UGSI Encore 700, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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CF.440.400.001.IM.0417
ENCORE
®
700 METERING PUMP
VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (CONT’D)
CONSULT YOUR UGSI CHEMICAL FEED, INC. REPRESENTATIVE IF THE PUMP IS TO BE USED UNDER
CONDITIONS OTHER THAN ORIGINALLY SPECIFIED AND IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION REGARDING THE
SIZE OF THE DISCHARGE LINE.
USE RIGID PIPE WHEN HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ARE PUMPED AND/OR ELEVATED PRESSURE/
TEMPERATURES ARE ENCOUNTERED.
USE EXTREME CARE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE MATERIAL AND POSSIBLE SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY.
CONSULT YOUR CHEMICAL SUPPLIER FOR INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF SOLUTIONS AND THE
HANDLING OF CHEMICALS. OBSERVE ALL RECOMMENDED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
DO NOT SPILL SOLUTION. IF ANY SOLUTION IS SPILLED, DILUTE OR WASH AWAY WITH WATER
IMMEDIATELY OR FOLLOW SUPPLIER’S INSTRUCTIONS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
AVOID BEING SPRAYED WITH LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY OF PIPE CONNECTIONS
REFER TO SERVICE SECTION FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON RELIEVING PRESSURE AND DRAINING.
ALLOW SYSTEM TO DRAIN FULLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DISASSEMBLE PIPING AND REMOVING
VALVES AND/OR HEAD.
SINCE THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF SODIUM CHLORITE PRESENTS VERY SPECIFIC HAZARDS, THE
USER MUST SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE SODIUM CHLORITE SUPPLIER WITH REFERENCE TO STORAGE
FACILITIES, HANDLING PRECAUTIONS AND HEALTH HAZARDS.
SODIUM CHLORITE, WHEN FINELY DIVIDED IN THE PRESENCE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, IS A POSSIBLE
FIRE HAZARD. FOR THIS REASON, EXTREME CARE MUST BE EXERCISED TO PREVENT SOLUTIONS FROM
DRYING OUT IN THE THREADED PORTIONS OF THE PUMP BODY AND RELATED PARTS. OBSERVE
CAREFULLY THE MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER’S RECOMMENDED SAFETY PROCEDURES AND THE
HANDLING AND STORAGE PROCEDURES IN THIS MANUAL.
WHEN SERVICING HEADS AND/OR VALVES, FOLLOW PROCEDURES IN THE SERVICE SECTION FOR
DISASSEMBLY.
USE EXTREME CARE TO AVOID CONTACT BECAUSE LIQUID IS PRESENT BETWEEN DISCHARGE DRAIN
VALVE AND UNION ELBOW. FLUSH SPILLED LIQUID IMMEDIATELY.
USE EXTREME CARE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH THE MATERIAL AND POSSIBLE SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY.
WHEN USING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANUFACTURER/SUPPLIER. USE APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND
EYE PROTECTION WHEN HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.
USE EXTREME CARE TO AVOID CONTACT WITH LIQUID PRESENT IN HEAD. ALLOW SUCTION VALVE TO
FALL INTO SUITABLE CONTAINER AND CATCH LIQUID.
TURN POWER OFF BEFORE SERVICING.
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