FLEXTOOL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FLEXTOOL SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
2
1300 353 986
flextool.com.au
FLEXTOOL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS
2
1300 353 986
flextool.com.au
2
CONTENTS
Introduction
2
Applications
2
Functions and controls
2
Accessories
2
Hazards and risks
2-3
Operation
3
Care and preventive maintenance
4
Cleaning and storage
4
Specifications
4
Service
4
Dismantling
5
Assembling
5
Trouble shooting
6
Spare parts and service
6
INTRODUCTION
APPLICATIONS
Dams, mines, tanks, tankers, swimming pools, pits, trenches,
excavations, construction sites, canal dredging, pile sinking.
Harbour & rescue services, pork producers, abbotoirs,
plumbers, drainers, builders, rural producers, government,
water, sewerage, power & telecommunication authorities.
Industrial plants, maintenance workshops, hire contractors.
The pump is suitable for continuous use at temperatures up to
65
o
C.
Operation at higher temperatures up to 95
o
C is permissible
providing immersion is intermittent and is not continuous.
Thank you for your selection of Flextool equipment.
Flextool have specialised in the design and manufacture of quality
products since 1951.
We have taken care in the design, manufacture and testing of this
product. Should service or spare parts be required, prompt and
efficient service is available from our extensive dealer network.
General safety instructions for the operation of power equipment
The goal of Flextool is to produce power equipment that helps the
operator work safely and efficiently. The most important safety device
for this or any tool is the operator. Care and good judgement are the
best protection against injury. All possible hazards cannot be covered
here, but we have tried to highlight some of the important items,
individuals should look for and obey Caution, Warning and Danger
signs placed on equipment, and displayed in the workplace.
Operators should read and follow safety instructions packed with
each product. Learn how each machine works. Even if you have
previously used similar machines, carefully check out each machine
before you use it. Get the “feel” of it and know its capabilities,
limitations, potential hazards, how it operates, and how it stops.
torque from the drive unit to the pump head. Submersible operation
of the pump head ensures that it is self priming and does not
require suction hose.
The pump is designed with wide passages through the strainer,
impeller and body to allow the unobstructed passage of solids. It is
suitable for handling fluids with a high solid content such as sand,
sludge, silt, effluent up to 60% in suspension, oil and water.
The pump is available with general purpose, abrasive resistant
and chemical resistant pump head models. The pump should
be selected with a model that best suits the most common
applications.
Select the shortest standard flexshaft length (6 or 9 m) to suit the
common application/s.
The pump is fitted with a quick action 60 mm (2.36 in) diameter
flexible shaft coupling for operation from a drive unit fitted with a 45
mm (1.75 in) diameter 3-tooth dog drive.
ACCESSORIES
Drive units are available with petrol and diesel motor drives.
Extension flexshafts (6 m) extend the length of an existing pump
flexshaft and are available to enable dewatering of holes to a
depth of 12 metre. A sealed quick-action coupling allows
underwater operation of the coupling.
HAZARDS AND RISKS
NEVER allow any person to operate a machine without adequate
instruction.
ENSURE all operators read, understand and follow the operating
instructions.
SERIOUS INJURY may result from improper or careless use of this
machine. Some models of P212 pumps weigh in excess of 25 kg.
Handling and positioning may require two people of appropriate
strength, along with correct lifting techniques
! MECHANICAL HAZARDS
DO NOT operate the pump with the body removed.
KEEP hands and feet clear of rotating and moving parts as they will
cause injury if contacted.
DO NOT leave the equipment in operation while it is unattended.
ENSURE that the equipment will remain stable and will not move or
fall while in operation.
DO NOT operate the pump without a discharge hose fitted.
ENSURE that the pump hose is securely fastened to the pump
outlet via an appropriately sized coupling and adaptor.
ENSURE that repairs to machinery are carried out by COMPETENT
personnel.
FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS
The product is a submersible pump. The pump head operates
underwater, driven by a rotating flexible shaft that transmits the
