Grundfos FV Installation And Operating Instructions Manual Download Page 12

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4.3.3 Connecting a suction lance to a container without 

opening provided

4. Cut a hole (

60) into the container top surface and insert the 

suction lance.

5. Fix the suction lance with the counter nut.
6. Adapt the immersion depth of the suction lance 

(see section 

4.3.1

).

Immersion depth of suction lances

When using other containers, the required immersion depth must 
be determined by measurement.

Counter nut

5. Maintenance and service

 

5.1 Maintenance

Clean the strainer,
• if it is soiled
• if the suction performance drops.

5.1.1 Cleaning the strainer

1. Shut down the dosing system.
2. Suction lances or foot valves with level indication: disconnect 

signal line from the pump or downstream device.

3. Remove suction line from the dosing head. If existing, remove 

deaeration line from the dosing head.

4. Take suction lance or foot valve out of the container.
5. Empty the suction lance.
6. Suction lance: Unscrew inlet with strainer unit from the bottom 

of the suction lance and clean it.
Foot valve: Unscrew inlet with weight and strainer from the 
valve, remove the strainer and clean it.

Fig. 13

Foot valve (left), suction lance (right): removing the 
strainer

5.2 Service

Foot valves and suction lances cannot be repaired.

Container type

Volume [l]

Immersion 

depth [mm]

Grundfos cylindrical tank

40

400

1000

1200

Grundfos square tank

100

470

Dimensioned drawing

Dimensions

Adaptor type

Material, 

colour

Product No.

D1

L1

T

M

04

 84

9

2

 06

1

2

G 2

21 mm

Counter nut for drums with opening of 
60 mm (without thread), e.g. 100-litre 
square tank or 1000-litre cylindrical tank

PVC, grey

98071170

/

'

Caution

Clean the strainer of the foot valve or suction 
lance regularly, depending on the degree of 
pollution.

TM

04

 85

22

 1

11

2

Summary of Contents for FV

Page 1: ...GRUNDFOS INSTRUCTIONS Rigid Suction Lances RSL and Foot Valves FV Installation and operating instructions...

Page 2: ...2...

Page 3: ...f a non return valve Keeping the foot valve upright at the container bottom Indicating a low level of liquid or an empty tank by means of two reed switches and floaters Connecting an exchangeable cont...

Page 4: ...maintenance 2 5 Product description Fig 1 From left to right suction lance foot valve with level indication plastic and stainless steel foot valve without level indication Note Grundfos cannot be held...

Page 5: ...ball C Ceramic Connections for hose U2 Hose connection set 4 6 mm 6 9 mm 6 12 mm 9 12 mm U7 Hose connection set 0 17 x 1 4 1 4 x 3 8 3 8 x 1 2 X Without connections Code Example FV 2L G5 8 PE V E C U...

Page 6: ...gph 15 85 Max pressure 2 bar 2 psi 29 Max liquid temperature C 45 60 80 Min liquid temperature C 0 0 10 Max ambient temperature C 45 Min ambient temperature C 0 0 10 Max storage temperature C 45 Min s...

Page 7: ...ion Left PE and PVDF version right stainless steel version TM04 8445 4511 TM04 8447 4511 Code Dimensions mm Suction lance Foot valve L1 see type key 2 6 1 196 L2 114 103 5 L3 103 43 5 L4 85 18 5 L5 25...

Page 8: ...part 4 fully into the hose 3 Put the cone part with hose onto the corresponding threaded connection of foot valve suction lance or suction valve of the pump 4 Tighten union nut manually Do not use any...

Page 9: ...al outputs Both are factory set to NO contact type The symbol is on the floater top see fig 7 The symbol that is visible from above shows the switch mode floater above The symbol that is visible from...

Page 10: ...uction lance foot valve to the tank height Fig 8 Inserting the suction lance Fig 9 Inserting the foot valve 4 Fasten suction lance at hose connection Fig 10 Fastening the suction lance 5 Fasten return...

Page 11: ...NPT 31 mm Adaptor for containers with 2 NPT threaded opening PVC grey 98156690 G 2 S 70 x 6 28 mm Adaptor for drums with S 70 x 6 coarse thread MAUSER 2 PE blue 98071171 G 2 S 56 x 4 28 mm Adaptor fo...

Page 12: ...f existing remove deaeration line from the dosing head 4 Take suction lance or foot valve out of the container 5 Empty the suction lance 6 Suction lance Unscrew inlet with strainer unit from the botto...

Page 13: ...ean the strainer Pump is switched off Switch on the pump Suction line is installed incorrectly Check the suction line and connection Internal diameter of suction line is too small Use suction line wit...

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