Farr KT5500 - Daily Inspection & Maintenance Checklist (Power Unit)

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K. DAILY INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE CHECKLIST (POWER UNIT)
Farrrecommendsthatthefollowinginspectionsandmaintenanceproceduresbeperformedbeforeeachuse,andatleastonceper
daywhentheequipmentisinsteadyuse,inthesequenceinwhichtheyarelisted.Rigorousinspectionandmaintenance,especially
lubrication,isessentialinordertoensurethatyourequipmentalwaysmeetsspecifications,andtopreventcatastrophicfailuresthat
canseverelydamageyourequipmentandcauseworkerinjury.
Ifusingastand-alonepowerunit,performthefollowinginspectionandmaintenanceproceduresbeforeeachuse,andatleastonce
perdaywhenthepowerunitisinsteadyuse:
Donotperformanymaintenancewhilethepowerunitisenergized(electric)oriftheengineisrunning(diesel).Ensuretheelectri-
calsupplyislockedout,or,ifusingadieselpowersupply,ensurethattheengineislockedoutorthestartingmechanismotherwise
disabled.
Diesel only
1.
Checkengineoillevels-addifnecessary
2.
Checkdieselfueltank-fillifnecessary.
3.
Visuallyinspectallfanbelts.
4.
Activatemechanicalshut-offdevice-ensurethatshut-offswitchonengineisengagingwhenmanualshut-offswitch
isactuated.
electric only
1.
Visuallyinspectallelectricallinesandvisibleconnections.IfyourunitisNOTexplosionproof,opentheelectricalen-
closureandVISUALLYinspectcontactsandconnectionsforsignsofcorrosionorarcing.Donotopenexplosion-proof
enclosures.
2.
Visuallyinspectmainelectricallinebetweenmainpowersourceandpowerunit.
All units
5.
Performavisualinspectionofallparts.Checktoensuretherearenolooseormissingfasteners.
6.
Checkhydraulicfluidlevel-ensurecoldlevelisapproximatelyhalf-wayupthesightglassonthehydraulicfluidres-
ervoir.
7.
Performavisualinspectiontoensuretherearenohydraulicfluidleaks-correctifnecessary.
8.
Checkthatthemainsupplyandreturnlinesonthehydraulicfluidreservoirarebothfullyopen.
9.
Applygreasetoanygreasefittingsthatyourpowerunitmayhave.Applygreasetoeachfittinguntilgreaseisvisibly
displacedfrombearing,orasrecommendedbyyourpowerunitmanual.
10.
Ensuresupplyandreturnconnectionsatthepowerunitandattheequipmentinusearefullymadeup.
NEVER PLACE HANDS INSIDE AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE UNLESS YOU HAVE CONFIRMED
THAT THE POWER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED AND LOCKED OUT
FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE SELF-SEALING SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ARE FULLY
MADE UP MAY RESULT IN CATASTROPHIC EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
11.
Checkhydraulicfluidfilterbackpressure(mustbedonewhilefluidiscirculating).Ifneedleonindicatorgaugeisin
theredzone,thefiltershouldbechangedthenexttimetheunitisshutdown