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TUBINGINSTALLATION/PUMPHEADASSEMBLY

Inspectalltubingregularlyandreplaceifanysignofdeteriorationoccurs.Alwayswearsafety

glassesandprotectiveclothingwhenworkingwithchemicals.(SeeIllustrationsonpage6).

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1. Disconnectpowertothepump.

2. Disconnectthesuctionanddischargetubingfromthepumptubing.(Iftheproduct

pumpedisnotcaustic,tubingmayberemovedbyrunningpumpandpullingon

thedischargetubeuntiltubingisremoved.Inthiscaseskipsteps4‐5).

3. Remove(2)screws(E)toreleasepumpheadassembly.

4. Removetubehousing(D)bygentlyrockingsidetosidewhilepullingoff.(In

most

casesrollerbracketshouldstayonshaft.Intheeventthatitisremovedwiththe

housing,lineupflatonshaftwithflatoninsideonbracketandpushbackinto

place.Thereisalsoatubingcoverring(A)thatshouldbeonupagainstthemotor

case.Thisisfreefloatinguntilthetubehousingisreplaced).

5. Removetubingfromrollerbracket.

6. Cleanrollerraceinsideoftubinghousing,removingandparticlesthatcould

damagetubing.Besureallcleaningsolventsareremovedpriortoinstallingnew

tube.

7. Toreassemble,rotaterollerbracketassemblysothattherollersareinthe

10:00,2:00,and6:00positions(seeIllustration1‐1).Laythetubeoverthe

toprollersandholdtheendstogetheratthe6:00position.Putthetube

housing(withtubeinletandoutletrestraintsdown)overtheroller

assemblyandthetube,locatingtheendsofthetubingintothetubeinlet

andoutletrestraints.

8. Presstubehousingontoshaftwhilegentlypullingdowntoalignshaftintotube

housingbearing.Presstubehousingflushtomotorcaseandreplacescrews.

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CAUTION:Besurenottotwistorleavethetubingpinchedwhileinstalling,asthiswillaffect

yourflowandtubinglife.

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WARNING

ANKOPRODUCTS,INC.assumesnoresponsibilityorliabilityforchemicalcompatibilityofour

tubinginspecificapplications.ALWAYSpretesttubinginaccordancewithtubing

manufacture’sspecifications.Tubingthatshowssignsofswelling,embrittlement,orother

deteriorationshouldnotbeused.

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