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1 Introduction and Safety ....................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Important Safety Notice.............................................................................................................................3
1.2 Safety warnings.........................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................4
1.4 General precautions ..................................................................................................................................5
1.5 ATEX Considerations and Intended Use.................................................................................................. 8
1.6 Parts ..........................................................................................................................................................9
2 General Information .......................................................................................................................................10
2.1 Pump description ....................................................................................................................................10
2.2 ANSI Family Parts Commonality ............................................................................................................10
2.3 Nameplate information ........................................................................................................................... 11
2.4 Receiving the pump ................................................................................................................................ 11
2.4.1 Storage requirements....................................................................................................................12
2.4.2 Handling ........................................................................................................................................12
3 Installation .......................................................................................................................................................14
3.1 Baseplate inspection ..............................................................................................................................14
3.2 Site / foundation .....................................................................................................................................14
3.3 Level baseplate ......................................................................................................................................15
3.3.1 Fabricated steel.............................................................................................................................15
3.4 Baseplate-leveling worksheet..................................................................................................................17
3.5 Grout baseplate ......................................................................................................................................18
3.5.1 Alignment check............................................................................................................................18
3.6 Piping .....................................................................................................................................................19
3.6.1 General .........................................................................................................................................19
3.6.2 Suction piping................................................................................................................................20
3.6.3 Discharge piping ...........................................................................................................................23
3.7 Final piping check....................................................................................................................................24
4.1 Preparation for Start-up ..........................................................................................................................25
4.2 Checking rotation ....................................................................................................................................25
4.2.1 Check impeller clearance..............................................................................................................25
4.2.2 Shaft sealing .................................................................................................................................25
4.2.3 Priming pump ................................................................................................................................28
4.2.4 Other methods of priming:.............................................................................................................31
4.2.5 Start-up precautions......................................................................................................................31
4.3 Starting pump .........................................................................................................................................31
4.4 Operation ................................................................................................................................................32
4.4.1 General considerations .................................................................................................................32
4.4.2 Operating at reduced capacity ...................................................................................................... 32
4.4.3 Operating under freezing conditions ............................................................................................. 32
4.5 Shutdown ...............................................................................................................................................32
5 Preventive Maintenance .................................................................................................................................33
5.1 General comments ................................................................................................................................33
5.2 Maintenance schedule ............................................................................................................................33
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