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SPECIAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
The following conditions could occur and should be watched for:
1. Overfeeding - Th
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SOMAT ® Pulper is designed as a continuous process machine. In general,
the feed rate should not exceed one tenth of the rated hourly capacity in any six-minute period.
Exceeding this will cause the machine to bog down and operate under its rated capacity.
2. Foaming - this is caused by contaminants in the water, or by certain materials in the waste,
such as glue in corrugated cardboard and excessive starches. Add a SOMAT de-foamer, or
comparable commercial de-foamer.
3. Freezing - All equipment and piping should be protected from freezing.
Insulation and heating cable are often used where equipment is exposed.
4. Non-Pulpables - The SOMAT ® Pulper is designed to handle a limited amount of
non-pulpable material. The lighter items are eventually ground, and the heavier
material is discharged into the junk box. Occasionally, the amounts of
non-pulpables may become excessive and the processing rate may begin to
decrease. Safely stop the Pulper, scoop out the non-pulpable matter, and then
restart the Pulper.
WEARABLE PARTS , moving parts, and their mating surfaces, will wear during
normal production. Routine maintenance and inspection will disclose which parts
are wearing and provide an indication as to when replacement will be necessary.
The maintenance plan should include pre-ordering of spare parts and scheduled
replacement. Rotating blades may be re-sharpened. To remove blades please
follow instructions located in the “Cutting Mechanism” section of this manual.