Ashland 1200 TR - Manual (Page 24)

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INSTALLATION
1. THE MOST IMPORTANT PRACTICE TO OBSERVE IN ASSEMBLING HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS IS
CLEANLINESS. SERIOUS DAMAGE CAN RESULT QUICKLY FROM FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE
SYSTEM.
2. WHILE IN TRANSIT OR DURING INSTALLATION, BOTH HYDRAULIC UNITS AND HYDRAULIC
COMPONENTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO MANY USUAL CONDITIONS. ALWAYS INSPECT FOR DAM-
AGE OR CONTAMINATION (OPEN PORTS, CRACKED OR MISSING PLUGS, ETC). ALL HYDRAULIC
UNIT OR COMPONENT PORTS MUST BE KEPT TIGHTLY PLUGGED UNTIL FINAL SYSTEM CON-
NECTIONS ARE MADE.
3. INSTALL COMPONENTS WITH SECURE MOUNTING AS REQUIRED. FOLLOW THE SCHE-
MATIC PROVIDED FOR PIPING. A PIPE SIZING DATA SHEET IS ENCLOSED FOR REFERENCE.
CAREFUL ATTENTION MUST BE PAID TO SIZING AND LAYOUT OF HYDRAULIC PIPING.
UNDERSIZING AND EXCESSIVE NUMBERS OF. FITTINGS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF POWER AND
OVERHEATING. ADDITIONS TO AND DELETIONS FROM THE SYSTEM MUST BE ENGINEERED
INTO THE SYSTEM. A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CANNOT BE ADDED TO OR CAPPED OFF LIKE A
WATER SYSTEM.
4. THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS IN INSTALLATIONS CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. BE
SURE THAT ALL PIPE IS FREE OF DIRT, SCALE, AND RUST. FIELD FABRICATED RESERVOIRS
SHOULD BE WIPED DOWN WITH AN OILED, LINT FREE RAG. NO VISIBLE CONTAMINANTS
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE RESERVOIR. ALL .PIPES SHOULD BE CAPPED DURING INSTALLATION
TO PREVENT SAND AND WELD SPATTER FROM GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM.
5. PIPING RECOMMENDATIONS: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PIPING MUST BE CLEAN AND AD-
EQUATELY SIZED FOR SATISFACTORY SYSTEM OPERATION. IF A SCHEMATIC IS PROVIDED,
IT WILL PROBABL Y SHOW SUGGESTED MINIMUM SIZING. LENGTHS OF RUNS AND PRACTI-
CAL EXPERIENCE SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED. PIPING MATERIALS, PIPE, TUBE, HOSE AND
FITTINGS MUST BE CLEAN. IRON PIPE IS USUALLY THE MOST TROUBLESOME. THE BEST
WAY TO ENSURE YOU ARE STARTING WITH CLEAN PIPE IS TO USE PIPE THAT HAS BEEN
CLEANED, PICKLED, LIGHT OILED AND CAPPED. GALVANIZED PIPE SHOULD NOT BE USED, AS
THE GALVANIZING FLAKES OFF AND POLLUTES THE SYSTEM. WHEN SIZING PIPE OR TUBING,
USE THE CORRECT SYSTEM PRESSURE AND PIPE RATING. NOTE: ALL HYDRAULIC LINES MUST
BE THOROUGHLY FLUSHED PRIOR TO CONNECTION OF THE COMPONENTS TO THE SYSTEM.
6. USE COMPRESSED AIR TO CLEAN FITTINGS.
7. EXAMINE PIPE, FITTINGS, HOSES AND TUBING TO BE CERTAIN THERE IS NO SCALE,
NICKS, BURRS OR DIRT PRESENT. HOSES, PIPES AND TUBING SHOULD BE CAPPED WHEN
STORED.
8. REAM PIPE AND TUBING ENDS TO PREVENT SWAGED-OVER MATERIAL FROM RESTRICTING
FLOW OR CAUSING TURBULENCE, AND THEN REMOVE LOOSE PARTICLES GENERATED BY
REAMING.
9. NEVER USE HIGH-PRESSURE PIPING ON PUMP INLET LINES. THE INSIDE DIAMETER IS
SMALLER AND MAY RESTRICT FLOW FROM RESERVOIR TO PUMP.
10. NO BURNING OR WELDING SHOULD BE DONE AROUND OPEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS.