Before every class
Walk around each machine. Check springs, clips, straps, ropes, handles, platforms, and carriage travel. Remove any machine with a loose, damaged, or unusual component from service.
Carriage One ownership
Keep every machine ready for the next class.
A simple inspection rhythm protects members, reduces avoidable wear, and gives support a useful machine history when something changes.
Recommended care schedule
Small checks, performed consistently.
This schedule is a practical operating baseline. Stop using any machine that feels unstable, binds, makes an unfamiliar sound, or shows a damaged load-bearing component.
Record issues
After every class
Wipe touch surfaces with a soft cloth and a manufacturer-compatible cleaner. Keep liquid away from bearings, rails, openings, and connection points.
Weekly
Inspect spring coils and hooks, rope and strap abrasion, clips, fasteners, carriage wheels, rail cleanliness, upholstery seams, and handle security.
Monthly
Check alignment, hardware tightness, carriage travel, platform stability, foot contact, and frame condition. Record wear and replacements in the machine log.
Quarterly
Complete a full machine-by-machine inspection, compare wear across the fleet, replace questionable wear items, and review spare-parts levels before they create downtime.
Cleaning boundaries
Clean the surface without shortening its life.
Use a soft, lightly damp cloth and a cleaner confirmed safe for the machine surfaces. Apply cleaner to the cloth, not directly to the equipment.
- Do not saturate upholstery, rails, bearings, seams, or openings.
- Do not use bleach, solvents, abrasives, oils, waxes, or unknown concentrates.
- Do not lubricate a component unless written service instructions specifically call for it.
- Test any new cleaner on a small, inconspicuous area first.
Machine record
Give each machine its own service history.
Record the machine identifier, delivery date, inspection dates, observed changes, part replacements, photos, and person completing the work.
For support: email the order number, machine identifier, a concise description, wide and close photos, and a short video when movement, alignment, or sound is involved.
Replacement-part compatibility and availability are confirmed by machine and order record before purchase or shipment.