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Step 10:
Check your spare parts inventory. Ensure that you have an adequate supply
of replacement items.
5.3 Storage or Temporary Non-Use
If your ProFormer
™
system will not be used for several days (or more), follow these
steps to remove media and prevent media from caking inside the system:
Step 1:
•
Suction systems:
Empty media from the cabinet and storage hopper. To remove the media from the
storage hopper: remove the rubber plug from the bottom of the SAR-2 regulator.
•
For pressure systems:
A)
Reduce blast pressure to 40 PSI.
B)
Close the choke (ball) valve on the pressure vessel pipe string. (See Figure 14).
Figure 14. Closed Choke Valve
Remove the blast nozzle and washer from the blast hose.
C)
Pressurize the vessel as if to blast.
These steps will cause the media to flow from the open end of the blast hose in a
controlled manner. The media can now be directed into a suitable container or
receptacle.
After the pressure vessel is empty:
D)
Open the choke valve.
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