Storage And Handling; Assembly And Installation - caprari MEC-D Serie Instrucciones De Servicio

MEC-D / MEC-DMR / BHD
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STORAGE AND HANDLING

Store the pump in a dry and dust-free place.
Avoid instability which could be caused by wrongly positioning the product.
Turn the rotating parts at regular intervals to prevent them from jamming (consult paragraph 5.1 "Preliminary inspections" for the relative
procedure).
ATTENTION For safe storage after a previous installation, the pump must be thoroughly cleaned with water (never use hydrocarbon based
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products for this purpose) and dried inside with a jet of forced air.
the successive use of the pump.
The product must be handled with care and circumspection. Use suitable lifting means in compliance with the safety provisions in merit.
In particular:
- use the delivery port and the relative eyelet on top of the gearbox when handling the pump;
- when handling the pump on a chassis, use the relative lifting points with which the chassis must be equipped.
Consult chapter 11 "Dimensions and weights" in order to identify the weight of each individual component.
The product should be handled with care and circumspection, using suitable towing means in compliance with the safety provisions in
merit.
In particular:
- make sure that the towing system conforms to the required provisions; the trolley supplied by Caprari S.p.A. is unsuitable for use on public
roads;
- make sure that all devices required for free road circulation are installed, in compliance with the local Highway Code;
- take care when releasing the wheel-mounted pump from the tractor so that it cannot constitute a safety hazard when parked (on the two wheels
and support foot).
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ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION

Dispose of the packing material as established by the local laws in merit. Do not litter.
5.1 Preliminary inspections
ATTENTION Always make sure that the pump is free to turn by means of the relative shaft, taking care not to damage it.
5.2 Plant features
Make sure that:
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- the pump and pipes are protected against freezing when low temperatures may occur. Consult paragraph 6.5 "Inactivity");
- the system is equipped with a displacement pump for priming purposes if the product is installed above noted head and without a foot valve.
Make sure that the delivery part is equipped with:
- a quick closing check valve to protect the pump from water hammers if the installation involves considerable geodetic differences in level;
- a pressure gauge.
Make sure that the suction part:
- is able to prevent air pockets from forming;
- does not cause excessive load losses (it must be as short as possible and with the same diameter as the suction port or larger);
- is equipped with a foot valve if the pump is installed above head and without a displacement pump for priming purposes;
- has a suction strainer protected against clogging by screening the water.
ATTENTION The pipes must be supported near the pump casing since this must absolutely not act as a support point.
Forces (F) and moments (M) transmitted by the pipes owing, for example, to their actual weight, differences in level, lack of expansion joints, can act
on the suction and delivery ports at the same time but must never ever exceed the maximum tolerated values given in the "Limits to operation" table
in chapter 10 "Technical data".
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