Safety rules
In order to protect yourself during the pump maintenance or installation, you should follow the following rules:
A) It is very important that the installation is executed by qualified technicians;
B) The appliance is not be used by person (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experiences and knowleadge, unless they have been given supervision or istruction.
C) Children being supervised not to play with appliance;
D) Do not ignore the dangers for health and observe the sanitary measures;
E) The staff working in pumping stations of dirty waters must be vaccinated against the possible illness which
may be transmitted by wounds or only by contact or inhalation;
F) In order to avoid contacts at the epidermis with infected liquids, you may wear suitable clothes and shoes,
use also a safety belt, a rope, a helmet, sefety glasses, if necessary a gas-mask;
G) Do not ignore the danger of drowning. Do not work alone, even if the conditions are the best, we recommend
the presence of another worker outside the tank;
H) Provide to mark the area in which you are working by bars and other suitable signals, especially if it is a
crossing area;
I) Check the descent and ascent means efficency and the possibilities of a fast return out at the air;
L) Check that in the tank the oxygen is enough and test the absence of dangerous gases;
M) Before effect any other intervention in the pumping station, pay attention that all the electric cables, present
in the tank are switched off;
N) Check there is not the risk of explosion danger before solding or before executed whatever kind of operation
which may produces flames or sparks.
O) These installation and operation instructions do not cancel or exclude the standard general rules do not
specify in it. All the safety rules and general regulations of good technical paractice must be observed.
For a correct installation
The suction inlet of the pump must be placed in the lowest point of the tank. Pay attention the pump do not sink
in the mud,it must be located on a base or suspended from the bottom. The electric equipement, set up outside
the tank must be protected from all weathers and from whatever kind of gas coming from the tank.
Installation dimension for automatic working
5. Installation
This drawing represent the installation of a pump with automatic
installation (with float). The float applied to a pump placed in a
tank must have enough space to rise freely. It is recommanded a
non return ball valve in the delivery pipes, in order to stop wha-
tever reflux.
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