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Chlorine Chronicle
NMSC Sep/04 Newsletter
Lane Ropes - One At A Time!
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By Ross Brown, Equipment Manager
I have received a number of complaints about the way lane ropes have been wound onto the storage reel. The following is the recommended procedure:
- Position the storage reel at the end of the pool with the handle on the opposite side from the lane ropes that are to be wound onto the reel.
- If there are no lane ropes on the spool, take ONE lane rope and hook it to the axle of the spool [winding two lane ropes at the same time inevitably causes problems when unwinding]. The rope can be attached via the small hole in the axle or one of the spokes.
- If there are lane ropes on the spool, attach the rope to be wound to the exposed hook [the end of the last rope wound on the spool].
- Wind the rope onto the spool by rotating it so that the lane rope enters on the top of the axle.
- Spread the rope to a uniform thickness on the axle from side to side.
- When the first rope is wound, attach the next rope to the end of the first rope and repeat the process.
- Repeat the procedure until all the ropes are on the reel. ·
- NMSC has 5 lane ropes. They can be recognized by the lack of any blue plastic rings/donuts. Four are red/white and one has yellow rings. All have a white turnbuckle on one end.
- When installing ropes, please do not tighten them beyond the tension required just to keep them taught. Overtightening results in broken cables or stripped turnbuckles.
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