Figure 5:
2.
Installations With Pump Above Source of Supply - Suction Lift:
a) Keep suction pipe free from air pockets. See
• Piping should slope upwards from source of supply.
• No portion of piping should extend above
the pump suction nozzle.
b) All joints must be air tight.
c)
The suction pipe should always be submerged into the source of supply as shown in
2.5 Install suction piping
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