5.5 Emergency lowering
Emergency situation means: 1. Electricity power failure 2. Failure on equipment itself
Suitable condition: Compressed air is available.
Normally, in case of sudden electricity power failure, the compressed air remained can still make the pneumatic system of the lift work.
In the case the mechanical safety locks are not engaged, follow the following steps for Emergency lowering
Attention: Pay careful attention as there could be potential safety risks in doing so.
1. Open the control cabinet and find out the manually controlled air-supplying button and emergency unloading solenoid valve.
2. Take off the protective cap of the valve and see red the valve core.
3. Push the blue air-supplying button and meanwhile push and turn anticlockwise the red valve core until hear sound which implicate the
valve is open. At this time, lifting platforms may lower.
WARNING! When do the above operation, operators need to focus on the lowering platform.
If any abnormal occurs, stop pushing the blue air-supplying button and push and turn clockwise the red valve core until hear the sound
which implicate the valve is closed.
4. Turn off the unloading valve by pushing and turning clockwise the red core until hear the sound which implicate the valve is closed.
NOTE: For different models, the pictures showing above may differ from lift to lift, but the methods for emergency lowering is the same.