ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM 10802A-14/1
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TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
UNIT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
11. Slide the clamp up the hose over the fitting and tighten the clamp.
12. Connect the other end of the new hose to its fitting in the same manner.
SCREW
HOSE FITTING
CLAMP
HOSE
Figure 1. Replacing a Clamped-On Hose.
Compression Fitting Connected Hose Replacement:
Parts (TM 10-4610-309-24P):
Replacement hose, ferrules, and conical compression nuts
Material:
Antiseizing tape (WP 0079, Table 1, item 43, 44)
Equipment Condition:
TWPS in Standby Shutdown without Draining Down
Air bled from air system
Replace a hose with a compression fitting as follows (see Figure 2):
WARNING
High pressure. Hoses that are connected with compression fittings typically
operate under high pressure. Make sure that the pressure is released from the
system in which the hose functions before disconnecting the hose. Failure to
observe this warning can result in serious injury.
1. Make sure the TWPS is in Standby Shutdown without Draining Down. Refer to WP 0017.
2. Make sure the air has been bled from the air system. Refer to WP 0055, ENTIRE AIR SYSTEM
BLEED DOWN.
3. Disassemble the hose and compression fitting as follows:
a. Remove the nut, compression fitting, ferrule, and conical compression nut from the air
fitting.
b. Disconnect the other end of the hose in the same manner.
c. Discard the hose with the compression fitting, the ferrules, and the conical compression
nuts.
d. Remove the old antiseize tape from the air fitting threads and clean the threads.
4. Assemble the new hose and compression fitting as follows:
a. Apply new antiseize tape on the cleaned threads of the air fitting.
b. Slide a nut over the tube on the compression fitting at one end of the replacement hose.
c. Slide a ferrule and a conical compression nut over the tube with the tapered ends away
from the compression fitting and toward the air fitting.
d. Push the tube, nut, ferrule, and compression fitting onto the air fitting.
e. Thread the nut onto the air fitting and tighten
f. Assemble the other end of the new hose to its air fitting in the same manner.
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