Start-up
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Start-up
Carry out all prescribed tests and checks.
Before start-up, ensure that no tools or other foreign parts have been left
lying in a part of the dryer where they might pose a hazard to the dryer being
started up.
Requirements for initial start-up
For the first start-up the following preconditions must have been met:
The pipe system is free from
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scales
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thread abrasions
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welding beads and
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other contaminations.
All shutdown valves
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of the compressed air inlet and outlet valves installed by the owner
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in the bypass line (if available)
are closed.
The dryer is correctly sited and installed.
Checks before start-up
Ensure that
all pipe, cable and bolt connections on the dryer have been retightened,
no pipes chafe against body edges,
all mountings are perfectly secure,
the electrical connections are in safe contact and in good condition,
owner-end and pressurised parts such as safety valves or other devices are
not blocked up by dirt or paint,
all compressed air system parts which are pressurised (valves, hoses etc.)
are free from wear symptoms and defects.
