Iintambo zocingo zilungiswa ngentambo njengemathiriyeli ekrwada, ikakhulu esetyenziselwa ukuphakamisa, ukutsalwa, ukucinezela kunye nentambo yokuqinisa intambo ebizwa ngokuba yintambo. Intambo yentsimbi ekhanyayo enamandla amakhulu, ubunzima, igudileyo, ilula ukugqiba ngokukhawuleza kunye neempawu ezaphukileyo, ezisetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwintsimbi, iikhemikhali, ezothutho kunye namashishini ezibuko. Ukusetyenziswa kweentlobo zeentambo zocingo yintambo yentsimbi egqunywe nge-phosphate, ucingo lwentsimbi efakwe amazimba, intambo yentsimbi engatyiwa kunye nentambo yocingo egudileyo.

Kwindawo yokusebenzela, efana nentsimbi ekhandisiweyo yentambo yocingo olumanzi okanye indawo engaphandle esebenzisa intambo yocingo ingasetyenziswa njengemathiriyeli ekrwada ukuphucula ukusebenza okuchasene nomhlwa.

Ukunxitywa kwentsimbi yesilingi yentambo kubangelwa ubukhulu becala kukudlula ihuku kunye nokugoba okuphindaphindiweyo kwekhreyini okubangelwa kukudinwa kwentsimbi ukophuka kancinci, ngaphandle kokuba ihuku okanye unqumamo ngomlinganiselo wentambo yedayamitha ngumba obalulekileyo ukugqiba ubomi bentambo yentambo yocingo.

Ukuguga kwentambo kunye nokudleka komgangatho womphezulu okanye ngaphakathi kwesikrufu ngasinye inombolo yocingo olwaphukileyo idlula ixabiso elichaziweyo kufuneka lipheliswe.

Intambo yocingo isetyenziselwa kakhulu ukuphakamisa, ukutsala kunye neminye imigca yamandla aphezulu efuna ukuthuthwa, kwaye ayivunyelwe ukusebenzisa kwinkqubo yokuphakamisa okanye phantsi kwento.