Manual

Installation Instructions

1. LAKOS Separators are shipped on steel skids or in wooden crates. Support legs (22

½° low profiles only) are detached. Lifting lugs, located on the unit’s side and/or

flanges, are provided for hoisting as necessary.

2. A suitable foundation is necessary to accommodate the LAKOS Separator’s weight

including liquid. Anchor bolts are recommended in the base of the legs (low profile)

or skirt (vertical profile).

3. Prior to installation, inspect the inlet/outlet/purge connections for foreign objects

inserted during shipping/storage.

4. It is recommended that the inlet/outlet pipe connections to the LAKOS Separator

should be a straight run of at least five pipe diameters (if possible) to minimize

turbulence and enhance performance. It is best to keep pipe runs as straight as

possible and minimize the number of elbows in the piping.

5. Proper purge hardware and/or solids-handling equipment is required to flush

separated solids from the separator.

6. All LAKOS Separators operate within a prescribed flow range (pipe size is not a

factor in model selection). Use appropriate hardware to match the inlet/outlet size.

Grooved couplings are not included with the separator. Optional flanged connections

are available upon request.

7. Inlet pressure to the LAKOS Separator must be at least equal to or greater than the

anticipated pressure loss through the separator plus 15 psi (1 bar) plus whatever

downstream pressure is required. See page 4 for “Flow vs. Pressure Loss” chart.

8. Pressure gauges are required at both the inlet and outlet of the separator in order to

monitor pressure loss and proper flow. If the separator operates with an open

discharge, a valve should be installed to create a back pressure of at least 5 psi (0.3

bar).

9. Winterizing is important if the LAKOS Separator is to remain idle in freezing

temperatures. Drain liquid as necessary to avoid expansion of water to ice and related

damage. Heat tracing and insulation can also be used to keep liquid from freezing in

the separator and causing damage.