Properly planning out the job site before proceeding is very important to peforming an efficient and
successful potable water equipment installation. Every potable water tank and reservoir is unique
and therefore the following are general guidelines and considerations that will need to be evaluated
for each specific site.
HATCH REQUIREMENTS
Hatches with a clear opening of at least 6 feet
X 6 feet (1.83 m X 1.83 m) will allow the core
unit assembly to be installed without major
disassembly required.
For smaller hatches, a clear, unobstructed
opening of at least 3 feet X 3 feet (0.92m X
0.92m) is required to fit the machine components
through when broken down into its smallest
possible size.
WET OR DRY INSTALLATION
A decision will be required to either install the
machine while the reservoir is empty or filled with
water.
Wet installations are generally preferred when the
units are installed by our factory installers to allow
for proper final adjustments and settings during
startup which directly follows installation. Our
factory installation teams have extensive training
and many installation tools to assist in a wet
installation.
If proper equipment and safety training are not
available, a wet installation may not even be
possible, and therefore a dry installation may be
required and startup will have to follow at a later
time once the reservoir is filled with water.
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS
For potable water equipment installations, it is
very important to maintain sanitary conditions by
properly disinfecting all equipment and personnel
that come into contact with the reservoir interior
and potable water. It is recommended that once
the hatch is chosen for equipment and personnell
entry, a clean zone be designated around the
hatch. The clean zone establishes a boundary
where anything that comes in contact with that
zone, shall be sanitary and adequately disinfected,
allowing it to pass through the clean zone and
into the reservoir. Standard practice in the United
States is to use a 200 part per million sodium
hypochlorite in water solution as a disinfectant to
all equipment and personnell clothing/footwear
coming into contact with the reservoir interior and
potable water.
SAFETY
Prior to commencing installation and finalizing on
the installation work areas, the jobsite should be
evaluated for all safety hazards including, but not
limited to: Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection,
Working Over Water, Overhead Equipment,
Communicatoin Barriers, Equipment Handling, etc.
Once safety hazards are identified, hazard
mitigation measures should be taken and
safety training procedures must be practiced to
accomplish the installation without incident.
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