Commissioning/Start-Up/Shutdown; Commissioning/Start-Up; Start-Up - KSB UPA Installation & Operating Manual

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6 Commissioning/Start-up/Shutdown

6 Commissioning/Start-up/Shutdown

6.1 Commissioning/Start-up

6.1.1 Start-up

DANGER
Start-up with defective earth conductor
Personal injury from electric shock!
▷ Never switch on a pump set without an earth conductor or with a defective
earth conductor.
CAUTION
Starting the pump set against an empty pipe
Noise!
Vibrations of the pump set and the connected piping!
▷ During start-up make sure that any air contained can escape to the atmosphere.
CAUTION
Starting up the pump set outside the fluid.
Pump damage and motor damage!
▷ Only start up the pump set when its motor is filled and the pump set is fully
submerged or flooded!
CAUTION
Operation with closed shut-off element
Damage to motor and bearings!
▷ Never let the pump set run against a closed shut-off element for more than five
minutes.
CAUTION
Continuous operation against a throttled shut-off element
Damage to pump and motor!
▷ In continuous operation against a throttled shut-off element, the flow rate
must not fall short of Q
UPA / UPA S
(see name plate).
min