WIK USER INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH BO2662 5/09
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1) According to your installation, verify:
a) That soleplates have been separated from
cradle and pump, leveled, and aligned as
described in section 4.5
b) That driving units (i.e., motor, fluid drive,
gear, clutch, etc.) have been removed from
baseplate, which has been leveled (aligned
too, if necessary) as described in section 4.5
2) Build a suitable wooden form similar to that
illustrated by
Figure 4-3
Grouting Baseplates or
Soleplates below. To keep form from floating,
anchor securely and shore around the
applicable plate.
FOUNDATION
TOP
W OOD FORM
PIPE SLEEVE
BASEPLATE
FOUNDATION BOLT
GROUT HOLE
Figure 4- 3 : Grouting Baseplates or Soleplates
3) Remove water and waste material that may
have collected in the foundation bolt holes.
4) Clean off and dampen foundation slab.
5) Wrap cloth around leveling screws to cover
threads, thereby leaving space for loosening the
leveling screws.
. Proper practice is to begin grouting lowest
compartment, which is normally at pump end of
baseplate, and progress in order to highest
compartment, which is normally at driver end of
baseplate.
6) Pour grout through grout holes in baseplate
(soleplates too, where holes have been
provided) and working from sides, push grout
between foundation and baseplate (or
soleplates).
7) Work and rod grout until entire space between
top of foundation and top of grout holes is full
and absolutely free of air pockets.
8) Allow grout to cure until it can support a working
pump without cracking or breaking up, then:
a) Remove cloth from around foundation bolts,
back off leveling screws until completely free
of baseplate (or soleplates) and tighten hold
down nuts on foundation bolts or
b) Leave leveling blocks and shims in place
and tighten hold down nuts on foundation
bolts, whichever is applicable.
9) Verify that baseplate is rigidly grouted by tapping
on drip plate with steel rod and listening to the
resound: a solid thud indicates a rigid grout; a
drum-like hollow sound indicates a void and this
must be filled with epoxy grout. To fill a void,
proceed as follows:
a) Drill and tap 6.4 mm (0.25 in.) hole (one that
is compatible with grease-type fitting, for
example, a Zerk fitting) wherever there is a
void.
b) Install fitting; then using a compatible
handgun filled with epoxy grout, pump the
void full.
c) Again tap drip plate and listen for resound:
for drum-like hollow resound, then repeat
the two previous steps above as required to
drill and fill all void.
d) Remove fittings, plug holes with epoxy, and
level off epoxy.
4.4.2 Grouting with epoxy
To grout the soleplates or baseplate using an epoxy
grout, proceed as follows:
In grouting with epoxy, it is essential that
you apply the epoxy in accordance with the epoxy
manufacturer's instructions.
1) Complete steps 1 through 3 under section 4.4.1
above.