Instruction Manual - Rodney Hunt Company

Introduction
This manual describes the recommended methods of
installation, adjustment, initial operations, maintenance
and safety precautions for Rodney Hunt sluice gates,
slide gates, operating mechanisms and related equipment.
It should be used in conjunction with approved
drawings provided by the Rodney Hunt Company.
The information in this manual pertains to most Rodney
Hunt gates. However, there are special installations
which require more specific information. In these cases
a special set of instructions is forwarded to the gate user
before installation.
Rodney Hunt sluice gates have been designed and manufactured
to result in a nearly watertight closure. Before
leaving the Rodney Hunt plant, equipment is inspected
and the gate wedges are properly adjusted.
This installation drawing is typical of many sent to the contractor long
before sluice gates are cast.
These precautions result in gates with low leakage characteristics.
However, great care must be used in the
handling, storage and installation of Rodney Hunt sluice
gates to insure that they will operate as designed, and
with maximum watertightness.
Rodney Hunt slide gates have also been designed and
manufactured to meet your specific requirements.
The information in this manual is intended only as a recommendation
for the proper and satisfactory installation
of our equipment. Rodney Hunt Company assumes
no liability, expressed or implied, for the interpretation
of the recommendations or the faulty installation of the
gates. Its responsibility is limited to defects in manufacturing
rather than installation, adjustment and related
problems subsequent to manufacturing.
Special instruction manuals for intricate systems and components
are also prepared for the contractor.
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