TheKerrPumpsEngineeringServicewillbehappytoadviseyouinyourinstallationproblems.Asalmosteveryinstallationvaries,youcannot
exercisetoomuchcareinmakingcertainyourinstallationisproper.
BeforeStartingThePump,readcarefullythemaintenancesectioninthefollowingpages.
Forbestresults,followtheseinstallationguidelines.
(A) PRESSURERELIEFVALVE(REQUIRED)
(B) BY‐PASSEDFLUIDSHOULDBEPIPEDBACKINSUCTIONSUPPLYTANKWHENPOSSIBLE
(C) USEFLEXIBLEHOSEINDISCHARGELINEWHENPOSSIBLE
(D) DISCHARGESHUT‐OFFVALVE(OPTIONAL‐USEDFORTOTALSHUT‐DOWNORSERVICEONLY)
(E) DISCHARGEANDSUCTIONONEITHERSIDEOFFLUIDENDONALLMODELS.
(F) PULSATION“DAMPENERS”MAYBEUSEDINEITHERTHESUCTIONORDISCHARGEPIPINGORBOTH.DISCHARGE
DAMPENERSSHOULDBECAPABLEOFHANDLINGPUMPDISCHARGEMAXIMUMPRESSURE
Tostartthepump,openthesuctionlinevalveandpermittheintakechambertofillonthepump.Airmaybebledoffbyopeningthevalve
coversslightlyuntilthereisaconstantfluidflow.Afterbleeding,openthedischargelinevalveandstartthepump.Roughnessmayoccurfrom
cavitation(airinline)orfromstarvation(lackoffluid).Eliminatethesetroublesbeforepermittingcontinuousoperation.