Hale Q Series Muscle - Manual (Page 81)

79 MUSCLE (Midship) Pumps Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
p/n: 029-0020-63-0
Preventive Maintenance 
IMPORTANT!
IF LEAKS CANNOT BE DETECTED BY FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, IT IS ADVIS-
ABLE TO TEST THE PUMP HYDROSTATICALLY.
TO TEST:
 OPEN ALL VALVES
 PLACE CAPS ON ALL VALVES
 CONNECT A POSITIVE PRESSURE SOURCE (TYPICALLY 250 PSI / 17 BAR)
 INSPECT THE PUMP FOR LEAKS
5.6 ANNUAL
Annual maintenance consists of post-operation, weekly, and monthly maintenance
plus the following tasks:
 Replacing the pump gearbox oil - see page 80.
 Relief valve system, check and repair - see page 80.
 Checking individual drain lines from the pump to the multi-drain to ensure proper
drainage and protection from freezing - see page 81.
 Disassembly of priming pump to clean vanes - see page 81. (Also see separate
manual provided.)
IMPORTANT!
DO NO USE A LUBRICANT ON THE PUMP VANES AND VANE SLOTS. LUBRICANT AND
COLD WATER FORM AN EVENTUAL GUMMY RESIDUE THAT RENDERS THE PRIMING
SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH DISASSEMBLY AND CLEAN-
ING IS THEN REQUIRED.
 MIV Relief Valve Test and Adjustment - see page 81.
 Relief Valve Test and Adjustment - see page 81.
 Yearly pump test to check performance levels, including Tank-to-Pump Flow Rate
- see page 82. (Also see NFPA 1911 standard for more details.)
 Repacking the pump seal at three-year intervals - see page 85
 Autolube ® assembly oil level check - fill or replace with SAE EP 90 or 80W90
weight oil.