Graco EcoQuip - Operation; Checklist Before Starting

Operation
Operation Operation
Operation
Important Important
Important
Note Note
Note
Topreventfreezing,thisequipmentisshippedfrom
thefactorywithbluewindshieldwasher󰘱uidinside
thesystem.Itisnotnecessarytodrainbefore
using.Disposeofthe󰘱uidinaccordancewithlocal
regulations.
Checklist Checklist
Checklist
Before Before
Before
Starting Starting
Starting
•Checkthecompressedairsupplyaccordingtoits
operatormanual.Makesuretheairbeingsupplied
iscleanandrelativelyfreeofmoistureandoil
topreventwatercontaminationoftheaircontrol
components.
•Makesureairdeliveryvalvesareclosedbeforethe
airsupplycompressorisstarted.
•Makesureallrequiredhoserestraintsandcoupler
pinsareinworkingconditionandproperlyinstalled.
•Makesuretheequipmentissituatedonlevel
ground.Failuretokeeptheunitonlevelground
willmakeitdif󰘰cultorimpossibletopurgeallofthe
airfromthepressurevessel.
•Makesuretheequipmentisproperlysupportedon
asurfacethatcanholditstotalweight.Theweight
ofallpersonnel,thematerialbeingblasted,and
anyabrasivebeingstoredmustalsobeconsidered
(seeTechnicalSpeci󰘰cations,page49).
•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
System System
System
•Liftthesystemwithaliftapparatusrated
appropriatelyfortheweightofthesystem(see
TechnicalSpeci󰘰cations,page49).
•Thesystemcanbeliftedusingtheliftringonthe
potorthecarthandle.
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