4 Operation
Study the instructions carefully and pay special attention to the warnings!
The pump is fitted with a warning label indicating correct throttling.
4.1
Operation/Control
Step 1
Always read the technical data carefully.
CAUTION
Alfa Laval cannot be held responsible for incorrect
operation/control.
Step 2
Never touch the pump or the pipelines when pumping hot liquids
or when sterilising.
Never stick your fingers or any tool through the adaptor or the
drain hole in the pump casing when the pump is running.
Danger of burns!
Rotating parts!
3100-0018
Step 3
Never run the pump with both the suction side and the pressure
side blocked.
Danger of explosion!
!
3100-0019
!
!
See the
warning label!
Step 4
CAUTION
The shaft seal must not run dry.
CAUTION
Never throttle the inlet side.
Control:
Reduce the capacity by means of:
-
Throttling the pressure side of the pump.
-
Speed control of the motor.
Do not allow
to run dry
3100-0020
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