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Item Description
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Discharge isolation valve
2.
Check valve
3.
Suction isolation valve
Figure 37: Suction supply above pump
5.7.2 Prime the pump with the suction supply below the pump
Use a foot valve and an outside source of liquid in order to prime the pump. The liquid can come from
one of these sources:
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A priming pump
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A pressurized discharge line
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Another outside supply
1.
Close the discharge isolation valve.
2.
Open the air vent valves in the casing.
3.
Open the valve in the outside supply line until only liquid escapes from the vent valves.
4.
Close the vent valves.
5.
Close the outside supply line.
5.7 Pump priming
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Model 3700i API610 / Type OH2 Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual