- Ukuhlola Ingxenye: Ngaphambi kokufaka amantongomane angangeni manzi, hlola ngokucophelela amantongomane, amabhawodi, nezingxenye ezixhunyiwe ukuze uthole umonakalo, ama-burrs, nokunye ukonakala. Lezi zinkinga zingathinta ukusebenza kokuvala kanye nokufaka kalula. Izingxenye ezingalungile kufanele zilungiswe noma zishintshwe ngokushesha.
- Ukuhlanza Indawo: Qinisekisa ukuthi ingaphezulu lamantongomane, amabhawodi, nezingxenye zokuxhuma kuhlanzekile futhi azinawo uwoyela, uthuli, nokunye ukungcola. Uwoyela nothuli kungathinta ukulingana kwe-sealant endaweni yengxenye, kunciphise umphumela wokuvimbela amanzi. Hlanza ingaphezulu ngendwangu ehlanzekile noma isicoci esikhethekile, bese womisa ngomoya owomile.
- Ukukhetha Inathi Elifanelekile Elingangeni Manzi: Khetha amantongomane angangeni manzi anezicaciso ezifanele, izinto zokwakha, nezinhlobo zokuvala ngokusekelwe endaweni yokusetshenziswa kwangempela kanye nezidingo zokuxhuma. Izicelo ezihlukene zidinga amamaki ahlukene okuvimbela amanzi, ukumelana nezinga lokushisa, nokumelana namakhemikhali. Isibonelo, ezindaweni eziphakeme-zezinga lokushisa eliphezulu, amantongomane angangeni manzi enziwe ngezinto ezikwazi ukumelana nokushisa{4} kufanele kukhethwe; ezindaweni ezingaphansi kokugqwala kwe-asidi ne-alkali, amantongomane ane-asidi ne-alkali ukumelana kufanele kukhethwe.