Operations & maintenance manual – ASTRA evo (DDE)
ARGALAIR | 2023 | Rev. 17
0. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
If you have purchased an ARGAL pump, follow below instructions and local/national rules for a safe use.
The personnel in charge of installation, operation and maintenance of ASTRA evo pumps must be qualified
to carry out the operations described in this manual.
ARGAL shall not be held responsible for the training level of personnel and for the fact that they are not fully
aware of the contents of this manual.
0.1 PUMP IDENTIFICATION
0.2 CONNECTIONS CONFIGURATION
You can get different options for ASTRA evo
pump connections. The standard configuration
of the ASTRA evo series is with the suction placed
to the left of the air connection, while the discharge
is positioned in the upper part of the pump, on the
left side of the air connection.
Standard configurations:
007÷650 WR_/WC_/FC_ : G LL
030÷650 AL_ : G LL
030÷160 SS_/SP_ : G LL / C LL
400÷650 SS_/SP_ : G FB / C FB
CONNECTIONS CONFIGURATION
ATEX /
PP+CF
center
block
White
painted
Alu
center
block
AISI 316L
electro-
polished
Grey
painted
Alu
center
block
ATEX
painted
Alu
center
block
(*) only configuration SPN/SPX
(**) commercial designation: Santoprene® (ExxonMobil), Geolast®
(ExxonMobil)
(***) commercial designation: Keyflex® (LG Chem Ltd.), Hytrel® (LG Chem Ltd.)
(*1) F-F not recommended
(*2) only DDE 007