Spencer GasCube Natural Gas Booster Skid Package User Manual
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I. Introduction
Welcome as a Spencer customer and owner of a new
GasCube
®
natural gas booster skid package. Your
GasCube package incorporates exclusive Spencer
engineering technology, based on more than a century of
leadership in air and gas handling equipment design and
manufacture.
Spencer’s GasCube series is designed to raise the
incoming pressure of natural gas to a level that is
adequate to operate the gas appliance. The GasCube
package is a compact skid mounted unit with all
accessories necessary to safely increase your natural gas
pressure to the desired level. All components except the
check valve are factory assembled, skid mounted, tested
and designed for years of uninterrupted service.
This manual contains the information you need for handling,
installing, operating and maintaining your new equipment
correctly, to ensure trouble-free operation and long service
life. Please read it thoroughly. Illustrations and instructions
contained herein apply to low and high capacity GasCube
natural gas booster skid packages. If you need assistance
in determining which model you have, please consult your
Spencer representative.
Please refer to the red metal nameplates affixed to your
equipment and record the GasCube package serial and
system numbers located on the package base and the gas
booster machine serial and model numbers located on the
machine casing, in the boxes on the front cover of this
manual. Having this information easily accessible will help
in communication with the factory and the Spencer sales
representative when discussing your specific equipment.
Contents
Page
I Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
II Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
III Safety Precautions & Operating Guidelines . . . 3
IV Handling and Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lifting and Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
V Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
GasCube Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Flexible Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Plug Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Inlet Check Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
5. Electrical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
VI Operation and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Startup Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
GasCube Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Surge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
VII Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Material Safety Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Emergency Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Service and Operating Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
VIII Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
IX GasCube System Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-14
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600 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT USA 06095
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TEL 800-232-4321
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860-688-8361
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www.spencerturbine.com
GasCube Nameplate Example
Gas Booster Nameplate Example
800000 J10
800000 J10
90280
GL-025-3/4-R