ARMY TM 10-4610-309-14
MARINE CORPS TM 10802A-14/1
0070 00
TACTICAL WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM (TWPS)
DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM
8. Remove the RO feed tank from the TWPS frame as follows (see Figure 8):
a. Remove the bolt, lock washer, and flat washer that secure the tank tab to the TWPS
frame at the temperature gauge end of the tank.
b. Remove the 2 bolts, 2 lock washers, 2 flat washers, and retaining strap that secure the
tank to the TWPS frame at the tank heater end of the tank.
WARNING
The RO feed tank is heavy. Use an appropriate lifting device to lift and remove the
RO feed tank. Failure to observe this warning may result in back injury.
c.
Lift and move the RO feed tank out of the right end of the frame, taking care that the
drain fittings and outlet tube at the bottom of the RO feed tank clear the TWPS frame.
d. Remove RO Feed Pump Inlet Strainer S-4 from inside the tank. Refer to WP 0052.
e. Remove the two heaters from the tank. Refer to WP 0052.
BOLT, LOCK WASHER,
BOLT, LOCK WASHER,
AND FLAT WASHER
AND FLAT WASHER
TANK TAB
RO FEED TANK
RETAINING
STRAP
TEMPERATURE GAUGE
TANK HEATERS
Figure 8. RO Feed Tank Removal from TWPS Frame.
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