Tips for protecting your equipment Belay devices, descenders
You too can help prolong the lifetime of your products. To succeed in this challenge, several aspects must be taken into account: product usage (intensity, frequency, conditions etc.), and also the transport, storage, care and maintenance. Taking care with all of these aspects helps avoid premature wear of the equipment. Here is a summary of precautions recommended by Petzl for maintaining your equipment. Basic principles • In general, take care of your safety gear. Do not leave it lying about anywhere.
To find out the year of manufacture, refer to this detailed serial number in the following manner: Example for recent PPE: 09 365 AB 1 234 The oldest harnesses may be marked this way: 99 289 A Older connectors may be marked this way: 05 06 09 365 AB product 1234 99 year of manufacture 289 day of manufacture in that year A code of the person who inspected the product 05 06 year of manufacture day of manufacture in that year person who inspected the month of manufacture year of manufacture individual
Maintenance In general, when used in amateur sports, Petzl products do not require any special maintenance, outside of cleaning, except for metal products (see paragraphs: belay devices, descenders, carabiners, pulleys, ascenders, ice axes, crampons, ice screws). Metal equipment Identification Petzl metal products are marked with a laser engraving, a label, or a stamp indicating the model name, standards references and the serial number for traceability.
You can use adhesive tape on the areas where the rope does not run. Maintenance • After use in a salty environment (seaside), rinse with fresh water. • Use a small brush to remove oily dirt or mud. • Wash your gear in lukewarm soapy water (ph neutral, 30 °C maximum), then rinse thoroughly with fresh tap water. • Do not use acid or harsh cleaners. Do not use WD 40 type degreasers as these products remove lubricants and their abrasive effect can accelerate wear. • Certain metal gear also has plastic parts.
Belay devices, descenders Maintenance When a belay device has developed a sharp edge on the body, the Instructions For Use indicate that the product must be retired. In fact, we recommend retiring any metal product that has wear greater than one millimeter deep on its body. As with all descenders, the rope rubbing against the body of the REVERSO wears the metal. To prolong the use of your descender, you can round sharp edges by hand (using fine grit sandpaper). The edge is thus less harmful to the rope.
