Vogelsang VX Series, Manual

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Rotary lobe pump
Operating instructions
VX100Q, VX136Q..QD..QDM2, VX186Q..QD..QDM2, VX230Q..QD
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Assembly
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Fig. "Installation example - dry buffer chamber"
Connect the buffer chamber tank (3) with connecting pipe (4) at the bottom of the buffer chamber. The buffer
chamber tank must be installed below the buffer chamber in order to collect leakage. The fluid level in the
buffer chamber tank should come up no further than the bottom edge of the buffer chamber.
1 Wing nut
2 Union nut
3 Buffer chamber tank
4 Connecting pipe
5 Vent screw
Fig. 19 : Installation example - dry buffer chamber
Monitoring the buffer chambers
If the buffer chamber tank (3) is filled with leakage (e.g. pump medium or condensed water), loosen the wing
nuts (1) unscrew the tank cover (union nut (2)) and empty the tank. If the tank is filled more than 1/2 within a
month, please contact our service department
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