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I'm Don Norman,
I manage the equipment restoration center at NEAT Center at Oak Hill
Today I liked to how to clean basic piece of metal equipment a folding walker
Today I liked to how to clean basic piece of metal equipment a folding walker
The first thing you want to do is select an area with adequate lighting
Good ventilation, and enough room to the job
I've already assembled most of the things that'll need to do the job
Simple tools, pliers, screw driver, these brushes are great
Simple tools, pliers, screw driver, these brushes are great
The nylon brushes brissels don't damage the equipment and they get nice and close
This is a soft brissel wire brush made of brass
excellent for getting in the little creveces without doing damage to peice of equipment
Rubber gloves to protect you. Some of the cleaning solutions we use
will either harm you or harm your clothing, so sometimes
an apron is recommended. We also use q-tips.
an apron is recommended. We also use q-tips.
For the final cleaning into the crevices. The first thing you want to do is inspect the piece of equipment
Make sure you have all the parts. Once you've determined the whole thing is here
then you can start taking it apart and cleaning the parts. Individual stickers
anything with the person's name on it or a vender. You want to get those off.
anything with the person's name on it or a vender. You want to get those off.
Leave manufacturer stickers or any warning labels on it. The best thing to do is to remove
the walker attachments, the wheels, because the future user
I gonna want to adjust this. You don't want them to see any dirt that might have stayed behind.
So we are goning to clean the wheels.
Ordinary house household cleaner works.
Get a good spray. Use a stiff brissel brush. Make sure you get
in the crevices. You can even submerse this in water. It does have moving parts
but water won't hurt it.
Once we dry this off, we'll it back together again.
Sometimes hair and other foreign particles get stuck
in moving parts. Take the wheel off.
This doesn't require any lubrication. Just needs
to be cleaned. When you put this back together again, you'll notice you can tighten it too tight.
and the wheel won't roll. So you need to tighten it just enough
And then back up a little bit.
So it rolls freely. Perfect.
When cleaning be sure to pay special attention to these little locking nubs.
They get corroded and they get dirty and a person is going to be touching everytime they adjust length of this thing.
Probably the best way to clean it, is with a soft brissel wire
brush or you can actually in there with a pair of diagonal or needle nose
pliers, pull it out, parts on the wire wheel and put it back in.
I use the nylon brush for the little crevices, the little pieces.
You want to make sure it is clean as possible.
Be generous with your cleaning solution especially when you get
to the handles. This where all the germs are.
So be sure to spend extra time cleaning the entire handle.
After it's all clean then you want to go around making sure
all the screws are tight, anything that was assembled making sure they're
all the screws are tight, anything that was assembled making sure they're
all tight. There is no wabbling, there is no wabbling, there is no creaking or squeeking.
And it is ready to be put back together again. Now that the walker is all the way assembled
and all perfectly clean. Now you'll make sure you keep it in an area that is seperate from any other
dirty objects, so that there's no cross contamination. And the best way is to cover with a plastic bag.
Put it right over the top, keeps the dust off, keeps the germs off.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the NEAT Center at Oak Hill.