Transportation brackets, Drain installation, 5 transportation brackets – B&C Technologies SI Series Industrial User Manual

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Figure 5.2: Typical Machinery Anchor Installation

4. Remove the spacers carefully, allowing the machine to settle into the wet grout.

5. Attached the mounting bolt washers and lock nuts to the anchor bolts after the grout has

hardened. Tighten the lock nuts by even increments-one after the other-until all are tightened
evenly and the machine is fastened securely to the floor. The nuts should be tightened in a
diagonal fashion, which will help ensure equal tension at all anchor points.

6. Remove the transportation brackets which secure the moving components of the machine

during shipping.

Refer to figure 5.3 on page 20 for typical locations.

5.5

Transportation Brackets

Remove both front and rear transportation brackets, as well as tilting transportation brackets. Fail-
ure to remove shipping brackets before operation of the SI series will void your warranty. Inspect
the machine carefully to ensure that all transportation brackets are removed. All transportation
brackets are painted red for easy identification.

5.6

Drain Installation

A drain system of adequate capacity is essential to the machine performance. Ideally the water
should empty through a 4 inch vented pipe directly into a sump or floor drain. See figure 5.4 on
21.

A flexible connection must be made to a vented drain system to prevent an airlock or siphon
effect. If proper drain size is not available or practical, a surge tank is required. A surge tank in

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