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4. OPERATION
WARNING
Ingersoll Rand will accept no liability or warranty
claims if your blower is used on applications or in a
way prohibited in this manual, or not specified in this
manual.
4.1 General operational safety
WARNING
Obey the safety instructions and precautions listed
below. If you do not, there may be a risk of injury or
death to people, or damage to the blower.
Do not expose any part of your body to vacuum. If you do,
you may be injured.
Do not operate the blower when the cooling-air flow
around the blower is restricted (see Section 3.2). If you do,
the blower may overheat.
Do not operate the blower with the blower inlet or outlet
ports open to the atmosphere. If you do, your fingers or
other parts of your body or clothing may get trapped, and
you may be injured by the rotating mechanisms in the
blower.
Do not operate the blower with the guards removed from
the blower drive shaft, the coupling/belt or the drive
system. If you do, your fingers or other parts of your body
or clothing may get trapped, and you may be injured by
the rotating components.
Never disconnect any of the connecting pipelines (for
example, the pipeline connected to the inlet) when the
blower is operating.
Prevent accidental contact with the hot blower, and do
not place flammable materials on the blower. During
operation, the temperature of external parts of the blower
can exceed 70° C (158° F).
Do not attempt to use the blower to pump/compress
liquids. The blowers are not designed for this application.
Where necessary (for example, if you have not fitted an
acoustic enclosure), wear suitable ear defenders. The
blower can be noisy during operation (refer to Section 2.4).
During pressure operation, prevent accidental contact with
the discharged (outlet) gas stream. This gas stream will be
at high pressure and will be hot and cause burn injury.
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4.2 Start-up
Ensure that the oil levels in the blower are correct. If you
do not, the blower will probably be damaged during
operation, or its performance may be affected.
1.
Ensure that any isolation valves in the blower inlet and
outlet pipelines are in the correct ‘open’ positions.
2.
Check the oil-levels in the blower: refer to Section 5.3.
3.
Engage your drive and transmission system to start the
blower.
You can now use the blower as required in your application.
4.3 Shut-down
1.
Disengage the drive and transmission system to stop
the blower.
2.
Wait until you can hear that the blower has stopped
before you close any isolation valves in the blower inlet
and outlet pipelines.
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