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Installation
If the SpirafixTM and Terra-SocketTM are not assembled, use the following procedure:
Hold the box spanner so that the M16 socket is uppermost and place the M16 Nyloc nut inside it. Put a washer on top and then drop the socket
over the box spanner, taking care not to disturb the washer. Once the socket has been lowered entirely, you should be able to see the washer
and nut through the hole in the socket. Take the SpirafixTM and feed the threaded end through the hole and rotate it by hand until it has screwed
itself onto the nut. Keep going until it has tightened enough to pull the SpirafixTM and Terra-SocketTM together so that there is no sideways
movement, but not too tight to prevent the Spira-LockTM rotating on the socket.
Now you can follow steps 1-4 in the diagram above.
1. Place the Terra-Lock® on the ground where required. Slide the ramrod into it keeping it plumb.
2. Use the ramrod to pile the Terra-Lock® into the ground. As it goes in it will gradually rotate, but once the socket has started to go into the
ground it will stop. At this point, rotate the socket (if there is any preference for the base plate alignment). Keep on driving the anchor into the
ground, readjusting the flange alignment if needed (once the fins start to bite into the ground, any rotation should stop). Keep on going until
the top of the flange is at ground level (or lower if needed).
3. Remove the ramrod and drop the box spanner into the socket, engaging the nut at the bottom. Tighten the nut securely. This will prevent the
SpirafixTM from counter-rotating back out of the ground when a load is applied to it.
4. Remove the box spanner and fit the post or plate.
Removal
Remove any fittings on the top of the Terra-Lock®. Slacken off the nut at the bottom of the Terra-SocketTM using the box spanner.
Take a block of timber and place it next to the top of the socket. A piece approximately 150mm by 100mm any length will do that can be used
as a fulcrum point. Use the ramrod placed over the wooden block and under the flange of the socket as a lever to remove it. If the socket
resists, then place the ramrod back in the socket and using the handle, with a series of sideways movements in all directions, loosen it in the
earth. Repeat the previous procedure again until the socket has been removed.
Clean off any earth from the socket and lock with a hose. Dry them off and place the lock inside the socket for storage.
Warning - Any site having a
Terra-Lock® installed must be
declared safe from any buried
services, such as electricity,
gas, water etc.. Spirafix
Limited cannot be held
responsible for any liability
arising out of any failure to
adhere to these instructions.
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