Specifications

A.2SPECIFICATIONS
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VOLUTE:Thevoluteistopcenterlinewithafullyconfinedgasket.Thefootsupportisusedfor
maximumresistancetomisalignmentanddistortionfrompipingloads.
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Howeveritisimportantnottoimpartpipingloadsontothepump.
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IMPELLER:Theimpellerisfullyopenandthreadedtotheshaft.ThethreadsaresealedbyaTeflon
O‐ring.
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Neverrotatethepumpcounterclockwiseastheimpellercanunscrewandrubonthecasing.
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STUFFINGBOXCOVER:Machinedformechanicalsealorconventionalpacking.
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FRAMEADAPTER:Theductileironframeadapterhasamachinedrabbetfittothesealchamber/
stuffingboxcoverandaprecisiondowelpinfittothebearingfra me.
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BEARINGFRAME:Ofrigidironconstruction.Nomachiningisrequired toconvertfromoiltogreaseor
oilmistlubrication.Floodoillubricationisstandard.Theoillevelisviewedthroughasightglass.The
powerendissealedwithanInpro“VBX”labyrinthseal.
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SHAFT:Manufacturedfrom4140steelwithanadjustablebearingandabolttyperollpinontheshaft
end.The316SSshaft(alsoavailable)doesnotrequireasleeve.
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BEARINGSUPPORT:Constructedofductileiron,itisrigidandhasgroovesandopeningsforoil
lubrication,greaseoroilmist.
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OUTBOARDBEARING:Angularlylockedandconnectedtotheshaftandhousingtoidealwiththrust
loads.
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INBOARDBEARING:Itsrigid,simpledesign,adequateforhighRPM,alsorequireslittleattentionin
service.
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NAMEPLATEINFORMATION:Eachpumphasanameplatethatprovidesinformationaboutthe
pump,suchaspumpmodel,sizeimpellerdiameter,constructionmaterial,serialnumber,etc.,(Fig1).
Thenameplateislocatedonthebearingframe.Whenorderingsparepartsyouwillneedtoidentify
pumpmodel,size,serialnumberandtheitemnumberofrequiredparts.
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Fig1
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