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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE AND
MAINTENANCE OF VARISCO “M”
SERIES PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMPS
SUMMARY
1 PREMISE 3
1.1 CE MARKING 3
1.2 NOISE 3
1.3 SAFETY WARNINGS 3
1.4 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING 3
1.5 TRANSPORT 3
1.6 STARTUP, USE AND MAINTENANCE 3
1.7 REPAIRING 4
1.8 RISKS IN THE EVENT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY WARNINGS 4
1.9 SAFE WORKING 4
1.10 WARNINGS CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR/USER 4
1.11 WARNINGS CONCERNING SAFETY DURING MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY 4
1.12 TRANSFORMATION AND ARBITRARY PRODUCTION OF SPARE PARTS 4
1.13 PROPER USE 4
1.14 SPECIFIC WARNINGS FOR PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMPS 5
2 FUNCTIONING 5
3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT 6
3.1 MAIN TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES OF PROGRESSING CAVITY PUMPS 6
3.2 CLASSIFICATION 6
3.3 MOTORS 6
3.4 AVAILABLE CONFIGURATIONS 7
4 COMPONENTS OF THE PRODUCT 7
4.1 ROTOR 7
4.2 STATOR 7
4.3 COUPLINGS 7
4.3.1 BEARING HOUSING COUPLING 7
4.3.2 CLOSED COUPLING 8
4.4 CONNECTING ROD JOINTS 8
4.5 SEALING SYSTEMS 8
4.6 ACCESSORIES 8
4.6.1 DRY-RUN PROTECTION 8
4.6.2 PROTECTION AGAINST DELIVERY OVERPRESSURE 9
4.6.3 RETURN VALVE IN DELIVERY 9
4.6.4 ELECTRIC BOARD 9
5 PACKING, TRANSPORT, STORAGE 9
5.1 PACKING AND TRANSPORT 9
5.2 STORAGE 10
6 ELECTRIC CONNECTION – PIPELINE CONNECTION 10
6.1 INSTALLATION OF MOTOR 10
6.1.1 ELECTRIC CONNECTION 10
6.1.2 PUMP-MOTOR COUPLING 10
6.1.2.1 CLOSE COUPLED VERSION 10
6.1.2.2 BEARING HOUSING VERSION (WITH ELASTIC JOINT) 11
6.1.3 DIRECTION OF ROTATION 11
6.2 PIPE ASSEMBLY 12
6.2.1 IMPORTANT PREMISE 12
6.2.2 MAX ALLOWED PRESSURE 12
6.2.3 USEFUL ADVICE 12