Waterous CS Series Operation And Maintenance

Manual is about: Centrifugal Fire Pumps

Summary of CS Series

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    Waterous company 125 hardman avenue south, south st. Paul, minnesota 55075 usa (651) 450-5000 instructions subject to change without notice. Visit us at www.Waterousco.Com section 2115 form no. F-1031 issue date 12/14/95 rev. Date 10/11/04 cs series centrifugal fire pumps section 2115 form no. F-103...

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Page 2 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 safety information read through the safety information and operating instructions carefully before using your waterous fire pump. Warning ! Death or serious personal injury might occur if proper operating procedures are not followed. The pump op‐ erator, as well as ...

  • Page 3: General Description

    Page 3 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 introduction this instruction contains the information needed for operation and maintenance of cs series centrifugal pumps. Since there are several types of transmissions available for these pumps, they are covered in separate instructions. General description the c...

  • Page 4

    Page 4 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 tank to pump valve the tank to pump valve is a full-flow 3-1/2 inch diameter ball valve which is attached directly to the pump. Overheat protection manager (opm) the overheat protection manager (opm) acts as a safety device by releasing hot water to the ground or ba...

  • Page 5

    Page 5 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 water flow diagram drain locations 1213 intake discharge impeller driven gear or sprocket 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 intake volutes discharge volute crossover passage main discharge barrel relief valve elbow or adapter relief valve body intake fittings (depends on type of intake...

  • Page 6: Operating Instructions

    Page 6 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 operating instructions transmission operation because of the variety of transmissions available for these pumps, the methods of operating them are not explained in this section. For information on waterous transmissions, refer to transmission operation instructions....

  • Page 7

    Page 7 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 pumping from hydrant or in relay warning ! Pressure hazard. May result in personal injury or death. Prior to connection of hoses, caps or other closures with pump intake or pump discharge connections, relieve pressure by opening drains. Warning ! Scalding water haza...

  • Page 8

    Page 8 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 pumping from draft warning ! Pressure hazard. May result in personal injury or death. Prior to connection of hoses, caps or other closures with pump intake or pump discharge connections, re‐ lieve pressure by opening drains. Warning ! Scalding water hazard. May resu...

  • Page 9

    Page 9 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 extra pressure stage operation - csh pumps only warning ! Pressure hazard. May result in personal injury or death. Prior to connection of hoses, caps or other closures with pump intake or pump discharge connections, re‐ lieve pressure by opening drains. Warning ! Sc...

  • Page 10

    Page 10 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 extra pressure stage il 1422.

  • Page 11: Maintenance

    Page 11 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 maintenance corrosion protection optional zinc intake screens once per month check to make sure the intake screens are not clogged or damaged. Also check for corrosion, and replace screens if damage is severe. For the zinc screen to adequately control corrosion, th...

  • Page 12

    Page 12 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 lubrication outboard bearing (all models except csd and csh) the outboard bearing is located at the end of the pump opposite the drive end of pump. On pumps built prior to 4/21/2006, add a good quality, medium consistency, ball bearing grease through the lub‐ ricat...

  • Page 13

    Page 13 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 packing installation 1. Before installing the new packing, be sure that all of the old packing is removed from the seal housing. 2. Be sure that the seal housing and the shaft are clean and free of any packing residue. 3. Lightly lubricate the packing ring i.D. And...

  • Page 14

    Page 14 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 packing adjustment the pump packing is designed and adjusted to drip slightly during operation. This is to cool and lubricate the packing. It is desirable to adjust the stuffing box to main‐ tain a leakage rate of 10 to 120 drops per minute when operating at a disc...

  • Page 15

    Page 15 of 15 f-1031, section 2115 vacuum test 1. Remove all caps except openings without valves. Close all discharge, intake and drain valves and other similar openings. Operate priming device to create a vacuum of about 22 in. Hg/.735 atmosphere in pump, then stop primer and engine. 2. Watch the p...