March Pump Bulk Buy

[johnno]

Sorry men.
I should have asked when I picked our lot up.

johnno

 

[Hopsta]

Sorry men.
I should have asked when I picked our lot up.

johnno

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No worries, one would assume it would be easy :blink: the only way i can even mach up the holes with the screws leaves the whole weight of the pump on the plastic and in an awkward postion.... someone will work it out im sure

 

[Doc]

I think I've worked it out.
Take off the entire plastic end. Insert the bracket between the plastic and metal parts.
The bracket base goes back under the plastic end.

Beers,
Doc

 

[big d]

bulk buy of plug/sockets coming up

 

[johnno]

I think I've worked it out.
Take off the entire plastic end. Insert the bracket between the plastic and metal parts.
The bracket base goes back under the plastic end.

Beers,
Doc

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Any chance of a pic Doc?

johnno

 

[Doc]

Try these on for size.
I've shown the bracket on the outside of the plastic housing, but for strenght I think it should go between the plastic and metal housing.
Just hope the screws are long enough.

Beers,
Doc

 

[johnno]

Try these on for size.
I've shown the bracket on the outside of the plastic housing, but for strenght I think it should go between the plastic and metal housing.
Just hope the screws are long enough.

Beers,
Doc

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Now thats lateral thinking Doc. Top stuff.
I'm too embarassed to post the piccy of how I thought it may work h34r: .
Do you mind If I mail the pics to Greg at Process Pumps to confirm this.
(I know, I know. Just too lazy to use my camera)

johnno

 

[Borret]

From your pic I would not put it between but on the outside. An un even gap betwee the motor and pump housing would be a definate no-no unless ther was packers to space the top out. Remember there is a shaft of some sort in there which is best if it still runs true.
It may even be designed to sit under the motor rather than the pump so the pump is fully accecable and pout in the breeze. That's just my observation form the pics Doc. Whats the weigh distributiopn between the motor and the pump like. Where does it balance/ C of G?

Borret

 

[johnno]

OK. I will suffer embarrasment but this is how I thought they fitted on.
Screw on at the back?

Johnno

 

[Hopsta]

The pic that doc showed is the only way i could see it fitting but there is no support for the motor, thats what threw me?

Johnnos pic would make sense providing there were screw holes there, but that would also block the fan....

 

[Doc]

I think Borret is right on the going on the outside.
Here is mine all mounted and plumbed.

Beers,
Doc

 

[redbeard]

I would have thought the bracket went the other way ie 180'. hopefully my pump will arrive tmw.

 

[Doc]

That is what I thought too Redbeard, but that doesn't seem to be the way it goes.

Doc

 

[johnno]

Also they don't fit them at the factory because there are so many different types of 240 and 115v plugs for every country.

The only critical wire to get right is the earth. The other two will work whichever way, it is just good practice to keep the active and neutral in the respective colours.

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The only critical wire to get right is the earth. The other two will work whichever way,

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Nice to have your pump rotate in the correct direction :huh:

Batz

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Can someone please confirm this.
That as long as the earth is at the bottome it doesnt matter about the top 2 wires.

johnno

 

[Doc]

That is correct Johnno.
I've wired mine up and just done a test run with water. All working a charm.
The black wire is the hot wire, and with the plug pointing away from you should go to the top left pin.
White is the neutral and again with the plug going away from you should go to the top right pin.
Green is earth and the bottom pin.
However on single phase mixing the hot and neutral up won't be a problem.

Doc

 

[Hopsta]

Ok i've got the bracket on and wired up the plug - and thought i'd plug it in and test it.... IT SCREAMS!!! i only did a very quick flick of the switch it was too loud to bear for any longer (and i didnt want to bugger up my new pump), im assuming when it is pumping water/wort through the housing it will be alot quieter? How quiet?

 

[Doc]

Mine pretty much just hums when pumping. Definitely audible but not screaming.

Doc

 

[Borret]

Just another quick observation doc.... although I know nothing about these things. Would the pump be better upside down with the exit at the high point rather than the low. This would avoid an air lock at the top of the pump cavity when priming.(or is there a bleed valve on top?) This may or may not resolve the bracket orientation questions too.

Or tell me to 'rack' off

Borret

 

[Doc]

Borret,

This will depend on where your pump will be in your setup in order to easily achieve priming the pump.
The bracket only fits in that location. I tested mine like this last night and it primed fine, but that may not work for everyone. If this is the case using the bracket as per the previous posts but mount it to something vertical so that the outlet is at the top.

Beers,
Doc

 

[jgriffin]

Just a quick note - while it won't matter when wiring the pump if active and neutral are reversed, do not take this and apply it to other circumstances.