Heavy-duty diaphragm pumps made of plastic (24 pages)
Summary of Contents for Almatec E Series
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Operating and Installation Instructions E-Series Pump Size E 80 Air-Operated Diaphragm Pumps made of Plastic ought to be studied before installing the pump Original Instruction...
CONTENTS PAGE Introduction ..................General description of the machine, appropriate use and residual dangers ..................Storage and long-term usage ..................Code system ..................………………………………………………………………. Operation in explosion proof areas ………………………………………………………………. Special operating conditions Technical data ..................Performance chart ..................Recommended installation ..................
Storage and long-term usage In general the ALMATEC pump is delivered operational and packaged. If the unit is not installed right away, proper storage conditions are important for a trouble free operation later. The pump has to be protected from wetness, coldness, dirtying, UV-radiation and mechanical influences.
EU machinery directive, the harmonized standards, European standards and the respective national standards. Hence the operator has to verify whether the ALMATEC pump manufactured and delivered properly according to the customers order meets the mentioned requirements.
For pumping flammable liquids or in Ex-areas, only pumps with housing parts and internals made of conductive plastic may be used. Air-operated diaphragm pumps of the E series with housing codes F (PE conductive) and U (PTFE conductive) meet this requirement. They must generally be grounded via a connection on the central housing [4].
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Category G Inside the pump: Category G Conductive ALMATEC air-operated diaphragm pumps may generally be used in explosion group IIC at the installation site (potentially explosive area outside the pump), since the solid housings are made of dissipative materials and the entire pump is grounded.
These technical data refer to ALMATEC E-Series pumps without optional equipment. Performance data are in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9906. The data refer to water (20°C) without using of a...
Recommended installation Installation, operation and maintenance UV-radiation can damage the housing parts of pumps made of PE. In general, the pump has to be connected load free. The flange connections (DIN or ANSI) of the product ports with the suction inlet horizontally at the bottom and the discharge outlet horizontally at the top are integrated into the center housing [2] (torque value 30 Nm).
the suction side may damage the pump. When the pump operation has been stopped by a closed discharge, the pressure equilibrium of the diaphragms must be ensured. This can be achieved by keeping the pump connected to the air supply pressure; for longer stoppage, the pump must be released from the pressure within the system on both fluid side and air supply side.
• Especially when deliver critical liquids, wear parts, like diaphragms, should be replaced within a preventive maintenance. • The use of non-original ALMATEC spare parts and structural changes lead to the lapse of the warranty immediately. When operating such a pump, damages of properties and/or persons cannot be excluded.
When dismantling a pump the mentioned procedures and safety notes on the previous pages have to be considered generally. The general design of the ALMATEC E-Series is simple. Two tools are delivered along with every pump. The plastic one of these is designed for the mounting of the air-valve [22], the other one for the mounting of valve seat [10].
Only use original ALMATEC spare parts for repairs and / or preventive maintenance work. If this is not observed, the CE and ATEX markings, the declaration of conformity (s) and the guarantee claim for the pump will expire.
Troubleshooting Malfunction Possible Reason Solutions/Remarks pump does not operate air supply line blocked/closed open air supply muffler blocked clean/replace muffler working chambers blocked remove blockage air control system defective replace air valve system discharge line blocked/closed clean/open line pump operates unsteadily piston rings worn replace piston rings air control system worn...
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Malfunction Possible Reason Solutions/Remarks pumps operates, however suction pump operates too fast start more slowly capacity insufficient operation beyond physical limits adjust installation cavitation check, cool down operation beyond pump capacity adjust installation resp. install bigger pump air cushion within bleed the line suction/discharge line dry suction against discharge...
Spare part list Pump size E 80 E.. E 80 F.. Item Pc. Description Material Part Number Part Number Side housing PE/PE conductive 7 80 010 52 7 80 010 56 Center housing, DIN PE/PE conductive 7 80 011 52 7 80 011 56 Center housing, ANSI PE/PE conductive...
However, it has to be considered, that the diaphragm monitoring possibly cannot prevent that liquid can leave the pump via the muffler. For higher safety requirements the ALMATEC barrier chamber system (optional equipment code BS) is recommended. In case of humid surrounding air a false alert may occur despite operating the pump with dried compressed air.
ALMATEC Pulsation Damper ET80-F for E-Series E 80 pump The pump size E 80 of the E-Series can be equipped with an ALMATEC pulsation damper type ET80-F. The ALMATEC pulsation dampers series ET represents the latest generation of active pulsation dampers. They are specially designed to be used along with ALMATEC air-operated double diaphragm pumps of the E-Series.
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• According to the requirements of our 14001-certification, every unit which is send to ALMATEC for diagnosis or maintenance reasons has to be accompanied by a filled out decontamination-sheet. Otherwise a processing is not possible. The decontamination- sheet is enclosed to this manual.
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