General Pump KS Owner Manual - Manual (Page 17)

GENERAL PUMP
A member of the Interpump Group
KS SERIES
Page 17
13. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FREEZING
Where and when there is a risk of freezing
the following precautions should be taken:
If a pump is frozen or appears frozen ON
NO ACCOUNT SHOULD THE PUMP BE
OPERATED until the entire
system has been thawed out.
14. WARRANTY TERMS
The pumps are guaranteed for a duration of 12 months
from the supply date, or 1000 working hours.
Please consult the purchase contract for other warranty
conditions. The warranty is void if:
a) The pump has been used for purposes that differ
from that agreed.
b) The pump has been fit with an electric or diesel
engine with performance greater than what is
indicated in the table.
c) The required safety devices were unadjusted or
disconnected.
d) The pump was used with accessories or spare
not supplied by General Pump or Interpump
e) Damage was caused by:
1) improper use
2) the non-observance of maintenance instructions
3) insufficient flow rate
4) use not compliant with operating instructions
5) faulty installation
6) incorrect positioning or sizing of the pipes
7) non authorized design changes
8) cavitation
12. STOPPING THE PUMP FOR LONG PERIODS
12.1 Filling the pump with an anti-corrosion emulsion
or anti-freeze solution as in the layout shown in
paragraph 9.7
a) Close the filter drain if open.
b) Be sure that the connecting pipe is clean and
spread with grease, and connect it to the high
pressure outlet port.
c) Fit a suction hose to the membrane pump. Open
the pump suction connection and fit hose between
it and the membrane pump.
d) Fill the container with the solution / emulsion.
e) Put the free extremities of the suction pipe and the
high pressure outlet pipe inside the container.
f) Start up the diaphragm pump.
g) Pump the emulsion until it comes out of the high
pressure outlet pipe.
h) Continue pumping for at least another minute; if
needed, the emulsion can re re-enforced by adding
for example Shell Donax.
i) Stop the pump, remove the pipe from the suction
connection and close it with a plug.
j) Remove the pipe from the high pressure outlet
port. Clean, grease and plug both connections and
the pipes.
12.2 Pipes
a) Before greasing and protecting the pipes according
to the previous procedure, dry the connections
using compressed air.
b) Cover with polyethylene.
c) Do not wrap them too tightly; be sure there is no
folding.
Ref 300655 Rev D
09-12