Fire Pump 8100 Series - Leveling the Baseplate; Grouting

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grooved be
f
surface for t
h
Foundation
6. An option
the top of th
e
alignment t
o
bolt length f
o
washers. T
h
several day
s
In installati
o
particularly
mass of at
l
7.3
L
Use blocks
a
anchor bolt
s
baseplate a
p
foundation,
w
plate, as sh
o
By adding o
plumb the p
u
have to be l
e
Draw ancho
motor shaft
s
o
re the concrete
h
e grout.
bolts should be
s
al 4 inch [102m
m
e
concrete will a
l
o
match the hole
s
o
r grout, shims, l
o
h
e foundation sh
o
s
before the bas
e
o
ns where lower
important, we r
e
l
east 5 times th
a
Fig. 6
L
eveling the
WARNING
Lifting devic
e
must only b
e
Eyebolts or l
lifting the co
m
attached. D
o
loads. A fail
u
can result in
or property
d
NOTICE
This proced
u
foundation h
a
hold down b
o
the pump un
pump and d
r
aligned at th
e
mounted, co
n
recommend
a
assume res
p
a
nd shims unde
r
s
and midway be
t
p
proximately 1 i
n
w
ith studs exten
d
o
wn in Fig. 7.
r
removing shim
s
u
mp shaft and fl
a
e
vel.
r
nuts tight agai
n
s
or coupling hub
sets; this provid
e
s
et in concrete a
s
m
] long sleeve ar
o
low some flexibi
l
s
in the base plat
o
wer base plate
o
uld be allowed
t
e
plate is shimm
e
sound and vibr
a
e
commend a fo
u
a
t of the compl
e
Foundation
baseplate
e
s must be suffi
c
e
used by author
i
ifting lugs, if pro
v
m
ponents to whi
c
o
not stand unde
r
u
re in the lifting
d
serious person
a
d
amage.
u
re assumes tha
t
a
s been prepare
d
o
lts extending u
p
i
t. It must be un
d
r
iver have been
m
e
factory. If the d
n
sult AC Fire Pu
m
a
tions. AC Fire P
p
onsibility for fina
r
the baseplate f
o
t
ween bolts, so
a
n
ch [25.4mm] ab
o
d
ing through hol
e
s
under the bas
e
a
nges. The base
n
st base, and ob
s
s for alignment.
(
e
s a bonding
s
shown in Fig.
o
und the bolts a
t
l
ity in bolt
e. Allow enough
flange, nuts and
t
o cure for
e
d and grouted.
a
tion levels are
u
ndation with a
e
te pump unit.
c
iently strong an
d
i
zed persons.
v
ided, are only f
o
c
h they are
r
neath suspend
e
d
evice or rigging
a
l injury or death,
t
a concrete
d
with anchor or
p
ready to receiv
e
erstood that the
m
ounted and rou
g
river is to be fiel
d
m
p for
ump cannot
l alignment.
o
r support at the
a
s to position the
o
ve the concrete
e
s in the base
e
, level and
p
late does not
s
erve pump and
(
Temporarily
t
d
o
r
e
d
e
g
h
d
remo
v
chec
k
If alig
n
appr
o
retigh
align
m
align
m
NOT
E
mutu
a
facilit
y
Chec
k
pum
p
Pour
g
Grou
t
pipin
g
grouti
7.4
Grou
t
weig
h
appr
o
unit,
(
Build
grout
.
and t
h
be co
After
t
found
align
m
Appr
o
when
to th
e
from
c
v
e coupling gua
r
k
ing alignment.)
nment needs im
p
o
priate positions
h
tening of the an
c
m
ent. Repeat thi
s
m
ent” is reached
E
: Reasonable a
a
lly agreed upon
y
(final operator)
.
k to make sure t
h
p
flanges without
grout in the bas
e
t
ing) and allow g
r
g
to pump. (24 h
o
i
ng procedure.)
Fig.
7
Groutin
g
t
compensates f
o
h
t of the pump u
n
o
ved, non-shrinki
(
see Fig. 7).
a strong form ar
o
.
Soak the top of
h
en remove any
o
mpletely filled wi
the grout has th
o
d
ation bolts and t
m
ent after the fo
u
o
ximately 14 day
s
the grout has th
e
exposed edges
c
oming in conta
c
r
d, see section 8
p
rovement, add
s
under the basep
c
hor nuts will shi
f
s
procedure until
.
lignment is defin
e
by pump contra
.
h
at the piping c
a
placing pipe str
a
e
plate completel
rout to dry thoro
u
o
u
r
s is sufficient
7
Leveling of pu
m
g
or
uneven found
a
n
it, and prevents
ng grout, after s
e
o
und the founda
t
the concrete fo
u
surface water. T
i
th grout.
o
roughly harden
e
t
ighten if necess
a
u
ndation bolts ar
e
s after the grout
h
oroughly dried,
a
of the grout to p
c
t with the grout.
.2 Coupling Gua
s
hims or wedge
s
late, so that
f
t the shafts into
c
a “reasonable
e
d as that which
ctor and the acc
e
a
n be aligned to t
h
a
in on either flan
g
y (see section 7
.
u
ghly before atta
time with appro
v
m
p unit
a
tion, distributes
shifting. Use an
e
tting and levelin
t
ion to contain th
u
ndation thoroug
h
he base plate s
h
e
d, check the
a
ry. Check the
e
tightened.
has been poure
d
a
pply an oil base
revent air and m
16
rd, for
s
at
closer
is
e
pting
he
g
e.
.
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ching
v
ed
the
g the
e
h
l
y
,
h
ould
d
or
paint
oisture