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Introduction
This Dock Lifeguard electricity detection system is an important part of your family's safety on or around
your boat dock.
Dock Lifeguard will continuously monitor for electricity around and on your dock and will display a
warning strobe and audible alarm to warn you of trouble.
Thank you for making Dock Lifeguard a part of your dock safety program. With proper installation and
use, Dock Lifeguard should provide you with years of dependable service.
Electricity Detection Safety Tips
Follow safety rules and prevent hazardous situations. Schedule annual electrical inspections of your
dock to ensure local codes are met.
Keep detectors clean and test them regularly. Replace detectors immediately if they are not working
properly. Electricity Detectors that do not work cannot alert you to dangerous electricity.
Before You Install Your Dock Lifeguard Unit
IMPORTANT! Read "Recommended Locations for Dock Lifeguard" and "Locations to Avoid for Detector"
before beginning. This unit monitors AC and DC electricity in the water when it reaches its sensing
probe. This unit can ONLY give detection if it is installed, maintained and located where stray electricity
can reach it, and where all residents can hear it, as described in this manual. This unit cannot stop or
prevent stray electricity.
Know Where to Install Your Detector
Dock Lifeguard has a radius range of approximately 40'. It is recommended that the Dock Lifeguard be
centrally located with ease of view to ensure proper coverage of your dock. For commercial or
oversized residential docks, it is recommended that multiple units be installed on the dock, keeping
maximum distance between detectors to under 80'. Placement near under water bracing and anchor
winch cabling should try be avoided, as stray electricity will find the easiest way to ground and these
items may shield the probe from sensing the stray voltage.
Lake environment (clarity of water and ambient voltage) and dock construction will affect detection
range. On wood piered construction docks on lakes with ambient voltage of less than 0.2 volts we
have detected voltages at over 100' away from the probe.
By using a method to test the Dock Lifeguard, proper probe placement on the dock can be determined.
On large docks or docks constructed on metal piers, multiple Dock Lifeguards may be needed to ensure
proper coverage.