Flowserve WDX R/C User Manual

WD X U SE R I N S TRU CT IO N SE N GLIS H 71576322 06 - 05
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5.2.4 Lub rica t i on sc h e du le
5.2.4.1 Oill ub rica t e db eari ng s
Ope r at i ng c ond i t i on s and s e v e ri t y of s e rvi c e wil l
dete rmi ne the i nte rv a ls bet w een o il c hange s .In
gene
r a l h i ghe r o il te m pe r atu r e swill r equ ir e m o r e
f
r equent o il c hange s .
F o r pu m p s on hot s e rvic eo ri n s e v e r e ly da m po r
c
o rr o si v eat m o s phe r e, the o il wi ll r equ ir e c hang i ng
m o r ef r equent ly . If the bea ri ng sm a i nta i na s tab l e
te
m pe r atu r eand i fthe r eha s been no c onta mi nat i on
of the o
il ,the i nte rv a l bet w een c hange sm a y be
l onge r .
Lub
ric ant and bea ri ng te m pe r atu r eana lysisc an be
u
s efu li n opt imisi ng l ub ri c ant c hange i nte rv a ls .
Gene
r a lly ,the o il s hou l dbe c hanged e v e ry 6 m onth s .
If the bea
ri ng te m pe r atu r e i n cr ea s e s , c he ck
imm
ed i ate ly fo rim p r ope rl ub ric at i on o r afau l t y
bea ri ng.
T he l ub ri c at i ng o il s hou l dbeah i gh qua li t ymi ne r a l o il
ha vi ng foa mi nh i b i to rs .S y nthet ic o ils m a y a ls obeu s ed
i f c he cks s ho w that the r ubbe r o il s ea ls will not be
ad
v e rs e ly affe c ted.
T he bea ri ng te m pe r atu r e m a y be a ll o w ed to ri s eto50
º
C( 122 º F) .abo v ea m b i ent, but s hou l dnote xc eed 82
º
C( 180 º F) .A c ont i nuou sl y ri si ng te m pe r atu r eo r an
ab
r upt ris e, i nd ic ate a fau l t.
5.2.4.2 Grease l ub rica t e db eari ng s
T he bea ri ng s a r ep r e l ub ric ated w hen s upp li ed.
Lub
ri c at i on f r equen cy is a si nd ic ated i nthetab l e
be
l o w .Afte r a2 y ea rs pe ri od the bea ri ng s hou l dbe
c o m p l ete ly cl eaned, c he ck ed and r epa ck ed wi th ne w
g r ea s e.
T he f r ee bea ri ng s pa c e s hou l dnotbef ill ed up m o r e
that50%to60%of
i t sc ontent s ee 5.2.3. C a r e m u s t
be ta
k en to a v o i dbothunde r and o v e r-l ub ric at i on.
O
v e rl ub ri c at i on wil l c au s e the bea ri ng s to r un hotte r
than no rm a l , w h il e unde r-l ub ric ated bea ri ng sc ou l d
w ea r p r e m atu r e ly .
T he c ha r a c te ris t ics of the i n s ta ll at i on and s e v e ri t y of
s e rvic e will dete rmi ne the f r eque n cy of l ub ri c at i on.
Lub
ric ant and bea ri ng te m pe r atu r eana lysisc an be
u
s efu li n opt imisi ng l ub ri c ant c hange i nte rv a ls .
Lub ric at i on f r eq uen ci e si nhou rs of op e r at i on
Pu m p siz e
145 0
R P M 175 0 R P M 2950 R P M 355 0 R P M
1,5 WD X 300 0 220 0 150 0 120 0
2 WD X 300 0 220 0 150 0 120 0
3 WD X 270 0 200 0 140 0 110 0
4 WD X 250 0 170 0 130 0 100 0
N e v e rmix g r ea s e sc onta i n i ng d i ffe r ent
ba
s e s ,th ick ene rs o r add i t iv e s .
5.3 D irec t i on of r ot a t i on
Sta r t i ng o r ope r at i ng pu m p swi th the
wr ong d ir e c t i on of r otat i on c an be ha rm fu l to the
pu
m p s .
En
s u r e that the pu m p r otat i on is the s a m ea s the
a
rr o w on the pu m p c a si ng.
It
is p r efe r ab l eto c he ck the d ir e c t i on of r otat i on
befo
r e i n s ta lli ng the c oup li ng. If not, the pu m p m u s t
be f
ill ed i n wi th the li qu i dbefo r e s ta r t - up.
If m a i ntenan c e w o rk ha s been c a rri ed
out to the
si te 's e l e c t ri c i t ys upp ly ,thed ir e c t i on of
r otat i on s hou l dbe r e -c he ck ed a s abo v e i n c a s ethe
s upp ly pha si ng ha s been a l te r ed.
5.4 G u ar d i ng
Gua r d i ng is s upp li ed f i tted to the pu m p s et.
If th
is ha s been r e m o v ed o r d is tu r bed en s u r ethata ll
the p r ote c t iv egua r d s a r ound the pu m p c oup li ng and
e
x po s ed pa r t s of the s haft a r e s e c u r e ly f ix ed.
5.5 Primi ng a nd a u xiliary s upp lies
W he r ethe r e is an yrisk of the pu m pbe i ng r un
aga
i n s ta cl o s ed v a lv egene r at i ng h i gh li qu i dand
c a si ng e x te r na ls u r fa c ete m pe r atu r e si t is
r
e c o mm ended that u s e rs f i tane x te r na ls u r fa c e
te
m pe r atu r ep r ote c t i on de vi c e.
En s u r ea ll e l e c t ric a l ,h y d r au lic ,
pneu
m at ic , s ea l ant and l ub ri c at i on sys te ms ( a s
app lic ab l e ) a r e c onne c ted and ope r at i ona l .
En s u r ethe i n l et p i pe and pu m p c a si ng
a
r e c o m p l ete ly fu ll of li qu i d befo r e s ta r t i ng c ont i nuou s
dut y ope r at i on.
T he s eope r at i on sm u s tbe c a rri ed out b y pe rs onne l
wi
th app r o v ed qua li f ic at i on s .

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Brand	Flowserve
Model	WDX R/C
Category	Water Pump
Language	English