ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM10802A-14/1
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TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
MICRO-FILTRATION SYSTEM CLEANING WITH REVERSE OSMOSIS
SYSTEM ACID CLEANING OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS
c. Set the System Mode switch to STANDBY.
d. Set the MF CLEAN Switch to DRAIN #1.
1) After a 5 second delay, PLC automatic control purges water from the MF with air.
2) The PLC automatically cycles valves back to Standby at the end of drain down.
3) The MF CLEAN light flashes during operation and turns off when the drain down
is complete.
2. When complete, set the MF CLEAN switch to OFF.
3. Open the following MF vents/ drains (see Figure 4 for valve location):
a. Open MF Vent Valve V-114.
b. Open MF Filtrate Drain Valve V-203.
c. Open MF Shell Drain Valve V-403.
MF FILTRATE DRAIN VALVE V-203
MF SHELL DRAIN
VALVE V-403
MF VENT VALVE V-114
Figure 4. MF Vent / Drain Valve Location.
RO Acid Cleaning
1. Set the waste hoses for acid cleaning as follows (see Figure 5).
a. Disconnect the 6 in. waste out hose with 4 x 6 Adaptor A-09 from the 4 in. x 5 ft. waste
outlet hose at the waste outlet of the TWPS.
b. Check Adaptors A-10, A-12, and A-16 to make sure that there are gaskets inside the
female ends and that the gaskets are in good condition to ensure leak-tight connections.
c. Connect 4 x 2 Adaptor A-10 to the 4 in. x 5 ft. waste outlet hose.
d. If using the cleaning waste storage tank, set up the hoses as follows (see Figure 5):
1) Connect a 2 in. x 10 ft., red-banded cleaning waste hose to Adaptor A-10.
2) Connect one or two additional 2 in. x 10 ft., red-banded hoses as needed to
reach the waste tank.
3) Connect Adaptor A-12 to the end of the last hose.
4) Connect Adaptor A-12 to the A-16 Adaptor on the waste tank with the female end
exposed and close the valves on these two adaptors.
5) Make sure Valve V-706 on the other Adaptor A-16 on the waste tank is closed.
CLEANING WASTE TANK
A-10
A-16
A-16
TOP
VALVE V-706
VALVE V-706
2 X 10 S-HOSES
VIEW OF
TWPS
4 X 5 S-HOSE
A-12
VALVE V-705
Figure 5. MF Acid Cleaning Waste Hose Set-Up with the Cleaning Waste Tank.
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