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1 Safety..................................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Important Safety Notice.............................................................................................................................3
1.2 Safety warnings.........................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................4
1.4 General precautions ..................................................................................................................................5
1.5 ATEX Considerations and Intended Use.................................................................................................. 8
1.6 Parts ..........................................................................................................................................................9
2.1 Description of units..................................................................................................................................10
2.2 Storage, uncrating & handling .................................................................................................................10
2.3 Location................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Installation - closecoupled and vertical pumps........................................................................................ 11
2.5 Installation - horizontal pumps.................................................................................................................12
2.6 Alignment procedures .............................................................................................................................13
2.7 Piping - general .......................................................................................................................................17
2.8 Piping - suction........................................................................................................................................18
2.9 Piping - discharge....................................................................................................................................20
2.10
Connection of piping ...............................................................................................................................21
2.11 Rotation .................................................................................................................................................21
2.12 Connection of coupling..........................................................................................................................21
3 Preparation for operation ...............................................................................................................................22
3.1 Pump bearings ........................................................................................................................................22
3.2
Driver bearings and coupling ..................................................................................................................23
3.3 Stuffing boxes..........................................................................................................................................23
3.4 Connection of sealing liquid or grease lubricator (packed box)............................................................... 25
3.5 Connection of cooling water piping .........................................................................................................25
3.6 Connection of drain piping.......................................................................................................................26
3.7 Connection of equalizing piping ..............................................................................................................27
3.8 Impeller adjustment .................................................................................................................................27
4 Starting pump ..................................................................................................................................................28
4.1 Checking for free turning .........................................................................................................................28
4.2 Regulation of cooling and flushing liquids ............................................................................................... 28
4.3 Priming ....................................................................................................................................................28
4.4 Initial inspection after starting..................................................................................................................31
4.5 Alignment - final.......................................................................................................................................32
4.6 Doweling..................................................................................................................................................32
5.1 Stuffing box .............................................................................................................................................34
5.2 Operating at reduced capacities..............................................................................................................34
5.3 Operating at reduced head......................................................................................................................35
5.4 Operating with surge conditions in line....................................................................................................35
5.5 Operating under freezing conditions .......................................................................................................35
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