Caring for a treadmill: what to lubricate, procedure
The availability of home sports has grown rapidly in recent years, and now no one will be surprised by a fitness machine Torneo, peacefully adjacent to, say, a sofa. But when buying it, you should never forget that, like any equipment, it also needs systematic care.
For example, a popular treadmill requires lubrication and prefers silicone over all others. It is important to know this at the purchase stage, so that the projectile does not fail after six months of active use.
How to lubricate a manual treadmill
Experts from purity-en.htgetrid.com magazine recommend using only 100% silicone lubricant for all types of treadmills. All others are absolutely not suitable for them. Petroleum-based lubricants and mineral oils are especially dangerous for such simulators. Therefore, there can be no question of any machine oil or WD-40.
The simplest, most reliable and safe option is specialized products for treadmills. They are not expensive, they are easy to find, and instructions for use are included on the package.
Most commonly recommended lubricants:
- EFELE treadmill lubricant (exclusively for treadmills)
- Molykote Separator Spray (more universal and extremely convenient to use, but also more expensive).
Also, for the purpose of tough and not entirely rational savings, you can replace specialized products with other options for silicone lubricants, but the portal purity-en.htgetrid.com I do not recommend doing this on an ongoing basis. Due to their ineffectiveness and the need for more thorough and frequent treatment with them.
How to Lubricate a Manual Treadmill
First of all, you should read the instructions for the treadmill. Most often there is all the necessary information on how to do it and how often. And only after that you can start lubrication.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Loosen the screws that regulate the tension of the canvas.
- Remember the number of turns by which the screws were loosened.
- Spray silicone lubricant evenly under the blade.
- Distribute the lubricant onto the deck.
- Adjust the blade to the center if necessary.
- Tighten the screws exactly the same number of turns by which they were loosened.
- Slowly rotate the blade several times to distribute the lubricant.
- Wipe off any grease that has come out around the edges with a lint-free cloth/cloth.
Experts also recommend that before you start running on a newly lubricated track, walk quietly for a while to evaluate whether everything was done correctly and to get used to the new path of the track.
Buying exercise equipment is not difficult or particularly expensive, nor is basic care for them. And there is nothing extraordinary about lubricating a treadmill at home either. The frequency of the procedure depends on how intensively the device is used. This is the key to long service life of the simulator and its surface.