INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE

FINE DRUM SCREEN

Type SPIRAMATIC
Model VSA 1000-1200

SAVI s.r.l.
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 1- SHUTDOWN OF MACHINE FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE: Preparation
Procedure
a) Stop the salt water flow from the channel to the machine by shutting the sluice gate located upstream of the
machine.
b) Cut off the power to the machine to be worked on using the special local isolation switch.
c) Shut off the water flow to the cleaning system using the special ball check valve.
d) Remove the access covers to the machine and channel, up and downstream from the machine and store next to the
channel.
e) Empty and clean the channel in order to allow the operators to enter it.
f) Carefully use a machine to clean the buffer area, the filter area and the loading hopper.
g) Check the conformity of the working area (inside the channel) using multi-gas detection instruments (for
detection of: % O2, ppm H2S, and % LEL for flammable gases). If one or more of the controlled gases are
present, operator access is prohibited.
h) Secure the area.
i) One operator enters using a ladder.
j) The operator must be in a safety harness and have a recovery cable connected to a winch.
k) A second operator must assist the operator inside the channel, maintaining visual and verbal contact with him.
l) The operations inside the channel will be performed with the gas detection instrument turned-on for continuous
control of the work environment and to detect any changes.
m) An exterior ventilator with air transport hose and a mouthpiece ready for use must be available for an emergency or
should there be signs of suffocation or illness.
n) The second operator is responsible for the immediate recovery of the operator inside the channel.

Maintenance Operations (only perform on one machine at a time)

IMPORTANT
The work area must be secured by the employer is of essential importance before works begin- In order to
perform the maintenance operations on the machines, the operators must be trained and instructed for this
purpose (Instruction and Maintenance Manual, Par. 3.4).

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1.1 REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER GUIDE WHEELS

1. The procedure for performing this operation calls for entry in the channel or tank . Consequently all of the
instructions provided previously for preparation of maintenance must be applied.

Fig.1

2. Unscrew screws (1) and (2) so that the lower roller block can slide slightly towards the center of the machine.

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3. Remove the screws (2), put the to the side, and remove the roller block (a hammer can be used for assistance):

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4. Remove the screw (3)

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5. Slip out the supports (4), replace the rolls (5), and reassemble.

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6. Reassemble the roller block in its seat; tighten the bolts slightly (1) and (2) without tightening them completely
(Fig.2). Repeat the same operations on the lower roller block on the other side.

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1.2 REPLACEMENT THE UPPER GUIDE ROLLERS:

1. The procedure for performing this operation calls for entry in the channel. Consequently all of the instructions
provided previously for preparation of maintenance must be applied.
2. Insert a pry bar in the space between the filter and the loading hopper disk (to which the conveyor tube is
connected) and apply a lever force by pushing downwards. Insert a 10 mm thick spacer between the two disks.

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3. Now the upper roller stirrup can be dismantled. Remove the two bolts (6) located in front of the roller plate.
Remove the roller block as the rolls are freed by the spacer
inserted between the two disks.

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 4. Remove the screws (7) , the pins (8) and the wheels (9)

5. Reassemble the roller block in its original position.

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7. Using the jack, slightly lift the filter and remove the spacer previously set between the two disks (filter and the
distributor flange). Carefully remove the jack so that the roller track of the filter returns to its position on the four upper
guide rolls. Check that the distance between the two flanges is 10 mm. If this is not the case, use the adjustment
screws(1).

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8. Check that the roller ring of the rolls is centered with respect to the conveyor tube. If necessary, use the adjustment
screws (1)) and tighten all the bolts when done.
The lower guide rolls should only rest on the roller track. THEY MUST EXERT A SLIGHT PRESSURE.

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1.3 REPLACE THE BUFFER SEAL

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1. The procedure for performing this operation calls for entry in the channel or tank. Consequently all of the
instructions provided previously for preparation of maintenance must be applied.

2. Remove the housing that covers the washing bars, removing the nuts (10) that hold it.

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3. Sling the cleaning bars located on the filter.
4. Remove the screws (B right side) that fix the cleaning bar to the buffer panel and to the stirrup on the upper part
of the filter.
5. Disconnect the cleaning bar from the water feed tube, removing the straps and the flexible rubber hoses that
connect the two sections.
6. Remove the cleaning bar from its position and put store it in a nearby safe place.
7. At the same time, remove the screws (B left side) that fix the brush support to the buffer panel, remove the
screws the fix the stirrup to the upper section of the filter and then remove it from its position and store it in a
nearby safe place.
8. Remove the screws that fix the angles to the tank (A).

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9. Move the front plate and put it in vertical position.
10. Run the lifting strap through the front plate and put it under slight tension.

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11. Slowly lift up the buffer panel and move it away from the machine taking care to avoid swing it until it is in a
vertical position.
12. Rest the buffer panel outside the channel, with the joint facing upwards in order to be able to work safely.
13. Remove the bolts (E), the plates (F), the rubber (G) and the plastic ring fixed internally.

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14. Remove all the internal screws (H) and the brush (I):

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15. Assemble the new spare parts on the elements starting with the brush, then with the polyethylene ring, and
finally the rubber and external plate. Finally fix all the components.
16. When the replacement operations have been completed, sling the buffer with the lifting equipment through the
eyebolts previously mounted on the upper reinforcement.
17. Lower the buffer plate into the channel and set it next to the machine filter at an angle of 35°. Press the buffer
plate until it comes into contact with the joints with the filter.
18. Reposition the buffer fixing angles (D Fig. 18) to the wall, centering them on the brackets on the partition.
Reassemble the bolts (pos. A fig. 17) to fix the buffer plate to the tank.

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19. Check that the joints are centered on the filter and its distance from the buffer plate.

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20. To move the buffer plate closer to the filter, use the three posts. Position them 120° from each other and insert
them in the filter and the buffer plate to move the two parts until they are at a distance of 90 mm. When moving
the two parts closer together, using a suitable tool (screwdriver) act on the nylon brush. Then, use a caliper to
measure the distance between the internal edge of the filter and the plastic seal plate: this distance must be
identical ( ± 2mm max.) along the entire circumference. If you note larger a space, move the buffer plate by
acting on the holes on it.
21. Tighten the nuts on the brackets fixing the angles definitively to the partition and then tighten all the bolts fixing
the buffer plate to the angels.
22. Proceed to reassemble the cleaning bars and the respective housing and brush support by performing the
actions in points 2 to 7 in reverse order.
23. Once again, perform all the alignment checks called for in the check-list.

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1.4 REPLACEMENT OF THE JETS ON THE CLEANING BAR

1. The procedure for performing this operation does not call for entry in the channel. Consequently all of the
instructions in points a to f, provided previously for preparation of maintenance, must be applied.

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2. Remove the screws (10) that fix the protective housing.

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3. Remove the cleaning bar housing.

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4. Unscrew the jets (12) and replace them.

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