Maintenance And Care Of The Scba Apparatus; Maintenance Instructions; Maintenance Intervals - MSA AirMaXX alpha Serie Manual Del Usuario

MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE SCBA APPARATUS

4. Maintenance and Care of the SCBA Apparatus
4.1.

Maintenance instructions

This product should be regularly checked and serviced by specialists. Inspection
and service records must be maintained. Always use original parts from MSA.
Repairs and maintenance must be carried out only by authorised service centres
or by MSA. Changes to devices or components are not permitted and could result
in loss of approved status.
MSA is liable only for maintenance and repairs carried out by MSA.
Do not use organic solvents like alcohol, spirit, petrol, etc.
When drying/washing, do not exceed the maximum permissible temperature of
60°C.
4.2.

Maintenance intervals

MSA recommends the following maintenance intervals. If needed and by
considering the usage, tasks may be at even shorter intervals than
indicated.
Observe national laws and regulations!
If in any doubt, ask your local MSA contact person.
Component
Compressed air
breathing
apparatus complete
Compressed air
breathing
apparatus without
cylinder and lung
governed demand
valve
Compressed air
cylinder with valve
Lung governed
demand valve
1)
For SCBA apparatus that are frequently used, we recommend a complete overhaul after
approx. 540 hours. For example, this corresponds to 1080 applications with a duration of 30 minutes.
2)
The checks are performed with the respective lung governed demand valves and if required, with the
respective full masks.
3)
Rubber components are subject to ageing with varying rates and according to local conditions and
must be checked and replaced at regular intervals.
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Work to be
Performed
Cleaning
Sight, function and
tightness check
2)
Check by user
Overhaul
Filling pressure
check
Technical expert
test
See instruction manuals for lung governed demand valve / full mask.
Please observe national regulations!
AirMaXX SL
Before After use
use
X
X
X
X
See instruction manual for compressed air
cylinder. Please observe national rules!
3)
MSA
Annu- Every Every 9
ally 2 years
years
X
X
X
1)
GB