7.0 INITIAL CONCENTRATE FILLING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION: USE ONLY AFFF OR ARC CONCENTRATE APPROVED FOR THIS SYSTEM. AVOID CONTACT WITH
EYES. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH WATER. SYSTEM NOMINAL CHARGE IS NOT
NECESSARILY MAXIMUM CHARGE.
7.1 UNCRATING PROCEDURE:
1. Remove all banding.
2. Remove sight gauge assembly and concentrate controller from packing boxes.
3. Remove all support blocks.
4. Raise unit to upright position using adequate nylon webbing slings or equal, as required.
7.2 PLACEMENT PROCEDURE:
1. Place unit in desired location(s).
2. Level and shim, as necessary.
3. Anchor unit with suitable bolts or other anchoring devices.
(See installation drawing for bolt pattern.)
NOTE: ALL BOLT PATTERN DIMENSIONS ARE NOMINAL. FIELD VERIFY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANCHOR
BOLT LAYOUT.
7.3 CONNECTION PROCEDURE:
1. Remove piping protectors.
2. Confirm that all bolts and threaded connectors remain tight after shipment of tank. Flanged nozzles
on tank should not be tightened beyond 80 foot lbs.
CAUTION: DO NOT WELD ON TANK. HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE INTERNAL BLADDER
3. Install controller(s) in sprinkler riser/water supply according to drawings provided by design engineer.
Refer to the technical bulletins located elsewhere in this manual for information regarding location and
installation of controller.
4. Assemble interconnecting pipe and valves between tank and sprinkler riser/water supply (see typical
schematic diagrams) according to drawings provided by design engineer. The automatic concentrate
valve (No. 10), if used, should be installed normally closed. It should be trimmed for proper activation
by electric current or hydraulic (water) pressure.
5. Attach the lower end of the sight gauge assembly to the lower fill pipe using the supplied “1” union.
Attach this assembly to the tank at the tank support bracket using the supplied support ring.
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