Alliance Laundry Systems UW50P-4 Washer User Manual


 
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Installation
Specifications and Dimensions
Description
UW50 shall be a Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Open End. Open Pocket combination laundry washer-
extractor, equipped with standard deep rinse, plus through-the-door spray rinse which is capable of
rinsing during the extract cycle and producing up to three loads per hour. Machine shall have direct V-
belt drive without transmission, gears or variable-speed pulleys to reduce mechanical problems.
Stainless Steel
Type 304 corrosion resistant stainless steel must be used for the front panel, cylinder shell, shell door,
basket, side panels, control unit and top.
Cylinder
Cylinder size shall be 32 inch diameter by 18 inch depth. There shall be four lifters with a tie rod
through lifter being not less than 1/2 inch stainless steel. The cylinder shall have a full size steel back
plate not less than 1/2 inch in thickness.
Frame (Note)
The frame shall be heavy duty gamma A-type with main support sides being 9 inch channel steel. The
A face plates will be a minimum of 3/8 inch thickness. The frame base will be constructed of 4 inch
steel H beam. Various other supports will be of 2-1/2 inch x 2-1/2 inch x 1/4 inch angle and 2 inch x
1/2 inch flat steel.
Shaft
The cylinder shaft shall be of AISI-C-1042 turned, ground and polished. It shall have a minimum
diameter of 2-7/16 inches.
Shell
The entire shell shall be of stainless steel, including all fittings and means of securing the shell. All
welds are heliarced.
Shell Door
The shell door shall be of stainless steel, suitably polished. The door opening shall be a minimum of
17-1/2 inches in diameter and door shall be fitted with a proper door gasket and a suitable operating
door handle. A circular door glass of specially treated high tensile strength glass capable of
withstanding high mechanical and thermal shock shall be provided.
Safety Interlock
The shell door shall have an interlock device which shall prevent operation of the machine until the
door is closed and locked. There shall also be a fail safe type of lock that will prevent the door from
being opened until the end of the cycle and also in case of loss of power to the machine.
Spray Flush-
Rinse*
The spray flush-rinse shall consist of a suitable hose of a minimum inside diameter of 3/4 inch, and
suitable fittings to introduce a spray through the center of the glass on the door.
Bearings and
Seals
The front and rear main bearings shall be self-aligning double row spherical roller bearings. Bearings
shall be installed in an adequate bearing housing which can be rigidly secured to the frame. Seal
design shall be of a mechanical face seal giving good protection against alkalis and acids. The seal
incorporates means to compensate for variation in shaft length due to expansion and contraction.
Suds Overflow
Connection
A 2 inch pipe size overflow connection will be provided.
Drain Valve
The machine shall be equipped with a 2-1/2 inch pinch type gravity drain valve which will be open
with power removed.
Water Inlet
Valves
The machine shall be equipped with two or four 1/2 inch (two hot and two cold) solenoid operated
inlet valves of heavy brass. The solenoid coils must be waterproof and mechanically protected.
Automatic
Supply
Injection*
A four-pocket supply injector shall automatically add washing supplies at correct time in formula.
Supply compartments shall be filled at beginning of each load. Supplies shall not be flushed into
washer until the proper water level has been reached.