PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-681
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 681
AUGUST 2009
54
PS 681
AUG 09
55
PS 681
AUG 09
Questions?
M
ake sure you read through TM 10-4610-309-10 and follow these microFlter PM
pointers. They’ll keep your unit’s TWPS mission-ready for the day’s run.
Clean Microflters
There’s a new high pH cleaner being procured under NSN 6850-01-528-9969.
The new cleaner, PN 2250P, comes in a 50-lb bucket. It not only cleans the TWPS
microFlters but works as a preservative, too. The high pH cleaner is less expensive
than the cleaner it replaces. It’s not as hazardous as the caustic, NSN 6810-01-527-
0510, that was used with the old cleaner.
The
new
cleaner
also
changes
the
chemical waste neutralization procedures
shown in Table 3 on WP 18 of the -10 TM.
Before discharging water to the sanitary
sewer, operators no longer have to use large
quantities of citric acid to adjust the pH of
the microFlters cleaning waste.
Don’t Toss the Microflters
The
TWPS’s
microFlters
are
not
disposable.
Cleaning
combined
with
preservation gives them a three-to-Fve year
service life. So don’t toss ‘em too soon. A
new set of microFlters will cost your unit
more than $32,000!
•
How much waste can you
store in the motor pool?
•
What’s the right way to
empty and clean drums?
•
Are there specifc
requirements For
marking and labeling?
Start looking For answers in your local hazardous waste SOP. IF you don’t have a
local SOP, ask your unit’s HAZMAT oFfcer or NCO For guidance. He has the experience
and know-how to school you in handling HAZMAT. He can also help you identiFy
what’s inside a drum iF you’re unsure oF its contents.
TWo Things To remember:
Tactical Water Purifcation System…
Let the Water Flow
pumping 1,500 gallons of water
per hour is the name of the game
when it comes to the tactical water
purification system (twps).
use high ph
cleaner, nsn
6850-01-528-
9969, to keep
us clean!
we should
last 3 to 5
years!
you may
have some
questions
about drums
and hazmat,
such as…
±or more HAZMAT inFormation, visit the
LOGSA Packaging, Storage and Containerization Center (PSCC) HAZMAT web page:
you can contact
pscc by phone…
dsn
7
95-
7
0
70
,
(5
7
0) 895-
7
0
70
or email:
toby.pt@us.army.mil
how much waste
can
you
store at unit level?
ask your hazmat
officer or nco.
681.54-55.indd
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