Unpack And Inspect; Locate The Pump - Edwards E2M28 Instruction Manual

A373-10-880 Issue T
Provide for a purge of inert gas when shutting down the pumping system, to dilute dangerous gases to safe
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concentrations. A suitable gas-ballast control valve for introduction of purge gas into the pump is available
as an accessory (refer to
3.3

Unpack and inspect

1. Remove all packing materials and protective covers and check the pump. If the pump is damaged, notify the
supplier and the carrier in writing within three days; state the Item Number of the pump together with the order
number and the supplier's invoice number. Retain all packing materials for inspection. Do not use the pump if it
is damaged.
2. Check that the package contains the items listed in
within 3 days.
If the pump is not to be used immediately, replace the protective covers. Store the pump in suitable conditions, as
described in Section 6.1.
Quantity Description
1 E2M28 or E2M30 rotary vacuum pump
(1) Fitting pack containing the following:
1 NW25 centring-ring
1 O-ring for centring-ring
1 Receptacle connectors
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Various sizes: supplied with single-phase motors except for pumps with Item Numbers A373-16-903,
A373-17-984 and A373-25-984.
3.4

Locate the pump

Use suitable lifting equipment to move the pump. Failure to use suitable lifting equipment can
result in injury to people or damage to the pump. Refer to
The pump can be either free-standing on its box section skids, or be fixed by bolts through the four fixing holes in
the box section skids, or be used with vibration isolators. For the locations of the fixing holes in the box section skids,
refer to Figure 2.
Provide a firm, level platform for the pump. Locate the pump so that the oil-level sight-glass is visible and the oil
filler-plug, oil drain-plugs and gas -ballast control are accessible.
If the pump will be located inside an enclosure, make sure that there is adequate ventilation at both ends of the
pump, so that the ambient temperature around the pump does not exceed 40°C. There must be a minimum space of
25 mm between the pump and the enclosure walls.
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Section 7.5.15).
Table
Table 7 - Checklist of items
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7. If any of these items are missing, notify the supplier
Section 2.3
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Check ()
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for the mass of the pump.