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Parker Hannifi n Corporation
Velcon Filtration Division
Colorado Springs, CO 80907 USA
Velcon Filtration Division
Filter Vessel Installation & Operation Manual
VEL2199 0414
Installation of Tie Rods
REFERENCE MATERIAL
Form 1801- “Assembly Torque Recommendations”
VESSELS WITH TIE RODS
Filter vessels
Clay vessels
Monitor vessels containing 6” Aquacon
®
cartridges
Filter/separator vessels (for coalescer and separators)
HARDWARE
Tie rods
Hardware (nuts, flat washers, lock washers, seal nuts)
Cartridges
Mounting adapters
Center spacers
End caps
MOUNTING CONFIGURATIONS
With spider
Without spider
With seal nut
VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL OPEN ENDED
CARTRIDGES WITH SPIDER PLATE:
1. Screw a nut on one end of the tie rod to about 2”
from the end (see note on bottom of page 2).
2. Slide a lock washer up against the nut on the
shortened side of the tie rod.
3. Slide a mounting adapter (on vessels with integral
cast-in or welded-in mounting adapters, no ad-
ditional adapter is required) on the short side of the
tie rod with the cartridge seal side facing the nut
and washer.
4. While holding the mounting adapter on the end of
the rod, screw the short end of the tie rod into the
tie rod bar on the vessel. Screw in about one inch.
5. Install a cartridge over the tie rod and into place on
the mounting adapter.
6. If cartridges are stacked, install center spacers
between cartridges.
7. Place an end seal plate on the top or end of the
cartridge (or cartridge stack) with the tie rod ex-
tending out from the end seal plate tie rod hole.
8. Adjust the tie rod by screwing it in or out until the
amount extending beyond the end cap is 1-5/8”.
Remove the cartridges, spacers, and caps.
9. Screw the nut at the end of the tie rod down
against the mounting adapter while preventing the
tie rod from turning.
10. Tighten the nut to 5 foot pounds of torque.
11. Install the other tie rods so that they extend out
from the mounting adapters the same length as
the fi rst rod.
VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL OPEN ENDED
CARTRIDGES WITH NO SPIDER PLATE:
1. Screw a nut on one end of the tie rod to about 2”
from the end. (See note below.)
2. Slide a lock washer up against the nut on the
shortened side of the tie rod.
3. Slide a mounting adapter (on vessels with integral
cast-in or welded-in mounting adapters, no ad-
ditional adapter is required) on the short side of the
tie rod with the cartridge seal side facing the nut
and washer.
4. While holding the mounting adapter on the end of
the rod, screw the short end of the tie rod into the
tie rod bar on the vessel. Screw in about one inch.
5. Install a cartridge over the tie rod and into place on
the mounting adapter.
6. If cartridges are stacked, install center spacers
between cartridges.
7. Place an end seal plate on the top or end of the
cartridge (or cartridge stack) with the tie rod ex-
tending out from the end seal plate tie rod hole.
8. Adjust the tie rod by screwing it in or out until the
amount extending beyond the end seal plate is
one (1) inch.
9. Remove the cartridges, spacers, and seal plates.
