ORIGINALINSTRUCTIONS
VES Andover Ltd Eagle Close Chandlers Ford Ind. Est Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4NF
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AcousticSupplyUnit
Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
®
Immediately
uponreceiptofgoods,checkforpossibledamageintransitpaying
particular
attention
tofanimpellors,coilconnectionsandunitcasing.Priortoinstallationpleasechecktoensure
alignment
andsmoothrotationoftheimpelloraftertransit.Alsochecktoensurethatanyancillary
itemsareincluded.Thesewillnormallybesuppliedfittedor,inthecaseofsmallitems,tapedto
theunit.Intheeventofanydamagehavingoccurredorifanyitemisfoundtobemissing,itis
essentialtoinformVESAndoverLtd.within7 daysofdeliveryquotingsalesordernumberandthe
unittype,asfoundontheunitnameplate.Afterthisperiod,VESwouldbeunabletoacceptany
claimfordamagedormissinggoods.
Theentiresystemmustbeconsideredforsafetypurposesanditistheresponsibilityofthe
installertoensurethatalloftheequipmentisinstalledincompliancewiththemanufacturers
recommendations,withdueregardtothecurrentHEALTHANDSAFETYATWORKACTand
conformstoallrelevantstatutoryregulations.
Whereaunitisinstalledsothatafailureofcomponentscouldresultininjurytopersonnel,
precautionsshouldbetakentopreventsuchaninjury.Iftheunitisinstalledwherethereisa
reasonablepossibility
ofpersonsorobjects
coming
into
contact
withthe
impellor
whilstoperational,
aguardshouldbefittedorstepstakentopreventthis.Itistheinstallersresponsibilitytoensure
thataccesspanelsarenotobstructedinanywayandsafeworkingaccessformaintenancemust
beprovidedinaccordancewithHealthandSafetyandBuildingRegulations.Forconfirmationof
requiredaccesspleaseseetheappropriateunitoutlinedrawing.
Foroptimumunitperformance,carefulconsiderationmustbepaidtothelocationoftheunitin
relationtotheductworkandassociateditems;placingtheunitdirectlyadjacenttoabendin
ductworkwillimpedeairflowandreduceperformance.Considerationmustalsobegivenbythe
installerforadequateilluminationoftheunitlocationinorderforsafemaintenance.Further
consideration
shouldbegiventotheunits
position
andshouldbe
secured
intoplaceas
appropriate
;
thisisespeciallyimportantwithexternalmountingasthewindandelementsmayeffectthe
overallstabilityoftheunit.
Caution
Receipt of Goods
& Handling
Installation
3
Lifting detail
Fig.
UnitsshouldonlybesupportedusingthesupportfeetasprovidedbyVESwiththeunit.Contact
VESbeforeattemptingtosupporttheunitusingalternativemethods.
Onlyexperiencedfittersshouldundertakethiswork.Takenecessarysafetyprecautionswhen
workinginelevatedpositions.
Whenmovingtheunit,handlewithcareandinsuchamannerastoavoiddamagingthe
externalfinishasthismayreducetheabilitytoresistcorrosion.
Unitsaretoberiggedandliftedusingspreaders,takingintoaccounttheweightoftheunit.
Liftinggearshouldbearrangedsoasnottobearonthecasework