Owner's manual

LAKOS Waterworks PWC Series Separators
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Recommended Inlet and Outlet Piping
Purging
1. LAKOS Separators must be purged regularly. Otherwise, the accumulation of separated solids
will overfill the separator’s collection chamber, substantially affecting performance and causing
undo wear.
2. Several purging options are available and all may be performed while the LAKOS Separator is in
full operation.
a. Manual: A full-port, straight-through valve may be installed on the standard purge
opening and actuated manually as necessary to purge separated solids.
b. Automatic: Ensures that this important function is performed regularly to optimize
particle removal performance. Timer-based motorized ball valve and other
techniques are available. Consult LAKOS for more details.
3. A manual valve should be installed between the purge outlet of the LAKOS Separator and any
automatic purge hardware. This provides a simple means for maintaining full operation, closing
the purge outlet and operating the purge manually, should the automatic valve require servicing
or replacement.
4. Important: All purge hardware should be installed prior to any elbows or turns in the purge
piping. Avoid “uphill” purging, which can clog piping and hinder effective solids evacuation.
The direction of inlet and outlet piping
connections is important to minimize any
potential effects from vibration.
LAKOS recommends the following inlet &
outlet piping connection configurations.
Consult factory for other options if these
piping configurations cannot be
accommodated.