TM 5-4610-218-12
Figure 4-6. Electrical Driven Raw Water or Distribution Pump
CAUTION
elbow.
(6) Install a 1-1/2 inch male pips to hose
Do not allow air to be sucked into the
adapter in the water intake connecting flange (fig.
strainer as this will reduce the pump
4-6) of the second pump.
capacity and cause floe flotation in
(7) Remove the chained hose cap from the raw
the erdlator tank. Dirt, sand, or other
water inlet hose adapter (fig. 4-5) at the right side
foreign matter will damage the equip-
of the van body.
ment, resulting in loss of production
(8) Connect together the required 25-foot
and costly repair.
lengths of 1-1/2 inch cotton rubber lined hose. Con-
(4) When two pumps are required to supply
nect the male end of this hose line to the adapter on
raw water, connect the discharge side of the first
the discharge side of the pump. Connect the op-
pump to the suction side of the second pump with
posite end of hose to the adapter for the raw water
suction hose. Use as many sections as necessary,
hose inlet on the right side of the can body.
(5) If not already installed, install a pips nip
i. Water Lines Between Storage Tanks.
ple (fig. 4-6) in the discharge opening of the first
(1) Remove the cap from tank, outlet, and
pump, then a pipe elbow (fig. 4-6) on the nipple, and
from tank. and outlet.
a 1-1/2 inch male pipe to female hose adapter in the
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