Final piping checklist – Goulds Pumps 3180-86 - IOM User Manual
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When to install
You may need to install auxiliary piping for bearing cooling, seal-chamber cover cooling, mechanical seal
flush, or other special features supplied with the pump. Consult the pump data sheet for specific auxiliary
piping recommendations.
Checklist
Check
Explanation/
comment
Checked
Check that the minimum flow for each component is 1 gpm (4 lpm).
If the bearing and seal chamber cover cooling are provided, then the
auxiliary piping must flow at 2 gpm (8 lpm).
–
Check that the cooling water pressure does not exceed 100 psig (7.0 kg/
cm
2
).
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Final piping checklist
Check
Explanation/comment
Checked
Check that the shaft rotates smoothly.
Rotate the shaft by hand. Make sure there is no
rubbing that can lead to excess heat generation or
sparks.
Re-check the alignment to make sure that
pipe strain has not caused any
misalignment.
If pipe strain exists, then correct the piping.
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