Elmo Rietschle V-VC 202/303 - Manual (Page 20)

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Maintenance and repair
U
s
1
f
1
D
f
2
g
2
h
2
7.2.1 Air fi ltering
NOTICE
Insuffi cient maintenance on the air fi lter
The power of the machine lessens and damage may
occur to the machine.
Intake air fi lter:
The micro fi lter (Fig. 4/f
1
) must be cleaned by rinsing
out or purging or replaced more or less often de-
pending on how dirty the discharged medium is.
Remove the suction fl ange (Fig. 4/D) after undoing
the screws (Fig. 4/s
1
).
Also check the valve seating for contamination.
Re-assemble in reverse order. After that check the
function of the valve. For this purpose fi t a shut-off
device (enclosed volume min. 1 litre) on the suction
side and starts vacuum pump shortly. Afterwards
the vacuum achieved must remain constantly.
Gas ballast valve fi lter:
The pumps work with a gas ballast valve (Fig. 2/
U, 4/U).
The inbuilt fi lter cartridge(Fig. 5/f
2
) must be cleaned
more or less often depending on how dirty the medi-
um fl owing through is. By undoing the countersunk
screw (Fig. 5/g
2
) and removing the plastic cover
(Fig. 5/h
2
) the fi lter parts can be removed for clean-
ing.
Clean the fi lter cartridge (Fig. 5/f
2
) by purging or re-
place it.
Re-assemble in reverse order.
Fig. 4 Air fi ltering
D Suction fl ange
U Gas ballast valve
f
1
Micro fi lter
s
1
Screws
Fig. 5 Gas ballast valve
h
2
Cover
f
2
Filter cartridge
g
2
Countersunk screw