1. ʻO ka
lou should be manufactured by a formal professional factory in accordance with the technical conditions and safety specifications of the lou, and the product should have the quality certificate of the manufacturer, otherwise it is not allowed to be used.
2. The new lou should be subjected to a load test, and the opening of the measuring lou should not exceed 0.25% of the original opening.
3.During use, check whether the lou is cracked or severely deformed, corroded and worn.
4. ʻO ka
loupono e hoʻāʻo ʻia i hoʻokahi manawa i ka makahiki. I ka wā o ka hoʻāʻo, e lawe i kahi hōʻike kūpaʻa o 1.25 mau manawa i ka hana i ʻae ʻia no 10 mau minuke, a nānā me kahi aniani hoʻonui a i ʻole nā ʻano hana ʻē aʻe. ʻAʻole pono e loaʻa nā māwae, nā māwae a me ke koena koena.
5. Pono e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i nā ʻāpana weliweli ʻekolu me ka ʻaila māla. E hoʻohana i kahi aniani hoʻonui e ʻike ai inā he mau māwae. No ka pā
lous, e nānā i nā nāhelehele a me nā pine no ka lole.
6. Defects on the lou shall not be repaired.