Goulds Pumps 3196 i-FRAME - IOM User Manual

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Commissioning, Startup, Operation, and Shutdown

1. Close the discharge isolation valve.
2. Open the air vent valves in the casing.
3. Open the valve in the outside supply line until only liquid escapes from the vent valves.
4. Close the vent valves.
5. Close the outside supply line.
This illustration is an example of priming the pump with a foot valve and an outside supply:

1. Discharge isolation valve
2. Shutoff valve
3. From outside supply
4. Foot valve
5. Check valve

This illustration is an example of priming the pump with a foot valve using a bypass around the
check valve:

Model 3196 i-FRAME Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual