Bell & Gossett P5002169C Series VSCS - Manual (Page 7)

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL
This manual is furnished to acquaint you with
some of the practical ways to install, operate, and
maintain this pump. Read it completely before any
installation, operation, or maintenance on your unit
and keep it handy for future reference.
Equipment cannot operate well without proper
care. To keep this unit at top efficiency, follow the
recommended installation and servicing
procedures outlined in this manual.
WARRANTY
Refer to your local representative for warranty
coverage.
RECEIVING THE PUMP
Check the pump for shortages and damage
immediately upon arrival. (An absolute must!)
Prompt reporting of any damage to the carrier’s
agent, with notations made on the freight bill, will
expedite satisfactory adjustment by the carrier.
Pumps and drivers are normally shipped from the
factory mounted on a base plate and painted with
primer and one finish coat. Couplings may either
be completely assembled or have the coupling
hubs mounted on the shafts and the connecting
members removed. When the connecting
members are removed, they will be packaged in a
separate container and shipped with the pump or
attached to the base plate.
Shafts are in alignment when the unit is shipped;
however, due to shipping, the pumps may arrive
misaligned. Alignment must be established during
installation. Bell & Gossett has determined that
proper and correct alignment can only be made by
accepted erection practices. (See the
Foundation, Baseplate Setting, and Coupling
Alignment sections.)
TEMPORARY STORAGE
If the pump is not to be installed and operated
soon after arrival, store it in a clean, dry place
having slow, moderate changes in ambient
temperature. Rotate the shaft periodically to
coat the bearings with lubricant, to retard
oxidation and corrosion, and to reduce the
possibility of false brinelling of the bearings.
LIFTING THE PUMP
WARNING: Falling Objects Hazard
Eyebolts or lifting lugs, if provided, are for lifting
only the components to which they are attached.
Failure to follow these instructions could result in
serious personal injury or death, or property
damage.
If lifting of the entire pump is required, do so with
the slings placed under the base rails as shown in
Figure 4. The pump unit should be unloaded and
handled by lifting equally at four or more points on
the base plate.
Care must be taken to size the equipment for
unbalanced loads that may exist if the motor is not
mounted on the base at the time of lifting. The
motor may or may not be mounted at the factory.
Some pump, base, and driver assemblies may not
be safe to lift as a complete assembly. Damage to
the base plate may occur. If the driver has been
mounted on the base plate at the factory, it is safe
to lift the entire assembly. If the driver has not
been mounted at the factory, do not lift the entire
assembly consisting of the pump, base, and
driver. Instead lift the pump and base plate to its
final location without the driver. Then mount the
driver.
Figure 4: Sample Lifting Diagram