Goulds Pumps IC - IOM - Manual (Page 49)

This illustration is an example of priming the pump with a foot valve and an outside supply:
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1. Discharge isolation valve
2. Shutoff valve
3. From outside supply
4. Foot valve
5. Check valve
This illustration is an example of priming the pump with a foot valve using a bypass around the check
valve:
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1. By-pass line
2. Shutoff valve
3. Foot valve
4. Check valve
5. Discharge isolation valve
Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown
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