SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

Furnish and install as shown on plans a duplex VSA-______ suspended wet-pit sewage pump unit as manufactured by Federal Pump Corp. Each pump shall be rated _____ G.P.M. at ____ feet Total Dynamic Head, shall have a ______ inch discharge and be built for a pit or basin ____ deep.

Impellers shall be cast iron non-clog balanced design; shafts carbon steel sized for rnaxirnurn load; thrust bearings ball type mounted in moisture-proof housings mounted above the suspension plate; casings smooth-passage cast iron with renewable bronze sleeve bearing; renewable bronze sleeve intermediate bearings provided for each four feet of unsupported shaft length. Flexible grease line shall be provided for each shaft bearing; suspension plate cast iron with strengthening ribs; suspension leg sections cast iron with integral cast flanges on each end; discharge pipe steel with expansion joints at both ends; top discharge connection shall be 45 degree elbow with integral ASA standard flange.

Motors shall be ______ HP, ______ phase, ______ cycles, ______ volts, ______ R.P.M. open, drip-proof ball bearing type.

Furnish a pedestal mounted alternating float switch to alternate the operation of the pumps and provide simultaneous operation when required. Furnish a pedestal mounted auxiliary float switch to turn on both pumps if the alternating float switch is inoperative. The alternating and auxiliary float switches shall have copper floats, brass rods, adjustable stops, galvanized rod guides and shall be equal to Federal Type FS-4.

Furnish a compression tube type high water alarm actuating switch with adjustable sensing tube and integral alarm horn, equal to Federal type FS-5.

Furnish for each motor a magnetic line voltage starter in wall mounting general purpose enclosure providing overload and low voltage protection and with a Hand-Off-Automatic selector switch in the cover.

Furnish a fiberglass or steel sewage basin ______ diameter x ______ deep with inlet as determined by job conditions. Basin shall have a steel cover with required openings for pumps, controls, manhole and vent connection and shall be treated with a corrosion resistant coating.

ALTERNATE FOR CONCRETE PIT:

Furnish a welded angle iron pit frame and heavy steel cover equal to Federal Type PF-1 for a concrete pit. ______ x ______ x ______ deep. Cover and frame are to be of gastight construction and treated with a corrosion resistant coating. Cover shall have required openings for pumps, controls, manhole and vent connection.