Wire damage, prevention

1. Make certain that couch is ground often enough.
2. Bleed the edges at both ends of couch (about 2.5 cm of vacuum) in order that there be no stock build-up on couch roll.
— build-up on the couch is often not visible, but can be felt by hand.
3. Check filters on showers:
(a) to prevent any corroded metal from getting through.
(b) to maintain proper shower water quality and avoid plugging of the showers.
4. Check the doctoring of return rolls and breast roll.
— build-up on these rolls can ridge the forming fabrics.
5. Carefully check all rolls for damage prior to installing a new fabric.
6. Make certain all shower nozzles are tightly set.
7. Check the fabric guiding, line swinging, and stretch mechanisms to ensure that all are in good working condition.
8. Ensure that high-pressure needle showers are oscillating and water pressure does not exceed 35 kg/cm2 (500 psig).
9. Use good clean-up procedures:
— do not wash any debris into fabric run.
— do not hit fabric edge with direct stream of high-pressure water.
— make sure the wash-up hose water supply is free of debris.