[Sportsandrec] Treadmill maintenance

[Joe Shaw]

How awesome is it that I was trying to make Justin's answer match Ariel's 
question.
Thanks Justin.
J
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From: "justin williams via Sportsandrec" <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Treadmill maintenance


> Oops; wrog person. I apologize.
> Justin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Arielle Silverman via Sportsandrec
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2015 7:59 PM
> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Treadmill maintenance
>
> Hi all,
> This question is kind of random, but since it pertains to blindness and
> exercise equipment, I thought I'd ask here.
> We have a home treadmill and are supposed to lubricate the running deck
> every 150 miles or so. The instructions say to loosen the running belt and
> then squirt 1/4 bottle of silicone oil evenly over the running deck under
> the belt. I'm not sure if there's a nonvisual way to tell when I've used a
> quarter of the bottle, and I'm a little concerned because unlike spraying 
> a
> baking pan or something like that where I can just feel if it's evenly
> greased, it's hard to feel the entire running deck under the belt. So I'm
> not quite sure how to tell when I've used enough and avoid using too much.
> Do any of you have experience lubing treadmills, bikes or other equipment
> with moving parts, or do you have any suggestions for me? My husband has
> been handling this visually but I'd like to take some responsibility for
> this maintenance.
> Best, Arielle
>
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