IMPORTANT WARNINGS AND SAFEGUARDS
MDE-4445 Model 61 Special—Installation Instructions
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March 2005
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IMPORTANT WARNINGS AND SAFEGUARDS
Gasoline and petroleum products are flammable. To avoid injury or death to persons or damage to equipment or property, follow these
listed warnings and other warnings and precautions outlined in this manual when installing, using, or working around this equipment.
heck with Gasboy Technical Services for compatibility of liquids with pump materials.
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TURN OFF AND LOCK OUT ALL POWER TO PUMP BEFORE PERFORMING SERVICE, MAINTENANCE OR IN THE EVENT OF
A FUEL SPILL.
All products must be installed by a
qualified installer and used in
conformance with all building, fire, and
environmental codes and other safety
requirements applicable to its installation
and use, including, but not limited to,
NFPA 30, NFPA 30A, NFPA 395 &
NFPA 70. A qualified installer is familiar
with fuel systems installations under the
above stated building, fire, and
environmental codes and other safety
requirements for the particular type of
nstallation.
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This product is only part of a fuel
dispensing system and additional
equipment and accessories, such as, but
not limited to, breakaway connectors,
shear valves, pressure regulators, flow
limiters, and other safety devices may be
necessary to meet the applicable codes.
For maximum safety, we recommend that
all employees be trained as to the location
and procedure for turning off power to the
entire system. Instructions regarding
proper operation of the equipment along
with the appropriate safety warnings
should be posted in plain view at the fuel
sland.
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Before performing service or maintenance
(including changing of fuel filters or
strainers) or in the event of a fuel spill,
turn off and lock out all power to the
system. In battery-powered pumps,
disconnect power source. In submersible
pump applications, turn off and lock out
power at the master panel and close any
impact valves to the submersible pump
and any other dispensers which use that
submersible pump. AC power can feed
back into a shut-off dispenser when
dispensers share a common submersible
pump or starter relay. Also block islands
so no vehicles can pull up to the dispenser
when performing maintenance on the
dispenser.
DO NOT
use Teflon tape for any pipe
hreads in the product.
t
DO NOT
use consumer pumps for
umping fuel or additives into aircraft.
p
DO NOT
use commercial pumps for
direct fueling of aircraft without filters and
separators necessary to ensure product
purity.
DO NOT
use where sanitary design is
required (for food products for human
onsumption) or with water-based liquids.
c
DO NOT
smoke near the pump or when
using the pump.
DO NOT
use near open flame or electrical
quipment which may ignite fumes.
e
DO NOT
permit the dispensing of
gasoline or other petroleum products into a
vehicle with its motor running.
DO NOT
permit the dispensing of
gasoline or other petroleum products into
unapproved containers or into approved
containers in or on vehicles including
trucks. All containers must be filled on
the ground to prevent static discharge.
Always use Approved and Listed hoses
and nozzles with electric pumps and
ispensers.
d
DO NOT
block open the nozzle in any
manner. Nozzles shall conform to UL and
NFPA code requirements for attended or
nattended service.
u
DO
ensure that the pump is equipped with
proper filters based on the product being
ispensed and its intended use.
d
DO
wear safety goggles and protective
clothes when dispensing any liquid which
ay be potentially harmful or hazardous.
m
DO
keep all parts of body and loose
clothing clear of belts, pulleys, and other
xposed moving parts at all times.
e
DO
require washing and changing of
clothes if fuel is spilled on a person or
his/her clothing. Keep away from open
lames, sparks, or people smoking.
f
DO
provide a receptacle for catching
roduct from pump/meter when servicing.
p
DO
clean up product spills on the
driveway. Turn off and lock out all power
rior to cleanup.
p
DO
ensure pump is properly grounded.
DO
ensure hose is compatible with fluid
eing dispensed.
b
DO
inspect hose, nozzle, and pump on a
regular basis for wear, damage, or other
conditions which may create a safety or
nvironmental hazard.
e
DO
make sure all pipe threads are
properly cut and the inside reamed to
remove burrs. Use UL classified gasoline-
resisting compound on all joints of
gasoline handling piping. Sealing
compound must also be resistant to
Gasohol (Ethanol and Methanol). Use
gasoline-resistant pipe compound on male
threads only;
pipe compound used on
female threads can be squeezed into the
supply line where it can enter the product
stream and become lodged in the pump or
meter.
DO
ensure that junction box covers are in
place and properly tightened. Mating
surfaces between the box and cover must
be free of dirt, nicks, and scratches.
Properly plug all unused entries into the
junction box.
