VI. INSTALLATION SUGGESTIONS
(see Figure 52 APPENDIX A, SUGGESTED PIPING SYSTEM FOR WGI POWER PUMPS)
A. Supply System Piping Design
1. Pump should be located as close to the liquid supply as possible.
2. Use full opening gate valves and avoid constricting valves.
3. The ideal piping arrangement is short and direct, using no ells. Should ells be required, use 45 degree long radius instead of 90 degree ells.
4. If a reducer is required in inlet line between the main line and pump, use an eccentric reducer rather than concentric (with straight portion on top to help avoid air pockets trapped in inlet line).
5. Slope line uniformly to pump from liquid supply to avoid air pockets.
6. By-pass design should take liquid back to liquid source and not into inlet line.
7. Inlet line should be firmly anchored or buried to avoid putting a strain on the pump and help prevent system vibrations from acting directly on the pump.
8. For inlet lines leading directly to the pump, select a size line so that the velocity of the liquid will not exceed one foot per second, or one that is two sizes larger than the pump inlet connection, whichever gives the lower line velocity.
9. Install a properly sized charging pump in the inlet line as close to the pump as possible.
10. Install a full opening gate valve on the inlet line to allow for pump maintenance.
11. Inlet PCT (pulsation control tool).
