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SECTION B: GENERAL INFORMATION
B-1) To the Purchaser:
Congratulations! You are the owner of one of the finest pumps
on the market today. Barnes products are engineered and
manufactured of high quality components. Over one hundred
years of pump building experience along with a continuing
quality assurance program combine to produce a pump which
will stand up to the toughest applications. This manual will pro-
vide helpful information concerning installation, maintenance,
and proper service guidelines.
B-2) Receiving:
Upon receiving the pump, it should be inspected for damage
or shortages. If damage has occurred, file a claim immedi
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ately with the company that delivered the pump. If the man-
ual is removed from the packaging, do not lose or misplace.
B-3) Storage:
Short Term-
Barnes pump’s are manufactured for efficient
performance following short inoperative periods in storage.
For best results, pumps can be retained in storage, as factory
assembled, in a dry atmosphere with constant temperatures
for up to six (6) months.
Long Term-
Any length of time exceeding six (6) months, but
not more than twenty four (24) months. The units should be
stored in a temperature controlled area, a roofed over walled
enclosure that provides protection from the elements (rain,
snow, wind blown dust, etc..), and whose temperature can be
maintained b40 deg. F and +120 deg. F. If extended
high humidity is expected to be a problem, all exposed parts
should be inspected before storage and all surfaces that have
the paint scratched, damaged, or worn should be recoated
with a water base, air dry enamel paint. All surfaces should
then be sprayed with a rust-inhibiting oil.
Pump should be stored in its original shipping container and
on initial start up, rotate impeller by hand to assure seal and
impeller rotate freely.
B-4) SERVICE CENTERS:
For the location of the nearest Barnes Service Center, check
your Barnes representative or Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc.
Service Department in Piqua, Ohio, telephone (937) 778-8947
or Crane Pumps & Systems Canada, Bramton, Ontario (905)
457-6223.
SECTION C: INSTALLATION:
C-1) Location:
The pump should be located as near as possible to the liquid
to be pumped and in no case should the pump be more than
25 feet above the surface of the liquid supply. The pump
should always be as level as possible.
All pump units rotate clockwise when looking from the driven
end of the pump. The impellers are threaded on the shaft and
it is necessary to slide one half of the flexible coupling back
when checking rotation in order to eliminate the possibility of
unscrewing the impeller and damaging the pump.
NOTE:
Where impellers thread on pump shaft, never check the
direction of electric motor rotation without first disconnecting
flexible coupling.
Locate the pump on a firm footing to make sure the pump
will not move due to vibration. Flex coupled and V-belt
driven units should be permanently grouted onto a cement
foundation. The pumps should be level to provide favorable
operating conditions. In addition, the flexible coupling should
be realigned after grouting in order to eliminate excessive wear
on the coupling.
Allow a minimum of 18 inches in front of the pump case to
permit easy removal and access to the interior of the pump. On
belt driven units, allow a minimum of 10 inches at the shaft end
to permit easy removal of the pedestal or rotating cartridge.
C-2) Suction System:
It is advisable to use a suction line of the same size as the
pump port size. All horizontal suction lines should slope up to
the pump to avoid trapped air pockets. An adjustable stand,
pipe clamp or floor flange must be installed to support the
weight of the suction line. Using a smaller suction line than the
pump port size can cause internal damage to the pump.
The suction line must not have holes, even small holes. The
smallest air leak in the suction line may prevent the pump from
priming. Coat all threaded connections in the suction line with
pipe thread compound to insure an air tight joint. In addition,
suction flanges should be pulled up tight to prevent air leaks.
CAUTION! - This Pump Should Not Be Operated
Without A Strainer On The End Of The Suction
Line To Prevent Sticks. Stones, Rags And
Other Foreign Matter From Being Drawn Into
The Impeller. The Strainer Should Be Cleaned
Regularly To Insure Full Flow.
C-3) Discharge System:
Connect discharge hose or pipe to the side outlet on the
discharge tee or to the discharge elbow.
C-4) Driver:
Read Engine Or Motor Manufacturer’s Instruction Book.
C-5) Pump Lubrication:
The only component of the pump requiring lubrication is the
seal assembly. The seal assembly is filled at the factory but
must be checked for proper fill before the pump is put into
service.
A self-feeding lubricator (item 34) is provided to supply grease
to the shaft seal of the pump on pumps. The grease cup is
empty when the wing nut, positioned at the outer end of the
threaded plunger shaft, recedes to the cap of the grease cup.
To refill the grease cup, rotate the wing nut clockwise as far
as it will go; attach a zerk gun to the zerk fitting; then fill until
grease oozes from the relief hole on the side of the cup. For
operation, return the wing nut to the end of the plunger.
Never
force the plunger into the grease cup as this can cause
seal failures.
