable.
When this happens, walk gently on decks. Usually a smaller person should
work on decks. You may use a stepladder to work on the outside of the decks
while a person stands on deck.

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Posts must be blocked solidly for a stable, ongoing installation. Blocks are
removed just before concrete is installed.