Operating Manual for
BAUER Separator S300
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13
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
13.1 GEARBOX AND MOTOR
The gearbox and motor are delivered ready for operation. They are filled with the required volume of oil
and
maintenance-free
. After approx. 10,000 operating hours, but no later than every 2 years, the oil must
be changed and the bearing inspected; details on this work can be found in the gearbox and motor docu-
mentation.
Perform a daily visual inspection during operation to ensure that the seals of the gearbox and machine
are tight.
Check the oil level of the gearbox roughly twice per year. Other than a regular supply of sealing medium,
the BAUER separator normally requires little maintenance.
13.1.1
Supply of Sealing Medium
NOTE
When using sealing media and grease it must be guaranteed that they are compati-
ble with the seals (material FPM). As a rule grease of viscosity class 2 is used such
as Alvania EP 2 from Shell, Beacon EP 2 from Esso or Aralub HLP 2 from Aral.
On a separator in operation, it is important to supply seal-
ing medium to the blocking seal in the flange of the inflow
housing,in order to protect the seals from the medium be-
ing separated.
This can be accomplished with sealing grease
.
For this purpose, a grease press
must be used
every 125 operat-
ing hours or weekly
to intro-
duce roughly 3 to
5 cm
3
of
grease via the lubricating nip-
ple
.
The grease should be supplied while the machine is run-
ning to ensure that the entire seal area is filled with sealing
medium. The use of an automatic lubricator is even better.
Lubricate the other lubricating nipples on the geared motor
1x per year.
To safeguard the function of the seal, check the inspection
opening on the bottom of the flange of inflow housing. If
sealing medium, water or foreign substances escape here,
the blocking seal is damaged or worn and must be re-
placed. If the blocking seal is not replaced, the supply me-
dium can clog the inspection window over time and also
damage the second seal, allowing the medium to damage
the bearing and/or the
gearbox
. It is therefore very im-
portant to regularly check the inspection opening on the
bottom of the flange of inflow housing. No medium should
escape from this opening; otherwise, the blocking seal is
damaged and must be replaced.
Fig. 13-1 Supply with
sealing medium
Inspection
opening
Lubricating
nipple
Fig. 13-2 Lubricating nipple
Fig.13-3 Inspection opening
