Safety and Maintenance Tips for Your New Play Set: (continued)
Playgrounds should be inspected on a regular basis. If any of the following conditions
are noted, they should be removed, corrected, or repaired immediately to prevent
injuries.
• Hardware that is loose, worn or that has protrusions or projections
• Exposed equipment footings
• Scattered debris, litter, rocks, or tree roots
• Splinters, large cracks, and decayed wood components.
• Deterioration and corrosion on structural components, which connect to the ground
• Missing or damaged equipment components, such as handholds, guardrails, swing
seats.
• Check all nuts and bolts frequently during the usage season and tighten as required.
(But not so tight that you crack the wood) We recommend you check the swing beam
and hardware often due to wood expansion and contraction. It is particularly important
that this procedure be followed at the beginning of each season.
• Remove plastic swing seats and take indoors or do not use when the temperature
drops below 32°F.
• Oil all metallic moving parts monthly during the usage period.
• Check all coverings for bolts and sharp edges twice monthly during usage season to
be certain they are in place. Replace when necessary. It is especially important to do
this at the beginning of each new season.
• Check swing seats, ropes, cables and chains monthly during usage season for
evidence of deterioration. Replacement should be made of any swing seat that has
developed cracks in the plastic seats or has exposed metal in the edges of the swing
seat. If there are already exposed metal inserts on the edge of the seat, immediately
remove the seats and chains to prevent serious injury. Ropes, cables and chains should
be removed and replaced if excessive wear is found. Contact Gorilla for warranted
replacement parts.
• For rusted areas on metallic members such as monkey bars, hand supports brackets,
etc.; sand and repaint, using a non lead-based paint meeting the requirements of Title
16 CRF Part 1303.
• Inspect wood parts monthly. The grain of the wood sometimes will lift in the dry season
causing splinters to appear. Light sanding may be necessary to maintain a safe playing
environment. If you are treating your play set with stain regularly, it will help prevent
severe checking/splitting and other weather damage.
• Once or twice a year, depending on your climate conditions, you must apply some type
of protection (sealant) to the wood of your unit. Prior to the application of sealant, lightly
sand any “rough” spots on your set. Please note this is a requirement of your warranty.
• Creating and maintaining the play set on a level location is very important. As your
children play, your play set will slowly dig its way into the soil, and it is very important
that it settles evenly. Make sure the play set is level and true once each year or at the
beginning of each play season.
• Rake the surface periodically to prevent compaction and maintain appropriate depths.
Disposal Instructions: When the play set is no longer desired, it should be disassembled
and disposed of in such away that no unreasonable hazards will exist at the time the
unit is discarded.
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