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REV. 00 - Cod.: 1500154
Operation and maintenance manual / Ed. 10 - 2005
VACUUM CHAMBER
PACKAGING MACHINES
GB
G
B
GB
7.4.2
CHANGING THE PUMP OIL
For changing the oil, use exclusively Orved40/60/100 type original oil, in the quantity indicated in the Table below (for the order codes, see the Spare
parts Table on pages
173-176). This oil is specially meant for use in vacuum pumps in the food packaging sector: it has high anti-emulsion power with
water, a factor which influences the pump efficiency and life to a considerable extent.
1)
Run the pump for about 10 minutes so that the oil becomes fluid, by activating the Pump or Jars function
.
2)
Stop the pump by pressing STOP or deactivating the Pump function.
3)
Switch off the machine using the ON/OFF main switch and remove the plug from the power socket.
4)
Unscrew the oil filling screw
(A)
as follows:
• Models VM12 - VM16 e MULTIPLE 315 P4/P8: remove the stainless steel side
(B)
or rear panel
(B1)
, then unscrew screw
(A)
using a hex
wrench;
• Other models: screw
(C)
is accessible from the outside; unscrew using a hex wrench.
5)
Use a container to hold the oil drained out and unscrew oil drain screw
(D)
provided at the bottom of the pump.
Let the oil flow out into the container for about 10 minutes.
6)
Refit the oil drain screw
(D)
and fill with the type of oil indicated in the “TECHNICAL DATA” table to a level slightly above half-way on the
level indicator on the pump
(F)
.
WARNING: This operation must be carried out by qualified personnel.
MAINTENANCE
Mod.: MULTIPLE P4
Mod.: VM12/VM16/MULTIPLE P8
Mod.: VM18/VM53
•
•
C
F
OK
•
•
A
B1
•
A
•
•
F
D
•
D
•
F
OK
•
B
•
D