ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM10802A-14/1
0009 00
TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
PREPARATION FOR USE AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
COLD WEATHER SET-UP OPERATION UNDER UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
Table 5 is a recommended team approach for establishing the various water and electrical connections
and performing the initial checks and inspections to get the TWPS ready for operation. The procedures
are in the general order of activity. While setting up the ground-operated equipment, keep in mind the
overall work site dimensions as described in the Site Selection and Component Location WP 0004.
Procedures with an asterisk (*) in front of them are different from set up procedures under usual
conditions.
Table 5. Set-Up Procedure for Cold Weather Conditions
PROCEDURE
OPERATOR
1
2
3
*Install the winter cover (MC-TPWS) or fabric wall (A-TWPS)
x
x
x
*Install and start-up the diesel heater system
x
Establish electrical power
x
*Set Diesel-Driven P-1 Pump (if to be used) and antiscalant
x
x
inside TWPS to heat up.
Move Raw Water Pump Skid P-2 into position (if to be used)
x
x
Move raw water hoses/power cables into position
x
x
Connect raw water hoses
x
x
Move micro-filtration pump skid & water tank into position
x
x
Connect micro-filtration water hoses
x
x
*Install pump, hose, & adaptor heaters and pump skid covers
x
x
x
Connect waste outlet drain hose
x
Connect Raw Water Pump P-2 and MF feed pump skid power
x
cables
Start-up the air compressor (after heat up of TWPS)
x
Move distribution pump skid and water tanks into position
x
x
Connect distribution water hoses
x
x
*Install distribution pump & hose heaters and pump skid cover
x
x
Connect distribution pump skid power cable
x
*Deploy the raw water intake
x
x
Start Diesel-Driven P-1 Pump (if used), move to position and
x
x
complete installation of hose & adaptor heaters and cover
Connect P-1 heater power cable
x
Perform initial checks
x
Establish raw water flow
x
x
Start the TWPS
x
Set up the extended distribution system (A-TWPS)
x
x
x
LOCATE FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Remove the fire extinguisher from the mounting bracket located below the MF Feed Strainer S-2. Set the
fire extinguisher on the ground in the general location where the ground rod will be placed.
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