Pulsafeeder Eclipse Model 75 - Manual (Page 14)

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5.3 KOPKit Maintenance, All Models
All Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo gear pumps are designed for easy access to the regularly serviced internal
components. These components are part of the KOPKit described in Section 5.1.
The KOPKit for an Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo pump can be installed without removing the pump from
service. The pump can be disassembled in the horizontal position while still connected to the process lines.
Special precautions must be taken to ensure the pump is safe to work on.
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EFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE REQUIRING PUMP DISASSEMBLY , BE SURE TO RELIEVE
PRESSURE FROM THE PIPING SYSTEM , ISOLATE THE PUMP FULLY USING THE APPROPRIATE
SHUTOFF / BLOCKING DEVICES , AND , WHERE HAZARDOUS PROCESS MATERIALS ARE INVOLVED ,
RENDER THE PUMP SAFE TO PERSONNEL AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY CLEANING AND CHEMICALLY
NEUTRALIZING AS APPROPRIATE . W EAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED .
The following sections of the IOM review disassembly and assembly of the Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo pump
on the service bench. If you are working on your Eclipse Standard/Eclipse Hypo pump in the field, the same
procedures are used except that your pump will be horizontally mounted, whereas the illustrations in the IOM
sections show the pumps in a vertical position.
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