
4.6.1 General piping checklist ................................................................................................................35
4.6.2 Suction-piping checklist.................................................................................................................37
4.6.3 Discharge piping checklist.............................................................................................................39
4.6.4 Auxiliary-piping checklist ...............................................................................................................40
4.6.5 Final piping checklist .....................................................................................................................40
5 Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown ...................................................................................41
5.1 Preparation for startup............................................................................................................................. 41
5.2 Remove the coupling guard .................................................................................................................... 43
5.3 Check the rotation ...................................................................................................................................44
5.4 Couple the pump and driver .................................................................................................................... 45
5.4.1 Coupling guard assembly..............................................................................................................46
5.5 Bearing lubrication................................................................................................................................... 49
5.5.1 Oil volumes ...................................................................................................................................50
5.5.2 Lubricating oil requirements ..........................................................................................................50
5.5.3 Lubricate the bearings with oil.......................................................................................................50
5.5.4 Purge Oil Mist................................................................................................................................51
5.5.5 Lubricate the bearings after a shutdown period ............................................................................51
5.6 Shaft sealing with a mechanical seal ...................................................................................................... 51
5.7 Connection of sealing liquid for mechanical seals................................................................................... 52
5.8 Prime the pump with the suction supply above the pump ....................................................................... 53
5.9 Start the pump.........................................................................................................................................53
5.10 Activate the i-ALERT® Health Monitor..................................................................................................54
5.11 i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor..................................................................................................55
5.12 Pump operation precautions ................................................................................................................. 55
5.13 Shut down the pump ............................................................................................................................. 56
5.14 Deactivate the i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor..........................................................................56
5.15 Reset the i-ALERT®2 Health Monitor ...................................................................................................57
5.16 Make the final alignment of the pump and driver .................................................................................. 57
6 Maintenance.....................................................................................................................................................59
6.1 Maintenance precautions ........................................................................................................................59
6.2 Maintenance schedule ............................................................................................................................ 59
6.3 Bearing maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 60
6.4 Bearing replacement ...............................................................................................................................60
6.4.1 Maintenance of Bearings .............................................................................................................61
6.4.2 Mechanical-seal maintenance.......................................................................................................62
6.5 Disassembly ............................................................................................................................................ 62
6.5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................62
6.5.2 Disassembly precautions .............................................................................................................. 62
6.5.3 Required Tools ..............................................................................................................................63
6.5.4 Disassembly..................................................................................................................................63
6.5.5 Disassembly of suction end bearing .............................................................................................64
6.5.6 Disassembly of discharge end bearing ......................................................................................... 68
6.5.7 Disassembly of the mechanical seal - end and radial suction pumps........................................... 69
6.5.8 Disassembly of the balance drum rotor and stator - end and radial suction pumps ..................... 70
6.5.9 Disassembly of complete pump .................................................................................................... 72
6.5.10 Guidelines for i-ALERT®2 Equipment Health Monitor disposal .................................................. 81
6.6 Pre-assembly inspections ....................................................................................................................... 81
6.6.1 Preassembly inspections ............................................................................................................82
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