Lakos ILB, ILS Installation Manual

LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators
Installation Guide
Installation Instructions
LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators are shipped in heavy-duty cartons with plastic caps over the inlet and outlet to protect their male pipe threads.
Prior to installation, the inlet, outlet and purge opening of each unit should be inspected for the presence of any foreign objects which may have entered the unit during shipping or storage. Optional: Flush unit before operation.
Install piping to inlet and outlet.
For eective solids removal, LAKOS Separators must be operated within the recommended ow range for each model. Pipe size is not a factor in model selection. Minimum inlet pressure should be at least 15 psi (1.0 bar) or
equal to the pressure loss anticipated through the separator plus the system’s downstream pressure requirement.
LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators should be installed in the near upright vertical position on the discharge side of the pumping system. (Refer to factory for suction side installation.) Suitable means for supporting the separator’s weight independently from the inlet/ outlet piping is necessary. A LAKOS Mounting Kit is recommended (See LS- 569 Mounting Bracket Kits), but may be substituted with similar hardware, such as U-bolts fastened snuggly around the separator’s inner barrel.
If subject to idle periods, LAKOS ILB/ ILS Separators installed in sub-freezing
ILB/ILS
locations must be drained of liquid or protected from freezing to avoid damage from ice expansion. NOTE: All LAKOS automatic purging hardware provide a manual override to allow for easy draining via the purge opening.
Appropriate pressure gauges or dierential pressure gauges are recommended to be connected at both inlet and outlet to monitor pressure loss and proper system ow. If the separator is operated at open discharge, a valve is recommended at the outlet, set to create a minimum back pressure of 5 psi (0.3 bar).
Maintenance/Purging
LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators must be purged regularly to remove the separat­ed solids from the temporary collection chamber.
All purge hardware should be installed prior to any elbow or turns in the purge piping.
Avoid “uphill” purging, which can clog purge piping and hinder eective solids evacuation.
For best results, purging is recommended while the LAKOS Separator is in operation, utilizing system pressure to enhance solids evacuation.
LAKOS oers a durable, reliable automatic purging system to eliminate routine maintenance. Frequency of purging and duration of purging are both programmable to accommodate the specic needs of virtually any application.
Be sure to include an isolation valve prior to the automatic valve (available from LAKOS at an additional cost) to facilitate servicing of the automatic valve without system shut down.
LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators Installation Guide
Limited Warranty
All products manufactured and marketed by this corporation are warranted to be free of defects in material or workmanship for a period of at least one year from date of delivery. Extended warranty coverage applies as follows:
All LAKOS ILB/ILS Separators: Five year warranty. All other components: 12 months from date of installation; if installed 6 months or more after ship date, warranty shall be a maximum of 18 months from ship date. If a fault develops, notify us, giving a complete description of the alleged malfunction. Include the model number(s), date of delivery and operating conditions of subject product(s). We will subsequently review this information and, at our option, supply you with either servicing data or shipping instruction and returned materials authorization. Upon prepaid receipt of subject product(s) at the instructed destination, we will then either repair or replace such product(s), at our option, and if determined to be a warranted defect, we will perform such product(s) at our expense. This limited warranty does not cover any products, damages or injuries resulting from misuse, neglect, normal expected wear, chemically­caused corrosion, improper installation or operation contrary to factory recommendation. Nor does it cover equipment that has been
modied, tampered with or altered
without authorization. No other extended liabilities are stated or implied and this warranty in no event covers incidental or consequential damages, injuries or costs resulting
from any such defective product(s).
LAKOS Separators and Filtration Solutions are manufactured and sold under one or more of the following U.S. Patents:
How It Works
Union connections (recommended)
LAKOS Separator
Purge outlet
Manual valve (recommended)
To Power Source
Solids purge discharge
LAKOS Auto-Purge valve
5,320,747; 5,338,341; 5,368,735; 5,425,876; 5,571,416; 5,578,203; 5,622,545; 5,653,874; 5,894,995; 6,090,276; 6,143,175; 6,167,960; 6,202,543; 7,000,782; 7,032,760 and corresponding foreign patents, other U.S.
and foreign patents pending.
1365 North Clovis Avenue Fresno, California 93727 USA Telephone: (559) 255-1601 www.lakos.com info@lakos.com
LS-874B (Rev. 10/18)
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