Ccoonntteennttss, Ii.. g geenneerraall – Spencer VB055 Vortex Regenerative Blowers User Manual

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I. General

Page

Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

II. Installation

Locating, Mounting, Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

III. Operation

Limits of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Temperature Rise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

IV. Disassembly and Reassembly

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disassembly Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reassembly Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Locknut Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

V. Vortex Blower Data

Assembly Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

Performance Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

VI. Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Geenneerraall

SSccooppee

Information contained in this manual relates to Vortex

Blowers standard and explosion-proof motor models

VB001S, VB001, VB002S, VB002, VB003S, VB003,

VB004S, VB004, VB007S, VB007, VB019S, VB019,

VB030S, VB030, VB037S, VB037, VB055, VB075, and

VB110.

LLiim

miitteedd W

Waarrrraannttyy

We warrant that this product will be free from defects in

material and workmanship for a period of 18 months from

date of shipment or 12 months from date of startup,

whichever comes first. Within the warranty period, we

shall repair or replace F.O.B. our Factory such products

that are determined by us to be defective.

TThhiiss wwaarrrraannttyy wwiillll nnoott aappppllyy ttoo aannyy pprroodduucctt wwhhiicchh hhaass bbeeeenn

ssuubbjjeecctteedd ttoo m

miissuussee,, nneegglliiggeennccee,, oorr aacccciiddeenntt,, oorr m

miissaapp--

pplliieedd oorr iim

mpprrooppeerrllyy iinnssttaalllleedd.. TThhiiss wwaarrrraannttyy wwiillll nnoott aappppllyy

ttoo aannyy pprroodduucctt wwhhiicchh hhaass bbeeeenn ddiissaasssseem

mbblleedd,, rreeppaaiirreedd,, oorr

ootthheerrwwiissee aalltteerreedd bbyy aannyy ppeerrssoonnss nnoott aauutthhoorriizzeedd bbyy tthhee

SSppeenncceerr VVoorrtteexx SSeerrvviiccee DDeeppaarrttm

meenntt..

On units which include thermal protection, the thermal

protection must be connected as recommended.

The guarantee of the motor and control manufacturers

will govern the extent of our guarantee on such equip-

ment. Warranty work on motors and controls must be

authorized by Spencer and must be performed in an

authorized shop as designated by the manufacturers.

The Spencer Turbine Company reserves the right to

invoice all expenses incurred when repairs are made in

the field at the specific request of the customer.

No assemblies or parts of assemblies will be accepted for

repair or replacement under this warranty without prior

authorization by The Spencer Turbine Company. For

complete warranty information, obtain Spencerʼs Form 706,

“Terms and Conditions of Sales.”

SSaaffeettyy PPrreeccaauuttiioonnss

PPoowweerr ssoouurrcceess,, pprrootteeccttiivvee ddeevviicceess,, aanndd ggrroouunnddiinngg pprroovvii--

ssiioonnss m

muusstt bbee iinn aaccccoorrddaannccee wwiitthh wwiirriinngg iinnssttrruuccttiioonnss

pprroovviiddeedd iinn tthhiiss m

maannuuaall..

BBlloowweerr bbeeccoom

meess hhoott dduurriinngg ooppeerraattiioonn aanndd m

maayy ccaauussee

bbuurrnnss iiff ttoouucchheedd..

DDoo nnoott ooppeerraattee tthhee bblloowweerr uunnddeerr llooaadd ccoonnddiittiioonnss wwhhiicchh

eexxcceeeedd tthhee rraatteedd ffuullll--llooaadd aam

mppss oonn tthhee nnaam

meeppllaattee..

DDoo nnoott iinnssttaallll tthhee bblloowweerr iinn aannyy aarreeaa wwhhiicchh m

maayy hhaavvee aann

eexxpplloossiivvee aattm

moosspphheerree oorr wwhhiicchh m

maayy ccoonnttaaiinn ffllaam

mm

maabbllee

ggaasseess oorr lliiqquuiiddss.. AAllwwaayyss pprroovviiddee pprrooppeerr vveennttiillaattiioonn.. DDoo

nnoott iinnssttaallll iinn aannyy aarreeaa wwhhiicchh m

maayy ssuubbjjeecctt tthhee bblloowweerr ttoo

ccoorrrroossiivvee lliiqquuiiddss.. EExxcceessssiivvee m

mooiissttuurree m

maayy ccaauussee eelleeccttrrii--

ccaall ffaaiilluurree;; iinnssttaallll tthhee bblloowweerr iinn aarreeaass ffrreeee ffrroom

m wwaatteerr oorr

rraaiinn.. DDoo nnoott ooppeerraattee bblloowweerr wwiitthhoouutt m

moottoorr ccoooolliinngg ffaann

ccoovveerr,, oorr wwiitthhoouutt iim

mppeelllleerr eenndd ccoovveerr..

BBeeffoorree iinnssttaalllliinngg bblloowweerrss wwiitthh eexxpplloossiioonn--pprrooooff m

moottoorrss,,

tthhee bbuuyyeerr m

muusstt cchheecckk ffeeddeerraall,, ssttaattee aanndd llooccaall ccooddeess ttoo

sseeee iiff ssuucchh m

moottoorrss aarree aapppprroopprriiaattee ffoorr tthhee iinntteennddeedd aappppllii--

ccaattiioonn eennvviirroonnm

meenntt.. IItt iiss tthhee bbuuyyeerrʼʼss rreessppoonnssiibbiilliittyy ttoo

ddeetteerrm

miinnee tthhee ssuuiittaabbiilliittyy ooff aannyy pprroodduucctt ffoorr aa ppaarrttiiccuullaarr

ppuurrppoossee..

SSttoorraaggee

If machine is to be stored for an extended period of time,

it must be carefully protected from dampness and dirt.

IIII.. IInnssttaallllaattiioonn

LLooccaattiinngg,, M

Moouunnttiinngg,, CCoonnnneeccttiinngg

Ambient temperature at the installed location should not

be less than -5˚ F or greater than 104˚ F. Relative humidity

should not exceed 80%.

Mount the blower in a horizontal or vertical position as

shown in Figure 1. For models VB055, VB075 and

VB110, it is recommended to mount in the horizontal

position only. Check with factory

prior to mounting

these models vertically.

FFiigg.. 11 M

Moouunnttiinngg PPoossiittiioonnss

RReem

moovvee pprrootteeccttiivvee ccoovveerriinnggss,, ssuucchh aass vviinnyyll ttaappee oorr

ppllaassttiicc pplluuggss,, ffrroom

m tthhee iinnlleett aanndd oouuttlleett ppoorrttss.. Models

VB001, VB002 and VB003 are supplied with a patented

(U.S. Patent 5,791,870) reversible flange with threaded

pipe or tubing connections. Avoid excessive stress caused

by pipe connector tightening or by misaligned pipe on

the inlet and outlet ports. Support piping by brackets or

other means.

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