Maintenance, Repairs, or OverhaulsYou should prevent water from entering gearcasings on washing machines. To do this, make sure allgear gasket covers and stuffing boxes are tight.Examine and lubricate, at frequent and regular intervals,all the bearings and gearing. Advise the divisionresponsible for the equipment that any requests forrepairs and parts replacements must be submitted onShip’s Maintenance Action Form, OPNAV 4790/2K.By following this procedure, you can determine whatpart or parts are failing. And, you will have cleardocumentation of all requested parts and repairs. Youshould follow the applicable MRCs for maintenance.TUMBLER DRYERSA properly maintained and not overloaded tumblerdryer will dry a load of laundry in approximately 20minutes. If drying is not completed within this period,you should look for the following conditions or troubles:- Has the water from the laundry been properlyextracted?- Is the tumbler overloaded?- Are the lint screens clean?- Is there enough steam pressure?- Is the tumbler rotating in the right direction?Figure 7-1.—A front view of a typical shipboard laundry dryer.7-2
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