Elmo Rietschle R-VWP 500/1000/1500/2500 - Manual (Page 16)

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Installation
5 Installation
5.1 Preparing for installation
Check the following points:
• Machine freely accessible from all sides
• Do not close ventilation grids and holes
• Suffi cient room for installing and removing pipes
and for maintenance work, particularly for install-
ing and dismantling the machine
• No external vibration effects
• Do not suck any hot exhaust air from other ma-
chines into the cooling system.
The oil fi lling ports (Fig. 2, 3/H
1
, H
2
), oil sight glasses (Fig. 2, 3/I
1
, I
2
), oil drain points (Fig. 2, 3/K
1
,
K
2
) and sealing oil pot (Fig. 2, 3/G) should all be easily accessible.
The cooling air entry (Fig. 2, 3/E) and the cooling air exit (Fig. 2, 3/F) must have a minimum dis-
tance of 20 cm from any obstruction. The discharged cooling air must not be re-circulated
5.2 Installation
NOTICE
The machine may only be operated when it is
set up horizontally.
Material damage resulting from the machine
tipping over and falling.
When installed at more than 1000 m above sea
level a reduction in power is noticeable. In this
case we would ask you to contact us.
Contamination in the intake air
To protect the machine the operator should install
appropriate fi lters on the suction side.
Ensure that the foundation complies with
the following conditions:
• Level and straight
• The bearing surface must be designed to be
able to take the weight of the machine.