Elkhart Brass ELKHART 294-11-CWB - Manual (Page 3)

I. Product Safety
1. All Personnel who may be expected to use this equipment must be thoroughly trained in its
safe and proper use.
2. Before flowing water from this device, check that all personnel (fire service and civilian) are out
of the stream path. Also, check to make sure stream direction will not cause avoidable
property damage.
3. Become thoroughly familiar with the hydraulic characteristics of this equipment, and the
pumping system used to supply it. To produce effective fire streams, operating personnel
must be properly trained.
4. Open water valve supplying this equipment slowly, so that the piping fills slowly, thus
preventing possible water hammer occurrence.
5. After each use, and on a scheduled basis, inspect equipment per instructions in the
Maintenance & Inspection section of this manual.
Warning:
The piping must be able to withstand a horizontal force of at least 1-1/2 times the
nozzle reaction force at the height of the vertical swivel joint center and from any angle of rotation that the
monitor is capable of turning. Serious injury to personnel and equipment can result from improper
installation.