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
ASSEMBLED COMPRESSION FITTING
AIR FITTING
DISASSEMBLED COMPRESSION FITTING
REPLACEMENT HOSE WITH
NUT
CONICAL COMPRESSION NUT
FERRULE
COMPRESSION FITTING
Figure 2. Replacing a Hose with a Compression Fitting.
Push-On Hose Replacement:
Parts (TM 10-4610-309-24P):
Replacement hose
Equipment Condition:
TWPS in Standby Shutdown without Draining Down
Air bled from air system
Replace a hose that is pushed onto a barbed coupling as follows (see Figure 3):
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. Cut the hose off the fitting.
4. Remove the hose from the fitting at the other end in the same manner.
NOTE
When measuring the length of a hose to be replaced, remember to include any
portions of the old hose that you cut off in the total length for the replacement
hose.
5. Measure the hose length.
6. Cut new hose to length from bulk.
NOTE
Failure to lubricate the inside of the hose may result in an inability to push the
hose all of the way onto the hose barb.
7. Lubricate the inside of both ends of the hose with glycerin.
8. Push one end of the hose all the way onto its barbed coupling.
9. Connect the other end of the new hose to its barbed coupling in the same manner.
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