Goulds Pumps SRL Series - IOM - Manual (Page 3)

W A R N I N G
Your pump was care fully se lected, sized, man u fac tured and in spected with the ut most care to pro vide safe
and re li able ser vice, at the best pos si ble ef fi ciency to suit your spe cific pump ing re qui re ments. In the in ter est
of trou ble free pump op er a tion and safety of op er at ing per son nel, the fol low ing safety pre cau tion should be
strictly ad hered to.
1. READ AND FOL LOW CARE FULLY ALL RE COM MENCED PRO CE DURES, as de scribed in
your op er a tor’s man ual, for stor age, in stal la tion, start-up, op er a tion and main te nance of your pump and
re lated aux il iary equip ment such as mo tor, vari able speed drive, gear re ducer, v-belt, cou pling, etc.
2. DRIVER RO TA TION MUST BE CHECKED be fore first start-up and be fore the v-belts are in stalled
or the cou pling halves are con nected. Se vere equip ment dam age and in jury to per son nel may oc cur if the
pump is driven in the op po site di rec tion to the ar row of ro ta tion cast on the pump cas ing.
3. DO NOT AL TER THE ORIG I NAL OP ER AT ING CON DI TIONS of the pump with out first con sult ing
with your lo cal ITT In dus tries - Goulds Pump rep re sen ta tive. The op er a tion of the pump at con di tions other than
those for which it was de signed may re sult in equip ment dam age and in jury to op er a tors.
4. DO NOT OP ER ATE THE PUMP AT LOW OR ZERO FLOW CON DI TIONS. All op er at ing
con di tions which could cause the pumped liq uid to va por ize are dan ger ous, such as clogged suc tion and
dis charge pip ing, shut-off suc tion and dis charge valves, etc. Va por pres sure build-up could cause the
pump cas ing and sys tem pip ing to ex plode re sult ing in se vere equip ment dam age and per sonal in jury.
5. DO NOT USE HEAT TO AS SIST IN IM PEL LER RE MOVAL from the shaft when ser vic ing the pump.
Heat can cause va por iza tion of fluid which may be trapped in the im pel ler hub re sult ing in an ex plo sion which
could cause per sonal in jury and equip ment dam age.
6. DO NOT OP ER ATE THE PUMP WITH OUT PROP ERLY IN STALLED V-BELT OR COU PLING
GUARD. Fail ure to in stall guards may re sult in per sonal in jury.