Daily Maintenance of BODY STRONG Treadmills

Article Categories: Help & FAQ

Cleanliness:

Keeping clean can improve the life of treadmill greatly, should often wipe the footrests and running board which is exposed both sides of running belt, reduce the accumulated dust and dirt under running belt.

Running belt can be cleaned by soft cloth with dipping in soapy water, be careful not to let water run under the running belt and inside of the cover.

Lubrication:

After using a period of time, have to use special lubricant for running board and belt

Advise: Need to add oil one time when treadmills run each 200 kilometers, every time 15-20 seconds.

(This parameter is only for reference; the club should be according to the different usage every day to customize the suitable lubricating process)

Attention: Treadmill with automatic lubrication system needs to check the oil mass inside of the oil pot, in case causing any damages to treadmill due to lack of lubricating oil.

Method to use lubrication oil:

To loosen the left and right screws behind treadmill with special tool, move running belt upward around 10-15cm, add right amount of lubrication oil to the top surface of running board, spread evenly, then tighten running belt.

(It’s shown in “Adjustment method of running belt tightness”)

Precautions of adding lubrication oil:

Do not lubricate the machine excessively, the lubricant is not the more the better. Remember- reasonable lubrication is one of the important factors to improve the service life of the treadmill!

Do not clean or less lubricants can increase friction of running belt & board, it may cause damage to motor or control panel.

Attention: When add lubricants manually, prohibit any operation on the treadmill, avoid to cause personal injury and equipment damage.

Judgment of the friction force:

Too much friction has following characteristics ：

1. Under power off, step backward the running belt with feet is very hard or even can’t move;

2. The treadmill running at a medium speed under load, press the safety switch, running belt stops immediately;

3. Friction increased, may cause damage to motor or control panel, breaker tripping, blown fuse ect.

Adjustment method of running belt tightness:

All the treadmills should adjust the running belt before delivery and after installation, but it will b be loose after using a period of time, which is mainly maintained by owners themselves.

When running belt is too loose, it will cause slip phenomenon between running belt and rollers

when using. But it is not good if too tight, maybe cause damage to motor, running belt and rollers etc.

In general, the gap between running belt and running board is 3-5mm.

Judgment of running belt looseness:

Adjust treadmill speed to 3km/h, grasp the handgrips firmly, try to stop the running belt with your feet strongly, if running belt stop running, but front roller still runs, running belt continues to run again after loosening force, which shows running belt is too loose.

Users maybe feel a pause, long-term use will reduce the service life of the running belt, should adjust it in time.

Adjustment method of running belt looseness:

Use the special tool to adjust the left and right adjusting bolts clockwise for several turns until the user doesn't feel a pause.

Special Attention: Running belt is not the tighter the better, but adjust the tightness as needed, if too tight, it will shorten the service life of running belt.

Aligning the running belt:

The running belt of every treadmill need to be adjusted before delivery and after installation. It will appear the deviation phenomenon after using a period of time.

Causes of this phenomenon are as following:

1. The treadmill is placed un-balanced

2. The user’s feet are not in the center area of the running belt when running on the treadmill

3. The user’s feet step on the running belt unevenly

Aligning the running belt:

For the irrecoverable deviation, use the special tool provided with the machine to gradually adjust the bolt of the running belt regulator in half a circle.

If the deviation towards left, adjust the left bolt clockwise or adjust the right bolt counterclockwise. If the deviation towards right, adjust the right bolt clockwise or adjust the left bolt counterclockwise.

Caution: Deviation will damage the running belt severely, timely find it and timely solve it!

Adjustment of the motor belt tightness:

The motor belt of every treadmill has been adjusted before delivery. However, after use for a period of time, it will appear a pause during use, which is caused by too loose motor belt.

Judgment of the motor belt tightness:

Users maybe feel a pause, long-term use will reduce the service life of the running belt, should adjust it in time.

Adjustment of the motor belt tightness:

Use a special tool to adjust the motor belt bolts clockwise for several circles until the user does not feel a pause. It is mainly adjusted by the owner.

Particular Attention: the motor belt is not the tighter the better, but adjust the tightness as needed. If the motor belt is too tight, it will shorten its service life!