FT-C Vertical Electric Thermal Fluid Heater Manual 12 2013 ISSUE 1
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1. Open the air bleed connection located directly over the pump shaft. Replace plug when a steady
stream of thermal uid, free of entrained air, ows from the port.
2. If ow has not started after two to ve minutes, remove the coupling guard and rotate the pump
shaft by hand in the proper direction. This should help move the cold viscous uid through close
tolerance seal areas. Replace plug when ow is steady.
3. If this fails to induce ow, introduce uid through the bleed port and rotate the shaft by hand to
work the uid around the seal area. Continue to add uid and rotate the shaft until no more uid
can be added.
4. Replace the plug and run pump for ve to ten seconds. Stop the pump, remove the plug and
wait for ow to start. If after two minutes ow has not started, add more uid as described above
and run the pump for ve minutes.
5. Constantly check the bearing area (located immediately behind the casing) for overheating.
Remove the plug and check for ow.
6. If ow has not started at this point, the uid may be too viscous to move through the seal area.
Start the system normally by selecting heat on the control panel, and raise the temperature
10°C. Continue to raise the system temperature by 10°C increments. Keep checking the pump
until ow starts.
1. Read manufacturer’s instruction manual thoroughly. If the pump is supplied by Fulton Ltd,
manufacturer’s literature is included in this manual.
Do not run the pump before lling it with uid.
2. The pump should never be run without uid in the casing. For pumps equipped with mechanical
or air-cooled seals, air must be bled out of the stufng box area to ensure that thermal uid has
lubricated all seal and bearing areas. Operation of the pump even a short time without bleeding
rst will damage the pump.
3. Also use the thermal uid as a barrier uid. Remove the 3/8” plug at the barrier uid ll port. Fill
the cavity with thermal uid until it comes out of the overow tube. Replace the 3/8” plug.
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