1 | HOW TO USE THIS MAINTENANCE MANUAL This manual is specific to ALBIN PUMP SAS (ALBIN PUMP) ALH series peristaltic pumps. It allows the users to install, to start and to carry out maintenance on these pumps. All persons, fitters and users must read this maintenance manual in its entirety.
The product is then successively sucked and pushed due to the wheel rotation. Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 5 ...
They are available in six materials: Natural Rubber (NR), perbunan (NBR), EPDM, NBR food, Viton®, and Hypalon®. The material of the hose must be compatible with the pumped liquid. Consult an ALBIN PUMP distributor to define the best hose for your process or consult the chemical resistance table on our website albinpump.com.
4 .2 - CONDITIONS OF USE ALH pumps can work in atmospheres where the temperature is situated between -20°C (-4°F) and 45°C (113°F). Pumps are coated with a 150µ paint which will protect them against certain aggressive environments. They are designed for indoor and outdoor setup.
6 .1 - EMPTYING AND FILLING OF THE LUBRICANT Refer to §6.6 to know the periodicity of lubricant change. 1 - Stop the pump. 2 - Place a tray underneath the drain plug (REF 23). REF 23 Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 11 ...
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Place a funnel inside the plug hole and fill the casing with the ALBIN lubricant (see lubricant table §9.7). The necessary volume of lubricant is just underneath the shaft line. 12 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
Lightly lubricate the inside of the sleeve (REF 6). FOR MODELS ALH05, ALH10, ALH15 and ALH20 REF 5 Temporarily mount the bracket (REF 18) at the inlet port. REF 47 REF 6 REF 18 PHOTO 1 PHOTO 2 Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 15 ...
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14 - Open the valves at the suction and discharge sides. 15 - Check the direction of rotation of the pump. Check for any possible lubricant leakage by the inserts, sleeves or cover. PHOTO 3 16 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
Fill the gap between the key-way and the seal ring with silicone mastic to ensure correct. For Pumps ALH100 and ALH125 the wheel is automatically positioned by the spacer ring and seal ring. Therefore no adjustment is necessary. REF 27 REF 26 REF 41 18 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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ALH125, undertake operation step14 of previous chapter. Then block the wheel with the washer (REF 60) and the screw (REF 59) and finish with operation steps 16 and 17 of previous section. REF 26 20 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
8 - Re-connect and jog run the motor to bring the second shoe in front of the sight glass. 9 - Cut the power supply of the pump. 10 - Repeat operations 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Replace the sight glass seal (REF 46) if necessary. Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 21 ...
Maintenance since 1928 6 .6 - MAINTENANCE AND PERIODIC INSPECTIONS ALH AND ALHS SERIES Preventative maintenance suggests chang- Pump hose replacement. ing the pump hose after 90% of the life see §6.3 time of the first hose. At the end of 2 hose changes or 5000 Lubricant replacement.
It should be built by qualified staff with good engineering practice. In no case ALBIN PUMP is responsible for it’s construction or conception. - The alignment of pump and drive shafts must be made in accordance with instructions given by the manufacturer of the coupling.
Ask for advice from your Albin distributor. viscosity. Unblock piping at inlet and verify there is product flow that Piping blocked or partly blocked at inlet. meets requirements. 24 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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Abnormal noise coming from the bearing Lack of lubricant in the bearing case. Refill the bearing case with appropriate grease. case (ALHS series). Worn bearings. Replace bearings. See §6.4 and §6.6. Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 25 ...
1 rev = 0.0583 L = 0.0154 gal 1 rev = 0.091 L = 0.024 gal *Intermittent use : minimum one hour stop after 2 hours run / *Occasional use : maximum one hour a day 26 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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1 rev = 1.3333 L = 0.3522 gal 1 rev = 2.9167 L = 0.7705 gal *Intermittent use : minimum one hour stop after 2 hours run / * Occasional use : maximum one hour a day Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 27 ...
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1 rev = 36.6667 L = 9.6863 gal 1 rev = 20.0000 L = 5.2834 gal *Intermittent use : minimum one hour stop after 2 hours run / *Occasional use : maximum one hour a day 28 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
Characteristics / Technical Specifications since 1928 9 .5 - ALH BEARING CASE PARTS LIST (see specific exploded view) ALHX40 ALH 05 ALH15 ALH25 TO REF. DESIGNATION ALHX65 ALHX80 ALH80 ALH100 ALH125 ALH10 ALH20 ALH40 ALH65 BEARING CASE (ALHS) SHAFT (ALHS)
ALBIN PUMPS TEMPERATURE : The cover and the pump casing can become very hot due to the friction on the hose and liquid temperature. If you need to limit the pump temperature, please contact your ALBIN PUMP distributor. 48 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
10 | SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATEX CERTIFIED MATERIALS Peristaltic hose pump Complementary instructions for ATEX certified material. Models: Albin Pump ALH and ALHS Pumping and operation in zone 0 is completely banned. The pumps are planned for a use in the following gas and dust explosive atmospheres.
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10 .4 ATEX characteristics of the motor or the motor reducer of the pump 11 - ATEX characteristics of the pumping installation 12 - Pumping vat of retention 13 - Marking of the pump Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 53 ...
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Consequentially, the working temperature of the hose (and thus the heating of the pump) must be known and controlled, and it depends on the three following parameters: > Temperature of pumped product > Number of rotations of the pump > Discharge pressure 54 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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Going beyond these limits is likely to generate a risk of ignition of the atmosphere surrounding the material. The ALBIN PUMP installations are in particular designed so that the normal working conditions of the pump do not generate an overload of the motor or the reducer.
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With each hose replacement, the adjustment of compression of the hose must be controlled and adapted to the instructions of adjustment registered in the handbook. The technicians who intervene on ATEX material must be ATEX trained and approved. 56 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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An insufficient lubricant level in the pump can generate surface temperatures higher than the recommended limit of temperature (T) of the pump. Stop the pump and check the lubricant level every 1000 working hours. Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 57 ...
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Make sure the earth connections are properly made. Dry run the pump to make sure that the connections are correct and that the direction of rotation corresponds well with the suction and the discharge of the installation. 58 albinpump@irco.com Albinpump.com Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual ...
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ATEX Certified Materials 10 .4 - Ground connection of pump A bonding strip lug can be seen on the frames of ALH type pumps and on the pump housing and bearing case of the ALHS type pumps. 10 .5 - ATEX characteristics of the motor or the motor reducer of the pump The motor or motor reducer must have ATEX characteristics adapted to recognized use (group gas IIB, class of temperature T4) and must be explosion-proof.
In compliance with Health & Safety Regulations you, the user are required to declare the substances that have been in contact with the product(s) you are returning to ALBIN PUMP or any of its subsidiaries or distributors. Failure to do so will cause delays in servicing the item or in issuing a response.
We declare under our responsibility that the equipment defined in section 1.0 satisfies in all the directives of the European Community specified in section 2.0 and in the French work legislation. Date: XX XX XXXX Thomas Mapelli Albin Pump ALH Instruction Manual Albinpump.com albinpump@irco.com 61 ...
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- The inserts material. - The shoe material. ALBIN PUMP cannot guaranty the hose lifetime or the product loss due to a hose burst. It is the operator’s responsibility to prevent pumped liquid loss with additional hose rupture detectors and or automatic shutdown valves.
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