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DO NOT START THE PUMP UNTIL IT IS FILLED
WITH WATER.
14. STUFFING BOX - MECHANICAL SEAL
With the exercise of a few precautions a mechanical
seal will furnish very satisfactory operation in pumps.
Precautions which should be observed are:
1. Do not run the pump dry. The flat faces of the seal
are lubricated by the liquid being pumped.
2. Vent the seal housing if it is the high point in the
pump.
3. Purge the system thoroughly to remove welding
slag, scale, or dirt which may injure the seal
prematurely due to the abrasive condition of liquid.
15. INSTALLING A NEW MECHANICAL SEAL
CAUTION:
this seal is a precision product and should be
handled accordingly. Be especially careful not to scratch
or chip the lapped sealing faces of the washer and floating
seat. If reinstalling a used seal, both sealing faces should
be relapped.
INSTALLING STATIONARY ELEMENT
The seat must be seated securely in the seat ring with
the lapped face out. The
unlapped
face is marked and
correctly assembled when shipped. Oil the seat ring with
light oil and seat it firmly and squarely. If this cannot be
done with the fingers, use a sleeve as shown in Fig. 5,
inserting the cardboard shipping disc between the sleeve
and the lapped face to prevent scratching sealing face.
INSTALLING ROTATING ELEMENT
Oil shaft with light oil. Shaft should be clean and polished
smooth. Slide seal body on shaft (washer end first) and
seat firmly. A sleeve as shown in Fig. 6 will facilitate this
operation and prevent the rubber driving ring from pulling
out of place as the seal body is slid along the shaft.
Assembly of impeller automatically sets seal in proper
position.
Make sure at all times, and particularly before final
assembly, that both sealing faces are absolutely clean.
Sealing faces should be oiled with clean, light oil.
NOTE: DO NOT USE PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS
TO LUBRICATE EPT OR EPDM ELASTOMERS - USE
ONLY WATER BASE LUBRICANT.
WARNING:
Do not work on this pump until you are sure the pump
and associated piping are totally depressurized, and if
pumping hot liquids that the temperature is safe to handle.
Be sure that electricity to the motor is shut off and locked
out, or if the motor is to be tested while running that it
is conducted by a qualified person and safe electrical
procedures are followed.
To insure safety and a successful repair, if there is
anything about the pump and motor you do not completely
understand, contact your distributor or the factory for
instructions.
BEARING LUBRICATION:
A #2 grease is recommended. Use a water resistant,
nonfiberous grease. Lithium base greases are excellent
and molydisulfide is acceptable. Approximately 1/2 ounce
of grease, or a teaspoonful for bearings of small size, and
a tablespoonful for larger sizes, is needed each time a
bearing is relubricated.
FIGURE 6
Sleeve
Cardboard
Shipping disc
FIGURE 7
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