
4.6.2 Suction-piping checklist.................................................................................................................34
4.6.3 Discharge piping checklist.............................................................................................................36
4.6.4 Bypass-piping considerations .......................................................................................................36
4.6.5 Auxiliary-piping checklist ...............................................................................................................37
4.6.6 Final piping checklist .....................................................................................................................37
5 Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown ...................................................................................38
5.1 Preparation for startup............................................................................................................................. 38
5.2 Remove the coupling guard .................................................................................................................... 39
5.3 Check the rotation ...................................................................................................................................40
5.4 Couple the pump and driver .................................................................................................................... 40
5.4.1 Coupling guard assembly..............................................................................................................41
5.5 Bearing lubrication................................................................................................................................... 46
5.5.1 Oil volumes ...................................................................................................................................46
5.5.2 Lubricating-oil requirements..........................................................................................................47
5.5.3 Acceptable oil for lubricating bearings ..........................................................................................47
5.5.4 Replace the oil filter.......................................................................................................................47
5.5.5 Lubricate the bearings with oil.......................................................................................................49
5.5.6 Convert to oil-mist lubrication........................................................................................................50
5.5.7 Thrust Bearing Cooling Fan (Optional) .........................................................................................51
5.5.8 Lubricate the bearings with pure or purge-oil mist (optional) ........................................................ 52
5.5.9 Lubricate the bearings with pressurized lubrication ...................................................................... 53
5.5.10 Lubricate the bearings after a shutdown period ..........................................................................54
5.6 Shaft sealing with a mechanical seal ...................................................................................................... 55
5.7 Connection of sealing liquid for mechanical seals................................................................................... 55
5.8 Pump priming ..........................................................................................................................................56
5.9 Prime the pump with the suction supply above the pump ....................................................................... 56
5.10 Prime the pump with an outside supply................................................................................................. 57
5.11 Prime the pump with a separate hand or manually controlled priming pump........................................57
5.12 Prime the pump by bypassing the discharge check valve..................................................................... 58
5.13 Prime the pump with an ejector.............................................................................................................59
5.14 Prime with an automatic primer pump...................................................................................................60
5.15 Start the pump.......................................................................................................................................60
5.16 i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor..................................................................................................61
5.17 Pump operation precautions ................................................................................................................. 61
5.18 Shut down the pump ............................................................................................................................. 63
5.19 Deactivate the i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor..........................................................................63
5.20 Make the final alignment of the pump and driver .................................................................................. 63
5.21 Doweling the pump casing ....................................................................................................................64
5.21.1 Installing the driver ......................................................................................................................64
6 Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................................66
6.1 Maintenance schedule ............................................................................................................................ 66
6.2 Bearing maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 67
6.3 Mechanical-seal maintenance................................................................................................................. 67
6.4 Disassembly ............................................................................................................................................ 68
6.4.1 Disassembly precautions .............................................................................................................. 68
6.4.2 Tools required................................................................................................................................68
6.4.3 Prepare for disassembly ...............................................................................................................69
6.4.4 Disassemble the radial end (ball bearing pumps) .........................................................................70
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2 3610 i-FRAME API 610 11th Ed/ISO 13709 2nd Ed, API Type BB1 Single-Stage, Axially-Split, Between-Bearing IOM