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K-Series | Version 1.03
Care, maintenance and repair
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Care, maintenance and repair
7.1 Care by cleaning
The chain hoist must always be kept in a clean condition.
All plastic and lacquered surfaces should be cleaned
using a soft, damp cloth and a neutral cleaning agent.
Remove any excess lubricant or leaked oil using a dry,
lint-free cloth.
7.2 Inspection, maintenance and repair
Daily inspection of the chain hoist
Step 1: Before each use, check the chain links, hooks
and hook locks for wear and external damage.
Step 2: Before each use, check the chain hoist for exter-
nal damage and for completeness and tight-
ness of all bolts and nuts.
Maintenance plan
If an increase in wear is noted during regular
inspections, the maintenance intervals should be
decreased in accordance with the actual signs of wear.
Contact the manufacturer for further information
concerning maintenance tasks and intervals. Please
find the contact data on chapter 1.2 Customer service.
If the chain hoist is not functioning properly, contact a
specialised dealer or our customer service.
Immediately reassemble all protective and safety equip-
ment after completing the repair and maintenance of the
device.
Step 1: Lubricate all moving parts of the chain hoist
(gears, bearings) with good quality grease.
Step 2: Check the the chain hoist before each operation
for visible signs of wear.
Step 3: Always ensure that all safety information on the
the chain hoist is clearly legible.
Visual inspection and maintenance
Wear protective gloves!
NOTE!
Never use strong cleaning agents to clean the de-
vice. Such cleaning agents might damage or destroy
the device.
ATTENTION!
- Maintenance and repair works must only be per-
formed by specialists.
- Use only original spare parts in case of a repair.
Maintenance
intervals
Maintenance tasks
before each
operation
Check the chain hoist for damage
and wear, look particularly at the
chain link and check for deflection,
stretching, fissures or corrosion.
Check brake for damage and wear.
The brake disc clean if necessary, if
a heavy wear then replace.
Check the load/suspension hook for
wear or loss of substance by abra-
sion. If the abrasion 10% or more of
the normal working level, the hook
must be replaced.
following
each opera-
tion
Clean the chain hoist thoroughly and
lubricate well. Oil the load hook well.
every 40 hrs.
Oil the gearing and bearing well.
every 40 hrs.
Function control of the brake
every 40 hrs.
Cleaning of the brake disc
every 200
hrs.
Wear test and wear measurement of
the brake disc
every 200
hrs.
Wear test and wear measurement of
the chain link, the load/suspension
hook
as required
Replacing the brake disc
as requiredf
Replacing the chain link,
the load/suspension hook
annually
Safety check: If the chain hoist is
used commercially it must be in-
spected annually in compliance with
industrial safety regulations and the
inspection must be recorded as per
Section 10.
