4.7 Piping checklists......................................................................................................................................41
4.7.1 General piping checklist ................................................................................................................41
4.7.2 Fastening ......................................................................................................................................42
4.7.3 Suction-piping checklist.................................................................................................................43
4.7.4 Discharge piping checklist.............................................................................................................46
4.7.5 Auxiliary-piping checklist ...............................................................................................................47
4.7.6 Final piping checklist .....................................................................................................................47
5 Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown ................................................................................... 48
5.1 Preparation for startup.............................................................................................................................48
5.2 Remove the coupling guard ....................................................................................................................49
5.3 Check the rotation ...................................................................................................................................50
5.4 Impeller-clearance check ........................................................................................................................51
5.4.1 Impeller axial clearances...............................................................................................................51
5.4.2 Check the Shearpeller™ axial clearance ...................................................................................... 51
5.5 Impeller-clearance setting .......................................................................................................................52
5.5.1 Set the impeller clearance - dial indicator method ....................................................................... 52
5.5.2 Set the impeller clearance - feeler gauge method ....................................................................... 53
5.6 Couple the pump and driver ....................................................................................................................54
5.6.1 Install the coupling guard ..............................................................................................................55
5.7 Bearing lubrication...................................................................................................................................57
5.7.1 Oil volumes ...................................................................................................................................58
5.7.2 Lubricating oil requirements ..........................................................................................................58
5.7.3 Acceptable oil for lubricating bearings .......................................................................................... 58
5.7.4 Lubricate the bearings with oil.......................................................................................................59
5.7.5 Greased-for-life bearing lubrication............................................................................................... 59
5.8 Shaft-sealing options...............................................................................................................................59
5.8.1 Mechanical seal options................................................................................................................60
5.8.2 Connection of sealing liquid for mechanical seals ........................................................................ 60
5.8.3 Packed stuffing box option ............................................................................................................60
5.8.4 Connection of sealing liquid for a packed stuffing box .................................................................. 60
5.8.5 Seal the shaft with a packed stuffing box...................................................................................... 61
5.8.6 Dynamic-seal option (3180 and 3185 S, M, L, and XL groups only)............................................. 62
5.9 Pump priming ..........................................................................................................................................63
5.9.1 Prime the pump with the suction supply above the pump............................................................. 63
5.9.2 Prime the pump with the suction supply below the pump ............................................................. 64
5.9.3 Other methods of priming the pump.............................................................................................. 66
5.10 Start the pump.......................................................................................................................................66
5.11 i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor.................................................................................................. 67
5.12 Pump operation precautions .................................................................................................................67
5.13 Shut down the pump .............................................................................................................................68
5.14 Deactivate the i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor.......................................................................... 69
5.15 Reset the i-ALERT®2 Health Monitor ................................................................................................... 69
5.16 Make the final alignment of the pump and driver .................................................................................. 69
6 Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................................71
6.1 Maintenance schedule ............................................................................................................................71
6.2 Bearing maintenance ..............................................................................................................................72
6.2.1 Lubricating oil requirements ..........................................................................................................72
6.2.2 Lubricating-grease requirements .................................................................................................. 73
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Models 3180, 3181, 3185, and 3186 Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
