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Table 16 (Continued)
Inspection/
Procedure
Action
(1),(2)
c) Stagger the joints, and make sure that the
lantern ring is centered under the water supply
connection.
d) After the last piece of packing has been
placed, tighten the follower gland nuts until
finger tight.
Woven or braided
a) Dip each ring of packing in oil before adding
packing
it to the stuffing box.
b) Woven or braided packing does not have to
be added one ring at a time. Fill the box half
full. Then draw the rings up snug by taking up
on the packing sleeves and gland. Release
the follower, add the remainder of the packing,
and draw up snug. Then back off the gland
until finger tight.
Plastic or metal
a) Plastic and metallic packing must be
packing
compressed individually. Dip each ring in oil,
insert in the stuffing box, and draw up tight by
split-packing rings and gland. Hand turn the
shaft a few times to gloss the packing.
b) Always use metallic or jacketed rings next to
the bottom of the box, bushings, seal cages, or
glands because non-jacketed plastic rings will
squeeze into the clearances provided at these
locations.
Combustion-type
a) Follow instructions supplied by the
packing
manufacturer when using combustion-type
packing.
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