PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
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Your unifrm will last longer and
the BDU on rusT-prooF hangers to dry.
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look better iF you take care oF it. ±hat
means washing it the right way²and
making repairs when needed.
Machine wash The BDU³including
the camou´age cap³in warm water,
using a mild detergent. Set The machine
on The permanenTµpress cycle.
Press the BDU only iF your local
command OK's it. Again, use a
permanent-press or low setting on your
iron.
Chapter 4 oF ±M 10¶84·¶20¸¶23
Tells how to make repairs on the shirt
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Never use chlorine bleach or starch.
and trousers. Here are the NSN's you
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±hey mess up the BDU's visual and need to put Together a mending kit.
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inºared camou´age protection.
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Machine dry the cap, shirt and
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Trousers on the »rmanent-press setTing
ButTons
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(¸30° ¼or less). Hang up the unifrm
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as soon as you take iT out oF the dryer
Leg tie straps
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MaTerial
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Or hand Wash The unifRm, also in
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warm water with a mIld deTergent.
±he NSN's fr the thread and mateµ
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Never wring or twisT the clot¿es, and rial aren'T on the ÀMD¼¾ OrdÁer on a
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Weld Ring Around the ColLar
À ÆssÇg smokestack collar will
make an M67 imÈersion heater useÉ
less. ±he heater musT be replaced.
Sometimes the weld that holds the
collar breÊks loose, so make sure iT's
holding snug.
ÅF The collar geTs loose or comes oËÌ
report it.
Your mech'll weld the collar all the
way around. ±his Type oF bonding will
make iT stÍonger and last longer.
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Strainer Has Shower Power
I'VE GO¹ º »Aj
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A clogged water line strainer on the
water pump will reduce the waTer to a
trickÎe or stop water alTogeTher in an
8¶shower head portaÃle Ãath unit.
Ïhen the sediÈent strainer elemenT
is clogged, the waTer line strainer will
stop up¾ ÅF the element is mÐssingÌ silt
and dÐrt wiLl ful the pumpÌ hose, water
heater and shower heads.
MÊke sure the elemenT is in place
befre starting the pump¾
Clean the element every 8 hours oF
operation when the water source is a
sTreamÌ lakeÌ river or pondÌ like it says
in Para 3µ¸¸ oF ±M ¸0¶45¸0µ20¸µ¸4.
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