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4.2Mechanicalinstallation
Toensuresteadinessofthemachineitisimportanttofastenthemachinetothefoundation.
Levelthemachinebyusingstainlessorgalvanizedsteelwashersbetweenthemachineandthe
oor.Thewashersmustbeofasizetocoverthesupportsurface.Fitthewashersandself-locking
nutssuppliedwiththemachineandtightenwell.T otightenthenutsitisrecommendedtousea
rachetwrench,especiallyintherightrearcorner.
Itisoftheupmostimportancethatthemachineisplacedinlevel,fromsidetosideaswellasfronttorear.If
themachineisnotproperlylevelled,itmayresultinout-of-balancewithoutarealoutofbalanceinthedrum.
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Afterthemachinehasbeeninuseforawhile,checkandre-tightenthenutsifnecessary.
Floor
Inthistypeofmachine,thedrumisattacheddirectlytotheframe.Asaresultthedeckunderthe
machinemustbestableenoughtoabsorbthedynamicforcesgeneratedduringspincycles.
Thecombinationdeckandfoundationmustbeabletowithstandtheloadsindicatedinthetechnical
datatable.
Somemarineinstallationshaveverythindecks.Specialattentiontobetaken.Reinforcingdeck
plusincreasedsizeoffoundationmaybenecessary.