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Storage and disposal
A705-40-880 Issue B
6
Storage and disposal
6.1
Storage
Note:
If you will store the pump in an environment with an ambient temperature below - 14 °C, you must also
drain the oil and coolant from the pump: use the procedures in
and
, then refit all of the
drain-plugs to the pump before you store it.
Store the pump as follows:
1. Ensure that the pump has been shut down as described in
, then disconnect the pump from the
electrical supply.
2. Place a suitable container under the cooling-water connections on the services panel (
, items 3 and 5),
then remove your cooling-water supply and return hoses from the connections and allow the cooling-water to
drain from the pump.
3. Drain the cooling-water from the heat exchanger as described in
. Refit the drain-plug.
4. Disconnect the shaft-seals purge nitrogen supply and disconnect the pump process and exhaust connections.
5. Fit blanking-plates to the pump-inlet and pump-outlet. Place protective covers over the pump services
connection points.
6. Store the pump in clean dry conditions until required.
When required for use, prepare and install the pump as described in
of this manual.
6.2
Disposal
Dispose of the pump, cleaning solution, deposits removed from the pump, used pump oil, coolant, grease and any
components safely in accordance with all local and national safety and environmental requirements.
Take particular care with the following:
Fluoroelastomers which may have decomposed as the result of being subjected to high temperatures
Components and oil which have been contaminated with dangerous process substances.
