Rev. 3F Aug 2020
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Supply And Return Tubing Installation
The installed 1/4” supply tubing and 3/8” vent and drain tubing should be sufficiently long so that there are no kinks or twists.
These obstructions can restrict flow to the bearing or hamper drainage from the bearing housing. Additionally sags and traps are
to be avoided by making the lengths too long. Sags or traps will collect oil and affect the flow of oil mist to the bearing or the mist
return to the LubriMate
®
. Tubing should bend smoothly as changes in direction are made. The maximum length of supply tubing
to an application point should be less than three (3) meters. A similar length restriction applies to drain tubing.
Ambient Operating Temperature
The LubriMate
®
uses the power of compressed air to generate the oil mist for bearing lubrication. The ability to create the oil mist
is directly influenced by the viscosity of the lubricant. As ambient temperatures fall and oil viscosity increases, oil mist generation
decreases. Below certain temperatures, the LubriMate
®
will not produce oil mist.
Where the LubriMate without the optional oil heater it is recommended that the LubriMate
®
be operated at ambient conditions
above 50 degrees F. The LubriMate
®
Lubrication System is shipped with a supply of ISO 68 grade, diester type lubricant. Use the
following chart as a guide for selection and use of other viscosity grades. For units equipped with an oil heater, the it is
recommended that the oil temperature be set at 110 F. This helps to maintain a consistent
Viscosity Grade
Minimum Operating Temperature
ISO 32
32 F ( 0 C)
ISO 46
40 F ( 4.4 C)
ISO 68
50 F ( 9.9 C)
ISO 100
60 F (15.6 C)
ISO 150
70 F (21.0 C)
>ISO 150
Not Recommended
Maintaining Minimum Air Flow to the LubriMate
®
To insure proper generation of oil mist a minimum airflow must be provided to the internal mist head in the LubriMate
®
.
If the
application requires only one lubrication point or a combination of mist reclassifiers that have a combined flow of less
than 0.40 SCFM, additional airflow is needed for proper operation.
The LubriMate
®
is equipped with an internal mist flow
bypass valve, which can be used to increase or decrease the mist output volume. The mist bypass valve is located on the right
side of the mist generator head. Opening the mist flow bypass valve directs mist flow directly into the mist recovery system, thus
increasing output mist flow volume.
LubriMate
®
Lubrication System oil mist generators are shipped with the mist flow bypass valve in the OPEN position. If your total
mist out put is
0.40 SCFM, close the mist flow by pass to the full closed position. The valve is in the full closed position when
the adjust valve is fully turned in and seated. It is in the full open position when the face of the valve is flush with the edge of the
mist generator head. See the section of this manual titled
Selection of Application Fittings (Mist Reclassifiers)
to determine the
mist output of your system.
IMPORTANT
1. Do not use oil that
contains paraffin or
viscosity modifiers.
2. Do not use motor oil in
the LubriMate
®
.
Mist Flow Bypass Valve
Adjust CW to the full
CLOSED position if the total oil
mist output is
0.40 SCFM
Adjust CCW to full OPEN
position if the total oil mist
output is < 0.40 SCFM (factory
setting)
