Sussman ES 24A Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual - page 7
ES 24A Electric Steam Generator
Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Read all warnings and instructions
before performing installation or maintenance. Safety glasses
and gloves should be worn at all times when working with or
examining water gauge glass and connections. Pressure in gen-
erator to be at zero before proceeding. Improper installation or
maintenance of gauge glass and connections can cause imme-
diate or delayed breakage resulting in bodily injury and/or prop-
erty damage.
1. Apply Teflon tape or pipe dope to pipe threads. Install top
gauge fitting (fitting without a drain valve) into the upper-
most tapping. Wrench tighten the fitting until it is snug and
the glass outlet is pointing at five o'clock (about 1/8 turn
from its final downward vertical position).
2. Install the bottom gauge fitting (the fitting with a drain
valve) until it is snug and the glass outlet is pointing directly
upward. Verify top and bottom fittings are threaded into the
tappings the same number of turns (distance A= distance B).
3. Remove glass packing nut, friction washer (or packing
gland, depending upon the model), and glass packing from
the fittings, and place them, in the same order, on to both
ends of the gauge glass. Push both packings about an inch
up the gauge glass.
4. Gently insert one end of the glass into the top gauge fitting.
Keeping the glass inside the top fitting, gently rotate the top
gauge fitting clockwise until vertically aligned with the bot-
tom gauge, then insert glass into bottom fitting until glass
bottoms out on the shoulder inside the bottom fitting.
5. Carefully raise glass about 1/16" and slide lower glass pack-
ing down until the glass packing contacts the lower gauge
fitting. DO NOT allow the glass to remain in contact with
any metal!
6. Carefully slide upper glass packing up as far as possible.
7. Hand tighten both glass packing nuts, then tighten 1/2 turn
more by wrench. Tighten only enough to prevent leakage.
DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN! If any leakage should occur,
tighten lightly, a quarter turn at a time, checking for leakage
after each turn.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Read all warnings and instructions before performing installation or maintenance.
Safety glasses and gloves should be worn at all times when
working with or examining water gauge glass and connections.
Pressure in generator to be at zero before proceeding.
Improper installation or maintenance of gauge glass and connections can cause
immediate or delayed breakage resulting in bodily injury and/or property damage.
Gauge Glass Installation
Vessel Wall
Gauge Glass
Glass Packing
Nut
Glass Packing
Top Gauge
Fitting
Guard Rod
Friction Washer
(or Packing Gland)
Bottom
Gauge
Fitting
Drain Valve
A
B
!
WARNING