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8. Maintenance and service
ATTENTION!
Cleanoanydirtbeforecheckingthedevice!
WARNING / CAUTION / ATTENTION!
Toperformmaintenanceandrepairs,personalprotectionequipmentappropriate
fortheworkisanabsoluterequirement.
Inspections to be carried out:
Visual inspection
Door opener
• Cylinderandpistonrodundamagedandnotdeformed,
• Correctandrmtofclawandbase,
• Clawandbasearefreefromdamage,deformationandnicks,
• Generaltightness(leaks),
• Mobilityofswivelconnection,
• Labelscompleteandlegible,
• Couplingsmustbeeasytocouple,
• Dustprotectioncapsmustbepresent.
Hoses (see also operating instructions for hose lines)
• Visualinspectionforvisibledamage,
• Checkforleaks,
• Checkdateofmanufacture(notethe10-yearreplacementperiod).
Operational check
• Pistoncanbefullyextendedandretracted(seechapter“TechnicalData”),
• Flawlessextensionandretraction,
• Nosuspiciousnoisesduringtheprocedure,
• Noleaks.
Thedevicesaresubjecttoveryhighmechanicalstress.Therefore,avisualinspectionmust
becarriedoutaftereveryuseandatleastonceayear.Theseinspectionsenabletheearly
detectionof wearand tear,which meansthat punctualreplacement ofthiswearingparts
preventsbreakagesfromoccurring.Every3yearsorwhentheremightbedoubtsregarding
thesafetyorreliabilityoftheunit,anadditionalfunctioncheckistobecarriedout(inthis
connection,complywiththeapplicablenationalandinternationalregulationswithregardto
themaintenanceintervalsofrescueequipment).