Operation
Operation Operation
Operation
Checklist Checklist
Checklist
Before Before
Before
Starting Starting
Starting
•Checkthecompressedairsupplyaccordingtoits
operatormanual.Makesuretheairbeingsupplied
iscleanandrelativelyfreeofmoistureandoil
topreventwatercontaminationoftheaircontrol
components.
•Makesureairdeliveryvalvesareclosedbeforethe
airsupplycompressorisstarted.
•Makesureallrequiredhoserestraintsandcoupler
pinsareinworkingconditionandproperlyinstalled.
•Makesuretheequipmentissituatedonlevel
ground.Failuretokeeptheunitonlevelground
willmakeitdifcultorimpossibletopurgeallofthe
airfromthepressurevessel.
•Makesuretheequipmentisproperlysupportedon
asurfacethatcanholditstotalweight.Theweight
ofallpersonnel,thematerialbeingblasted,and
anyabrasivebeingstoredmustalsobeconsidered
(seeTechnicalSpecications,page50).
•Makesurethewatertankwillremainfullysupplied
withcleanwatertoavoidanypossibilityofthe
pumprunningdryduringblasting.
•Makesurethatthepotiscleanandfreeofany
internaldebris.
•Makesuretousethecorrecttypeofblastcontrol.
Anelectricorpneumaticblastcontrolswitchcan
beusedwithhoselengthslessthan150ft(45m).
Blastingwith150ft(45m)ormoreofblasthose
requirestheuseofanelectricblastcontrolswitch.
•Makesuretheblasthoseislaidoutasstraightas
possiblebetweentheequipmentandtheworksite
(acoiledblasthosewilluncoilunderpressure).
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Sharpbendsintheblasthosecouldcausethe
abrasivetowearthroughthehoseandcause
prematurefailureofthehose.
•Makesuretherubbergasketineachhosecoupler
isinworkingcondition.
Lifting Lifting
Lifting
the the
the
Trailer Trailer
Trailer
Systems Systems
Systems
•Liftthesystemwithaliftapparatusrated
appropriatelyfortheweightofthesystem(see
TechnicalSpecications,page50).
•Donotliftthesystembytheliftringontopofthe
compressor.
•Donotliftthesystembythetie-downringsonthe
trailer.
•Donotliftthesystembytheliftringsonthepot.
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