Murdock M-30 User manual

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Model M-30 9/15/93
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Model M-30
Antifreezing Drinking Fountain
Model M-30 is a drinking fountain of classic
design. The control valve is located below the
frost line to provide antifreezing functionality.
Activating the pedal raises or lowers the inter-
nal supply-line and waste-tube assembly,
controlling the valve. Constructed with all
brass parts and a stainless-steel mainspring,
model M-30 is equipped with automatic stream
control for year-round use. The M-30 is de-
signed for trouble-free reliability and easy
maintenance.
consist of aluminum bronze. Main-
spring shall be stainless-steel wire
with a minimum diameter of .225
inch.
plated, solid-brass casting and shall
be adequately protected from
stoppage or vandalism. Bubbler shall
be chrome-plated, solid-brass casting
with outlet near outer edge of bowl
and above bowl rim. Mouthguard
shall be chrome-plated, solid-brass
casting, mounted on outer edge of
bowl to meet sanitary requirements.
All solid-brass castings shall consist
of 85-5-5-5 brass metal and shall
conform to ASTM standards B61 and
B62.
Valve shall be foot-pedal operated,
spring-loaded to close. Pedal shall
Drinking fountain shall be Murdock
model M-30. Unit shall be capable of
year-round use in freezing or inclem-
ent weather.
Pedestal shall be fabricated of heavy,
one-piece iron casting extending from
grade line to bowl, forming predomi-
nantly octagonal horizontal section,
and finished with a heavy grade of
oil-based paint.
Bowl shall be octagonal, chrome-
plated, solid-brass casting with outer
edge at least 8 1/2inches from center
of bubbler outlet. Drain opening in
bowl shall be fabricated of chrome-
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Model M-30 9/15/93
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Fax [phone]
2488 River Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45204
www.murdockfountains.com
e-mail: [email protected]
Installation
trench depth and large enough for a
person to work. Lay water-supply
line and waste line (if required) into
Prepare trench for water-supply line
and waste line (if required). Below
fountain location, prepare hole to
trench, allowing extra line length to
be trimmed during hook-up.
Install drinking fountain fully as-
sembled as shipped. Position
drinking fountain at desired location.
Brace fountain by laying two boards
across hole and under fountain
base, one on either side of black
pipe. To ensure plumb installation,
lay a bubble level on fountain bowl
and adjust bracing boards until unit
is level.
Purge water-supply line. Connect
water-supply line, trimming line
length as necessary. Depending on
code and design requirements,
drain may be open, French or
sanitary connection. For open
drain, wrap bottom opening with
filter fabric and place a minimum of
three cubic feet of large, broken
rock around opening.
Back-fill trench and hole, leaving
sufficient depth in hole to accom-
modate concrete slab. Compact
back-filled earth. Remove bracing
boards.
Prepare hole surrounding fountain
for concrete slab. Spread and
compact gravel as necessary. Pour
concrete up to bottom of drinking-
fountain pedestal base. Finish
concrete as necessary.
Maintenance instructions
Remove nuts and bolts from
flanges underneath drinking-
fountain bowl. Remove nut and bolt
securing pedal to pedestal. Care-
fully lift bowl straight up, removing
bowl-and-line assembly.
Unscrew packing ring from valve
body at bottom of assembly and
remove seat-washer screw. Re-
move and replace seat washer, cup
washer and ring washer. Replace
seat-washer screw and packing
ring.
Carefully lower bowl-and-line
assembly into pedestal base. As
bowl approaches top of pedestal,
lower gently until valve body
encounters valve stem below grade.
Carefully work bowl-and-line
assembly until valve body slips
around valve stem, allowing bowl to
drop freely to top of pedestal.
Replace nut and bolt through
pedestal base, working pedal to
ensure that bolt passes through
pivot hole in pedal lever. With
pedal facing front, ensure that
mouthguard is oriented at right and
that mating flanges underneath
bowl are aligned. Replace nuts and
bolts through mating flanges
underneath bowl. Note that upper
flanges incorporate recesses to
secure square nuts.
Please visit
for most current specifications.
www.murdock-supersecur.com
Please visit
for most current specifications.
www.murdock-supersecur.com
MURDOCK-SUPERSECUR
15125Proctor Avenue
City of Industry, CA
91746USA
Phone[phone]
626-333-2543
Fax[phone]
AMember of
AcornEngineering's
Family of Companies