Operation
Operation Operation
Operation
Tighten Tighten
Tighten
Fasteners Fasteners
Fasteners
Beforemountingandusingthepumpforthersttime,
checkandretorqueallexternalfasteners.Follow
TorqueInstructions,page23,orseethetorque
tagonyourpump.Aftertherstdayofoperation,
retorquethefasteners.
Initial Initial
Initial
Conguration Conguration
Conguration
(AC (AC
(AC
with with
with
VFD) VFD)
VFD)
ConguretheVFDaccordingtothemotornameplate
information.
Flush Flush
Flush
the the
the
Pump Pump
Pump
Before Before
Before
First First
First
Use Use
Use
Thepumpwastestedinwater.Ifwatercould
contaminatetheuidyouarepumping,ushthe
pumpthoroughlywithacompatiblesolvent.See
FlushingandStorage,page22.
Transfer Transfer
Transfer
Mode Mode
Mode
Vs. Vs.
Vs.
Low Low
Low
Pulsation Pulsation
Pulsation
Mode Mode
Mode
Whentheairpressureisatleast10psihigherthan
thedesiredoutletpressure,thepumpisinTransfer
Modeandnopulsationdampingisoccurring.To
reduceoutletpulsation,startbysettingtheair
pressure
equal
tothedesiredoutletuidpressure.
Continuetoadjusttheairpressurerelativetothe
outletuidpressure.Lowerrelativeairpressures
producemorepulsationdamping.Higherrelativeair
pressuresproducebetterpumpefciency.
Start Start
Start
and and
and
Adjust Adjust
Adjust
the the
the
Pump Pump
Pump
1.Besurethepumpisproperlygrounded.See
GroundTheSystem,page13.
2.Checkttingstobesuretheyaretight.Usea
compatibleliquidthreadsealantonmalethreads.
Tightenuidinletanduidoutletttingssecurely.
3.Placethesuctiontube(ifused)inuidtobe
pumped.
NOTE: NOTE:
NOTE:
Ifuidinletpressuretothepumpismore
than25%ofoutletworkingpressure,theball
checkvalveswillnotclosefastenough,resulting
ininefcientpumpoperation.
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Excessiveuidinletpressurecanreduce
diaphragmlife.
4.Placetheendoftheuidhoseintoanappropriate
container.
5.Closetheuiddrainvalve.
6.Turntheairregulatorknobtomatchthedesired
uidstallpressure.Openallbleed-typemaster
airvalves.
7.Iftheuidhosehasadispensingdevice,holdit
open.Besurealluidshutoffvalvesareopen.
8.SetthedesiredfrequencyontheVFD.
9.Pressthestart(run)buttonontheVFD.
10.Ifyouareushing,runthepumplongenoughto
thoroughlycleanthepumpandhoses.
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