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Global Manufacturing, Inc
®
800.551.3569
TOLL FREE USA & CANADA
1801 East 22nd Street
501.374.7416
TEL
501.376.7147
FAX
Little Rock, AR 72206 USA
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If the storage structure wall
is too curved and leaves an
excessive gap for welding, trim the mount plate
with a torch to the required size to reduce the
gap as shown below. Do not trim the mount plate
closer than 2" (50 mm) from the discharge pipe.
The remaining pipe must overlap the mounting
surface by at least ½"(12 mm). After trimming
the mount plate, reposition the discharge
assembly in the structure wall and seal weld the
mount plate to the outer wall surface.
If the discharge assembly will
be bolted to the structure wall,
use at least four (4) ⅝" (16mm) bolts to secure
the mount plate. Drill holes in mount plate at
least 1- ½"in from each corner. Anchor bolts
must extend at least 3" into the concrete wall.
Otherwise the bolts should extend through the
wall and be secured with lock washers and nuts.
Use gasket material between the mount plate
and structure wall or apply sealant to the mount
plate-wall joint to prevent air or material leakage.
Mounting Air Blaster to the Discharge Pipe
The Air Blaster coupling flange is connected to a
discharge pipe equipped with a mount flange. Be
sure to rotate the Air Blaster to place the small ports
facing downward (in case they will be needed to
drain the Air Blaster tank at a future time).
The discharge pipe must be securely mounted to
the storage structure wall. If any doubt about the
rigidity of the mount exists, Global Manufacturing
strongly recommends using additional mount
hardware to secure the Air Blaster. Contact
Global Manufacturing or your distributor.
1. Secure the Air Blaster coupling flange to the
mounting flange on the discharge assembly using
a gasket (either full-face or ring gasket) and the
Grade 5 bolts, nuts, and washers provided. Use
bolts no smaller than ⅛" (3 mm) less than the
coupling bolt hole diameter. The bolts are tightened
in three stages in a crisscross pattern to ensure
even tightening.
2. Be sure to install a safety cable to keep the Air
Blaster from falling should it break loose from its
mount. Use the ring on the end of the tank for this
purpose. Securely attach the other end of the safety
cable to a structural member.
NOTE
WARNING!
Before Flame-cut
After Flame-cut
Flame-cut
2”
min.
Air Blaster
Coupling
Gasket
Seal
Mounting
Surface
Mounting
Flange
Air
Blaster
Discharge
Pipe
Tank Flange
Before Flame-cut
Flange
Mount Plate
Discharge Pipe
Connection
to
Air Blaster
Hopper
Wall
Cut
Ellipse
Mount Plate
Discharge
Pipe
⅝" (16 mm) Bolts
minimum
Gasket
Cut
Excess
Need overhang
(gray area) to
prevent material
from entering
discharge
NOTE
