Regular testing, inspection and maintenance
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5 Regular testing, inspection and maintenance
ACO recommends that you take out a maintenance contract. This therefore guarantees
professional and on-schedule completion of the maintenance work by ACO product specialists,
Chapter Introduction “ACO Service".
Required qualifications for testing, inspection and maintenance,
Chapter 1.5 "Personnel
qualifications".
Enter the tests, inspections, maintenance work and test results in the operating log:
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Inspections by the operator company
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Sampling
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Measuring: Water consumption, sludge layer and grease layer thickness, pH value,
temperature
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Maintenance and general inspections
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Disposal (draining and cleaning)
IMPORTANT
If defects are determined during inspection and tests, then the plant may only be
initially put back into service when these defects have been remedied.
5.1 Quarterly maintenance of the pump station
Tests and/or inspections (following prior draining and cleaning) by a competent person (if
operated in private areas = every 6 months):
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Test that ball valve and/or gate valve moves smoothly and does not leak, if necessary
reset and grease.
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Test the function of the ball valve backflow preventer: open and clean, control the
seating of the ball and seal.
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Execute internal cleaning for the pump station chamber
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Check the function of the submerged pumps.
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Check the pump parts for wear.
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Clean the level probe and check the connection cable of the level probe.
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Inspect the function of the level switch: Switching points are factory-set and can be adjusted.