Fancor 50612, Service Manual

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Section 4: Installing Accessories
03/08 19 50612 Rev. 9
Installing Pit Frames, Continued
7. Use soft wire and make
two (2) loops
by twisting wire around each 2x4 and
the frame.
8. With the frame supported by the wire and 2x4's, use a level to set the frame flush
with the surrounding floor, level, and at the correct height by twisting or untwisting
the wire.
NOTE:
Use the drawing in
Appendix IV
for measurements, concrete
specifications and amounts.
9. Set into place and secure the conduit for the scale cable into the frame opening.
10. Pour the concrete around and under the frame.
11. Level and smooth it with a hand trowel, as needed.
12. If a drain is required, form the pit to place a slope in the pit floor to the drain.
─
See
Appendix IV
.
─ Allow cement to cure to a
minimum of 2000 psi
before cutting the wire.
13. Pull the cable through the conduit before placing the scale platform in the frame.
14. Level the platform before installing the instrumentation.