Bauer POSEIDON PE 200-TB - Maintenance Activities for Filling Equipment; Check Filling Hoses

9.8 Maintenance activities for filling equipment
9.8.1 Check filling hoses
The testing period for hose lines must be determined by operators as per the stipu-
lations of the locally applicable regulations (the Industrial Safety Regulation applies
in Germany). The hose lines must be tested by a competent person.
Based on the German regulations, Bauer recommends the following testing periods
for compressors:
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Normal operating conditions:
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Testing period: 6 months (including storage period)
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Replacement schedules: 6 years
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Storage period: max. 2 years
•
Increased requirements (strong internal and external influences, short cycle
times, pressure impulse):
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Testing period: 6 months (including storage period)
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Replacement schedules: 2 years
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Storage period: max. 2 years

The compressor unit is switched off.

The compressor unit is depressurised
1.
Check whether connection threads are dimensionally correct and free of er-
rors.
2.
Check whether the transition point between the hose fitting and hose is dam-
aged.
3.
Check whether the outer hose covering is torn.
4.
Damaged hose lines must be exchanged and scrapped immediately.
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