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MAINTENANCE
Activity on your playset and optional accessories may loosen fasteners. Check all lock nuts, hex and
lag bolts, quick clips, spring clips, acorn nuts, wood screws, and swing hangers for tightness and
tighten as required. T-nuts should be inspected for full and proper seating into the wood.
Checking, splitting and surface cracking are characteristics of all wooden playsets. This is caused by varying
seasonal temperatures and moisture conditions. To minimize this checking and/or cracking you may coat your
playset with a water repellent.
Tighten all hardware.
Lubricate all metallic moving parts per manufacturer’s instructions.
Check all protective coverings on bolts, pipes, edges, and corners. Replace if they are loose, cracked, or missing.
Check all moving parts including swing seats, ropes, cables, and chains for wear, rust, or other deterioration. Replace as needed.
Check metal parts for rust. If found, sand and repaint using a nonleaded-based paint meeting the requirements of 16 CFR 1303.
Check all wood members for deterioration and splinters. Sand down splinters and replace deteriorating wood members.
Reinstall any plastic parts, such as swing seats or any other items that were removed for the cold season.
Rake and check depth of loose fi ll protective surfacing materials to prevent compaction and to maintain appropriate depth. Replace as necessary.
Tighten all hardware.
Check all protective coverings on bolts, pipes, edges, and corners. Replace if they are loose, cracked, or missing.
Rake and check depth of loose fi ll protective surfacing materials to prevent compaction and to maintain appropriate depth. Replace as necessary.
Lubricate all metallic moving parts per manufacturer’s instructions.
Check all moving parts including swing seats, ropes, cables, and chains for wear, rust, or other deterioration. Replace as needed.
At the end of each play season or when the temperature drops below 10°F remove plastic swing seats, tents, sandbox cover, tire swing,
slide and other items as specifi ed by the manufacturer and take indoors or do not use.
Rake and check depth of loose fi ll protective surfacing materials to prevent compaction and to maintain appropriate depth.Replace as necessary.
When you are ready to dispose of your playset, make sure that all metal, plastic and wood components are disposed of in
accordance with local waste ordinances.
Buyer and/or owner should disassemble and dispose of the playground equipment in such a way that no unreasonable hazards will
exist at the time the swing set is discarded.
Periodic maintenance is required to ensure safe enjoyment
of your playset and optional accessories.
Observing the following procedures reduces the likelihood of serious or fatal injury.
PLAYSET CHECKLIST
At the beginning of each play season:
Twice a month during play season:
Once a month during play season:
