PS Magazine - JANUARY 1979

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 314

JANUARY 1979

PS Magazine - JANUARY 1979 - Page 32 of 35
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Freezing weatheR can take the
punch out of the pump of your
ABC M12Al decontaminating ap-
paraTs as quickLy as a heat wave
can take the ice out of cre m.
Without a heat wave, you caN
pRevent ±eeze²up PumP fai³ure in
a coup´e of mInutes aftEr you
µnish using your decon¶ Just
dRain it¶
·irst o¸, be sure the ¹12Al
units are LeveL¶ ºf you can't get
´eve´, keeP the pump un»t draIn on
the ´ow end¶ ¼ow:
Open tHe PumP DR½In va¾ve ¿.À
anD Leave it oPen
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60
Go inside wHere it's warm¶
Âave a cup of coÃeÄ.
ÅÆ you're shut down for moRe
than24 hours, don't Çrget to add 3
PInÈ of ÉʲS (winter) Lube oiL to 3
ga´s oÆ water ¶¶¶ and circu´ate it
througË tËe pump¶ Éara 3Ì5d of
ÍM 3²4230Ì209Ì Î2 speL´s it out¶
Íhe Lube/water
mx
is good Çr the
pump drain and ¼o¶ 4 vaLves as
You cÏn cLean and sanitIze youR
Ml7/MÎ 7Al CB mask Like It says
in
Sect
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ÑaÒLe
3²Î
of ÍM
3²424 0Ó279²Î 0, but hoLd the suds
when it comes to youR MÎÔAl
Õask carRIeR
CLean the carRieR with a daÕP
cLoth, but don't give it a bath.
Åt'´L shRink and won't ho¾d your
mask¶
we´´ ½s the pumP woÖkIר PaÖÙs¶
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Fina´´y, IÆ the caution above Ùhe
pump drain vaLVe, either sÙencI´ oR
LaÒe´, is missing get a sÙenci¾ cut
with this caution:
CAUTION
To avoid Freeze daMage,
keep puMp drain valve
open when equipMent is
not in operation


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