IWAKI PUMPS MXM Series, Instruction Manual

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1. Before installation
1. Discharge line
2. Gate valve
3. Check valve
4. Pressure gauge
5. Motor
6. Magnetic drive pump
7. Expansion joint
8. Vacuum (compound) gauge
9. Straight suction line
10. Suction line
11. Air vent line
12. Pipe support
■ Installation location
1. Select a flat and sound foundation where is free from vibration
2. Keep a work space wide enough for motor removal (back pull out), assembly or dismantlement.
3. The foundation should be larger than a pump base footprint.
■ Pump position
1. Install the pump as close to a supply tank and under flooded suction application.
2. In the suction lift application, arrange the auxiliary line for priming and mount a foot valve at the suction
pipe end.
■ Foundation work
1. See the diagram and instructions below as necessary.
2. For the pump without the base plate, do not mount the foot in the foundation. Otherwise, the pump can
not be dismantled.
Concrete foundation
Foundation bolt
Baseplate
Liner
Installation
Piping layout