ITT Goulds Pumps 3107 Manuals

Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 3107 Table of Contents 1 Safety..................................................................................................................................................................3 1.1 Important Safety Notice.............................................................................................................................3 1.2 Safety warnings.........................................................................................................................................3 1.3 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................4 1.4 General precautions..................................................................................................................................5 1.5 ATEX Considerations and Intended Use..................................................................................................8 1.6 Parts..........................................................................................................................................................9 2 Installation........................................................................................................................................................10 2.1 Description of units..................................................................................................................................10 2.2 Storage, uncrating & handling.................................................................................................................10 2.3 Location................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Installation - closecoupled and vertical pumps........................................................................................ 11 2.5 Installation - horizontal pumps.................................................................................................................12 2.6 Alignment procedures .............................................................................................................................13 2.7 Piping - general .......................................................................................................................................17 2.8 Piping - suction........................................................................................................................................18 2.9 Piping - discharge....................................................................................................................................20 2.10 Connection of piping ...............................................................................................................................21 2.11 Rotation .................................................................................................................................................21 2.12 Connection of coupling..........................................................................................................................21 3 Preparation for operation ...............................................................................................................................22 3.1 Pump bearings ........................................................................................................................................22 3.2 Driver bearings and coupling ..................................................................................................................23 3.3 Stuffing boxes..........................................................................................................................................23 3.4 Connection of sealing liquid or grease lubricator (packed box)...............................................................25 3.5 Connection of cooling water piping .........................................................................................................25 3.6 Connection of drain piping.......................................................................................................................26 3.7 Connection of equalizing piping ..............................................................................................................27 3.8 Impeller adjustment.................................................................................................................................27 4 Starting pump ..................................................................................................................................................28 4.1 Checking for free turning.........................................................................................................................28 4.2 Regulation of cooling and flushing liquids ...............................................................................................28 4.3 Priming ....................................................................................................................................................28 4.4 Initial inspection after starting..................................................................................................................31 4.5 Alignment - final.......................................................................................................................................32 4.6 Doweling..................................................................................................................................................32 5 Operation..........................................................................................................................................................34 5.1 Stuffing box .............................................................................................................................................34 5.2 Operating at reduced capacities..............................................................................................................34 5.3 Operating at reduced head......................................................................................................................35 5.4 Operating with surge conditions in line....................................................................................................35 5.5 Operating under freezing conditions .......................................................................................................35 Table of Contents 3107 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Instructions 1