Pure Fun 9307SS Product Manual page 11

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
• NOTE:
Do not install home playground equipment
over concrete, asphalt, or any other hard
surface. A fall onto a hard surface can
result in serious injury to the equipment
user. Grass and dirt are not considered
protective surfacing because wear and
environmental factors can reduce their
shock absorbing effectiveness. Carpeting
and thin mats are generally not adequate
protective surfacing. Ground level
equipment—such as a sandbox, activity
wall, playhouse or other equipment that
has no elevated play surface—does not
need any protective surfacing.
Loose-Fill Materials
• Maintain a minimum depth of 9 inches of
loose-fill materials such as wood mulch/
chips, engineered wood fiber (EWF), or
shredded/recycled rubber mulch for
equipment up to 8 feet high; and 9 inches
of sand or pea gravel for equipment up
to 5 feet high. NOTE: An initial fill level of
12 inches will compress to about a 9-inch
depth of surfacing over time. The surfacing
will also compact, displace, and settle, and
should be periodically refilled to maintain
at least a 9-inch depth.
• Use a minimum of 6 inches of protective
surfacing for play equipment less than 4
feet in height. If maintained properly, this
should be adequate. (At depths less than 6
inches, the protective material is too easily
displaced or compacted.)
• Use containment, such as digging out
around the perimeter and/or lining the
perimeter with landscape edging. Don't
forget to account for water drainage.
• Check and maintain the depth of the
loose-fill surfacing material. To maintain
the right amount of loose-fill materials,
mark the correct level on play equipment
support posts. That way you can easily see
when to replenish and/or redistribute the
surfacing.
• Do not install loose fill surfacing over hard
surfaces such as concrete or asphalt.
• Poured-In-Place or Pre-Manufactured
Rubber Tiles
MODEL# 9307SS
Poured-In-Place or Pre-
Manufactured Rubber Tiles
• You may be interested in using surfacing
other than loose-fill materials--like
rubber tiles or poured in plane surfaces.
• Installations of these surfaces generally
require a professional and are not "do it
yourself" projects.
• Review surface specifications before
purchasing this type of surfacing. Ask
the installer/manufacturer for a report
showing that the product has been tested
to the following safety standard: ASTM
F1292 Standard Specification for Impact
Attenuation of Surfacing Materials within
the Use Zone of Playground Equipment.
This report should show the specific height
for which the surface is intended to protect
against serious head injury. This height
should be equal to or greater than the
fall height---vertical distance between a
designated play surface (elevated surface
for standing, sitting, or climbing) and the
protective surfacing below--of your play
equipment.
• Check the protective surfacing frequently
for wear.
Placement
• Proper placement and maintenance of
protective surfacing is essential.
• Extend surfacing at least 6 feet from the
equipment in all directions.
• For to-fro swings, extend protective
surfacing in front of and behind the swing
to a distance equal to twice the height
of the top bar from which the swing is
suspended.
• For tire swings, extend surfacing in a circle
whose radius is equal to the height of the
suspending chain or rope, plus 6 feet in all
directions.
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