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Quick Screw
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A GeNeRAL
Please read these instructions thoroughly before
using this product and follow all the information
contained within. Failure to observe these instruc-
tions can lead to a reduction in the protection this
product provides.
Please note: mountain climbing and indoor climb-
ing are high-risk sports which can involve unfore-
seeable dangers. Your decisions and activities
in this sport are your own responsibility. Please
familiarise yourself with all associated risks before
attempting climbing of any sort. SALEWA recom-
mends that before attempting any climbing, you
should obtain training and advice from suitably
qualified persons (for example mountain guides
or climbing teachers). In addition it is the user’s
responsibility to keep himself or herself informed
of the correct techniques for carrying out safe res-
cue operations. The manufacturer bears no liability
in the case of any misuse or abuse of this product.
Also check for the appropriate certification of all
other pieces of equipment.
B INStRuctIONS FOR uSe
This product helps to secure ropes while ice
climbing.
See diagram B for correct use.
WARNING:
We have not shown all possible mis-
uses.
Please note: How safe an ice screw is secured in
the ice depends on the condition of the ice itself.
When setting the ice screw, always ensure that
the ice is compact, firm, thick and has a uniform
consistency with no running water behind it. Avoid
crumbling, thin or split ice or ice with air pockets.
If you sense hollow ice (loss of resistence when
screwing in), or if slits develop in a star shape
away from the ice screw, remove the ice screw and
choose a new spot.
Never knock the ice screw against rock, an ice pick
or crampons as this can damage the product.
We recommend left handed people unravel the
carabiner and rethread it so that the carabiner is
pointing left.
c SAFetY INStRuctIONS
Before using the product, check all components
carefully. See diagram C.
The instructions for use supplied with the product
are always to be stored with the product. This
product is only to be used by appropriately trained
and/or competent persons, or when the user is
under the direct supervision of such a qualified
person.
Please make sure that all components being used
are compatible. We recommend the exclusive use
of climbing equipment which complies with the
relevant standards, for example: EN 892 for ropes,
EN12275 for carabiners.
WARNING
If there is the least doubt about the safety of the
product, it is to be replaced immediately.
A product which has been subject to a fall impact
force is not to be used again.
D LIFeSPAN
The lifespan of the product is dependent on a
number of factors, such as the manner and fre-
quency of use, UV exposure, moisture, affects of
weather, storage conditions, and dirt (sand, salt,
etc.). Under extreme conditions the lifespan can
be reduced to a single usage or even less, if the
equipment has suffered damage (for example dur-
ing transport) before ever being used. Please note:
Products manufactured from synthetic fibres are
subject to ageing even when not used. This ageing
depends mainly on environmental conditions as
well as the impact of UV light.
Indications of maximum lifespan:
Frequency of use
Durability
Never: Correct storage
up to 10 years since pro-
duction
Once or twice a year
up to 7 years
Once a month
up to 5 years
More times a month
up to 3 years
Every week
up to 1 year
Almost daily
up to 0.5 year
Frayed yarn clearly means that the product must
be replaced.
e StORAGe tRANSPORt AND cARe
See diagram E for instructions on correct storage
and care.
Do not allow this product to come into contact
with aggressive chemicals (e. g. battery acid, sol-
vents) or expose it to extreme temperatures as
these events can have a negative impact on the
mechanical propertys of the materials.
Disinfect the material only with substances which
have no impact on the synthetic material used.
There are no extra precautions to be taken during
transport, apart from the measures already men-
tioned (protect from sunlight, chemicals and dirt).
Specially designed protective bags or transport
containers (rope sacks) can be used.
The sling with the holster can be replaced. With
the aid of two screw drivers, remove the black
plastic clip from the metal ring. Now you can pull
the sling away, across the threads of the ice screw.
Push the sling across the threads and attach it by
clicking the plastic clip into the metal ring (see
diagram E).
F IDeNtIFIcAtION LABeLS
Screw
:
Name of supplier
EN568:
The standard with which the product
complies
CE2008:
Number of certifying body
DOLOMITICERT S.C.A.R.L., Z.I. Villanova, 32013
Longarone (BL), Italy
Made in Italy:
Country of origin
10kN:
Breaking load in kN
xxAmmyy:
Information on traceability
xx:
Index (Reference to current drawing)
A:
Production batch
(A = first batch of the production month)
mm:
Month of manufacture (01 = January)
yy:
Year of manufacture (13 = 2013)
:
Pictogramm indicating that the directions must
be read.
Sling
QUICKSCREW:
Product name
EN566:
The standard with which the product
complies
CE2008:
Number of certifying body
DOLOMITICERT S.C.A.R.L., Z.I. Villanova, 32013
Longarone (BL), Italy
22kN:
Breaking load in kN
20yy:
Herstellungsjahr (13 = 2013)
Pat.pending:
Patent pending
Carabiner
UIAA121:
The standard with which the product
complies
CE0333:
Number of certifying body
AFNOR Certification, 11 rue Francis de Pressensé,
93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis Cedex, France
24:
Longitudinal breaking load in kN
7:
Lateral breaking load in kN
9:
Breaking load when open in kN
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