KSB Etachrom L, Installation & Operating Manual

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6 Commissioning/Start-up/Shutdown
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Etachrom L
1212.8/19-EN
6.1.4 Final check
1. Remove the coupling guard and its footboard, if any.
2. Check the coupling alignment; re-align the coupling, if required.
( ð Section 5.5, Page 28)
3. Check proper functioning of coupling/shaft.
Check that coupling/shaft can be easily rotated by hand.
4. Fit the coupling guard and its footboard, if any.
5. Check the distance between coupling and coupling guard.
The coupling guard must not touch the coupling.
6.1.5 Start-up
DANGER
Non-compliance with the permissible pressure and temperature limits if the pump
is operated with the suction and/or discharge line closed.
Explosion hazard!
Hot or toxic fluids escaping!
▷ Never operate the pump with the shut-off elements in the suction line and/or
discharge line closed.
▷ Only start up the pump set with the discharge-side shut-off element slightly or
fully open.
DANGER
Excessive temperatures due to dry running or excessive gas content in the fluid
handled
Explosion hazard!
Damage to the pump set!
▷ Never operate the pump set without liquid fill.
▷ Prime the pump as per operating instructions.
▷ Always operate the pump within the permissible operating range.
CAUTION
Abnormal noises, vibrations, temperatures or leakage
Damage to the pump!
▷ Switch off the pump (set) immediately.
▷ Eliminate the causes before returning the pump set to service.
ü
The system piping has been cleaned.
ü The pump, suction line and inlet tank, if any, have been vented and primed with
the fluid to be pumped.
ü
The lines for priming and venting have been closed.