Use and Care Manual

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9. For safe operation, perform recommended preventive maintenance on
blaster tank, remote unit and accessories. Replace all worn parts before
they fail. Immediate replacement of worn components is required. Failure
to replace worn components could result in exposing the operator or
bystanders to high speed media and compressed air, causing serious
injury.
10. Do not use corrosive materials of any type in unit. Use only clean, dry
media.
11. Do not splice abrasive hose. The splice will wear out quickly and
may violently spray media over the surrounding area. A worn blast
hose could suddenly fail by bursting, Couplings and nozzle holders
may not adequately grip worn hose, causing them to blow off under
pressure. Compressed air and abrasive escaping from a burst hose,
or disconnected coupling or nozzle holder, could cause severe injury.
12. Welding, grinding, or drilling on the blast machine could weaken the
vessel. Compressed air pressure could cause a weakened blast
machine to rupture, resulting in death or serious injury.
13. Always place the machine so that the outlet is pointed away from any
objects or persons. Stand clear of the path of exiting abrasive. It
may come out at high velocity. Impact from exiting abrasive could
cause severe injury.
14. Static electricity can be created by the use of this equipment. Do not
Use within fifty feet of any explosive, potentially explosive
Substances, or their vapors as an explosion can occur.
15. Do not use this equipment in any area that might be considered
hazardous or where flammable gases or liquids are present. Failure
to do so may cause an explosion resulting in serious injury.
16. Do not overfill tank with media. Do not fill to within 6 inches from top
of the tank.
17. BEFORE OPENING THE TANK, release the air pressure on the
abrasive tank. To do this, turn off the air supply valve (19), and push
down to open the DEADMAN valve (34), to release pressure in the
line. Ensure that the tank pressure gauge (16) reads zero, then open
the tank.
18. MAINTAIN CORRECT AIR PRESSURE, maximum of 110 PSI is
recommended, pressure must not exceed 125 PSI. If pressure
exceeds 125 PSI, stop all work immediately, and disconnect the air
compressor to reduce the excess pressure. Do not investigate the
blasters pressure problem until the pressure gauge (16), reads zero.