Realax RP 10, Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating instructions Peristaltic Pump RP Series
9.4.2 Installation of the new hose
1. Rotate the rotor 180° so that the shoe that is still assembled no longer
presses the hose.
2. Clean the interior surfaces of the pump housing with a clean dry cloth.
3. Lubricate with our original lubricant the hose and the internal surfaces
of the pump housing at the contact surfaces to the pump hose and the
external part of the new hose.
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4. Mount front cover.
5. Lay the pump hose into the pump housing
through the connection holes.The hoses of
the RP pumps must be manually inserted
through the lower opening up to the point
where the hose begins to be compressed by
the rotor.Turn the rotor with the help of the
motor until the hose has been pulled through
the lower opening and until the end of the
hose is correctly positioned in the upper
opening. The rotor must only have one shoe
attached to safely perform this operation.
6. Lay the press rings. Between the end of the hose and the press ring,
there must be a specific distance (see fig. 1 and fig. 2).
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